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The Beatles' Million Sellers

1965 EP by the Beatles

The Beatles' Million Sellers is an EP by the Beatles, released on 6 December 1965. The EP was only issued in mono, with the catalogue number Parlophone GEP 8946. It was also released in New Zealand.[3] The EP consists of songs that had sold over 1 million copies each as singles, the biggest seller being She Loves You, which sold 1.89 million copies.[citation needed]

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All four tracks had previously been number 1 hit singles in the UK chart. Apart from "Can't Buy Me Love", the songs had not appeared on any previous Beatles album. The EP effectively served as a catch-up for new listeners, as well as being the nearest thing to a greatest-hits album the group's homeland had seen up to this point. The band's first UK compilation album, A Collection of Beatles Oldies, would be released in December 1966.

Background

The Beatles' Million Sellers is the tenth EP released by the Beatles. The EP includes four songs, all released in 1963 and 1964. As of 2007, the combined worldwide sales of all four singles stood at over 27 million copies. These songs all rank in the top 30 UK Million-Selling Singles. The EP itself was number 1 for 4 weeks in early 1966.

Track listing

All songs written by Lennon–McCartney.

Side one

  1. "She Loves You" – 2:19
  2. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" – 2:24

Side two

  1. "Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:15
  2. "I Feel Fine" – 2:20

Personnel

According to Ian MacDonald:[4]

The Beatles

  • John Lennon – lead vocal, rhythm guitar, handclaps; lead & rhythm guitars ("I Feel Fine")
  • Paul McCartney – lead and harmony vocals, bass, handclaps
  • George Harrison – harmony vocal, lead guitar, handclaps; lead & rhythm guitars ("I Feel Fine")
  • Ringo Starr – drums, handclaps

Production

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Lewisohn 1988, pp. 32, 36, 38–39, 50.
  2. [2]
    "The Beatles' Million Sellers [EP] - The Beatles - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Beatles, The – The Beatles' Million Sellers at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. [4]
    MacDonald 2007, pp. 83, 99, 104, 136.

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