Single:
The double-A-sided single Norwegian Wood / Nowhere Man entered the Australian singles chart* on 26 March 1966 and was a #1 hit. It was #15 on the Top 100 of 1966.
Album:
The songs are on Rubber Soul which entered the Australian albums chart* on 26 February 1966 straight into the #1 position, where it remained for a total of 11 weeks.
Songwriters:
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Producer:
George Martin
Record label of Australian release:
Parlophone
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Nowhere Man
Wikipedia:
Rubber Soul was highly influential on the Beatles’ peers, leading to a widespread focus away from singles and onto creating albums of consistently high-quality songs. It has been recognised by music critics as an album that opened up the possibilities of pop music in terms of lyrical and musical scope, and as a key work in the creation of styles such as psychedelia and progressive rock.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_Soul
Lyrics:
Norwegian Wood (This Bird has Flown)
Nowhere Man
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