Twist and Shout

by The Beatles

Twist and Shout cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 12 July 1963
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A quintessential document of the British Invasion boom, highlighting the infectious energy of the Merseybeat sound. The title track features a famously raspy lead vocal from John Lennon, recorded in a single take at the end of an exhaustive studio session, cementing its place as a definitive early rock standard.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, vocal-group, soulful, punchy, bratty

Tracklist

  1. Twist And Shout
  2. Do You Want To Know A Secret

Credits

  • The Beatles - primary artist
  • Bert Russell - written-by
  • Phil Medley - written-by
  • Lennon-McCartney - written-by

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