Detroit soul rhythm-and-arrangement style.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask Me Why | 1963 | Please Please Me | John | Modeled on Smokey Robinson & the Miracles |
| 2 | There's a Place | 1963 | Please Please Me | John, Paul | – |
| 3 | All I've Got to Do | 1963 | With The Beatles | John | Lennon modeling Smokey Robinson |
| 4 | This Boy | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul, George | Smokey Robinson and the Miracles homage |
| 5 | The Word | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John, Paul | Stax/Motown groove feel |
| 6 | Nowhere Man | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | – |
| 7 | Day Tripper | 1965 | Past Masters | John, Paul | Beyond the blues-derived riff, the arrangement's ostinato-driven, soul/R&B-inflected feel is specifically compared by musicologists to Motown recor… |
| 8 | Drive My Car | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul, John | – |
| 9 | You Won't See Me | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | McCartney cited Four Tops as inspiration |
| 10 | Paperback Writer | 1966 | Past Masters | Paul | Boosted bass response to Wilson Pickett records |
| 11 | And Your Bird Can Sing | 1966 | Revolver | John | – |
| 12 | Got to Get You into My Life | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | McCartney channelling soul/Motown idiom |
Modeled on Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Lennon modeling Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles homage
Stax/Motown groove feel
Beyond the blues-derived riff, the arrangement's ostinato-driven, soul/R&B-inflected feel is specifically compared by musicologists to Motown recor…
McCartney cited Four Tops as inspiration
Boosted bass response to Wilson Pickett records
McCartney channelling soul/Motown idiom
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