Whit The Beatles

Whit The Beatles es el segundo Long Play de estudio de The Beatles, grabado el 22 de noviembre de 1963.

Portada

Robert Freeman hizo la fotografía de la portada el 22 de agosto de 1963. Freeman era famoso por haber trabajado con modelos en el primer calendario de Pirelli, y por haber fotografiado al político soviético Nikita Jrushchov en el Kremlin. Pero fueron sus fotos en blanco y negro de la leyenda del jazz John Coltrane las que llamaron la atención de los Beatles.

Paul recuerda: «Nos dispuso en el pasillo de un hotel, muy poco parecido a un estudio. El pasillo estaba bastante oscuro y había una ventana al final. Usando la fuente natural de luz de esta ventana que venía desde la derecha, tomó cada una de esas fotos malhumoradas. La mayoría de la gente cree que tuvo que trabajar en ellas un montón de tiempo. Pero fue sólo una hora. Se sentó, tomó un par de rollos, y eso fue todo». El mismo Freeman comentó: «Tenían que encajar en el formato cuadrado de la portada, así que en lugar de ponerlos en línea, preferí poner a Ringo en la esquina inferior derecha ya que era el último que había entrado en el grupo. También era el más bajo».

La idea original era que la foto ocupara la portada completa, sin título ni sangría, pero el estudio la vetó; en realidad no creían que los Beatles fuesen lo suficientemente famosos como para poder sacar una portada sin el nombre de la banda en ella —el primer álbum en aparecer con una portada ocupada en su totalidad por una foto fue The Rolling Stones, álbum debut de la banda del mismo nombre, lanzado unos pocos meses después—. El estudio también trató de rechazar la portada porque los Beatles no estaban sonriendo, y solo fue por la intercesión de George Martin por lo que siguieron adelante con ella. De hecho, a Freeman se le pagaron 75 libras esterlinas —tres veces su tarifa normal— por los problemas que hubo que afrontar.

Whit The Beatles

Lado 1

It Won't Be Long 2:20

All I've Got to Do 2:05

All My Loving 2:10

Don't Bother Me 2:27

Little Child 1:48

Till There Was You 2:17

Please Mister Postman 2:35

Tiempo Total: 15:35

Lado 2

Roll Over Beethoven 2:50

Hold Me Tight 2:30

You Really Got a Hold on Me 3:03

I Wanna Be Your Man 2:00

Devil in Her Heart 2:30

Not a Second Time 2:10

Money (That's What I Want) 2:50

Tiempo Total: 17:42

Contenido musical
El álbum se abría con dos composiciones de John Lennon, «It Won't Be Long» y «All I've Got to Do», seguido de «All My Loving» de Paul McCartney. George Harrison compuso el siguiente tema, «Don't Bother Me», al cual seguía una composición de Lennon y McCartney, «Little Child». Paul tomó las riendas como vocalista principal en «Till There Was You», un número perteneciente al musical americano de 1957 The Music Man, y que los Beatles solían interpretar en sus actuaciones en los clubes de Liverpool.

«Please Mister Postman» era la primera de las versiones de la Motown que interpretaron los Beatles en el disco, originalmente un éxito de las Marvelettes en Estados Unidos. Harrison cantó el clásico de Chuck Berry «Roll Over Beethoven», al tiempo que Paul actuó como vocalista principal en el siguiente tema, «Hold Me Tight», compuesto por Lennon y McCartney. Otro éxito de la Motown interpretado por los Beatles fue el tema «You Really Got a Hold on Me», de Smokey Robinson, un tema estadounidense de los Miracles.​

