July 1964 - US
Charted:
#2 US
Album Notes:
It may have been "new" in terms of US releases, but eight of the tracks had already appeared on the UK version of A Hard Day's Night.
Album Cover Notes:
Color photo of the band playing, in a futuristic setting.
Track List & Song Info:
Side One
1. "I'll Cry Instead" (Lennon-McCartney)
2. "Things We Said Today" (Lennon-McCartney)
3. "Any Time At All" (Lennon-McCartney)
4. "When I Get Home" (Lennon-McCartney)
5. "Slow Down" (Larry Williams)
An R&B hit for Larry Williams in 1958, often used in the band's earliest live performances
6. "Matchbox" (Carl Perkins)
First recorded by Carl Perkins in 1957, but made famous by this cover version
Side Two
1. "Tell Me Why" (Lennon-McCartney)
2. "And I Love Her" (Lennon-McCartney)
3. "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You" (Lennon-McCartney)
4. "If I Fell" (Lennon-McCartney)
5. "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" (Lennon-McCartney)
The German version of "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
(For additional song notes, see A Hard Day's Night)