Love (album)

Love is a -winning soundtrack of music recorded by The Beatles, released in November 2006. It features music compiled and for the show . The album was by George Martin and his son Giles Martin, who said, "What people will be hearing on the album is a new experience, a way of re-living the whole Beatles musical lifespan in a very condensed period." 
==Release history==
George Martin and his son Giles began work on Love after getting permission from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, and Olivia Harrison (the latter two representing John Lennon and George Harrison, respectively). In discussing the project, Giles Martin noted that elements were utilized from recordings in The Beatles catalogue, "the original four tracks, eight tracks and two tracks and used this palette of sounds and music to create a soundbed." George Martin also promised a prize to those who could crack a "code" found in the album.Beatles producers says "Love" soundtrack includes secret code theclockradio.com. Retrieved on June 15, 2007.
Giles Martin said in an interview that he was afraid they wouldn't get the green light to do the project, so he started by making digital back-ups of the original multi-track recordings just to get started on the project. He also said that he and his father mixed more music than was eventually released, including "She's Leaving Home" and a version of "Girl" that he was particularly fond of.Norwegian Wood - The Beatles Fan Club
McCartney and Starr, the two living members of The Beatles after the release of "Love", responded very positively to the album. McCartney noted that "This album puts The Beatles back together again, because suddenly there's John and George with me and Ringo". Starr commended George and Giles Martin for the album and said that the album is "really powerful for me and I even heard things I'd forgotten we'd recorded."
The album was first played publicly on 's . Virgin Radio , a self-proclaimed fan of The Beatles, chose to play the entire album uninterrupted to allow younger fans to experience an album premiere.
Love placed at #3 in the during its first week of release, trailing 's and ' compilation. It was also successful in the United States, debuting at #4 in the Billboard 200, where it was certified in late 2006.
At the 50th annual Grammy awards on February 10, 2008, the album won Grammys in two categories — Best Compilation Soundtrack Album and Best Surround Sound Album.
==Release details==
The album was released in three versions — a standard version, a two-disc CD and package and a two-disc vinyl package. The DVD-Audio disc contains a 5.1-channel mix (96 kHz 24-bit ), downmixable to 2-channel. For backwards compatibility it also contains separate audio-only content with 2-channel stereo (48 kHz 16-bit PCM) and 5.1-channel surround (448 kbit/s and 754 kbit/s ).
Region 	Date 	Label 	Format 	Catalog
Japan 	2006-11-15	Toshiba-EMI 	CD 	TOCP-70200
Japan 	2006-11-15	Toshiba-EMI 	CD / DVD-Audio	TOCP-70201
United Kingdom	2006-11-2 	Apple Records, EMI 	 	
United Kingdom	2006-11-2 	Apple Records, EMI 	CD 	3798082 / 0946 3 79808 2 8
United Kingdom	2006-11-2 	Apple Records, EMI 	CD / DVD-Audio	3798102 / 0946 3 79810 2 3
United States 	2006-11-21	Apple, Capitol Records, EMI	CD 	0946 3 79808 2 8
United States 	2006-11-21	Apple, Capitol Records, EMI	CD / DVD-Audio	0946 3 79810 2 3
United Kingdom	2007-04-30	Apple Records, EMI 	 	
United Kingdom	2007-04-30	Apple Records, EMI 	Vinyl 	
==Track listing==
The has longer versions of "Revolution" and "Back in the USSR", increasing the total running time by nearly two minutes. The version which was finally made available on iTunes is based on the DVD version, as probably are versions available from other download sites. The track listing for both discs is as follows:
All tracks written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted (see also: Lennon/McCartney).
# "Because" – 2:44
# "Get Back" – 2:05
# "Glass Onion" – 1:20
# "Eleanor Rigby""Julia (transition)" – 3:05
# "I am the Walrus" – 4:28
# "I Want to Hold Your Hand" – 1:26
# "Drive My Car / The Word / What You're Doing" – 1:54
# "Gnik Nus" – 0:55
# "Something" (George Harrison)"Blue Jay Way (Harrison) (transition)" – 3:29
# "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! / I Want You (She's So Heavy) / Helter Skelter" – 3:22
# "Help!" – 2:18
# "Blackbird / Yesterday" – 2:31
# "Strawberry Fields Forever" – 4:31
# "Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows" (Harrison, Lennon/McCartney) – 3:07
# "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" – 4:10
# "Octopus's Garden" (Richard Starkey) – 3:18
# "Lady Madonna" – 2:56
# "Here Comes the Sun" (Harrison)"The Inner Light (transition)" (Harrison) – 4:18
# "Come Together / Dear Prudence""Cry Baby Cry (transition)" – 4:45
# "Revolution" – 2:14 (CD version) / 3:23 (DVD/iTunes version)
# "Back in the U.S.S.R." – 1:54 (CD version) / 2:34 (DVD/iTunes version)
# "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Harrison) – 3:46
# "A Day in the Life" – 5:08
# "Hey Jude" – 3:58
# "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" – 1:22
# "All You Need Is Love" – 3:38
Additionally, the version of this album sold on iTunes includes two exclusive bonus tracks which were mixed by Giles Martin but not used in the final production:
 "The Fool on the Hill" – 3:29
 "Girl" – 2:42
==Track elements==
Love contains elements from 130 individual recordings of The Beatles. While a complete list has not been disclosed, highlights of how the elements were mixed have been noted by the press.
*"Because" – An interview in revealed that the opening track includes the bird sounds used in the version of "Across the Universe". In addition, a new recording of a Wood Pigeon was implemented "to make it more British," according to George Martin.
 
