The Beatles by Martin. Because of the paucity of new Beatles music, AllMusic's Unterberger and Bruce Eder suggest the album might be "inessential" but for Harrison's "It's All Too Much": "the jewel of the new songs ... resplendent in swirling Mellotron, larger-than-life percussion, and tidal waves of feedback guitar ... a virtuoso excursion into otherwise hazy psychedelia". Although "Let It Be" was the Beatles' final album release, it was largely recorded before "Abbey Road". The project's impetus came from an idea Martin attributes to McCartney, who suggested they "record an album of new material and rehearse it, then perform it before a
The Beatles (album) of nine weeks at the top. In all, "The Beatles" spent 186 weeks on the "Billboard" 200. The album has sold over 9.5 million copies in the United States alone and according to the Recording Industry Association of America, "The Beatles" is the Beatles' most-certified album, at 19-times platinum. All tracks written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted. Lead singer credits per Castleman and Podrazik's 1976 book "All Together Now". The Beatles Guest musicians Session musicians Production Original release 1987 reissue 2009 reissue 2018 reissue Footnotes Citations Sources Further reading The Beatles (album) The Beatles, also known as The White Album,