Anthology 3 is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

 released in October 1996 by Apple Records

Apple Records

Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968, as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. It was initially intended as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists including Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, and Billy Preston...

 as part of The Beatles Anthology

The Beatles Anthology

The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series, a set of three double albums and a book focusing on the history of The Beatles. Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr all participated in the making and approval of the works, which are sometimes referred to collectively as the...

series. The album includes rarities and alternative tracks from the final two years of the band's career, ranging from the initial sessions for The Beatles

The Beatles (album)

The Beatles is the ninth official album by the English rock group The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is also commonly known as "The White Album" as it has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed on its plain white sleeve.The album was written and recorded during a...

(also known as The White Album) to the last sessions for Let It Be

Let It Be (album)

Let It Be is the 12th and final studio album released by the English rock band The Beatles. It was released on 8 May 1970 by the band's Apple Records label shortly after the group announced their break-up....

and Abbey Road in later 1969 and early 1970.

Following "Free as a Bird

Free as a Bird

"Free as a Bird" is a song originally composed and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon. In 1995 a studio version of the recording incorporating contributions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr was released as a single by The Beatles.The single was released as part of...

" in Anthology 1

Anthology 1

Anthology 1 is a compilation album by The Beatles, released by Apple Records in November 1995. It was released as the first part of the Anthology trilogy of albums with Anthology 2 and Anthology 3, all of which tie-in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. It contains "Free as a Bird",...

and "Real Love" in Anthology 2

Anthology 2

Anthology 2 is a compilation album by The Beatles, released by Apple Records in March 1996. It is the second of the three-volume Anthology collection, all of which tie-in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. The opening track is "Real Love", the second of the two recordings that...

, a third John Lennon

John Lennon

John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...

 solo demo entitled "Now and Then

Now and Then (song)

"Now and Then" is the name given to an unreleased composition by John Lennon...

" was to be reworked by the three surviving members of The Beatles for Anthology 3. However, it was decided against due to complications and sound quality issues involving Lennon's recording. In its place is "A Beginning

A Beginning

"A Beginning" is an instrumental piece composed by The Beatles' producer George Martin and intended as an introduction to "Don't Pass Me By" by Ringo Starr....

", an orchestral instrumental track initially intended for The White Album. "A Beginning" was composed by producer George Martin

George Martin

Sir George Henry Martin CBE is an English record producer, arranger, composer and musician. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle"— a title that he often describes as "nonsense," but the fact remains that he served as producer on all but one of The Beatles' original albums...

 and intended to be the intro track to the Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...

 penned "Don't Pass Me By

Don't Pass Me By

"Don't Pass Me By" is a song by The Beatles from the double album The Beatles . Lead vocals were performed by Ringo Starr. It was Starr's first solo composition.-Origin:...

".

Similar to the previous Anthology albums, the cover image painted by Klaus Voorman features a collage of The Beatles-related imagery designed to appear as a wall of peeling posters and album covers. An updated picture of Voorman can be seen in George Harrison

George Harrison

George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...

's hair in a segment of the Revolver

Revolver (album)

Revolver is the seventh studio album by the English rock group The Beatles, released on 5 August 1966 on the Parlophone label and produced by George Martin. Many of the tracks on Revolver are marked by an electric guitar-rock sound, in contrast with their previous LP, the folk rock inspired Rubber...

album cover.

The album was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA

Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

, and was the group's third double album in a row to reach #1 on the US charts, equalling a record set by Donna Summer

Donna Summer

LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...

 back in the 1970s.

The Anthology albums were made available on the iTunes

ITunes

iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

 Store on 14 June 2011.

Track listing

All tracks written by Lennon/McCartney

Lennon/McCartney

The Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership is one of the best-known and most successful musical collaborations in history...

 and in stereo

Stereophonic sound

The term Stereophonic, commonly called stereo, sound refers to any method of sound reproduction in which an attempt is made to create an illusion of directionality and audible perspective...

 except where noted.

Disc one

1. "A Beginning
   A Beginning
   "A Beginning" is an instrumental piece composed by The Beatles' producer George Martin and intended as an introduction to "Don't Pass Me By" by Ringo Starr....
   
