A Hard Day’s Night/I Should Have Known Better/If I Fell/I’m Happy Just To Dance With You/And I Love Her/Tell Me Why/Can’t Buy Me Love/Any Time At All/I’ll Cry Instead/Things We Said Today/When I Get Home/You Can’t Do That/I’ll Be Back
The Beatles third LP A Hard Day's Night left most of their pop competitors trailing so far behind they were left at the starting line. The only Beatles album to be comprised entirely of Lennon-McCartney originals, it immediately topped the UK album chart. There's no doubt about it - every track is a musical gem. (UK:1)
"Many of the chords, progressions and structures to the songs are very advanced - especially coming from a rock band who wrote their own material. What is still more impressive is how they seem to make it all sound so seemingly simple; the complexity of the musicianship doesn't overwhelm the music, but plays an important role in making their music infectious and devouring. The way they treat the melodies, and how they sequence and arrange them, is so marvellous."
"Every track here is brilliant in consummate beat-pop style. Infectious joy just explodes out of every song. A Hard Day's Night is a timeless classic that sounds as fresh and energetic today as it did all those years ago."
"All the songs are wonderful. No filler, just classic power pop sprinkled with some of John and Paul's most beautiful ballads. This whole album is utter pop perfection."
"If there is such a thing as an under appreciated Beatles album, it's A Hard Day's Night. Lennon's raw voice truly shines as the highlight with some notable favourites from McCartney too. John and Paul wrote all the songs on this one, composing an incredible number of outstanding originals. The melodies and middle-eight changes, along with the harmonies and execution, make these songs come alive."
"A Hard Day's Night is perhaps The Beatles' crispest and cleanest album. It rocks, has great harmonies, and crackles with the energy of guys on top of the world."
"It's easy to forget that the reason The Beatles became so famous was because they could write infectious and unforgettable pop songs. That's what A Hard Day's Night is full of and that's why it catapulted them to international stardom. It contains some of their catchiest songs. While their later songs are more experimental and musically sophisticated, the early ones make you want to get up, sing and dance."
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