Rubber Soul
by The Beatles
- Type: Album
- Released: 3 December 1965
- Label: Parlophone, Capitol
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 35:25
- Community rating: 4.22/5 from 48 ratings
Artists on this release: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Rubber Soul' marks a pivotal artistic maturation for The Beatles, wedding more introspective and complex songwriting with an expanded sonic palette of folk-rock and soul. This shift is exemplified by novel production techniques and the introduction of instruments like the sitar, fuzz bass, and a sped-up piano track mimicking a baroque harpsichord. The album's conception as a cohesive artistic statement was highly influential, moving popular music's focus from individual singles to the long-playing record as a comprehensive work.
Genres
Descriptors: folk, acoustic, melodic, harmonies, experimental
Tracklist
- Drive My Car (02:28)
- Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (02:04)
- You Won't See Me (03:19)
- Nowhere Man (02:43)
- Think For Yourself (02:18)
- The Word (02:43)
- Michelle (02:42)
- What Goes On (02:48)
- Girl (02:31)
- I'm Looking Through You (02:26)
- In My Life (02:26)
- Wait (02:14)
- If I Needed Someone (02:22)
- Run For Your Life (02:21)
Credits
- John Lennon - lead vocals, harmony vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, piano, organ, tambourine
- Paul McCartney - lead vocals, harmony vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, piano, fuzz bass
- George Harrison - lead vocals, harmony vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, sitar, fuzz bass
- Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine, maracas, cowbell, bells, cymbals, hammond organ, lead vocals
- George Martin - producer, piano, harmonium
- Norman Smith - engineer
- Mal Evans - hammond organ
- Robert Freeman - photography