The Number Ones

The Number Ones
Greatest hits album by the Beatles
Released May 1983
Genre Rock
Label Parlophone
Producer George Martin and Phil Spector
Compiler EMI Australia
The Beatles Australian chronology
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Bonus EP
The sleeve of the bonus EP that came with the original LP release

The Number Ones is a compilation album of hits by The Beatles released in 1983 by EMI on the Parlophone Records label in Australia.[1]. It is a localised version of the 1982 compilation album 20 Greatest Hits.

Background

To reflect Australia's differing tastes, EMI Australia issued its own version of 20 Greatest Hits. As The Beatles had 23 number ones in Australia, the title was aptly changed to The Number Ones. However not all tracks would fit into a standard vinyl LP, so three tracks ("Love Me Do", "I Feel Fine" and "Rock and Roll Music") were added as a bonus EP that same with the original album[2].

The Australian album is unique as it is the only album release of the original 1963 stereo mix of "I Want To Hold Your Hand". This was only previously available on a 1976 Australian reissue of the original single [2]. This stereo mix of the song has never been officially released on compact disc or any other digital format.

Release

The album was released May 1982 on both LP and cassette,[3]. It spent one week at the top of the Australian album charts in 1983.

The Number Ones stayed in print in Australia until 1991. It was deleted (with other Australian only compilations) when EMI Australia ceased vinyl production[2]. It was never released on compact disc.

Track listing

LP Version

All tracks written by Lennon–McCartney except as noted.

Side one:
No.TitleNotesLength
1."I Want to Hold Your Hand"Original 1963 stereo mix. Not released on compact disc.2:24
2."I Saw Her Standing There" 2:55
3."Can't Buy Me Love" 2:11
4."A Hard Day's Night" 2:33
5."I Should Have Known Better" 2:44
6."Ticket to Ride" 3:10
7."Help!" 2:18
8."We Can Work It Out" 2:15
9."Nowhere Man" 2:44
10."Yellow Submarine" 2:38
11."Penny Lane" 2:59
Side two:
No.TitleLength
1."All You Need Is Love"3:47
2."Hello, Goodbye"3:27
3."Lady Madonna"2:16
4."Hey Jude"7:04
5."Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"3:07
6."Get Back"3:12
7."The Ballad of John and Yoko"2:59
8."Something" (Harrison)3:01
9."Let It Be"3:50

Bonus 3 Track EP

Due to timing problems, EMI included a three-track bonus EP (A-980), with the 20-track LP.[1].

Side One:
No.TitleLength
1."Love Me Do"2:20
Side two:
No.TitleLength
1."I Feel Fine"2:18
2."Rock and Roll Music" (Berry)2:30

Cassette version

The cassette version contains all 23 tracks as cassettes do not have the length limitations which LPs have.

All tracks written by Lennon–McCartney except as noted.

Chart positions

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] 1

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Number Ones". aboutthebeatles. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Jones, Jaesen (2011). An Overview Of Australian Beatles Records. Canberra, Australia: Blue Star Print. ISBN 978-0-9871048-3-0.
  3. ↑ "Beatles, The - The Number Ones at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book (1940–1969). Turramurra: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
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