It is also within this section that I will place works that I couldn't decide where else to put them !
As a rule the Beatles did NOT write songs specifically for other artists to perform, almost all songs were written as potential tracks for The Beatles. But if requests came in for material, they would simply pick something out from the "spare" songs. Of course, most requests would be turned down, but it was almost impossible to refuse Brian Epstein himself. Brian, appreciating the hit writing capabilities of his star performers, would often ask for something to be tailored to launch many of his new signings. In this way he arranged for Lennon-McCartney to supply songs for the initial recordings of: Billy J. Kramer, Tommy Quickly, The Fourmost, and Cilla Black.
When available, clicking on the title will link to a web page showing full detail .... including scans, tracklistings and
any pertinent information.
I am not entering the information in any particular order, but will probably enter related items at the same time.
Date | Contributor | Format | Label / Number | Artist | Title |
26/04/63 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Parlophone R 5023 | Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas | I'll Be On My Way |
26/07/63 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Parlophone R 5049 | Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas | Bad To Me |
30/08/63 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Parlophone R 5056 | The Fourmost | Hello Little Girl |
27/09/63 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Parlophone R 5065 | Cilla Black | Love Of The Loved |
1/11/63 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Parlophone R 5073 | Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas | I'll Keep You Satisfied |
15/11/63 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Parlophone R 5078 | The Fourmost | I'm In Love |
12/63 | * No Beatles * | 7" | Decca F 11793 | Bill Clifton | Beatle Crazy |
28/02/64 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Columbia DB 7225 | Peter and Gordon | A World Without Love |
29/05/64 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Columbia DB 7292 | Peter and Gordon | Nobody I Know |
5/06/64 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Decca F 11916 | The Applejacks | Like Dreamers Do |
10/07/64 | The Beatles | L.P. | Parlophone PMC 1227 | The George Martin Orchestra | Off The Beatle Track |
07/64 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Parlophone R 5135 | The George Martin Orchestra | All My Loving |
17/07/64 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Parlophone R 5156 | Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas | From A Window |
11/09/64 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Columbia DB 7356 | Peter and Gordon | I Don't Want To See You Again |
10/09/65 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Fontana TF 603 | The Silkie | You've Got To Hide Your Love Away |
17/09/65 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Liberty LIB 10215 | P.J. Proby | That Means A Lot |
3/12/65 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Parlophone R 5393 | Peter Sellers | A Hard Day's Night |
6/01/67 | Paul McCartney | L.P. | Decca SKL 4847 | The George Martin Orchestra | The Family Way |
01/67 | Paul McCartney | 7" | Pye 7N 17267 | Donovan | Mellow Yellow |
02/67 | The Beatles | 7" | Decca F 12551 | Peter Cook and Dudley Moore | The L.S. Bumble Bee |
30/08/68 | Paul McCartney | 7" | Apple APPLE 2 | Mary Hopkin | Those Were The Days |
6/09/68 | George Harrison | 7" | Apple APPLE 3 | Jackie Lomax | Sour Milk Sea |
11/10/68 | Paul McCartney | 7" | Liberty LBF 15144 | Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band | I'm The Urban Spaceman |
