All My Loving

"All My Loving" is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney), from the 1963 album With the Beatles.

"All My Loving"
Song by The Beatles
from With the Beatles"
Released	22 November 1963
Recorded	30 July 1963
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:04 2:07 (untrimmed stereo version)
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Lennon/McCartney
Producer(s)	George Martin
With the Beatles track listing
14 tracks Side one "It Won't Be Long" "All I've Got to Do" "All My Loving" "Don't Bother Me" "Little Child" "Till There Was You" "Please Mister Postman" Side two "Roll Over Beethoven" "Hold Me Tight" "You Really Got a Hold on Me" "I Wanna Be Your Man" "Devil in Her Heart" "Not a Second Time" "Money"

Writing

According to journalist Bill Harry, McCartney wrote the lyrics while shaving, but McCartney told biographer Barry Miles that he wrote them while on a tour bus. He also said, "It was the first song I'd ever written the words first. I never wrote words first, it was always some kind of accompaniment. I've hardly ever done it since either." The lyrics follow the "letter song" model as used on "P.S. I Love You", the B-side of their first single.

Lennon showed his love for the song in his 1980 Playboy interview:

“

LENNON:"All My Loving" is Paul, I regret to say. Ha ha ha. PLAYBOY: Why? LENNON: Because it's a damn good piece of work....But I play a pretty mean guitar in back.

”

Personnel

• Paul McCartney – double-tracked vocal, bass
• John Lennon – backing vocal, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – backing vocal, lead guitar
• Ringo Starr – drums
• George Martin – producer
• Norman Smith – engineer

Personnel per Ian MacDonald

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