Why (Tony Sheridan song)

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"Why"
US picture sleeve
Single by The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
A-side"Cry for a Shadow"
Released27 March 1964
Recorded22 June 1961
GenreRock
Length2:55
Label
  • Polydor
    (UK)
  • MGM 13227 (US)
Songwriter(s)Bill Crompton, Tony Sheridan
Producer(s)Bert Kaempfert

"Why" is one of the early songs performed by

Polydor chose not to release it (at that time). When the Beatles were gaining popularity by 1964, the record label decided to release it with "Cry for a Shadow" as the A-side and "Why" as its B-side. In the US and Canada, it was released as originally intended, by the North American record label MGM with "Why" as the A-side and "Cry for a Shadow" as the B-side, due to it being an instrumental. Both were included on the German compilation album The Beatles' First! in 1964 and on all its other reissues worldwide in subsequent years.[2]

"Why" reached number 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week ending April 18, 1964. It spent only one week on the chart.[3]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Virtua Beatles Music: Polydor 21914: Mister Twist - Tony Sheridan". 27 October 2010.
  2. ^ "The Beatles Collection » the Beatles' First, Polydor Special MCPS 236201".
  3. ISBN 0-89820-089-X
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