Eleanor Rigby
"Eleanor Rigby" is a 1966 song by The Beatles and taken from their album Revolver. It was released as a double A-side to Yellow Submarine. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium and Canada, number 6 in Finland and number 11 in the United States.
| "Eleanor Rigby" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by the Beatles | ||||
| from Revolver" | ||||
| A-side | "Yellow Submarine" (double A-side) | |||
| Released | 5 August 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 28–29 April & 6 June 1966 | |||
| Studio | EMI, London | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop,[1] art rock[2] | |||
| Length | 2:08 | |||
| Label | Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney | |||
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
| The Beatles singles chronology | ||||
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| "Eleanor Rigby" at YouTube | ||||
Eleanor Rigby Media
The gravestone of Eleanor Rigby (1895–1939) in St Peter's Parish Church, Woolton
Eleanor Rigby statue by Tommy Steele on Stanley Street, Liverpool.
References
- ↑ Stanley, Bob (20 September 2007). Pop: Baroque and a soft place. Film & music section, p. 8. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/sep/21/popandrock1. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ Rodriguez 2012, p. 138.