*"Get Back" – As reported, the track utilizes the opening guitar from "A Hard Day's Night", the drum and guitar solos from "The End", percussion from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)", and the orchestral swell from "A Day in the Life".
*"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – An interview with George and Giles Martin stated that elements from both the studio recording and the live performance were mixed to create this version.
*"Drive My Car / The Word / What You're Doing" – As reported, the medley features the guitar solo from "Taxman" and the horns section from "Savoy Truffle".
*"Gnik Nus" – As suggested in its title, the track contains the vocal arrangement of "Sun King" played in reverse.
 
*"Something / Blue Jay Way (transition)" – The track contains vocal elements from "Nowhere Man".
 
*"Strawberry Fields Forever" – A review of the album noted that this version builds from an acoustic demo. It includes the orchestral section from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", the solo piano from "In My Life", the brass included in "Penny Lane", the cello and harpsichord arrangement from "Piggies" and the coda of "Hello, Goodbye".
*"Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows" – This track combines the vocals from "Within You Without You" with the bass and drums from "Tomorrow Never Knows."
*"Octopus's Garden" – According to USA Today and PopMatters, this track contains the string arrangement from "Good Night", sound effects used in "Yellow Submarine" and elements from "Lovely Rita" and "Helter Skelter".
*"Lady Madonna" – The song includes the guitar riff from "Hey Bulldog", Eric Clapton's guitar solo from "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and Billy Preston's organ solo from "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". Retrieved on August 16, 2008.
*"Here Comes the Sun / The Inner Light (transition)" – As mentioned by Giles Martin, the track includes backing vocals from "Oh! Darling" and a bass line from "I Want You (She's So Heavy)".The Beatles Love website (video section). beatles.com. Retrieved on May 8, 2008.
*"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" – A BBC article reported that George Martin chose to use an early version of the recording for the album and wrote a new orchestral backing for the track. This was also stated in the fifth chapter of The Beatles 'LOVE' Podcast.
==Chart performance==
Chart (2007) 	Providers 	Peakposition 	Certification 	Sales
Argentina Album Chart 	CAPIF 	1 	Gold (2x) 	40,000Discos de Oro y Platino
 	Billboard 	4Billboard 200 	Platinum 	1,669,712 Billboard Top 200
 	Billboard 	4Billboard Comprehensive Albums 	Platinum 	1,669,712 Billboard Top 200
Billboard Top Internet Albums 	Billboard 	1Top Internet Albums 	Platinum 	1,669,712 Billboard Top 200
Euro Album Chart 	 	1Euro Album Chart 	2x PlatinumIfpi Platnum by Month 	2,000,000+
Canada Album Chart 	Nielsen Soundscan 	1Allmusic Chart Information 	2x PlatinumCRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for December 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2007.	200,000+
France Album Chart 	SNEP/IFOP 	1PALMARÈS - ALBUMS TOP 200 - 07/07/2007 	Platinum 	211.200Charts Francais
Greek International Album Chart	IFPI 	1CHARTS - IFPI En 	Gold 	20,000
Ireland Album Chart 	IRMA 	1 	3x Platinum 	45,000
 	ARIA 	2Aria Charts 	2x Platinum 	140,000+
 	RIANZ 	2Rianz.org 	Platinum 	15,000+
 	Media Control 	2Charts-Surfer 	3x Gold 	300,000+
Sweden Album Chart 	GLF 	2Hitlistan.se 	Gold 	20,000+
 	BPI/The Official UK Charts Company	3The Official Charts 	2x Platinum 	769,000 (to June 8, 2007)
 	Oricon 	3アルバムウイークリーＴＯＰ５０補完スレ 	Platinum 	242,822
 	Media Control Europe 	3Swiss Charts 	 	
Belgium Album Chart 	Ultratop / Nielsen 	3Entertainment Skynet 	Gold 	15,000+
 	Media Control Europe 	3Austrian Charts 	 	
 	Megacharts 	4Megacharts 	Gold 	47,130
Czech Republic Albums Chart 	IFPI 	4HitParada 	 	
Portugal Album Chart 	Promusicae/Media Control 	5Artistas & Espectáculos 2008 . Top Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa	Gold 	10,000+
Finland Album Chart 	GLF 	5Finnish Charts 	 	
Italy Album Chart 	FIMI/Nielsen 	7Fimi.it 	Platinum 	150.000
Spain Album Chart 	Promusicae/Media Control 	9Los 40 	 	
Estonia Album Chart 	Media Control Europe 	17Estonia Album Chart 	 	
==See also==
*All Together Now, a documentary following the creation of the Cirque du Soleil show and its soundtrack
==Notes==
==External links==
*DVD-Audio specific review at HFR
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