“Jo Jo was a man who thought he was a loner”
McCartney rocker for Let It Be, lead vocal by McCartney, with Billy Preston on Fender Rhodes – credited 'The Beatles with Billy Preston', the only such joint credit. Recorded live in studio at Apple Studios in January 1969 with John Lennon on lead guitar.
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4 Beatles songs appear on more than one official UK studio LP (or Past Masters) – for example 'Get Back' (Let It Be + Past Masters), 'Let It Be' (Let It Be + Past Masters), and 'Love Me Do' (Past Masters + Please Please Me).
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedJanuary 27 – 28, 1969
ReleasedApril 11, 1969 (Single)May 8, 1970 (Let It Be)
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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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