   " (George Martin
   George Martin
   Sir George Henry Martin CBE is an English record producer, arranger, composer and musician. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle"— a title that he often describes as "nonsense," but the fact remains that he served as producer on all but one of The Beatles' original albums...
   
   ) – 0:50
   • Recorded on 22 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
2. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun
   Happiness Is a Warm Gun
   "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" is a song by The Beatles, featured on the eponymous double-disc album The Beatles, also known as The White Album...
   
   " (Kinfauns Home Demo) [Mono] – 2:15
   • Recorded on 28 May 1968 at Kinfauns, George Harrison
     George Harrison
     George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
     
     's home in Surrey
     Surrey
     Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
     
     
3. "Helter Skelter" (Edited Take 2) [Mono] – 4:38
   • Recorded on 18 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
4. "Mean Mr. Mustard
   Mean Mr. Mustard
   "Mean Mr. Mustard" is a song written by John Lennon, and performed by The Beatles on their album Abbey Road...
   
   " (Kinfauns Home Demo) – 1:58
5. "Polythene Pam
   Polythene Pam
   "Polythene Pam" is a song written by John Lennon, credited to Lennon–McCartney, and performed by The Beatles on their album Abbey Road. The song is the part of the B-side medley in which Lennon declares that the title heroine "is so good looking but she looks like a man."-Background and...
   
   " (Kinfauns Home Demo) – 1:26
   • Tracks 4 & 5 recorded on 29 May 1968 at Kinfauns
6. "Glass Onion
   Glass Onion
   "Glass Onion" is a song by The Beatles from their 1968 double-album The Beatles primarily written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. This is the first track on the White Album to feature Ringo Starr on drums...
   
   " (Kinfauns Home Demo) – 1:51
7. "Junk
   Junk (song)
   "Junk" is a song written by Paul McCartney in 1968 while The Beatles were in India. It was originally under consideration for The Beatles . It was passed over for that LP, as it was for Abbey Road. It was eventually released on McCartney's debut solo album McCartney in 1970...
   
   " (Kinfauns Home Demo) (Paul McCartney
   Paul McCartney
   Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
   
   ) – 2:25
8. "Piggies
   Piggies
   "Piggies" is a Beatles song from their double-disc album The Beatles . It was written by George Harrison as social commentary on class and corporate greed.-Instrumentation:...
   
   " (Kinfauns Home Demo) [Mono] (George Harrison
   George Harrison
   George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
   
   ) – 2:01
9. "Honey Pie
   Honey Pie
   "Honey Pie" is a song by the Beatles, from their 1968 eponymous album The Beatles, also known as The White Album. Although credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was composed solely by Paul McCartney.-Interpretation:...
   
   " (Kinfauns Home Demo, Edited from 2:01) – 1:19
   • Tracks 6–9 recorded on 28 May 1968 at Kinfauns
10. "Don't Pass Me By
    Don't Pass Me By
    "Don't Pass Me By" is a song by The Beatles from the double album The Beatles . Lead vocals were performed by Ringo Starr. It was Starr's first solo composition.-Origin:...
    
    " (Takes 3 & 5) (Richard Starkey
    Ringo Starr
    Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
    
    ) – 2:42
    • Recorded on 5 June 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
11. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
    Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
    "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" is a song credited to Lennon–McCartney, but written by Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles on their 1968 album The Beatles...
    
    " (Take 5) – 2:56
    • Recorded on 3 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
12. "Good Night
    Good Night (song)
    -External links:*...
    
    " (Rehearsal & Take 34) – 2:38
    • Recorded on 28 June & 22 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
13. "Cry Baby Cry
    Cry Baby Cry
    "Cry Baby Cry" is a song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon, from their 1968 album The Beatles.-Composition:Demos of the song indicate that Lennon wrote the song in late 1967...
    
    " (Take 1) – 2:47
    • Recorded on 15 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
14. "Blackbird
    Blackbird (song)
    "Blackbird" is a Beatles song from the double-disc album The Beatles . Blackbird was written by Paul McCartney, but credited to Lennon–McCartney.-Origins:...
    
