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{{cquote|February 11, 1963: Then John, Paul and George shared the vocals on 'Chains', a minor, contemporary hit for the Cookies, penned by the Brill Building team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King, very inspirational to John Lennon and Paul McCartney in their formative songwriting years. This was captured in four takes although the best was take one and again it was left to be given a faded ending at the remix stage.|quotewidth=500px|''The Beatles Recording Sessions" by Mark Lewisohn, p.26|1988}} | {{cquote|February 11, 1963: Then John, Paul and George shared the vocals on 'Chains', a minor, contemporary hit for the Cookies, penned by the Brill Building team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King, very inspirational to John Lennon and Paul McCartney in their formative songwriting years. This was captured in four takes although the best was take one and again it was left to be given a faded ending at the remix stage.|quotewidth=500px|''The Beatles Recording Sessions" by Mark Lewisohn, p.26|1988}} | ||
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==Other Resources== | ==Other Resources== | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [http://www.beatlesebooks.com/chains Great article on this Goffin/King song and its history] |
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chains_%28song%29 Wikipedia Entry] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chains_%28song%29 Wikipedia Entry] | ||
[[Category:Songs]][[Category:Songs Covered by the Beatles]][[Category:Please Please Me (album)]] | [[Category:Songs]][[Category:Songs Covered by the Beatles]][[Category:Please Please Me (album)]] | ||
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| "Chains" | ||||
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| Song by The Beatles | ||||
| Album | Please Please Me | |||
| Released | March 22, 1963 (mono) April 26, 1963 (stereo) |
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| Recorded | February 11, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Writer | Gerry Goffin/Carole King | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
| Please Please Me track listing | ||||
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| “ | February 11, 1963: Then John, Paul and George shared the vocals on 'Chains', a minor, contemporary hit for the Cookies, penned by the Brill Building team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King, very inspirational to John Lennon and Paul McCartney in their formative songwriting years. This was captured in four takes although the best was take one and again it was left to be given a faded ending at the remix stage. | „ |
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—The Beatles Recording Sessions" by Mark Lewisohn, p.26, 1988 |
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