«I Wanna Be Your Man» fue compuesta por McCartney con ayuda de Lennon, y la interpretó Ringo Starr como vocalista principal. Esta fue la canción que los Beatles dieron a los Rolling Stones para que la grabaran y la editaran como sencillo. La siguiente, «Devil in Her Heart», cantada por Harrison, fue originalmente grabada en Estados Unidos por el grupo vocal femenino The Donays como «Devil in His Heart», sin ningún éxito. Esta canción fue seguida en el álbum por «Not a Second Time», una composición de Lennon, descrita por un crítico musical del periódico británico The Times de una forma tan positivamente detallada, que ayudó a que se le concediese aún mayor respetabilidad a la música de los Beatles.6​

La canción final del álbum fue una tercera versión de la Motown, «Money (That's What I Want)», único éxito en las listas estadounidenses del cantante Barrett Strong.​


De With the Beatles se extraerían las canciones «All My Loving» y «Money» para ser editadas, junto a los temas «Ask Me Why» y «P.S. I Love You», en el EP All My Loving, publicado el 7 de febrero de 1964.

Letras

1- It won't be long

It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah

It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah
It won't be long yeah, till I belong to you

Every night when everybody has fun
Here am I sitting all on my own

It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah
It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah
It won't be long yeah, till I belong to you

Since you left me, I'm so alone
Now you're coming, you're coming on home
I'll be good like I know I should
You're coming home, you're coming home

Every night the tears come down from my eyes
Every day I've done nothing but cry

It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah
It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah
It won't be long yeah, till I belong to you

Since you left me, I'm so alone
Now you're coming, you're coming on home
I'll be good like I know I should
You're coming home, you're coming home

So every day we'll be happy I know
Now I know that you won't leave me no more

It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah
It won't be long yeah, yeah
It won't be long yeah, till I belong to you, woo

2- All I've Got to Do

Whenever I want you around yeh 

All I gotta do 

Is call you on the phone 

And you'll come running home 

Yeh that's all I gotta do

And when I, I want to kiss you yeh 

All I gotta do 

Is whisper in your ear 

The words you want to hear 

And I'll be kissing you

And the same goes for me 

Whenever you want me at all 

I'll be here yes I will 

Whenever you can 

You just gotta call on me, yeh 

You just gotta call on me

And when I, I want to kiss you, yeh 

All I got to do 

Is call you on the phone 

And you'll come running how 

Yeh, that's all I gotta do

And the same goes for me 

Whenever you want me at all 

I'll be here yes I will 

Whenever you can 

You just gotta call on me, yeh 

You just gotta call on me 

Oh, you just gotta call on me 

Ooh, ooh

3- All My Loving

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you

Tomorrow I'll miss you

Remember I'll always be true

And then while I'm away

I'll write home every day

And I'll send all my loving to you

I'll pretend that I'm kissing

The lips I am missing

And hope that my dreams will come true

And then while I'm away

I'll write home every day

And I'll send all my loving to you

All my loving I will send to you

All my loving, darling I'll be true

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you

Tomorrow I'll miss you

Remember I'll always be true

And then while I'm away

I'll write home every day

And I'll send all my loving to you

All my loving I will send to you

All my loving, darling I'll be true

All my loving, all my loving ooh

All my loving I will send to you

4- Don't bother me

Since she's been gone 
I want no one 
To talk to me 
It's not the same 
But I'm to blame 
It's plain to see
So go away and leave me alone 
Don't bother me
I can't believe 
That she would leave 
Me on my own 
It's just not right 
Where every night 
I'm all alone
I've got no time for you right now 
Don't bother me
I know I'll never be the same 
If I don't get her back again 
Because I know she'll always be 
The only girl for me
But till she's here 
Please don't come near 
Just stay away 
I'll let you know 
When she's come home 
Till that the day
Don't come around leave me alone 
Don't bother me
I've got no time for you right now 
Don't bother me
I know I'll never be the same 
If I don't get her back again 
Because I know she'll always be 
The only girl for me
But till she's here 
Please don't come near 
Just stay away 
I'll let you know 
When she's come home 
Till that the day
Don't come around leave me alone 
Don't bother me 
Don't bother me
Don't bother me

5- Little child

Little child, little child,

Little child, won't you dance with me?

