that the song illustrates the band's earliest influences, joining Everly Brothers-style harmonies with Brill Building-type songwriting. Hertsgaard recognises "There's a Place" and "Misery" as the two "sleeping beauties" of Please Please Me that are often overlooked. Riley offers similar sentiments, writing that the song exhibits more maturity than "teenybopper" tracks like "Ask Me Why" or "Do You Want to Know a Secret". Hertsgaard, Chris Ingham and Ian Marshall each write that the song's lyrics are deeper than those of the album's other tracks and that they anticipate the more introspective compositions of the later Beatles, especially Lennon. Kevin Howlett and Lewisohn write the song shows Lennon's "early fascination with self-discovery and the fulfilment such knowledge can bring". Hertsgaard contends that the song's "free-thinking sensibility" was later expanded upon in Lennon's 1966 songs "I'm Only Sleeping" and "Tomorrow Never Knows". In his 2007 book Can't Buy Me Love, Jonathan Gould dismisses the track as an awkward rewrite of "Please Please Me". He views the lyrics as "dreadful" and says that those who see the song as anticipating the later introspection of the Beatles' lyrics are being overly generous. Several writers have compared "There's a Place" to the Beach Boys' 1963 song "In My Room". Riley considers the Beatles' song "much better", as do critics Robert Christgau and John Piccarella, who say that "Lennon has better places to go but his room, and better ways to get there than Brian Wilson." Comparing the Beatles' harmonies to the Beach Boys', Riley writes that Lennon and McCartney "[double] the effect" of any similar attempt by the Beach Boys. Hertsgaard similarly praises the vocals, calling the harmonies in the song's opening "sublime". Less impressed, Ian MacDonald says that the two-part harmony shows "that Lennon had a heavy cold", although he adds that Lennon and McCartney's passionate singing "cuts through". Personnel According to Ian MacDonald: John Lennon vocal, harmonica, rhythm guitar Paul McCartney vocal, bass George Harrison backing vocal, lead guitar Ringo Starr drums Chart performance Weekly charts Notes References Citations Sources External links Full lyrics for the song at the Beatles' official website The Beatles songs Song recordings produced by George Martin Songs written by Lennon–McCartney 1963 songs Songs published by Northern Songs Tollie Records singles Capitol Records singles British rock-and-roll songs