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Anthology 2 is a compilation album
Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter....
 by The Beatles released in March 1996 by Apple Records
Apple Records

Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968, as a division of Apple Corps. It was initially intended as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists including Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, and Billy Preston....
 as part of The Beatles Anthology
The Beatles Anthology

The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series, a series of three albums and a book, all of which focus on the history of The Beatles....
 series. The album includes rarities, live, and alternative tracks from the sessions for Help!
Help! (album)

Help! is the fifth U.K. album and tenth U.S. album by The Beatles, and the soundtrack album from their Help! . Produced by George Martin for EMI's Parlophone Records, the album contains seven songs that appeared in the film Help! , and seven that did not, including the singles "Help! " and "Ticket to Ride"....
 through the sessions for Magical Mystery Tour and early 1968 sessions before the band travelled to India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
.

The album featured the second "new" Beatle-track, "Real Love", a re-worked song originally by John Lennon
John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon, Order of the British Empire was an English Rock music musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles....
.

Anthology 2 sold well, as did its predecessor – Anthology 1
Anthology 1

Anthology 1 is a compilation album by The Beatles and the first of a three-volume collection. It was released in November 1995 and includes rarities and alternative tracks from the period 1958-1964, including their days as "The Quarrymen", through the Decca auditions to the album Beatles for Sale....
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Anthology 2 is a compilation album
Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter....
 by The Beatles released in March 1996 by Apple Records
Apple Records

Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968, as a division of Apple Corps. It was initially intended as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists including Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, and Billy Preston....
 as part of The Beatles Anthology
The Beatles Anthology

The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series, a series of three albums and a book, all of which focus on the history of The Beatles....
 series. The album includes rarities, live, and alternative tracks from the sessions for Help!
Help! (album)

Help! is the fifth U.K. album and tenth U.S. album by The Beatles, and the soundtrack album from their Help! . Produced by George Martin for EMI's Parlophone Records, the album contains seven songs that appeared in the film Help! , and seven that did not, including the singles "Help! " and "Ticket to Ride"....
 through the sessions for Magical Mystery Tour and early 1968 sessions before the band travelled to India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
.

The album featured the second "new" Beatle-track, "Real Love", a re-worked song originally by John Lennon
John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon, Order of the British Empire was an English Rock music musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles....
.

Anthology 2 sold well, as did its predecessor – Anthology 1
Anthology 1

Anthology 1 is a compilation album by The Beatles and the first of a three-volume collection. It was released in November 1995 and includes rarities and alternative tracks from the period 1958-1964, including their days as "The Quarrymen", through the Decca auditions to the album Beatles for Sale....
. In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 it debuted at #1, selling 442,000 copies the first week. The following week, the album fell to #2, selling 201,000 copies, being replaced by Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette

Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canada singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She has won eleven Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, and has sold over 60 million albums worldwide....
's Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill

Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album by Canada singer Alanis Morissette. The album made a sharp turn in genre and style for Morissette from her previous dance pop sound....
. The album managed to spend 2 more weeks on the Top 10 (at #4 and then #8), remaining for 22 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200

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 and then re-entering the charts twice, marking a #96 reach during the Christmas
Christmas

Christmas , also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts Twelve Days of Christmas....
 season of 1996. In all, the album spent 37 weeks on the charts (8 more than Anthology 1) and sold 1,707,000 copies (confirmed by RIAA), being certified 2x Platinum. In the UK, the success was similar. Anthology 1 debuted at #2 album when released in 1995, but its successor managed to reach #1, where it remained for one week. The album spent a total of 13 weeks on the UK Album Chart.

Track listing

All songs written by John Lennon
John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon, Order of the British Empire was an English Rock music musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles....
 and Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney Member of the Order of the British Empire is a multiple Grammy Award-winning England singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer, Painting, and Animal rights....
, except where noted (see Lennon/McCartney
Lennon/McCartney

File:Lennon-McCartney.JPGThe songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, usually referred to as Lennon/McCartney, is one of the best-known and most successful musical and cultural collaborations of all time....
).

Disc One

  1. "Real Love" (Lennon)
  2. "Yes It Is
    Yes It Is

    "Yes It Is" is a 1965 in music The Beatles Single credited to John Lennon and Paul McCartney which was first released as the A-side and B-side to "Ticket to Ride"....
    " (Takes 2 & 14)
  3. "I'm Down
    I'm Down

    "I'm Down" is a song by the Beatles written by Paul McCartney and first released as the B-side to the single "Help! " in 1965. According to critic Richie Unterberger of Allmusic, "I'm Down" is "one of the most frantic rockers in the entire Beatles catalog." The song was influenced by 1950s rhythm & blues artists—Amazon.com called it a...
    " (Take 1)
  4. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
    You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