    " (Take 4) – 2:19
    • Recorded on 11 June 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
15. "Sexy Sadie
    Sexy Sadie (song)
    "Sexy Sadie" is the name of a song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon in India and credited to Lennon–McCartney.-Composition:Lennon originally wanted to title the song "Maharishi", but changed the title to "Sexy Sadie" at George Harrison's request...
    
    " (Take 6) – 4:06
    • Recorded on 19 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
16. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps
    While My Guitar Gently Weeps
    "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is a song by George Harrison, first recorded by The Beatles in 1968 for their eponymous double album...
    
    " (Demo) (Harrison) – 3:27
    • Recorded on 25 July 1968 at EMI Studios, London
17. "Hey Jude
    Hey Jude
    "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The ballad evolved from "Hey Jules", a song widely accepted as being written to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents' divorce—although this explanation is not...
    
    " (Take 2) – 4:21
    • Recorded on 29 July 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
18. "Not Guilty
    Not Guilty (song)
    "Not Guilty" is a song written by George Harrison. It is featured on his 1979 album titled George Harrison and on The Beatles' Anthology 3 album...
    
    " (Take 102) (Harrison) – 3:22
    • Recorded on 7 August 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
19. "Mother Nature's Son
    Mother Nature's Son
    "Mother Nature's Son" is a Lennon–McCartney song, written primarily by Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles on The Beatles . It was inspired by a lecture given by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi while the Beatles were in India. The same lecture inspired Lennon's unreleased song "Child of Nature",...
    
    " (Take 2) – 3:17
    • Recorded on 9 August 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
20. "Glass Onion" (Take 33) [Mono] – 2:08
    • Recorded on 11 September 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
21. "Rocky Raccoon
    Rocky Raccoon
    "Rocky Raccoon" is a song by The Beatles from the double-disc album The Beatles . The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney, who was inspired while playing acoustic guitar with John Lennon and Donovan in India .-Composition:The song, a folk rock ballad, is titled from the character's name,...
    
    " (Take 8) – 4:13
    • Recorded on 15 August 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
22. "What's the New Mary Jane
    What's The New Mary Jane
    "What's the New Mary Jane" is a song written by John Lennon and performed by The Beatles. It was recorded in 1968 for the album The Beatles , but was not used.-Recording:...
    
    " (Take 4) – 6:12
    • Recorded on 14 August 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
23. "Step Inside Love"/"Los Paranoias
    Step Inside Love
    "Step Inside Love" is a song written by Paul McCartney for Cilla Black in 1967 as a theme for her TV series Cilla, which first aired in the beginning of 1968. Her version was released as a single on 8 March 1968. It reached number eight in the British charts...
    
    " – 2:30
    • Recorded on 16 September 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
24. "I'm So Tired
    I'm So Tired
    -External links:*...
    
    " (Takes 3, 6 & 9) – 2:14
    • Recorded on 8 October 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
25. "I Will" (Take 1) – 1:55
    • Recorded on 16 September 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
26. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
    Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
    "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" is a song by The Beatles released on their 1968 album The Beatles, commonly referred to as The White Album. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney, but credited to Lennon–McCartney...
    
    " (Take 4) – 2:15
    • Recorded on 9 October 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London
27. "Julia" (Take 2) – 1:57
    • Recorded on 13 October 1968 at Abbey Road Studios, London

Disc two

1. "I've Got a Feeling
   I've Got a Feeling
   "I've Got a Feeling" is a song by The Beatles, from the 1970 album Let It Be. It is one of the songs on the album from the Rooftop Concert...
   
   " (Savile Row) – 2:49
   • Recorded on 24 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
2. "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
   She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
   "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" is a song written by Paul McCartney and performed by The Beatles on their album Abbey Road as part of the Abbey Road medley.-Origin:...
   
   " (Rehearsal) (Savile Row) – 3:37
3. "Dig a Pony
   Dig a Pony
   "Dig a Pony" is a song by The Beatles, originally released on their 1970 album Let It Be. "Dig a Pony" was the penultimate song played at the concert on the rooftop of Apple Studios in Savile Row, London on 30 January 1969.-Composition:...
   
   " (Savile Row) – 4:18
   • Tracks 2 & 3 recorded on 22 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
4. "Two of Us" (Savile Row) – 3:27
   • Recorded on 24 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
5. "For You Blue
   For You Blue
   "For You Blue" is a Beatles song written by George Harrison. It was the B-side to "The Long and Winding Road" and the eleventh track on the Beatles' final LP release, Let It Be...
   
