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Australian singles charts:
The double-A-side single All You Need is Love and Baby You’re a Rich Man entered the Kent charts on 15 July 1967 and peaked at #1. The single was #8 on the Top 100 of 1967.
Songwriters:
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Producer:
George Martin
Record label of Australian release:
Parlophone
BONUS SONG BELOW – Baby You’re a Rich Man
Songfacts:
The Beatles played this for the first time on the Our World project, the first worldwide TV special. Broadcast in 24 countries on 25 June 1967, the show was six hours long and featured music from 6 continents, with The Beatles representing Britain. The Beatles were supposedly recording this live during the show, but they used a prerecorded backing track and John Lennon’s vocal was redone a few hours later. Eric Clapton mimed guitar on this during the special. The concept of the song was born out of a request to bring a song that was going to be understood by people of all nations.
“All You Need Is Love” was a popular saying in the ’60s anti-war movement. The song was released in the middle of the Summer of Love (1967). It was a big part of the vibe.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-beatles/all-you-need-is-love
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BONUS SONG
All You Need is Love was released as a double-A side single in Australia with Baby You’re a Rich Man
Baby You’re a Rich Man originated from an unfinished song by John Lennon titled One of the Beautiful People to which Paul McCartney added a chorus. It is one of the best-known pop songs to make use of a clavioline, a monophonic keyboard instrument that was a forerunner to the synthesizer. Lennon played the clavioline on its oboe setting, creating a sound that suggests an Indian shehnai.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby,_You’re_a_Rich_Man
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