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{{cquote|Another long and productive day. First song was 'Any Time At All,' John belting out the vocal. Seven takes of the basic rhythm track and John's first vocal were attempted but a suitable middle eight had yet to be worked out and the song was left until later to see what might evolve.|Mark Lewisohn, ''The Beatles Recording Sessions'', p.44|1988}}
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=== Additional Resources ===
 
=== Additional Resources ===

Latest revision as of 19:29, 20 August 2011

"I'll Cry Instead"
Song by The Beatles
Album A Hard Day's Night
Released 10 July 1964
Recorded 1 June 1964,
EMI Studios, London
Genre Rock and roll, folk rock
Length 1:49
Label Parlophone
Writer Lennon/McCartney
Producer George Martin
A Hard Day's Night track listing
“I'll Cry Instead”
“I'll Cry Instead” cover
Single by The Beatles
from the album A Hard Day's Night
B-side "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
Released 20 August 1964
Format 7"
Recorded 1 June 1964,
EMI Studios, London
Genre Rock and roll, folk rock
Length 2:09
Label Capitol (US)
Writer(s) Lennon/McCartney
Producer George Martin
The Beatles singles chronology
"And I Love Her"
(US-1964)		 "I'll Cry Instead"
(US-1964)		 "Matchbox"
(US-1964)
“ We were going to do this in the A Hard Day's Night film, but the director Dick Lester didn't like it, so we put it on the flip side of the album. I like the middle eight of that song. „

—John Lennon, The Beatles Off The Record, p.90, 2000
“ I wrote that for 'A Hard Day's Night,' but Dick Lester didn't even want it. He resurrected 'Can't Buy Me Love' for that sequence instead. I like the middle-eight to that song, though that's about all I can say about it. „

—John Lennon, The Playboy Interviews, 1980
“ Next recording was 'I'll Cry Instead', for the LP. This was taped in two parts — 'Section A' and 'Section B' — for editing together at a later date. Six takes of 'A' and two of 'B' saw the song through to satisfactory completion. „

—Mark Lewisohn, The Beatles Recording Sessions, p.44, 1988

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