A Hard Day's Night | 
 enlarge | Creators: The Beatles, Paul Mccartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Norman Rossington, John Junkin, Victor Spinetti, Anna Quayle, Deryck Guyler
Label: Capitol
Category: Music
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Rating:  252 reviews
Sales Rank: 434
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 46437
UPC: 077774643726
EAN: 0077774643726
ASIN: B000002UAF
Release Date: October 25, 1990
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | A Hard Day's Night | | • | I Should Have Known Better | | • | If I Fell | | • | I'm Happy Just To Dance With You | | • | And I Love Her | | • | Tell Me Why | | • | Can't Buy Me Love | | • | Any Time At All | | • | I'll Cry Instead | | • | Things We Said Today | | • | When I Get Home | | • | You Can't Do That | | • | I'll Be Back |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Strummmmm! That dramatic guitar chord that kicks of A Hard Day's Night (album, song, movie) still jumps right out at you, slaps you in the face, and jump-starts your heart. And you know what? Both the music and the film are still as crisp and lively as they were in 1964. Of course, only the first seven songs are actually in the movie (and they are the strongest of the bunch, from the rousing rock & roll of the title track and the hit single "Can't Buy Me Love," to the beautiful ballads "If I Fell" and "And I Love Her"). But nobody's going to complain about having songs like "I'll Cry Instead" and "Things We Said Today" in the second half of the record; they sure don't feel like leftovers. Yet another high-point for John, Paul, George, and Ringo--four fab fellows who hit the highest heights imaginable. --Jim Emerson
Album Description
A Hard Day's Night was the first Beatles album of all-original material, and the first to feature George Harrison playing his Rickenbacker electric 12-string guitar (on the opening chord of "A Hard Day's Night," for instance). The distinctive sound of the 12-string inspired countless guitarists including Roger McGuinn and David Crosby of the Byrds. The film from which these songs hail remains a classic combination of happy 1960s naivete and nascent hipster wit. Many of the most important rock bands to emerge in the latter half of the '60s came into being because of A Hard Day's Night's irresistible vibrancy. The tunes flow like the finest red wine, as the title track leads to the glorious harmonica of "I Should Have Known Better" and the powerfully poignant "If I Fell." EMI. 2005.
Album Details
Same Tracks as the USA Version.
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Musical Supernova October 16, 2008
Purple Neon Lights
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have listened to every Beatles album over and over and over again. I have had times where each of the albums have been my favorite and where each album I have been sick of. I have endlessly played and replayed passages from nearly all the songs to grok on what makes them tick.
After such a thorough "wringing out" of each album, it is my opinion that a Hard Day's Night is the greatest Beatle album in that it had the greatest intensity of creativity in the shortest time span. It was an blindingly awesome roman candle of musical output. Any one of the songs on this album could've been a crown jewel for any band or artist; any of these tunes had the potential to be the one hit that could make their career, if properly arranged and promoted.
With Hard Day's Night, in an amazingly short time span, the Beatles made an entire album of crown jewels.
Wow.
What was even more mind-blowing was that this wasn't their first album.
Lots of groups come off gangbusters on their first album, because they've had a long time to incubate the songs. A Hard Day's Night was the Beatles' third album, the one after the long-accumulated initial musical cream was skimmed off. This was the "Omigod!" album, the album that bespoke of a veritable North Sea oilfield of yet-untapped talent.
Long live the Beatles! June 2, 2008
Mark H. Rothenberg
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This CD was AMAZING! It may not be the best Beatles album (Help! and Rubber Soul are, in my opinion), but it's The Beatles, so of course, you gotta love it! 5/5 stars!
Milestone For The British Invasion April 23, 2008
BeatlesFan3287 (Fairfield)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Usually when some one asks me about the British Invasion, the first thing that comes to mind is this album as well as the movie of the same name. Being the Beatles first album in which all tracks were written by them, this is the album that best represents everything the Beatles early work as well as the early British invasion was about.
The title track is pure pop rock with it's simple and playful lyrics set to a hard rockin' but catchy melody. After having seen the movie, one cannot hear this song without seeing, in their mind, the fab four racing down the street chased by tons of wild fans. It was obvious from the success of both this album and the movie that the British Invasion had completely blown open the doors as the biggest movement in rock history. No longer just a skiffle group from Liverpool, the Beatles had made it in America and were beginning to broaden their skills as songwritingers.
"If I Fell" is one of their first and best ballads. "Can't Buy Me Love" was their most advanced song to date as far as it's simple but universal message goes. While the youthful "I Should Have Known Better" reminds one of "Love Me Do", "I'll Be Back Again" is unlike anything they had done at that time. An acoustic number , it's lyrics seem almost unfinished and it's melody is notably haunting. It's songs like that that make, "A Hard Day's Night" really stand out. Clearly, this album, while not on the level of "Rubber Soul" or "Revolver", saw the group advancing with their musical ambitions.
In a way, this is the group's best early album. While, "Help" saw the band increasing even more in popularity and skill, nothing else best represents the peak of their "pop" days as much as this one.
 Mirepresentation by Amazon and Vendor April 17, 2008
Christopher W. Brewer (San Diego, CA. USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
The product is a South American copy of the disk. The Vendor, Innuendo of Florida, ships Brazilian and Argentinian copies and represents them as 'Imports' Every record collector knows that 'Imports' of the Beatles would be EMI prints from Europe, not South America. Amazon is sustaining this misrepresentation by not including the country of origin in its info on the web site. The vendor ship the cd's wrapped in the same wrap used to wrap lollipops - i.e., cheap, no tamper tape like on all the other Beatles CD's I have ordered over the years. Since you have to open the cover to see the poor quality prints of the CD label(faded and blurry, and in Spanish), I first thought that these may be pirated copies or bootlegs. Other than stating that they aren't bootlegs or pirates, the vendor, Innuendo, gives no proof of the authenticity of the CD's. I would suggest that other buyers just use a purchase site for Capitol or Apple Records, and avoid the uncertainty of this Amazon vendor,a nd that they wary of all Amazon copyrighted purchase until Amazon clarifies how it identifies foreign imports and nations of origin in its product information. I still have not heard from Amazon nor the vendor about rectifying my displeasure and issuing an unconditional refund. I will suspend all purchases from Amazon until this matter is satisfactorily resolved. I will use EBay and Buy,com in the meantime. 'Caveat Emptor.'
Gold March 29, 2008
Joanne J. Panza (Clairton PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Turning vinyl into compact discs - Thank you! All Beatles Albums are classics. A Hard Days Night is a listening pleasure!
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