Rubber Soul [sound recording]

Writing technique: C
Writing musicality: A
Performance technique: C
Performance musicality: A
Arrangements: A
Coherence/concept: B
Pacing/listenability: A
Recording/mastering: B
Cover art: D

Enjoyment: A plus

GPA: 3.2/4

1 Drive My Car
Lead Vocals – John*, Paul*
Piano – Paul*
Vocals [With] – George*
2:28
2 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Lead Vocals – John*
Sitar – George*
Vocals [With] – Paul*
2:04
3 You Won't See Me
Lead Vocals – Paul*
Organ [Hammond] – Mal 'Organ' Evans*
Piano – Paul*
Vocals [With] – George*, John*
3:19
4 Nowhere Man
Lead Vocals – George*, John*, Paul*
2:43
5 Think For Yourself
Bass [Fuzz] – Paul*
Composed By – Harrison*
Lead Vocals – George*
Vocals [With] – John*, Paul*
2:18
6 The Word
Harmonium – George Martin
Lead Vocals – George*, John*, Paul*
Piano – Paul*
2:43
7 Michelle
Lead Vocals – Paul*
Vocals [With] – George*, John*
2:42
8 What Goes On
Composed By – Lennon*, McCartney*, Starkey*
Lead Vocals – Ringo*
Vocals show more [With] – John*, Paul*
2:48
9 Girl
Lead Vocals – John*
Vocals [With] – George*, Paul*
2:31
10 I'm Looking Through You
Lead Vocals – Paul*
Organ [Hammond] – Ringo*
Vocals [With] – John*
2:26
11 In My Life
Lead Vocals – John*, Paul*
Piano – George Martin
2:26
12 Wait
Lead Vocals – John*, Paul*
2:14
13 If I Needed Someone
Composed By – Harrison*
Lead Vocals – George*
Vocals [With] – John*, Paul*
2:22
14 Run For Your Life
Lead Vocals – John*
Vocals [With] – George*, Paul*
2:23 show less

Product Details

* Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
* Original Release Date: 2000
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Capitol
* Catalog Number: 46440
* ASIN: B000002UAO
* Other Editions: Audio Cassette | LP Record
* Average Customer Review: based on 540 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #102 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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Track Listings

1. Drive My Car
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
3. You Won't See Me
4. Nowhere Man
5. Think For Yourself
6. The Word
7. Michelle
8. What Goes On
9. Girl
10. I'm Looking Through You
11. In My Life
12. Wait
13. If I Needed Someone
14. Run For Your Life

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
Rank 'em how you like, Rubber Soul is an undeniable pivot point in the Fab Four's show more varied discography no matter where, or how, you first heard it. The album was softened up in its original 12-song American edition to jibe with the Dylan/Byrds folk-rock sound, as well as squeeze money from the Parlophone catalog. The 14-song U.K. edition--the version now available on compact disc--is a different, more dynamic, and ultimately more accomplished achievement. So many classics: "Drive My Car" and "Nowhere Man" (both omitted from the U.S. edition) merge the early combustible Beatifics to a burgeoning studio consciousness; "The Word" can be read as a pre-psych warning shot; the sitar-laden "Norwegian Wood" and the evocative "Girl" (the latter written on the last night of the sessions) stand as turning points in John Lennon's oeuvre. George finally emerges too, with the McGuinn-ish "If I Needed Someone." --Don Harrison show less