"Love of the Loved" is a song written mainly by

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, credited to

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. It is one of his earliest compositions and featured in the Beatles live act in their early days. The group recorded the song at their 1962

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for Decca Records, but never issued it on any of their official releases. Instead, Cilla Black recorded it for her debut single, which was produced by

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. The single reached No. 35 on the

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in October 1963. The Beatles audition version was left off ''

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'', even though the other Lennon–McCartney originals from the same session, " Hello Little Girl" and "

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", were included. Recordings of "Love of the Loved" as the Beatles may have performed it were released as singles by US band The Poppees (1975) and Dutch band RollerCoaster (1980). Other

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are available on the 1989 album by Bas Muys entitled ''Secret Songs: Lennon & McCartney'' and on the 1998 release ''It's Four You'' by the Australian Beatles

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. It has also been covered by Seattle-based Beatles cover band Apple Jam on their album ''Off the Beatle Track'' and on The Weeklings' 2016 release ''Studio 2'', which was recorded at Abbey Road Studios along with three other unreleased Lennon/McCartney/Harrison compositions. The original Decca audition version, along with 10 other tracks from the 1962 Decca session, is now available on the CD ''

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''.

Personnel

* Cilla Black – lead vocals * Don McGinty - drums

References

Parlophone singles 1963 debut singles The Beatles songs Songs written by Lennon–McCartney Cilla Black songs 1963 songs {{1960s-pop-song-stub