The Beatles (The White Album)
Capitol - Capitol
The Beatles
Release date: 1990-10-25
Audio CD
Album Rock, Baroque Pop, British Psychedelia, Early Pop/Rock, England, Folk-Rock, Hard Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock Music, Popular Music, Psychedelic, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock/Pop, Singer/Songwriter
1. Back in the U.S.S.R.
2. Dear Prudence
3. Glass Onion
4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
5. Wild Honey Pie
6. Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Happiness Is a Warm Gun
9. Martha My Dear
10. I'm So Tired
11. Blackbird
12. Piggies
13. Rocky Raccoon
14. Don't Pass Me By
15. Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
16. I Will
17. Julia
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The Beatles (The White Album)
Date undefinedMost of the songs on this great album were written in India while the Fab Four were studying Transcendental Meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in early 1968. This is also the first album in which not all four Beatles participated on every track. Yet from an artistic standpoint, they remained very strong, although not every track here necessarily was.
Back In The USSR-A rock song by Paul. One of the albums' better tracks. Ringo had temporarily walked out so it's Paul playing the drums here.
Dear Prudence-Written by John and named after Mia Farrow's sister who John said meditated too long. Again, Paul plays the drums.
Glass Onion-A throwaway song by John about people reading too much into his songs.
Ob-La-Di,Ob-La-Da-A cheery song by Paul about two people who marry and raise a family.
Wild Honey Pie-Arguably the album's weakest track. They just chant "honey pie" during this 52-second song.
Bungalow Bill-Based on someone in India who hunted tigers. Yoko Ono sings a line here.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps-Of the four "Harrisongs" here, this is definitely George's best one. Eric Clapton of Cream also plays.
Happiness Is A Warm Gun-This is a song containing four parts, each with different tempos. John took the title from a magazine article.
Martha My Dear-A pop song by Paul named after his sheepdog.
I'm So Tired-While in India, John meditated all day and couldn't sleep at night.
Blackbird-An acoustic song by Paul with bird sound effects.
Piggies-A humorous song by George.
Rocky Racoon-A fictional story by Paul set in the Wild West.
Don't Pass Me By-Written and sung by Ringo and featuring a fiddle at the end.
Why Dont We Do It In The Road-A song with just three lines. Paul is solo on this track.
I Will-An acoustic song by Paul.
Julia-An acoustic song by John named after his late mother.
Birthday-This upbeat song was written in the studio. John called it "a piece of garbage".
Yer Blues-This is John feeling suicidal.
Mother Nature's Son-The lyrics were taken from one of the Maharishi's lectures. Only Paul plays on this track.
Me and My Monkey-A throwaway song by John. It's about him and Yoko.
Sexy Sadie-This is John lashing out at the Maharishi.
Helter Skelter-A rock song by Paul named after an amusement park ride.
Long, Long, Long-The weakest of George's songs on this album. John is MIA on this track.
Revolution 1-A slower, acoustic version of the B-side to "Hey Jude"
Honey Pie-A novelty song by Paul about an English woman who becomes a Hollywood movie star.
Savoy Truffle-A song by George featuring a horn section. Again, no John on this track.
Cry Baby Cry-John's tale about the goings on in a fictional kingdom. He thought so little of it that in a 1980 interview he said of this song, "Not me. A piece of rubbish."
Revolution 9-An 8-minute musical collage assembled by John. You can also hear Yoko and George here.This is more like a John/Yoko track than The Beatles.
Good Night-Written by John and sung by Ringo featuring a choir and orchestra. In 1980, John said this song was "possibly overlush".
TT Disc One-46:21, Disc Two-47:13
The Beatles (The White Album)
Date undefinedThis album is perfect, and it's imperfection makes it that way. If you could only own one album, this is it. It has it all. It's influence is incalculable. Sell everything you own, and just listen to this. Really.
The Beatles (The White Album)
Date undefinedReceived the CD in excellent condition. Price was outstanding--very affordable. The wait was a little long having been shipped from Czechoslovakia. Still, it was worth the wait. Thanks.
