who sings lead on anna by the beatles
John Lennon
title: Anna (Go to Him) text: Anna (Go to Him) "Anna (Go to Him)", or simply "Anna", is a song written and originally recorded by Arthur Alexander. His version was released as a single by Dot Records on September 17, 1962. A cover version was performed by English rock group The Beatles and included on their 1963 debut album "Please Please Me". According to Richie Unterberger, music critic for AllMusic: Critic Dave Marsh rates Alexander's "Anna (Go to Him)" as one of the top 1001 singles of all time. He praises the "gently swinging rhythm," the tough, syncopated drumming, and Alexander's vocal, particularly at the beginning title: The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill text: (Fm on "son") to get back to the C major key. It is sung by all four Beatles, Ringo's then-wife Maureen, and Yoko Ono (providing the only female lead vocal on a Beatles' recording, for the line "Not when he looked so fierce"). The Mellotron reappears during the verses, played by Lennon, using mandolin samples, and during the outro, played by Thomas, using trombone samples. Lennon, who wrote the song, is the primary lead singer. Like the majority of Beatles songs written by either Lennon or Paul McCartney, it is credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song was recorded by the Beatles title: Anna (Go to Him) text: it on "The Early Beatles" (March 22, 1965). Vee Jay also released "Anna (Go to Him)" on the EP "Souvenir of Their Visit: The Beatles" in the US The band recorded the song on February 11, 1963 in three takes; Take 3 was the master. It was remixed on February 25. George Harrison played the distinctive phrase on guitar; Floyd Cramer played it on piano for the original. Unterberger praised the Beatles' version in his review, saying: Music critic Ian MacDonald had a different view of Lennon's vocal delivery, saying it sounded like "a passionate youth grappling with a man's title: Anna (Go to Him) text: song". As noted in many references including Mark Lewisohn's "The Beatles Recording Sessions", Lennon had a bad cold on the day of recording which had an effect on his voice. They recorded "Anna (Go to Him)" on June 17, 1963 for the BBC radio show "Pop Go the Beatles". The show was broadcast on June 25. They recorded it once again on August 1, 1963 for the show broadcast on August 27. Engineered by Norman Smith On their 1974 album, "Thunderbox", Humble Pie also covered the song, it was their seventh studio album. Their version is more in a rhythm title: Anna (Go to Him) text: of the refrain, suggesting that John Lennon may have learned to sing ballads like "In My Life" by listening to Alexander's performance. Despite the title, throughout the song the lyric is "go "with" him" rather than "go "to" him". A personal favourite of John Lennon, it became part of the Beatles' early repertoire and was consequently recorded by them for their 1963 debut album, "Please Please Me". It is the first song released by the group which specifically names a girl. In the U.S., Vee Jay Records released it on "Introducing... The Beatles" (January 10, 1964) and Capitol Records re-released