   " (Savile Row) (Harrison) – 2:23
   • Recorded on 25 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
6. "Teddy Boy
   Teddy Boy (song)
   "Teddy Boy" is a song by Paul McCartney and was first released on his first solo album McCartney, released in April 1970 after The Beatles disbanded. It was written by McCartney and originally recorded during the sessions for what became the Beatles' Let It Be album...
   
   " (Savile Row) (McCartney) – 3:18
   • Recorded on 24 & 28 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
7. Medley: "Rip It Up
   Rip It Up (song)
   "Rip It Up" is a song written by Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco. It was first released by Bill Haley and his Comets and Little Richard in 1956. The Little Richard version hit number one on the R&B Best Sellers chart for two weeks and peaked at number seventeen on the pop chart.-Cover...
   
   " (Robert Blackwell
   Robert Blackwell
   Robert "Bumps" Blackwell was an American songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for his work overseeing the early hits of Little Richard, as well as grooming Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Lloyd Price, Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Larry Williams, and Sly and the Family Stone at the start of...
   
   -John Marascalco
   John Marascalco
   John Marascalco is an American songwriter, who is most noted for his collaborations with Robert Blackwell...
   
   )/"Shake, Rattle and Roll
   Shake, Rattle and Roll
   "Shake, Rattle and Roll" is a prototypical twelve bar blues-form rock and roll song, written in 1954 by Jesse Stone under his assumed songwriting name Charles E. Calhoun. It was originally recorded by Big Joe Turner, and most successfully by Bill Haley & His Comets...
   
   " (Jesse Stone
   Jesse Stone
   Jesse Stone was an American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter whose influence spanned a wide range of genres...
   
   )/"Blue Suede Shoes
   Blue Suede Shoes
   "Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955 and is considered one of the first rockabilly records and incorporated elements of blues, country and pop music of the time...
   
   " (Carl Perkins
   Carl Perkins
   Carl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...
   
   ) (Savile Row) – 3:10
8. "The Long and Winding Road
   The Long and Winding Road
   "The Long and Winding Road" is a ballad written by Paul McCartney that originally appeared on The Beatles' album Let It Be. It became The Beatles' 20th and last number-one song in the United States on 23 May 1970, and was the last single released by the quartet...
   
   " (Savile Row) – 3:41
   • Master track with Phil Spector
     Phil Spector
     Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....
     
      alterations removed - Tracks 7 & 8 recorded on 26 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
9. "Oh! Darling
   Oh! Darling
   "Oh! Darling" is a song by The Beatles composed by Paul McCartney and appearing as the fourth song on the album, Abbey Road, in 1969. Its working title was "Oh! Darling "...
   
   " (Savile Row, Edited from 6:37) – 4:08
   • Recorded on 27 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
10. "All Things Must Pass
    All Things Must Pass (song)
    "All Things Must Pass" is a song written by George Harrison. It is the title track to his triple album of the same name.During The Beatles' Get Back sessions in January 1969, this was one of many songs the group rehearsed to be part of their new album...
    
    " (Demo) (Harrison) – 3:05
    • Recorded on 25 February 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
11. "Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues" (Savile Row) (Ruth Roberts
    Ruth Roberts
    Ruth Roberts , was an American songwriter.Roberts was born at Port Chester, New York. She was educated at Port Chester High School, Northwestern University, and the Juilliard School. She had a long professional collaboration with lyricist Bill Katz...
    
    , Bill Katz, Stanley Clayton
    Bob Thiele
    Bob Thiele was an American record producer who worked on countless classic jazz albums and record labels.-Biography:...
    
    ) – 1:56
    • Recorded on 29 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
12. "Get Back
    Get Back
    "Get Back" is a song by The Beatles, composed by Paul McCartney and frequently attributed to Lennon–McCartney. The song was originally released as a single on 11 April 1969, and credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston." A different mix of the song later became the closing track of Let It Be ,...
    