    "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" is a song by The Beatles. It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney, and first appeared on the album Help! in August 1965....
    " (Takes 1, 2 & 5) [Mono]
  5. "If You've Got Trouble
    If You've Got Trouble

    "If You've Got Trouble" is a song written by Lennon/McCartney....
    " (Take 5)
  6. "That Means a Lot
    That Means a Lot

    "That Means a Lot" was an unreleased The Beatles song, recorded in 1965. It was originally to be included on the album Help! , but both John Lennon and Paul McCartney disliked the track, and so it was kept off....
    " (Take 1)
  7. "Yesterday
    Yesterday (song)

    "Yesterday" is a pop music song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help! . According to the Guinness Book of Records, "Yesterday" has the most cover versions of any song ever written....
    " (Take 1)
  8. "It's Only Love
    It's Only Love

    "It's Only Love" is a song written mostly by John Lennon, and credited to John Lennon and Paul McCartney. It was first released by The Beatles in 1965, on the Help! album in the UK, and on the Rubber Soul album in the US....
    " (Takes 2 & 3) [Mono]
  9. "I Feel Fine
    I Feel Fine

    "I Feel Fine" is a riff-driven rock music song mainly written by John Lennon and released in 1964 by The Beatles as the A side of their eighth United Kingdom single....
    " (Live at Blackpool Night Out)
  10. "Ticket to Ride
    Ticket to Ride

    "Ticket to Ride" is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 album, Help! . It was recorded 15 February 1965 at Abbey Road Studios and released two months later....
    " (Live at Blackpool Night Out)
  11. "Yesterday" (Live at Blackpool Night Out)
  12. "Help!
    Help! (song)

    "Help!" is a song by The Beatles that served as the title song for both the album Help! and the film Help! . It was also released as a single, and was #1 for three weeks in both the USA and UK....
    " (Live at Blackpool Night Out)
  13. "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
    Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby

    "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" is a song composed by Carl Perkins adapted from a similar song by Rex Griffin Perkins recorded the song in 1957 which was covered by The Beatles in 1964....
    " (Live at Shea Stadium
    Shea Stadium

    William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea , was a stadium located in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows?Corona Park....
    ) (Carl Perkins
    Carl Perkins

    Carl Lee Perkins was an United States of America pioneer of rockabilly music who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee beginning in 1954....
    )
  14. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
    Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

    "Norwegian Wood " is a song by The Beatles which first appeared on the 1965 album Rubber Soul. While credited to Lennon/McCartney, it was primarily written by John Lennon, though Paul McCartney contributed to the middle eight section....
    " (Take 1)
  15. "I'm Looking Through You
    I'm Looking Through You

    "I'm Looking Through You" is a Lennon/McCartney song, written mainly by Paul McCartney, that first appeared on The Beatles' 1965 album Rubber Soul....
    " (Take 1)
  16. "12-Bar Original
    12-Bar Original

    "12-Bar Original" is an instrumental song by The Beatles. It was recorded in 1965, but was not commercially available until 1996 when an edited version of Take 2 of this song was included on the Anthology 2 album; the full version is almost 7 minutes long....
    " (Edited Take 2) (Lennon/McCartney/George Harrison
    George Harrison

    George Harrison Order of the British Empire was an English Rock music guitarist, singer-songwriter and film producer. He achieved international fame as lead guitarist in The Beatles, and is listed number 21 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "The 100 Best Guitarists of All Time"....
    /Richard Starkey
    Ringo Starr

    Richard Starkey Order of the British Empire , better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an England musician, singer-songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles....
    )
  17. "Tomorrow Never Knows
    Tomorrow Never Knows

    "Tomorrow Never Knows" is the final track of The Beatles' 1966 studio album Revolver . It is credited as a Lennon/McCartney song, but was written primarily by John Lennon....
    " (Take 1)
  18. "Got to Get You Into My Life
    Got to Get You into My Life

    "Got to Get You into My Life" is a song by The Beatles on the album Revolver . It was released as a Single in the US in 1976, a decade after its initial release and six years after The Beatles split up....
    " (Take 5) [Mono]
  19. "And Your Bird Can Sing
    And Your Bird Can Sing

    "And Your Bird Can Sing" is a song by the The Beatles, released on their 1966 album Revolver in the UK and on Yesterday...and Today in the U.S....
    " (Take 2)
  20. "Taxman
    Taxman

    "Taxman" is a song by The Beatles, opening the Revolver album, based on a common personification of tax collection agencies such as the HM Customs and Excise, the Inland Revenue or the Internal Revenue Service....
    " (Take 11) (Harrison)
  21. "Eleanor Rigby
    Eleanor Rigby

    "Eleanor Rigby" is a song by The Beatles, originally released on the 1966 album Revolver . The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney....
    " (Strings Only) (Take 14)
  22. "I'm Only Sleeping
    I'm Only Sleeping

