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The Beatles' Million Sellers
EP by the Beatles
Released	6 December 1965
Recorded	1 July 1963 –18 October 1964 [1]
Studio	EMI, London Pathé Marconi, Paris
Genre	Rock
Length	9:17
Label	Parlophone
Producer	George Martin
The Beatles EP chronology
Beatles for Sale No. 2 (1965) The Beatles' Million Sellers (1965) Yesterday (1966)

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The Beatles' Million Sellers is an EP by the Beatles, released on 6 December 1965. The EP was only issued in mono, with the catalogue number Parlophone GEP 8946. It was also released in New Zealand.^{[ citation needed ]} The EP consists of songs that had sold over 1 million copies each as singles, the biggest seller being She Loves You, which sold 1.89 million copies.^{[ citation needed ]}

Contents

• Background
• Track listing
• Personnel
• See also
• References
• Sources

All four tracks had previously been number 1 hit singles in the UK chart. Apart from "Can't Buy Me Love", the songs had not appeared on any previous Beatles album. Million Sellers was the second EP compilation of the band's singles following The Beatles' Hits in September 1963.

Background

The Beatles' Million Sellers is the tenth EP released by the Beatles. The EP includes four songs, all released in 1963 and 1964. As of 2007, the combined worldwide sales of all four singles stood at over 27 million copies. These songs all rank in the top 30 UK Million-Selling Singles. The EP itself was number 1 for 4 weeks in early 1966.

Track listing

All songs written by Lennon–McCartney.

Side one

1. "She Loves You" – 2:19
2. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" – 2:24

Side two

1. "Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:15
2. "I Feel Fine" – 2:20

Personnel

According to Ian MacDonald: ^[3]

The Beatles

• John Lennon  –lead vocal, rhythm guitar, handclaps; lead & rhythm guitars ("I Feel Fine")
• Paul McCartney  –lead and harmony vocals, bass, handclaps
• George Harrison  –harmony vocal, lead guitar, handclaps; lead & rhythm guitars ("I Feel Fine")
• Ringo Starr  –drums, handclaps

Production

• George Martin  –producer
• Norman Smith  – engineer

See also

• Outline of the Beatles
• The Beatles timeline

References

Sources

• Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions . New York: Harmony Books. ISBN   978-0-600-63561-1.
• MacDonald, Ian (2007). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Third ed.). Chicago: Chicago Review Press. ISBN   978-1-55652-733-3.

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