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Baby's in Black

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Composition
Recording
Live performances
Personnel
Cover versions
Notes
References
External links

{{Use British English|date=August 2010}}{{Infobox song
| name = Baby's in Black
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Cover of the song's sheet music
| type =
| artist = the Beatles
| album = Beatles for Sale
| released = 4 December 1964
| format =
| recorded = 11 August 1964
| studio = EMI Studios, London
| venue =
| genre = Folk rock{{sfn|Unterberger|2007}}
| length = 2:02
| label = EMI, Parlophone, Capitol
| writer = Lennon–McCartney
| producer = George Martin
}}

"Baby's in Black" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.{{sfn|Sheff|2000|p=205}}{{sfn|Miles|1997|p=175}} The song appears on the United Kingdom album Beatles for Sale{{sfn|Lewisohn|1988|p=200}} and on the United States album Beatles '65, both released in 1964.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1988|p=201}}

Composition

"Baby's in Black" is performed at a 6/8 time signature{{sfn|Hal Leonard|1993|p=79}} with a moderate tempo. AMG described the song as "a love lament for a grieving girl that was perhaps more morose than any previous Beatles' song."{{sfn|Unterberger|2007}} Musicologist Alan W. Pollack notes that the song is relatively complex in format, with a refrain, bridge, and a guitar solo. He describes the song as having "mishmash" of stylistic elements—among them, "bluesy" chords and country music-inspired vocals.^[1]

Recording

"Baby's in Black" was recorded by the Beatles on 11 August 1964, and was the first song recorded for Beatles for Sale.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1988|p=47}} Lennon and McCartney sang their vocal parts simultaneously through the same microphone. This was done at their own insistence in order to achieve a closer feel to the performance. McCartney was subsequently contacted by their music publisher in 1964 inquiring as to which melody line was the main tune (i.e. Paul's higher or John's lower melody). McCartney later said that he told the publisher they were both the main melody.{{sfn|Miles|1997}}

Live performances

They performed "Baby's in Black" live during their appearances from late 1964 until their last tour in 1966. McCartney said they introduced the song by saying, "'And now for something different.' ... We used to put that in there, and think, 'Well, they won't know quite what to make of this, but it's cool.'"{{sfn|Miles|1997|p=175}} In 1996, a live version of "Baby's in Black" was released as a B-side to "Real Love", the second single from their Anthology project.{{sfn|Cross|2005|pp=484–485, 543}}

Personnel

John Lennon – vocal, acoustic rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney – vocal, bass guitar
George Harrison – lead guitar
Ringo Starr – drums

Personnel per Ian MacDonald{{sfn|MacDonald|2005|pp=122-123}}

Cover versions

In 1965, the Charles River Valley Boys covered "Baby's in Black" on their album of Beatle covers, Beatle Country.{{sfn|Unterberger|2007}}
The song was recorded by The Applejacks in 1965 and released on a Decca sampler called The Lord's Taverners Charity Album.
Rubén Blades covered the song (in English) on his 1992 Grammy-nominated album Amor y Control.
Country band Flynnville Train covered the song on their 2007 debut album.
Natascha Corrigan inserts refrains from the song into her cover of another Beatles tune, "Yes It Is".
Bluegrass Band Trampled By Turtles covered the song for Minnesota Beatle Project Volume 4.

Notes

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/bib.shtml|title=Notes on "Baby's In Black"|author=Alan W. Pollack|year=1992|accessdate=12 February 2014}}

References

{{cite book

|last=Cross
|first=Craig
|year=2005
|title=The Beatles: Day-by-Day, Song-by-Song, Record-by-Record
|publisher=iUniverse, Inc.
|location=Lincoln, NE
|isbn=0-595-34663-4
|ref=harv}}

{{cite book

|publisher=Hal Leanord
|year=1993
|title=The Beatles - Complete Scores
|location=Milwaukee
|isbn=0-7935-1832-6
|ref={{SfnRef|Hal Leonard|1993}}}}

{{cite book

|last=Harry
|first=Bill
|year=2000
|authorlink=Bill Harry
|title=The Beatles Encyclopedia: Revised and Updated
|publisher=Virgin Publishing
|location=London
|isbn=0-7535-0481-2
|ref=harv}}

{{cite book

|last=Lewisohn
|first=Mark
|year=1988
|authorlink=Mark Lewisohn
|title=The Beatles Recording Sessions
|publisher=Harmony Books
|location=New York
|isbn=0-517-57066-1
|ref=harv}}

{{cite book

|last=Miles
|first=Barry
|year=1997
|authorlink=Barry Miles
|title=Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now
|publisher=Henry Holt & Company
|location=New York
|isbn=0-8050-5249-6
|ref=harv}}

{{cite book

|last=Sheff
|first=David
|year=2000
|title=All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono
|publisher=St. Martin's Press
|location=New York
|isbn=0-312-25464-4
|ref=harv}}

{{cite book

|last=Spitz
|first=Bob
|year=2005
|authorlink=Bob Spitz
|title=The Beatles: The Biography
|publisher=Little, Brown
|location=Boston
|isbn=0-316-80352-9
|ref=harv}}

{{cite web

|last=Unterberger
|first=Richie
|year=2007
|authorlink=Richie Unterberger
|title=Review of "Baby's in Black"
|publisher=Allmusic
|url={{Allmusic|class=song|id=t462340|pure_url=yes}}
|accessdate=2007-03-20
|ref=harv}}

{{cite web

| last=Pollack
| first=Alan W.
| authorlink=Alan W. Pollack
| title=Notes on "Baby's in Black"
| date=31 December 1995
| work="Notes on" Series
| url=http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/bib.shtml
| ref=harv
}}

{{cite book

| last=MacDonald
| first=Ian
| year=2005
| authorlink=Ian MacDonald
| title=Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties
| publisher=Pimlico (Rand)
| location=London
| edition=Second Revised
| isbn=1-84413-828-3
| ref=harv
}}{{Refend}}

External links

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