    "I'm Only Sleeping" is a song by The Beatles that appeared on their studio album Revolver . Though the song-writing credit is Lennon-McCartney, it was written mostly by John Lennon....
    " (Rehearsal) [Mono]
  23. "I'm Only Sleeping" (Take 1) [Mono]
  24. "Rock and Roll Music
    Rock and Roll Music

    "Rock and Roll Music" is a song written and originally recorded by Chuck Berry which became a hit single in 1957, reaching #8 in the U.S. chart, and was later cover version by many artists, notably The Beatles and The Beach Boys....
    " (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall) (Chuck Berry
    Chuck Berry

    Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.Chuck Berry is an influential figure and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music....
    )
  25. "She's a Woman
    She's a Woman

    "She's a Woman" is a song by The Beatles. It was released as the B-side to "I Feel Fine" in 1964, their last single release that year. It reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 from frequent airplay....
    " (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall)


Disc Two

  1. "Strawberry Fields Forever
    Strawberry Fields Forever

    "Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by The Beatles. Recorded at the end of 1966, the song was written by John Lennon during the filming of How I Won The War and is formally credited to the Lennon/McCartney songwriting team....
    " (Demo Sequence)
  2. "Strawberry Fields Forever" (Take 1)
  3. "Strawberry Fields Forever" (Take 7 & Edit Piece) [Mono]
  4. "Penny Lane
    Penny Lane

    "Penny Lane" is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney, recorded during the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sessions, and released in February 1967 as one side of a double A-sided single, along with John Lennon's "Strawberry Fields Forever"....
    " (Take 9 Horn Overdub)
  5. "A Day in the Life
    A Day in the Life

    ?'A Day in the Life'? is a song by the British Rock music band The Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, it is the final track on the group's 1967 album Sgt....
    " (Takes 1, 2, 6 & Orchestra)
  6. "Good Morning Good Morning
    Good Morning Good Morning

    "Good Morning Good Morning" is a song composed by John Lennon and performed by The Beatles on the 1967 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album....
    " (Take 8)
  7. "Only a Northern Song
    Only A Northern Song

    "'Only a Northern Song'" is a song written by George Harrison and performed by The Beatles. The song was recorded in 1967 during the sessions for Sgt....
    " (Takes 3 & 12) (Harrison)
  8. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
    Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

    "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" is a song from the 1967 The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was composed primarily by John Lennon with input from Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon/McCartney....
    " (Takes 1 & 2)
  9. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" (Take 7 & Effects Tape)
  10. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
    Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

    "'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'" is a song by English rock music band The Beatles, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney for the group's 1967 album Sgt....
    " (Takes 6, 7 & 8)
  11. "Within You Without You
    Within You Without You

    "Within You Without You" is a song written by George Harrison and released on The Beatles' 1967 album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band....
    " (Instrumental) (Harrison)
  12. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" (Take 5) [Mono]
  13. "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
    You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

    "You Know My Name " is a song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and originally released as the B-side of the single "Let It Be " on 6 March 1970....
    "
  14. "I Am the Walrus
    I Am the Walrus

    "I Am the Walrus" is a 1967 song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. Lennon claimed he wrote the first two lines on separate Lysergic acid diethylamide#Psychological....
    " (Take 16)
  15. "The Fool on the Hill
    The Fool on the Hill

    "The Fool on the Hill" is a song by The Beatles. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and recorded in 1967 in music. It was included on the Magical Mystery Tour EP and album, and presented in the Magical Mystery Tour , with a promotional sequence shot near Nice, in France from 30 October-31 October 1967....
    " (Demo) [Mono]
  16. "Your Mother Should Know
    Your Mother Should Know

    "Your Mother Should Know" is a song by The Beatles from their 1967 in music record Magical Mystery Tour, released in the United States as an LP on 27 November, 1967 and in the UK as a double-EP on 8 December, 1967....
    " (Take 27)
  17. "The Fool on the Hill" (Take 4)
  18. "Hello, Goodbye" (Take 16)
  19. "Lady Madonna
    Lady Madonna

    "Lady Madonna" is a song by The Beatles credited to Lennon/McCartney. In March 1968 it was released as a single , backed by "The Inner Light "....
    " (Takes 3 & 4)
  20. "Across the Universe
    Across the Universe

    "Across the Universe" is a song by The Beatles that first appeared on a charity release in December 1969, and later, in modified form, on their final album, Let It Be ....
    " (Take 2)


Release dates and details

Country Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 1996-03-18 Apple Records
Apple Records

Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968, as a division of Apple Corps. It was initially intended as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists including Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, and Billy Preston....
, EMI
EMI

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 Triple vinyl LP
Gramophone record

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Double CD
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United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 1996-03-19 Apple, Capitol Records
Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
, EMI		 Triple Vinyl LP CDP 7243 8 34448 1 6
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Chart positions


External links

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