I'm so sad and lonely,

Baby take a chance with me.

If you want someone

To make you feel so fine,

Then we'll have some fun

When you're mine, all mine,

So come, come on, come on.

Little child, little child,

Little child, won't you dance with me?

I'm so sad and lonely,

Baby take a chance with me.

When you're by my side,

You're the only one,

Don't run and hide,

Just come on, come on,

So come on, come on, come on.

6- Till there was you

There were bells on a hill

But I never heard them ringing

No, I never heard them at all

Till there was you

There were birds in the sky

But I never saw them winging

No, I never saw them at all

Till there was you

Then there was music and wonderful roses

They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows

Of dawn and dew

There was love all around

But I never heard it singing

No, I never heard it at all

Till there was you

Then there was music and wonderful roses

They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows

Of dawn and dew

There was love all around

But I never heard it singing

No, I never heard it at all

Till there was you

Till there was you

7- Please Mister Postman

Wait, oh yes, wait a minute, Mister Postman

Wait, wait, hey, hey, hey, Mister Postman

Mister Postman, look and see

(Oh yeah) Is there a letter in your bag for me?

(Please, please, Mister Postman) I been waiting a long, long time

(Whoah, yeah) Since I heard from that girl of mine

There must be some word today

From my girlfriend so far away

Please, Mister Postman, look and see

If there's a letter, a letter for me

I been standing here waiting, Mister Postman

So patiently

For just a card or just a letter

Saying she's returning home to me

Mister Postman look and see

(Oh, yeah) Is there a letter in your bag for me?

(Please, please, Mister Postman) I been waiting a long, long time

(Oh, yeah) Since I heard from that girl of mine

So many days you passed me by

See the tear standing in my eye

You didn't stop to make me feel better

By leaving me a card or a letter

Mister Postman, look and see

Is there a letter in your bag for me?

I been waiting a long, long time

Since I heard from that girlfriend of mine

You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute, oh yeah

You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute, oh yeah

You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute, oh yeah

You gotta check it and see, one more time for me

You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute, oh yeah

You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute, oh yeah

You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute, oh yeah

Deliver the letter, the sooner the better

You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute, oh yeah

You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute, oh yeah

You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute, oh yeah

8- Roll Over Beethoven

I'm gonna write a little letter

Gonna mail it to my local DJ

It's a rocking little record

I want my jockey to play

Roll over Beethoven

I gotta hear it again today

You know my temperature's rising

And the jukebox's blown a fuse

My heart's beating rhythm

And my soul keeps a-singing the blues

Roll over Beethoven

And tell Tchaikovsky the news

I got a rocking pneumonia

I need a shot of rhythm and blues

I think I got it off the writer

Sittin' down by the rhythm review

Roll over Beethoven

We're rockin' in two by two

Well if you feel you like it

Well get your lover and reel and rock it

Roll it over and move on up

Just a trifle further

And reel and rock it

Roll it over

Roll over Beethoven

A rocking in two by two

Well early in the morning

I'm a giving you the warning

Don't you step on my blue suede shoes

Hey diddle diddle

Gonna play my fiddle

Ain't got nothing to lose

Roll over Beethoven

And tell Tchaikovsky the news

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9- Hold me tight

It feels so right now, hold me tight,

Tell me I'm the only one,

And then I might,

Never be the lonely on

So hold me tight, to-night, to-night,

It's you,

You you you - oo-oo - oo-oo.

Hold me tight

Let me go on loving you,

To-night to-night,

Making love to only you,

So hold me tight, to-night, to-night,

It's you,

You you you - oo-oo - oo-oo.

Don't know what it means to hold you tight,

Being here alone tonight with you,

It feels so right now, feels so right now.

Hold me tight,

Tell me I'm the only one,

And then I might,

Never be the only one,

So hold me tight, to-night, to-night,

It's you,

You you you - oo-oo - oo-oo.