    " (Live at the "Rooftop Concert") – 3:09
    • Recorded on 30 January 1969 on the Apple Building Rooftop, Savile Row, London
13. "Old Brown Shoe
    Old Brown Shoe
    "Old Brown Shoe" is a song written by George Harrison that was first released by The Beatles as a B-side to "The Ballad of John and Yoko". It is also available on the Beatles' compilation albums Hey Jude, 1967–1970 and Past Masters, Volume Two....
    
    " (Demo) (Harrison) – 3:03
    • Recorded on 25 February 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
14. "Octopus's Garden
    Octopus's Garden
    "Octopus's Garden" is a song by The Beatles written by Ringo Starr from their 1969 album Abbey Road....
    
    " (Takes 2 & 8) (Starkey) – 2:49
    • Recorded on 26 April 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
15. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer
    Maxwell's Silver Hammer
    "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a song by The Beatles, on their album, Abbey Road, sung by Paul McCartney. It was written by McCartney, though credited to Lennon–McCartney.-Background:...
    
    " (Take 5) – 3:50
    • Recorded on 9 July 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
16. "Something
    Something
    "Something" is a song by The Beatles, written by lead guitarist George Harrison in 1969. It was featured on the album Abbey Road, and was also the first song written by Harrison to appear on the A-side of a Beatles' single...
    
    " (Demo) [Mono] (Harrison) – 3:19
    • Recorded on 25 February 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
17. "Come Together
    Come Together
    "Come Together" is a song by The Beatles written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on The Beatles' September 1969 album Abbey Road....
    
    " (Take 1) – 3:40
    • Recorded on 21 July 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
18. "Come and Get It
    Come and Get It (song)
    "Come and Get It" is the name of a song composed by Paul McCartney for the 1969 film The Magic Christian, and made popular by the group Badfinger.-Beatles version:...
    
    " (Demo) (McCartney) – 2:30
19. "Ain't She Sweet
    Ain't She Sweet
    Ain't She Sweet was an American album featuring four tracks recorded in Hamburg in 1961 by The Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan and cover versions of Beatles and British Invasion-era songs recorded by the Swallows...
    
    " (Jam) (Milton Ager
    Milton Ager
    Milton Ager was an American composer.Ager was born in Chicago, Illinois, the sixth of nine children. Leaving school with only three years of formal high-school education, he taught himself to play the piano and embarked on a career as a musician. After spending time as an accompanist to silent...
    
    -Jack Yellen
    Jack Yellen
    Jack Selig Yellen was an American lyricist and screenwriter.-Life and career:Born in Poland, Yellen emigrated with his family to the United States when he was five years old. The oldest of seven children, he was raised in Buffalo, New York and began writing songs in high school...
    
    ) – 2:09
    • Tracks 18 & 19 recorded on 24 July 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London
20. "Because
    Because (The Beatles song)
    "Because" is a song written by John Lennon and recorded by The Beatles in 1969. It features a prominent three-part vocal harmony by Lennon, McCartney and George Harrison, overdubbed three times to make nine voices in all...
    
    " (A cappella
    A cappella
    A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
    
     version) – 2:24
    • Recorded on 1 August 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London, vocal arrangement by Martin
21. "Let It Be
    Let It Be (song)
    "Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and as the title track of their album Let It Be. It was written by Paul McCartney, but credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was their final single before McCartney announced his departure from the band...
    
    " (Savile Row) – 4:05
    • Recorded on 25 January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London
22. "I Me Mine
    I Me Mine
    "I Me Mine" is a song by The Beatles, written and sung by George Harrison. I Me Mine is also the title of Harrison's autobiography. The song traces its origins to the January 1969 Get Back/Let It Be sessions, when it was rehearsed by the band at Twickenham Film Studios.-Origin:The set of pronouns...
    
    " (Take 16) (Harrison) – 1:48
    • Recorded on 3 January 1970 at Abbey Road Studios, London, Lennon was not present
23. "The End
    The End (The Beatles song)
    "The End" is a song by The Beatles composed by Paul McCartney for the album Abbey Road. It was the last song recorded collectively by all four Beatles, and is the final song of the medley that dominates side two of the LP version of the album.-Composition and recording:McCartney said, "I wanted...
    
    " (Remix) – 2:51
    • Recorded: 23 July; 5, 7, 8, 15 & 18 August 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	1