“And all I gotta do is act naturally”
Buck Owens' 1963 country #1, given to Ringo as his lead-vocal showcase on Help! – the band's first straight country cover and a long-running stage staple, later revived by Ringo and Owens together in 1989.
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The Studer J37 4-track recorder runs from 'Act Naturally' (1965) to 'You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)' (1970), 78 songs across 6 years.
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Tags on this page are original analysis, transcribed and cross-checked against the fine work of others: Alan W. Pollack's “Notes on…” series, the Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard), Mark Lewisohn's session histories, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, Dave Rybaczewski's Beatles Music History and Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear for the instruments and studio equipment, and others besides – then verified by ear against the recordings. Full bibliography: Sources & thanks.
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