Devil in Her Heart

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"Devil in Her Heart" was a George Harrison stage number during 1962 and 1963. It was originally recorded in Detroit by the Donays (for Correc-tone Records, and was later picked up by the New York City label Brent and was re-released in August, 1962), as "(There's A) Devil In His Heart" (on Brent 7033, with the B-side "Bad Boy"). It was written by Richard P. Drapkin, who recorded under the name Ricky Dee, and it appeared in the United Kingdom on the Oriole label. The Donays only made one record, but their lead singer, Yvonne Allen, recorded solo, and later joined The Elgins at Motown.

The Beatles rushed through this cover needing only three takes plus overdubs to complete it for their second LP, With the Beatles.^{[citation needed]} This haste that John Lennon and Paul McCartney adopted towards recording Harrison material (and later that of Ringo Starr) would gradually become the norm over time, the exception being Lennon/McCartney compositions written specifically for them.^{[citation needed]}