A Hard Day's Night (album)

A Hard Day's Night is the third studio album by English rock band The Beatles. It was first released on 26 June 1964 in the United States by United Artists Records and on 10 July 1964 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone. In contrast to the band's first two albums, all thirteen tracks were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, showcasing the development of the duo's songwriting talents. The first side of the album contains songs from the film of the same name including the title track and the previously released "Can't Buy Me Love", both of which became number-one singles in the UK and the US.

In 2000, Q placed A Hard Day's Night at number five on its list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever", and in 2003, Rolling Stone placed the album at number 388 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

Credits

 * John Lennon: lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar (1964 Rickenbacker 325), acoustic guitar (1964 Gibson J-160E), harmonica, and tambourine; lead guitar on "You Can't Do That", piano on "Things We Said Today"


 * Paul McCartney: lead, harmony, and backing vocals, bass guitar (1963 Hofner 500/1), piano; acoustic guitar on "I'll Be Back", cowbell on "You Can't Do That"


 * George Harrison: lead, harmony, and backing vocals, lead guitar (6 and 12-string (1963 Gretsch 6122 Country Gentleman), (1963 Rickenbacker 360/12)), acoustic guitar (1962 Gibson J-160E), Spanish guitar (1950 Jose Ramirez DeEstudio); claves on "And I Love Her"


 * Ringo Starr: drums tambourine, maracas, cowbell, claves, bongos, congas and African drum


 * George Martin: Piano and Producer