15/11/68 | * No Beatles * | 7" | Parlophone R 5743 | The Moles | We Are The Moles (Part 1) |
1969 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Page One POF 119 | Alan Klein | Honey Pie |
28/03/69 | Paul McCartney | 7" | Apple APPLE 10 | Mary Hopkin | Goodbye |
9/05/69 | George Harrison | 7" | Apple APPLE 11 | Jackie Lomax | New Day |
07/69 | McCartney/Harrison | E.P. | Apple CT 1 | Various Artists | The Walls Ice Cream Promo |
4/07/69 | * No Beatles * | L.P. | Apple SAPCOR 8 | The Iveys | Maybe Tomorrow |
29/08/69 | George Harrison | 7" | Apple APPLE 15 | Radha Krishna Temple | Hare Krishna Mantra |
5/12/69 | Paul McCartney | 7" | Apple APPLE 20 | Badfinger | Come And Get It |
9/01/70 | Paul McCartney | L.P. | Apple SAPCOR 12 | Badfinger | Magic Christian Music |
6/03/70 | George Harrison | 7" | Apple APPLE 25 | Radha Krishna Temple | Govinda |
7/03/70 | * No Beatles * | 7" | Beacon BEA 160 | The Fut | Have You Heard The Word |
6/11/70 | * No Beatles * | 7" | Apple APPLE 31 | Badfinger | No Matter What |
6/11/70 | Paul McCartney | 7" | Apple APPLE 32 | James Taylor | Carolina In My Mind |
27/11/70 | * No Beatles * | L.P. | Apple SAPCOR 16 | Badfinger | No Dice |
1971 | * No Beatles * | L.P. | C.B.S. 64301 | The Crickets | Rockin' 50's Rock'n'Roll |
16/07/71 | John Lennon | 7" | Apple APPLE 36 | Bill Elliot | God Save Us |
14/01/72 | George Harrison | 7" | Apple APPLE 40 | Badfinger | Day After Day |
4/02/72 | George Harrison | L.P. | Apple SAPCOR 19 | Badfinger | Straight Up |
17/11/72 | * No Beatles * | 7" | Apple APPLE 44 | Sundown Playboys | Saturday Nite Special |
24/11/72 | Ringo Starr | L.P. | Ode ODE 99001 | Various Artists | Tommy |
9/02/73 | Harrison/Starr | L.P. | Apple SAPCOR 25 | Lon & Derrek Van Eaton | Brother |
16/02/73 | John Lennon | L.P. | Apple SAPDO 1001 | Yoko Ono | Approximately Infinite Universe |
1974 | George Harrison | L.P. | Dark Horse AMLH 22001 | Splinter | The Place I Love (bootleg version) |
8/03/74 | * No Beatles * | L.P. | Apple SAPCOR 27 | Badfinger | Ass |
24/05/74 | Paul McCartney | 7" | Warner Bros K 16400 | Scaffold | Liverpool Lou |
30/08/74 | Lennon/Starr | L.P. | R.C.A. APL1-0570 | Harry Nilsson | Pussy Cats |
13/09/74 | George Harrison | 7" | Dark Horse AMS 7133 | Shankar Family & Friends | I Am Missing You |
27/09/74 | Paul McCartney | L.P. | Warner Bros K 56051 | Mike McGear | McGear |
1974 | The Beatles | L.P. | R.S.O. 2394 141 | Original Cast Recording | John Paul George Ringo ... & Bert |
10/74 | George Harrison | 7" | Dark Horse AMS 7135 | Splinter | Costafine Town |
28/03/75 | Ringo Starr | L.P. | R.C.A. RS 1008 | Harry Nilsson | Duit On Mon Dei |
07/75 | John Lennon | 7" | R.C.A. RCA 2579 | David Bowie | Fame |
14/11/75 | George Harrison | 7" | Charisma CB 268 | Monty Python | Lumberjack Song |
1976 | Ringo Starr | L.P. | R.C.A. RS 1015 | Harry Nilsson | Sandman |
5/11/76 | Lennon/McCartney | L.P. | Riva RVLP 2 | Film Soundtrack | All This And World War II |
29/04/77 | Paul McCartney | L.P. | Regal Zonophone EMC 3175 | Percy "Thrills" Thrillington | Thrillington |
6/05/77 | Paul McCartney | L.P. | E.M.I. EMA 781 | Denny Laine | Holly Days |
02/78 | Ringo Starr | 7" | Chrysalis CHS 2205 | Lonnie Donegan | Rock Island Line |
15/04/78 | Lennon/McCartney | L.P. | Warner Brothers K 56459 | The Rutles | The Rutles |
04/78 | Lennon/McCartney | 7" | Warner Brothers K 17125 | The Rutles | I Must Be In Love |
07/78 | Lennon/McCartney | L.P. | R.S.O. 2658 128 | Various Artists | Stigwood's Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Soundtrack) |
18/04/79 | Lennon/McCartney | L.P. | E.M.I. NUT 18 | Various Artists | The Songs Lennon and McCartney Gave Away |
10/08/79 | Paul McCartney | 7" | A & M AMS 7461 | Suzy and the Red Stripes | Seaside Woman |