Don't know what it means to hold you tight,

Being here alone tonight with you,

It feels so right now, feels so right now.

Hold me tight,

Let me go on loving you,

To-night, to-night,

Making love to only you,

So hold me tight, to-night, to-night,

It's you,

You you you - oo-oo - oo-oo.

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10- You've really got a hold on me

I don't like you

But I love you

Seems that I'm always

Thinking of you

Oh, oh, oh,

You treat me badly

I love you madly

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me, baby

I don't want you,

But I need you

Don't want to kiss you

But I need to

Oh, oh, oh

You do me wrong now

My love is strong now

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me, baby

I love you and all I want you to do

Is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me

I want to leave you

Don't want to stay here

Don't want to spend

Another day here

Oh, oh, oh, I want to split now

Just can't quit now

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me, baby

I love you and all I want you to do

Is just hold me, please, hold me, squeeze, hold me, hold me

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me

11- I want to be your man

I want to be your lover baby, 

I want to be your man, 

I want to be your lover baby, 

I want to be your man. 

Love you like no other baby, 

Like no other can, 

Love you like no other baby, 

Like no other can.

I want to be your man, I want to be your man, 

I want to be your man, I want to be your man.

Tell me that you love me baby, 

Let me understand, 

Tell me that you love me baby, 

I want to be your man. 

I want to be your lover baby, 

I want to be your man, 

I want to be your lover baby, 

I want to be your man.

I want to be your man, I want to be your man, 

I want to be your man, I want to be your man.

I want to be your lover baby, 

I want to be your man, 

I want to be your lover baby, 

I want to be your man. 

Love you like no other baby, 

Like no other can, 

Love you like no other baby, 

Like no other can.

I want to be your man, I want to be your man, 

I want to be your man, I want to be your man. 

I want to be your man, I want to be your man.

12- Devil in her heart 

She's got the devil in her heart

But her eyes they tantalize

She's gonna tear your heart apart

Oh her lips are really thrilling

I'll take my chances

For romance is

So important to me

She'll never hurt me

She won't desert me

She's an angel sent to me

She's got the devil in her heart

No, no, this I can't believe

She's gonna tear your heart apart

No, no nay will she deceive

I can't believe that she'll ever ever go

Not when she hugs and says she loves me so

She'll never hurt em

She won't desert me

Listen can't you see

She's got the devil in her heart

Oh, no, no, no, this I can't believe

She's gonna tear your heart apart

No no nay will she deceive

Don't take chances if your romance is

So important to you

She'll never hurt me

She won't desert me

She's an angel sent to me

She's got the devil in her heart

Oh, no, no, no, no this I can't believe

She's gonna tear your heart apart

No, no nay will she deceive

She's got the devil in her heart

No she's an angel sent to me

She's got the devil in her heart

No she's an angel sent to me

13- Not a second time

You know you made me cry,

I see no use in wond'ring why,

I cried for you.

And now, you've changed your mind,

I see no reason to change mine,

I cried, it's through, oh.

Oh, you're giving me the same old line,

I'm wond'ring why,

You hurt me then, you're back again,

No, no, not a second time.

14- Money

The best things in life are free

But you can keep them for the birds and bees

Now give me money

That's what I want

That's what I want, yeah

That's what I want

You're lovin' gives me a thrill

But you're lovin' don't pay my bills

Now give me money

That's what I want

That's what I want, yeah

That's what I want

Money don't get everything it's true

What it don't get, I can't use

Now give me money

That's what I want

That's what I want, yeah

That's what I want, wah

Money don't get everything it's true

What it don't get, I can't use

Now give me money

That's what I want

That's what I want, yeah

That's what I want

Well now give me money

A lot of money

Wow, yeah, I wanna be free

Oh I want money

That's what I want

That's what I want, well

Now give me money

A lot of money

Wow, yeah, you need money

Now, give me money

That's what I want, yeah

That's what I want