Description
Apparently, there was a gap in the Beatles' catalog, after all -- all the big hits weren't on one tidy, single-disc compilation. It's not the kind of gap you'd necessarily notice -- it's kind of like realizing you don't have a pair of navy blue dress socks -- but it was a gap all the same, so the group released The Beatles 1 late in 2000, coinciding with the publication of their official autobiography, the puzzlingly titled Anthology. The idea behind this compilation is to have all the number one singles the Beatles had, either in the U.K. or U.S., on one disc, and that's pretty much what this generous 27-track collection is. It's easy, nay, necessary, to quibble with a couple of the judgment calls -- look, "Please Please Me" should be here instead of "From Me to You," and it's unforgivable to bypass "Strawberry Fields Forever" (kick out "Yellow Submarine" or "Eleanor Rigby") -- but there's still no question that this is all great music, and there is a bit of a rush hearing all these dazzling songs follow one after another. If there's any complaint, it's that even if it's nice to have something like this, it's not really essential. There's really no reason for anyone who owns all the records to get this too -- if you've lived happily without the red or blue albums, you'll live without this. But, if you give this to any six or seven year old, they'll be a pop fan, even fanatic, for life. And that's reason enough for it to exist. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG
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Product Details
- Artist
- The Beatles
- Original year of release
- 2000
- Label / Studio
- PARLOPHONE
- Year of release
- 2000
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Music Genre
- Pop
- Title
- One
- Cast & Crew
- The Beatles (Music Performer)
- George Martin (Producer)
Press Reviews
5 stars out of 5 - "...Irresistible....27 Number One singles....This is as much pop culture education on one CD as any music fan needs. Melody Maker (11/21/00, p.60)
9 out of 10 - "...Undeniable, this is the whole experience of pop unfolding before our very ears... NME (11/11/00, p.33)
4 stars out of 5 - "...Its salutary to hear how people once made music that looked to the future... Q (12/00, pp.140-1)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Love Me Do
(2:20)
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From Me to You
(1:56)
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She Loves You
(2:21)
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I Want to Hold Your Hand
(2:24)
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Can't Buy Me Love
(2:11)
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Hard Day's Night
(2:33)
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I Feel Fine
(2:18)
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G - Two G Sounds
(2:44)
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Ticket to Ride
(3:10)
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Help!
(2:18)
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Yesterday
(2:05)
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Day Tripper
(2:48)
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We Can Work It Out
(2:15)
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Paperback Writer
(2:18)
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Yellow Submarine
(2:38)
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Eleanor Rigby
(2:06)
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Penny Lane
(2:59)
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All You Need Is Love
(3:47)
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Hello Goodbye
(3:27)
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Lady Madonna
(2:16)
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Hey Jude
(7:04)
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Get Back
(3:12)
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Ballad of John and Yoko
(2:59)
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Something
(3:01)
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Come Together
(4:18)
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Let It Be
(3:50)
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Long and Winding Road
(3:37)
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