''The Beatles' Million Sellers'' is an
EP by
the Beatles, released on 6 December 1965. The EP was only issued in
mono
Mono may refer to:
Common meanings
* Infectious mononucleosis, "the kissing disease"
* Monaural, monophonic sound reproduction, often shortened to mono
* Mono-, a numerical prefix representing anything single
Music Performers
* Mono (Japanese b ...
, with the catalogue number
Parlophone GEP 8946. It was also released in New Zealand.
The EP consists of songs that had sold over 1 million copies each as singles, the biggest seller being ''She Loves You'', which sold 1.89 million copies.
All four tracks had previously been number 1 hit singles in the UK chart. Apart from "
Can't Buy Me Love", the songs had not appeared on any previous Beatles album. ''Million Sellers'' was the second EP compilation of the band's singles following ''
The Beatles' Hits
''The Beatles' Hits'' EP was released 6 September 1963. It is the Beatles second British EP and was only released in mono
Mono may refer to:
Common meanings
* Infectious mononucleosis, "the kissing disease"
* Monaural, monophonic sound repr ...
'' in September 1963.
Background
''The Beatles' Million Sellers'' is the tenth EP released by the Beatles. The EP includes four songs, all released in 1963 and 1964. As of 2007, the combined worldwide sales of all four singles stood at over 27 million copies. These songs all rank in the top 30
UK Million-Selling Singles. The EP itself was number 1 for 4 weeks in early 1966.
Track listing
All songs written by
Lennon–McCartney.
Side one
#"
She Loves You" – 2:19
#"
I Want to Hold Your Hand" – 2:24
Side two
#"
Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:15
#"
I Feel Fine" – 2:20
Personnel
According to
Ian MacDonald:
The Beatles
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John Lennonlead vocal, rhythm guitar, handclaps; lead & rhythm guitars
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Paul McCartneylead and harmony vocals, bass, handclaps
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George Harrison
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
harmony vocal, lead guitar, handclaps; lead & rhythm guitars
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Ringo Starr
Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
drums, handclaps
Production
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George Martinproducer
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Norman Smith engineer
See also
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Outline of the Beatles
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Wikipedia articles available about the Beatles from their formation through their breakup; it does not include information about members' solo careers.
Overview main ...
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The Beatles timeline
The Beatles were a rock group from Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is th ...
References
Sources
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1965 EPs
Albums produced by George Martin
The Beatles EPs
Parlophone EPs
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