Any Time at All
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"Any Time at All" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, it was mainly composed by John Lennon, with an instrumental middle eight by Paul McCartney.Template:Sfn It first appeared on the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night album.
Origin
In his 1980 interview with Playboy, Lennon described the song as "An effort at writing 'It Won't Be Long'. Same ilk: C to A minor, C to A minor—with me shouting."Template:Sfn
Lyrically, the song appears similar to the 1963 song "All I've Got to Do" from the album With the Beatles.[1]
Lennon's handwritten lyrics for "Any Time at All" were sold for £6,000 to an unidentified individual at an auction held at Sotheby's in London, on 8 April 1988.Template:Sfn
Recording
Incomplete when first brought into EMI Studios on Tuesday 2 June 1964,Template:Sfn Paul McCartney suggested an idea for the middle eight section based solely on chords, which was recorded with the intention of adding lyrics later. But by the time it was needed to be mixed, the middle eight was still without words and that is how it appears on the LP.Template:Sfn McCartney sings the second "Any time at all" in each chorus because Lennon couldn't reach the notes.[2] "Any Time at All" reprises a George Martin trick from "A Hard Day's Night" by using a piano solo echoed lightly note-for-note on guitar by George Harrison.[3]
Releases
In addition to A Hard Day's Night, "Any Time at All" was included on:
- Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night British EP.
- Capitol album Something New
- Rock 'n' Roll Music compilation LP.
Personnel
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- Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass, piano
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References
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Further reading
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- ↑ Alan W. Pollack's Notes on "Any Time At All"
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