RUBBER SOUL is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles, released in December 1965. Produced by George Martin, RUBBER SOUL had been recorded in just over four weeks to make the Christmas market. Unlike the five albums that preceded it, RUBBER SOUL was the first Beatle album recorded during a specific period, the sessions not dashed off in between either tour dates or during filming projects. After this, every Beatle album would be made without the need to pay attention to other commitments, except for the production of short promotional films or principal photography and editing to MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR. The album was described as a major artistic achievement, attaining widespread critical and commercial success, with reviewers taking note of the Beatles' developing musical vision.
The original United Kingdom release shows the "soul" influence of the album's title. Track list changes to the United States release, including two acoustic songs held over from the previous U.K. album, HELP!, gave the US version a folk rock feel that critics attributed to The Byrds and Bob Dylan. RUBBER SOUL is often cited as one of the greatest albums in pop music history. In 1998, Q magazine readers voted it the 40th greatest album of all time, while in 2000 the same publication placed it at number 21 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2001, VH1 placed it at number 6. In 2003, the album was ranked number 5 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2006, the album was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 best albums of all time. Except for the U.K. album A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (all songs attributed to Lennon-McCartney), this is the first Beatles album (both U.K. and U.S.) to have only songs composed by Beatles.
RUBBER SOUL is considered without a doubt the first album to definitively put the Fab Four in the running for Greatest Band Ever. Virtually every aspect of the Liverpool quartet's incredibly diverse sound is in evidence here: the dark, irony-filled Dylanism ("Norwegian Wood," "Nowhere Man"), pop perfection ("In My Life"), the passion for classic tin pan alley balladry ("Girl," "Michelle"), and the love of good 'ol rock & roll music ("Drive My Car"). Peppered with nasty fuzz bass, exotic sitar, cartoonishly sped-up piano that sounds like harpsichord, and elements of country, Motown, and classical music, the album reveals a creative scope and willingness to experiment so revolutionary it can now only be termed "Beatlesque." Though the Fabs don't go as far out on a limb here as on the more overtly experimental REVOLVER, RUBBER SOUL is perhaps the Beatles' most finely crafted and accessible work, and consequently many fans' and critics' favorite.
The Beatles: George Harrison (vocals, guitar, sitar); John Lennon (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar, piano, bass); Ringo Starr (vocals, organ, drums).
Additional personnel: George Martin (piano); Mal Evans (organ).
Produced by George Martin.
Track Listing:
1. Drive My Car - 2:28 2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - 2:04 3. You Won't See Me - 3:19 4. Nowhere Man - 2:43 5. Think for Yourself - 2:18 6. The Word - 2:43 7. Michelle - 2:42 8. What Goes On - 2:48 9. Girl - 2:31 10. I'm Looking Through You - 2:26 11. In My Life - 2:26 12. Wait - 2:14 13. If I Needed Someone - 2:22 14. Run for Your Life - 2:23
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Album Description:
RUBBER SOUL is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles, released in December 1965. Produced by George Martin, RUBBER SOUL had been recorded in just over four weeks to make the Christmas market. Unlike the five albums that preceded it, RUBBER SOUL was the first Beatle album recorded during a specific period, the sessions not dashed off in between either tour dates or during filming projects. After this, every Beatle album would be made without the need to pay attention to other commitments, except for the production of short promotional films or principal photography and editing to MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR. The album was described as a major artistic achievement, attaining widespread critical and commercial success, with reviewers taking note of the Beatles' developing musical vision.
The original United Kingdom release shows the "soul" influence of the album's title. Track list changes to the United States release, including two acoustic songs held over from the previous U.K. album, HELP!, gave the US version a folk rock feel that critics attributed to The Byrds and Bob Dylan. RUBBER SOUL is often cited as one of the greatest albums in pop music history. In 1998, Q magazine readers voted it the 40th greatest album of all time, while in 2000 the same publication placed it at number 21 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2001, VH1 placed it at number 6. In 2003, the album was ranked number 5 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2006, the album was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 best albums of all time. Except for the U.K. album A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (all songs attributed to Lennon-McCartney), this is the first Beatles album (both U.K. and U.S.) to have only songs composed by Beatles.
RUBBER SOUL is considered without a doubt the first album to definitively put the Fab Four in the running for Greatest Band Ever. Virtually every aspect of the Liverpool quartet's incredibly diverse sound is in evidence here: the dark, irony-filled Dylanism ("Norwegian Wood," "Nowhere Man"), pop perfection ("In My Life"), the passion for classic tin pan alley balladry ("Girl," "Michelle"), and the love of good 'ol rock & roll music ("Drive My Car"). Peppered with nasty fuzz bass, exotic sitar, cartoonishly sped-up piano that sounds like harpsichord, and elements of country, Motown, and classical music, the album reveals a creative scope and willingness to experiment so revolutionary it can now only be termed "Beatlesque." Though the Fabs don't go as far out on a limb here as on the more overtly experimental REVOLVER, RUBBER SOUL is perhaps the Beatles' most finely crafted and accessible work, and consequently many fans' and critics' favorite.
The Beatles: George Harrison (vocals, guitar, sitar); John Lennon (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar, piano, bass); Ringo Starr (vocals, organ, drums).
Additional personnel: George Martin (piano); Mal Evans (organ).
Produced by George Martin.
Track Listing:
1. Drive My Car - 2:28
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - 2:04
3. You Won't See Me - 3:19
4. Nowhere Man - 2:43
5. Think for Yourself - 2:18
6. The Word - 2:43
7. Michelle - 2:42
8. What Goes On - 2:48
9. Girl - 2:31
10. I'm Looking Through You - 2:26
11. In My Life - 2:26
12. Wait - 2:14
13. If I Needed Someone - 2:22
14. Run for Your Life - 2:23