Any Time at All

Infobox Song
Name = Any Time at All


Caption =
Artist = The Beatles
Album = A Hard Day's Night
Released = 10 July 1964
track_no = 8
Recorded = Abbey Road Studios 2 June 1964
Genre = Rock
Length = 02:13
Writer = Lennon-McCartney
Label = Apple Records
Producer = George MartinExtra tracklisting
Album = A Hard Day's Night
Type = studio
Tracks = ;Side one
# "A Hard Day's Night"
# "I Should Have Known Better"
# "If I Fell"
# "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
# "And I Love Her"
# "Tell Me Why"
# "Can't Buy Me Love";Side two
# "Any Time at All"
# "I'll Cry Instead"
# "Things We Said Today"
# "When I Get Home"
# "You Can't Do That"
# "I'll Be Back"

"Any Time at All" is a Beatles song credited to Lennon & McCartney and mainly composed by John Lennon. It first appeared on The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" album.

Incomplete when first brought into Abbey Road Studios on Tuesday 2 June 1964, [Mark Lewisohn, "The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions", p. 44] 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 however, the middle eight was still without words, and that is how it appears on the LP.

What did get added at the mixing stage was the snare drum "crack" that opens the track (and side two of the album) edited from an unused take.

The song was later covered by Nils Lofgren. The song was also covered by Dweezil Zappa on his 1991 album Confessions.

Personnel

*John Lennon - lead vocal / acoustic guitar Gibson J160E
*Paul McCartney - answer vocal to Lennon's "Anytime at all"/ bass guitar Hofner 500/1 / piano
*George Harrison - lead guitar Rickenbacker 360-12 Fireglo
*Ringo Starr - drums Ludwig

Releases

Included on:
*"Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night" British EP.
*"Rock and Roll Music" compilation LP.
*Capitol album "Something New"

Notes

References

[http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/ataa.shtml Alan W. Pollack's Notes on "Any Time At All"]