Love You To

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“Love You To”
Song by The Beatles
Album Revolver
Released 5 August 1966
Recorded Abbey Road Studios
11 April 1966
Genre Raga rock
Length 3:01
Label Parlophone
Writer George Harrison
Producer George Martin
Revolver track listing
Side one
  1. "Taxman"
  2. "Eleanor Rigby"
  3. "I'm Only Sleeping"
  4. "Love You To"
  5. "Here, There and Everywhere"
  6. "Yellow Submarine"
  7. "She Said She Said"
Side two
  1. "Good Day Sunshine"
  2. "And Your Bird Can Sing"
  3. "For No One"
  4. "Doctor Robert"
  5. "I Want to Tell You"
  6. "Got to Get You Into My Life"
  7. "Tomorrow Never Knows"
Yellow Submarine Songtrack track listing
"Eleanor Rigby"
(3)		 "Love You To"
(4)		 "All Together Now"
(5)

"Love You To" is a song by The Beatles from the album Revolver. It is sung and written by George Harrison and features a tabla, an Indian drum played with the hands, as well as a sitar and a tambura drone. Ringo Starr is the only other Beatle playing on the song, shaking a tambourine. Paul McCartney originally recorded background vocals for the song, but those were left out of the final mix.[1]

It was the first Beatles song that seriously attempted to incorporate classical Indian music. Harrison was learning the sitar from Ravi Shankar, who inspired him to learn more about Indian music and Eastern religion.

The working title of the song was "Granny Smith."[1]

A brief portion of the song was included in The Beatles animated film Yellow Submarine when Harrison's character is first introduced.

[edit] Credits

  • George Harrison – sitar, tamboura, backwards guitar, double-tracked lead vocals
  • Anil Bhagwat – tabla
  • Ringo Starr – tambourine

[edit] Cover versions

Ronnie Montrose did a cover version with his own vocals and a slick electric guitar solo appearing on his Territory album in 1986.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books, 72-73. ISBN 0-517-57066-1. 
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