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| In My Life | ||||
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| Compilation album by George Martin | ||||
| Released | 20 October 1998 | |||
| Recorded | March – August 1997 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 43:58 | |||
| Label | MCA (US), The Echo Label | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
| Compiler | George Martin | |||
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In My Life is a 1998 album compiled and produced by Sir George Martin.
The CD is composed almost entirely of cover versions of The Beatles songs which George Martin produced originally.
Reception[edit]
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters |   [2] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Cub Koda wrote "The results are in the true George Martin orchestrated tradition, with several interesting twists and turns along the way."[1] Conversely, Sarah Zupko of PopMatters wrote Martin "has chosen to go out with a whimper instead of a bang" and of the album in general; "I don’t really have to tell you that Goldie Hawn impersonating a chanteuse on “A Hard Day’s Night” or Sean Connery literally reading “In My Life” is an embarrassing display, do I?"[2]
Track listing[edit]
All songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.
- "Come Together" – 4:37
- Featuring Robin Williams and Bobby McFerrin on vocals
- "A Hard Day's Night" – 3:24
- Featuring Goldie Hawn on keyboards and vocals
- "A Day in the Life" – 4:44
- An instrumental version, featuring Jeff Beck on guitar
- "Here, There and Everywhere" – 3:18
- Featuring Céline Dion on vocals
- "Because" – 3:18
- Featuring Vanessa-Mae on violin
- "I Am the Walrus" – 4:31
- Featuring Jim Carrey on vocals
- "Here Comes the Sun" (George Harrison) – 3:30
- Featuring guitarist John Williams
- "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" – 2:58
- Featuring Billy Connolly on vocals
- "The Pepperland Suite" (George Martin) – 6:19
- Originally appeared in 1969 album Yellow Submarine, with new arrangements
- "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End" – 5:38
- Featuring Phil Collins on drums, percussion and vocals
- "Friends and Lovers" (George Martin) – 2:24
- "In My Life" – 2:29
- Featuring Sean Connery on lead spoken word vocal
- "Ticket to Ride" – 3:56
- Featuring the Meninas Cantoras de Petropolis on vocals, only included in the South American release
- "Blackbird" – 2:59
- Featuring Bonnie Pink on keyboards and vocals, only included in the Japanese release
References[edit]
- ^ a b Koda, Cub. "In My Life > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ a b Zupko, Sarah. "George Martin, In My Life < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
