Beatles VI

Beatles VI
Studio album by The Beatles
Released	14 June 1965
Recorded	29–30 September, 6–18 and 26 October 1964; 16–18 February and 10 May 1965
Studio	EMI Studios, London
Genre	Rock and roll[1]
Length	28:03
Label	Capitol
Producer	George Martin
The Beatles North American chronology
The Early Beatles (1965) Beatles VI (1965) Help! (1965)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[3]

Beatles VI is the Beatles' seventh Capitol Records release in the United States (including The Beatles' Story). It was the ninth album released into that market in less than one and a half years (Vee-Jay Records and United Artists Records also released one album each during that period).^[4] The LP was released in both mono and stereo versions.

Beatles VI reached number one in Billboard for six weeks, beginning on 10 July 1965.

This LP was also released in New Zealand in stereo in time for Christmas 1966. The pressing plates were obtained from EMI (UK) and are identical to their export-release. The title on the record label reads Beatles IV, and the catalogue number is PCSM 6042. Beatles VI is available on CD as part of The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 box set in both stereo and mono mixes (catalogue number CDP 0946 3 57499 2 2.) In 2014, Beatles VI was issued on CD again, individually and as part of The U.S. Albums boxed set.

Music

Beatles VI includes two tracks recorded specifically for the North American market:^[5] "Bad Boy" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", both covers of Larry Williams songs, and both recorded on Williams' birthday (10 May 1965), marking perhaps the only time that the Beatles recorded material especially for North America. The song was part of the set of their 1965 US concerts. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" was soon included on the British release of the Help! album, but "Bad Boy" was not released in the United Kingdom or anywhere else around the world until the 1966 A Collection of Beatles Oldies.

Beatles VI also included:

• the remaining six tracks from Beatles for Sale (i.e., they were left off Beatles '65)
• "Yes It Is", the B-side to the single "Ticket to Ride". This is a "duophonic" stereo remix from the original mono track, with additional echo and reverb.
• two other tracks from the forthcoming UK release of Help!: "You Like Me Too Much" and "Tell Me What You See"

As on Beatles for Sale, the "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" medley was originally listed only as "Kansas City". After attorneys for Venice Music notified Capitol of its error, the record label was corrected, although the album cover was not.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted. 

Side one
No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Medley: "Kansas City"/"Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller/Richard Penniman)	McCartney	2:30
2.	"Eight Days a Week"	Lennon with McCartney	2:43
3.	"You Like Me Too Much" (George Harrison)	Harrison	2:34
4.	"Bad Boy" (Larry Williams)	Lennon	2:17
5.	"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"	Lennon with McCartney	2:33
6.	"Words of Love" (Buddy Holly)	Lennon and McCartney	2:10

Side two
No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"What You're Doing"	McCartney	2:30
2.	"Yes It Is"	Lennon with Harrison and McCartney	2:40
3.	"Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (Williams)	Lennon	2:51
4.	"Tell Me What You See"	McCartney with Lennon	2:35
5.	"Every Little Thing"	Lennon with McCartney	2:01

Charts and certifications

In the U.S., the album sold 899,025 copies by December 31, 1965 and 1,094,707 copies by the end of the decade.^[6]

Chart performance Year Chart Position 1965 US Billboard Top LPs[7] 1

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 50,000^^ United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Notes

• Whitburn, Joel (2010), Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0-89820-183-7

References

1. Frontani, Micheal (2009). The Beatles: Image and the Media. p. 114. ISBN 1-60473-156-7.
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1509
3. Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 26.
4. Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books. p. 201. ISBN 0-517-57066-1.
5. Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. p. 58.
6. "How Many Records did the Beatles actually sell?". Deconstructing Pop Culture by David Kronemyer. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
7. Whitburn 2010, p. 64.
8. "Canadian album certifications – The Beatles – Beatles VI". Music Canada. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
9. "American album certifications – The Beatles – Beatles VI". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 June 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH