I Call Your Name
"I Call Your Name" | |
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Song by the Beatles | |
from the EP Long Tall Sally | |
Released | 19 June 1964 |
Recorded | 1 March 1964 |
Studio | EMI, London |
Genre | |
Length | 2:09 |
Label | Parlophone |
Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney |
Producer(s) | George Martin |
Long Tall Sally track listing | |
4 tracks |
"I Call Your Name" | ||||
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Single by Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas | ||||
A-side | "Bad to Me" | |||
Released | 26 July 1963[3] | |||
Recorded | 27 June 1963[4] | |||
Studio | EMI, London[4] | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney | |||
Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas singles chronology | ||||
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"I Call Your Name" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Beatles and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was written primarily by John Lennon, with assistance from Paul McCartney.[5][6] It was released in the US on The Beatles' Second Album on 10 April 1964 and in the UK on the Long Tall Sally EP on 19 June 1964. On 7 March 1988, the song appeared on Past Masters, a compilation album that includes every song commercially released by the band that was neither included on the 12 UK studio albums nor the US Magical Mystery Tour LP, meaning that "I Call Your Name" appeared for the first time on a core catalogue album.
Overview
Lennon wrote the song prior to the formation of the Beatles.
Lennon was reportedly dissatisfied with the Dakotas' arrangement of his song as well as its position as the single's B-side,[citation needed] so the Beatles recorded their own version.[8]
Since the song was being considered for inclusion in the Beatles' 1964 debut film
The mono mixes feature cowbell from the start of the rhythm downbeat. The UK stereo edit has no cowbell and Lennon's vocal is single tracked until edited at the second measure of the opening verse, when the cowbell and double tracked vocal appear. The earlier US stereo mix places the edit on the word "call", and the double tracking and cowbell begin. The vocals are more prominent to the right, with the UK version being better centered, and there is a significant addition of reverb by the producers of The Beatles' Second Album.
The song's instrumental bridge is the Beatles' first attempt at ska.[7]
"I Call Your Name" was re-released in stereo in 1988 on the compilation album Past Masters.
The Beatles recorded the song for the BBC radio programme
Personnel
- John Lennon – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Paul McCartney – bass guitar
- George Harrison – 12 string lead guitar
- drums, cowbell
- George Martin – producer
- engineer
- Personnel per Ian MacDonald[2]
Covers
- The Mamas & the Papas covered "I Call Your Name" in 1966 on their debut album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears. Cass Elliot whispers "John... John" during the instrumental break, a little tip of the hat to her crush on John Lennon.[10] The group closes the song with, "I call your name... ye-ah!"[11] The Beatles were well known for the phrase "Yeah, yeah, yeah" from "She Loves You".
- The Buckinghams released a version of the song in 1966.
- Tom Waits quotes two lines of the song in his 1980 ballad "Jersey Girl".
- Ringo Starr recorded a version of the song for a television special marking the 10th anniversary of Lennon's death and the 50th anniversary of his birth. The track, produced by Jeff Lynne, features a supergroup composed of Lynne, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh and Jim Keltner.
Notes
- ^ Haas, Riley (2013). The Beatles Are the Greatest Rock Band of All Time and I Can Prove It.
- ^ a b MacDonald 2005, p. 114.
- ^ Unterberger 2006, p. 342.
- ^ a b Miles 2001, p. 99.
- ^ a b Sheff 2000, pp. 169–170.
- ^ Compton 2017, p. 76.
- ^ a b Lewisohn 1988, p. 41.
- ^ Gilliland 1969, show 28, track 5.
- ^ "'I Call Your Name' History". Beatlesebooks.com.
- ^ "Speech at Monterey". Casselliot.com. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ Gilliland 1969, show 36, track 5.
References
- Compton, Todd (2017). Who Wrote the Beatle Songs? A History of Lennon-McCartney. Pahreah Press. ISBN 978-0-9988997-0-1.
- Gilliland, John (1969). "The Rubberization of Soul: The great pop music renaissance". Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu.
- ISBN 0-517-57066-1.
- ISBN 1-84413-828-3.
- ISBN 0-8050-5249-6.
- Miles, Barry (2001). The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years. London: ISBN 978-0-7119-8308-3.
- ISBN 0-312-25464-4.
- ISBN 978-0-87930-892-6.