 The Beatles wrote many songs during their visit to Rishikesh : 30 by one count , and " 48 songs in seven weeks " by others . Lennon said : " We wrote about thirty new songs between us . Paul must have done about a dozen . George says he 's got six , and I wrote fifteen " . Many of the songs became part of the album The Beatles ( aka " the White Album " ) , while others appeared on Abbey Road , and solo records . Several of the songs contained Eastern musical influences . 
