Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine

by The Beatles

Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 5 August 1966
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 4.29/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: George Martin

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A remarkable double A-side that demonstrates the vast spectrum of the band's mid-period songwriting capabilities. It juxtaposes a whimsical, sound-effect-heavy nautical singalong with a stark, string-quartet-driven narrative focusing deeply on urban isolation and loneliness.

Genres

Descriptors: novelty, melodic, aquatic, british, literate

Tracklist

  1. Eleanor Rigby
  2. Yellow Submarine

Credits

  • The Beatles - primary artist
  • Lennon-McCartney - written-by

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