The Beatles (No. 1)

This article is about the 1963 EP. For the 2000 compilation album, see 1 (Beatles album).

The Beatles (No. 1) is an EP released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom on 1 November 1963. It is the Beatles' third British EP and was only released in mono; its catalogue number is Parlophone GEP 8883. The EP contains songs from Please Please Me, and its cover was taken in the same photoshoot as the Please Please Me and 1962–1966 covers. It was also released in Argentina and New Zealand.^[3]

The Beatles (No. 1)
EP by the Beatles
Released	1 November 1963
Recorded	11 & 20 February 1963, EMI Studios, London
Genre	Rock
Length	9:59
Label	Parlophone
Producer	George Martin
The Beatles EP chronology
The Beatles' Hits (1963) ''The Beatles (No. 1)'' (1963) All My Loving (1964)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Mirror	[2]

Track listing

All songs originally upon this EP had previously been released on the Please Please Me LP.^[4]

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead singer(s)	Length
1.	"I Saw Her Standing There"	John Lennon and Paul McCartney	Paul McCartney	2:55
2.	"Misery"	John Lennon and Paul McCartney	John Lennon	1:47
Total length:				4:42

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead singer(s)	Length
1.	"Anna (Go to Him)"	Arthur Alexander	John Lennon	2:54
2.	"Chains"	Gerry Goffin, Carole King	George Harrison	2:23
Total length:				5:17

UK EP sales chart performance

• Entry Date : 9 November 1963^[5]
• Highest Position : 2^[6]
• Weeks in Chart : 29 Weeks^[7]

See also

• Outline of the Beatles
• The Beatles timeline

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r820697
2. Graham, Ken (16 November 1963). "The Beatles" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 140. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
3. "Beatles, The – The Beatles No. 1 at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
4. The Complete Beatles Chronicle ISBN 978-1-851-52975-9 p. 350
5. jpgr.co.uk
6. The Complete Beatles Chronicle ISBN 978-1-851-52975-9 p. 351
7. jpgr.co.uk