20/02/81 | John Lennon | 7" | Geffen K 79202 | Yoko Ono | Walking On Thin Ice |
1982 | The Beatles | L.P. | E.M.I. PSLP 266 | Various Artists | The Abbey Road Collection |
1982 | The Beatles | L.P. | Rhino RNLP 803 | Various Artists | Beatlesongs |
16/12/82 | John Lennon | L.P. | Polydor POLD 5073 | Yoko Ono | It's Alright (I See Rainbows) |
22/11/85 | John Lennon | L.P. | Polydor 827 530-1 | Yoko Ono | Starpeace |
02/86 | Lennon/McCartney | L.P. | D.M.C. DMC 37/2 | Various Artists | Disco Mix Club - February 1986 Mixes |
1986 | * No Beatles * | L.P. | Rhino RNLP 70071 | Various Artists | Beatle Originals |
5/09/88 | Paul McCartney | 7" | C.B.S. TSH 1 | The Crickets | T-Shirt |
17/10/88 | George Harrison | 7" | Wilbury Records W 7732W | Traveling Wilburys | Handle With Care |
20/02/89 | George Harrison | 7" | Wilbury Records W 7637 | Traveling Wilburys | End Of The Line |
18/06/90 | George Harrison | 7" | Warner Brothers W 9773 | Traveling Wilburys | Nobody's Child |
5/11/90 | George Harrison | 7" | Warner Brothers W 9523 | Traveling Wilburys | She's My Baby |
25/03/91 | George Harrison | 7" | Warner Brothers W 0018W | Traveling Wilburys | Wilbury Twist |
21/10/91 | Paul/George | 7" | Apple APP 1 | Various Artists | The Apple E.P. |
11/93 | Lennon/McCartney | E.P. | E.M.I. EM 293 | Peter Sellers | A Hard Day's Night (E.P.) |
15/11/93 | Paul McCartney | L.P. | Parlophone PCSD 145 | The Fireman | Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest |
29/10/96 | Lennon/McCartney | L.P. | Virgin VUSLP 119 | The Rutles | Archaeology |
21/09/98 | Paul McCartney | L.P. | Hydra 4 97055 1 | The Fireman | Rushes |
21/09/98 | Paul McCartney | 12" | Hydra 12007 | The Fireman | Fluid |
26/10/98 | Paul McCartney | L.P. | Parlophone 4979101 | Linda McCartney | Wide Prairie |
9/11/98 | Paul McCartney | 7" | Parlophone R6510 | Linda McCartney | Wide Prairie |
1999 | Paul McCartney | 12" | Hydra 12008 | The Fireman | Fluid - Nitin Sawhney Remixes |
25/05/99 | George Harrison | 7" | Pilar PILAR 01 | The Remo Four | In The First Place |
9/10/01 | * No Beatles * | C.D. | Capitol 536 0352 | Yoko Ono | Blueprint For A Sunrise |
30/07/02 | John Lennon | 12" | Parlophone 12MINDS 001 | Yoko Ono | Open Your Box |
10/02 | John Lennon | C.D. | Uncut UNCUT 2002 11 | Various Artists | A Tribute To John Lennon |
17/11/03 | Paul and Ringo | C.D. | W.S.M. 8122 74546 2 | Various Artists | Concert For George |
8/03/04 | John Lennon | C.D. | Virgin VTDCD 698 | Various Artists | John Lennon's Jukebox |
14/06/04 | Paul McCartney | C.D. | Uncut UNCUT 2004 07 | Various Artists | Paul McCartney's Something For The Weekend |
09/04 | Lennon/McCartney | C.D. | Mojo MOJO 1 | Various Artists | Beatlemania Volume 1 |
09/04 | Lennon/McCartney | C.D. | Mojo MOJO 2 | Various Artists | Beatlemania Volume 2 |
06/11/06 | The Beatles | C.D. | Parlophone 375 4862 | Various Artists | Produced by George Martin |
19/02/07 | John Lennon | C.D. | Parlophone 389 1222 | Yoko Ono | Yes, I'm A Witch |
6/08/07 | * No Beatles * | C.D. | Rhino 279 9689 | The Rutles | The Rutles: Limited Vinyl Replica Edition |
08/08 | * No Beatles * | C.D. | Uncut UNCUT 2008 08 | Various Artists | While My Guitar Gently Weeps |
4/08/08 | * No Beatles * | C.D. | Mojo SEP08 | Various Artists | The White Album Recovered - No. 0000001 |
4/09/08 | * No Beatles * | C.D. | Mojo OCT08 | Various Artists | The White Album Recovered - No. 0000002 |
13/10/08 | Paul McCartney | C.D. | Positiv-Id POSITIVIDCD 001 | Nitin Sawhney | London Undersound |
24/11/08 | Paul McCartney | C.D. | One Little Indian TPLP1003CD | The Fireman | Electric Arguments |
03/12 | * No Beatles * | C.D. | Uncut UNCUT 2012 03 | Various Artists | Sounds Of The Star-Club |
26/07/19 | Paul McCartney | Boxset | Esoteric ECLEC 32655 | Mike McCartney | McGear |