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With The Beatles
The Beatles · 1963
Details
TonalidadEm
Compás4/4
Tempo86 BPM
Duración2:29
CompositorGeorge Harrison
ÁlbumWith The Beatles
Año1963
ISRCGBAYE0401896
Credits
Music George Harrison
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The story behind
When you dive into Don't Bother Me, you encounter a piece that marks a particular milestone in the work of George Harrison. It is his first composition recorded solo by The Beatles, a detail that gives it special weight within the album With The Beatles. The song, with a duration of 2:29, is integrated into a record that saw the light of day in the United Kingdom on November 22, 1963, just eight months after their debut work. The production was handled by George Martin, who oversaw the recording of eight original tracks, including this one by Harrison, and six covers of rock and roll and Motown R&B hits.
The recording of With The Beatles involved engineers such as Richard Langham, Norman Smith, and Geoff Emerick, under the watchful eye of producer George Martin. This album, released by Parlophone, also led to the recording of the single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" with "This Boy" as the B-side, a track that was not part of the LP. The cover image, captured by fashion photographer Robert Freeman, became a benchmark that many other musical groups would replicate. Curiously, the Australian edition of the album featured a different cover, something that was not to the band's liking.
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