The White Album Back In The U.S.S.R. Birthday Dear Prudence Yer Blues Glass Onion Mother Nature's Son Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Sexy Sadie Wild Honey Pie Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill, The Helter Skelter Long, Long, Long While My Guitar Gently Weeps Happiness Is A Warm Gun Revolution 1 Honey Pie Martha My Dear I'm So Tired Savoy Truffle Blackbird Cry Baby Cry Piggies Revolution 9 Good Night Rocky Raccoon Don't Pass Me By Why Don't We Do It In The Road? I Will Julia Information Label: Parlophone Release Date: 1987 Available Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl Genre: Rock & Pop Catalog Number: 46443 Distributor: n/a Spars Code: AAD Mono/Stereo: Stereo Studio/Live: Studio Reviews New Musical Express (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #8 in NME's list of the 'Greatest Albums Of All Time.' Back to Top of Page Album Notes The Beatles: George Harrison (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, violin, organ, bass, tambourine, firebell); John Lennon (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, saxophone, piano, organ, harmonium, bass, 6-string bass, maracas, tambourine, tape loops); Paul McCartney (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, flute, flugelhorn, piano, Hammond organ, bass, drums, bongos, timpani, percussion); Ringo Starr (vocals, piano, drums, bongos, maracas, castanets, tambourine). Additional personnel includes: Yoko Ono (vocals); Eric Clapton (electric guitar); Mal Evans (trumpet, tambourine); George Martin (piano, harmonium); Chris Thomas (harpsichord, Mellotron); Maureen Starkey, Patti Harrison (background vocals). Recorded at Abbey Road Studios and Trident Studios, London, England between May and October 1968. All songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney except "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Piggies," "Long, Long, Long," "Savoy Truffle" (George Harrison) and "Don't Pass Me By" (Richard Starkey). THE BEATLES (generally known as "The White Album" because of its cover) was a sprawling two-record set, highlighting the distinct personalities in the group. With the four Beatles playing like session men on each other's songs, the making of the album was fraught with tension. John Lennon's songs included a bitter take on people who read too much into the Beatles' lyrics ("Glass Onion"), reflections on loneliness and alienation ("Yer Blues", "I'm So Tired") and the massive sound collage "Revolution 9." George Harrison's songs offered black humor ("Piggies") and tender sadness ("While My Guitar Gently Weeps", with Eric Clapton on guitar). Paul McCartney provided both light, lyric songs ("Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", "Honey Pie"), and rockers ("Back In The U.S.S.R.", the explosive "Helter Skelter"). Ringo Starr made his solo songwriting debut with "Don't Pass Me By" and sang the album closer, "Good Night." top