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Producer plays

A track on which a credited producer also performed - exceeding the producer's typical role.

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66 of their recordings have George Martin playing an instrument, not just producing, from 1963 to 1970, almost the whole of it. It begins on 'Misery' and finishes on 'I Me Mine', with the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album leaning on it hardest, nine of its twelve tracks. John sings lead on 22 of them, Paul on 19, George on 8 and Ringo on 5. All four of them take the lead on 'Carry That Weight'. Three of them share it on 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)' and 'Because'. On 'Long Tall Sally', George Martin produces and plays. On 'Long, Long, Long', Chris Thomas produces and plays.

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More songs with producer plays come from 1967 than from any other year: 14 of the 66.

1967

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early8 · 14%

Mid-period25 · 44%

Late24 · 42%

By Album

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band10

The Beatles (The White Album)10

Abbey Road7

Revolver5

Let It Be5

Magical Mystery Tour4

Book

The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics

Alan Aldridge

Album

Yellow Submarine

Book

The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions

Mark Lewisohn

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Songs(58 of 66)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Misery	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	George Martin
2	All I've Got to Do	1963	With The Beatles	John	George Martin on piano
3	I Wanna Be Your Man	1963	With The Beatles	Ringo	George Martin
4	Not a Second Time	1963	With The Beatles	John	George Martin
5	A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	George Martin
6	Tell Me Why	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	George Martin
7	No Reply	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	George Martin

8	What You're Doing	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	George Martin
9	Yes It Is	1965	Past Masters	John	George Martin produces and plays
10	Yesterday	1965	Help!	Paul	George Martin
11	You Like Me Too Much	1965	Help!	George	George Martin
12	If I Needed Someone	1965	Rubber Soul	George	George Martin on harmonium
13	In My Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	George Martin
14	The Word	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	George Martin
15	Eleanor Rigby	1966	Revolver	Paul	George Martin
16	Good Day Sunshine	1966	Revolver	Paul	George Martin
17	Got to Get You into My Life	1966	Revolver	Paul	George Martin
18	Tomorrow Never Knows	1966	Revolver	John	George Martin produces and plays
19	Yellow Submarine	1966	Revolver	Ringo	George Martin
20	Penny Lane	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	George Martin
21	Strawberry Fields Forever	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	George Martin
22	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	George Martin
23	Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	George Martin
24	Fixing a Hole	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	George Martin
25	Getting Better	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	George Martin
26	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	George Martin
27	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	George Martin
28	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	George Martin produces and plays

29	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John, George	George Martin produces and plays
30	She's Leaving Home	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John	George Martin
31	With a Little Help from My Friends	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Ringo	George Martin
32	All You Need Is Love	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	George Martin
33	The Fool on the Hill	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	George Martin
34	Cry Baby Cry	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	George Martin
35	Glass Onion	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Chris Thomas and George Martin
36	Good Night	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Ringo	George Martin
37	Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	George Martin
38	Long, Long, Long	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	Chris Thomas produces and plays
39	Piggies	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	Chris Thomas and George Martin
40	Revolution 9	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	-	George Martin
41	Rocky Raccoon	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	George Martin
42	Savoy Truffle	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	Chris Thomas
43	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Chris Thomas
44	Because	1969	Abbey Road	John, Paul, George	George Martin
45	Carry That Weight	1969	Abbey Road	Paul, John, George, Ringo	George Martin
46	Golden Slumbers	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	George Martin
47	Here Comes the Sun	1969	Abbey Road	George	George Martin
48	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	George Martin
49	Something	1969	Abbey Road	George	George Martin
50	Sun King	1969	Abbey Road	John	George Martin
51	Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	John	George Martin
52	Let It Be	1970	Let It Be	Paul	George Martin
53	Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	John	Phil Spector
54	Dig It	1970	Let It Be	John	George Martin produces and plays
55	I Me Mine	1970	Let It Be	George	Phil Spector
56	The Long and Winding Road	1970	Let It Be	Paul	Phil Spector
57	Free as a Bird	1995	Reunion singles	John, Paul, George	Jeff Lynne
58	Real Love	1996	Reunion singles	John	Jeff Lynne