If I Needed Someone by The Beatles

Genre: Soul
Year: 2009

"If I Needed Someone" is a song written by George Harrison. Versions by The Beatles and by The Hollies appeared simultaneously, both being released in the UK on 3 December 1965. The Hollies version appeared on a single. Most of the Hollies previous singles had been big top ten hits. When their version of "If I Needed Someone" only reached the lower half of the top 20 in the UK, they were quite critical and said had they had made a mistake recording it. The Beatles recording of the song first appeared in the UK on the 1965 album Rubber Soul and was later included in the 1966 U.S. release "Yesterday and Today". The Beatles version was recorded on 16 October and 18 October 1965, the basic track being recorded right after sessions for "Day Tripper". Read full article at wikipedia.org

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