A Hard Day's Night (album)

A Hard Day's Night is the third album by The Beatles; it was released on 10 July 1964. The album is a soundtrack to the A Hard Day's Night film, starring the Beatles. The album was released in the United States two weeks earlier on 26 June 1964 by United Artists Records.

In 2000, Q placed A Hard Day's Night at number 5 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2003, the album was ranked number 388 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

The soundtrack songs were recorded in late February, and the non-soundtrack songs were recorded in June. The title song itself was recorded on April 16. The session has shown up on bootlegs:

Side A

 * 1) "A Hard Day's Night" – 2:34
 * 2) "I Should Have Known Better" – 2:46
 * 3) "If I Fell" – 2:24
 * 4) "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" – 1:59
 * 5) "And I Love Her" – 2:33
 * 6) "Tell Me Why" – 2:12
 * 7) "Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:14

Side B

 * 1) "Any Time at All" – 2:15
 * 2) "I'll Cry Instead" – 1:49
 * 3) "Things We Said Today" – 2:40
 * 4) "When I Get Home" – 2:20
 * 5) "You Can't Do That" – 2:39
 * 6) "I'll Be Back" – 2:20

Side A

 * 1) "A Hard Day's Night" - 2:34
 * 2) "Tell Me Why" - 2:12
 * 3) "I'll Cry Instead" – 1:49
 * 4) "I Should Have Known Better" (instrumental) – 2:10
 * 5) "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" – 1:59
 * 6) "And I Love Her" (instrumental) – 3:46

Side B

 * 1) "I Should Have Known Better" – 2:46
 * 2) "If I Fell" – 2:24
 * 3) "And I Love Her" – 2:33
 * 4) "Ringo's Theme (This Boy)" (instrumental) - 3:10
 * 5) "Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:14
 * 6) "A Hard Day's Night" (instrumental) - 2:06

Credits

 * John Lennon: lead, harmony, and background vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitars, harmonica, tambourine; piano on "Things We Said Today"; lead guitar on "You Can't Do That"
 * Paul McCartney: lead, harmony, and background vocals; bass guitar, piano; acoustic guitar on "I'll Be Back"; cowbell on "You Can't Do That"
 * George Harrison: harmony and background vocals, lead vocal on "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You", lead guitar (six and 12-string), acoustic and Spanish guitars; claves on "And I Love Her"
 * Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine, maracas, cowbell, claves, bongos, congas, African drum
 * George Martin: piano and producer

Instruments

 * Grestch Country Gentleman
 * Grestch Tennessean
 * Rickenbacker 360/12
 * Rickenbacker 325
 * Hofner 500/1
 * Gibson J-160E