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''Yellow Submarine'' is the tenth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 13 January 1969 in the United States and on 17 January 1969 in the United Kingdom. It was issued as the soundtrack to the animated film of the same name, which premiered in London in July 1968. The album contains six songs by the Beatles, of which "Yellow Submarine" and "All You Need Is Love" had previously been released as singles. The remainder of the album was a re-recording of the film's orchestral soundtrack by the band's producer, George Martin. The project was regarded as a contractual obligation by the Beatles, who were asked to supply four new songs for the film. Some songs were written and recorded specifically for the soundtrack, while others were unreleased tracks from other projects. The album was issued two months after the ''White Album'' and was therefore not viewed by the band as a significant release. ''Yellow Submarine'' has since been afforded a mixed reception from music critics, some of whom consider that it falls short of the high standard generally associated with the Beatles' work. It reached the top 5 in the UK and the US, and has been reissued on compact disc several times. ==Background and recording== The album arose from contractual obligations for the Beatles to supply new songs to the soundtrack to United Artists' animated film ''Yellow Submarine''. Having recently completed their album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' in April 1967, the group showed minimal enthusiasm for the project. Along with the music for their ''Magical Mystery Tour'' TV film, the ''Yellow Submarine'' soundtrack was part of a period that author Ian MacDonald later described as the band's "regime of continuous low-intensity recording ... it had a workaday quality about it – an intrinsic lack of tension which was bound to colour the resulting material." Only one side of the album contains songs performed by the Beatles; of the six, four were previously unreleased. "Yellow Submarine" had been issued in August 1966 as a single, topping the UK chart for four weeks, and had also been released on the album ''Revolver''. "All You Need Is Love" had been issued as a single in July 1967. Of the unreleased tracks, the first to be recorded was George Harrison's "Only a Northern Song", during the sessions for ''Sgt. Pepper''. It was taped in February 1967 but subsequently shelved, along with an unfinished instrumental written by Harrison. The song was originally titled "Not Known" and the lyrics reflect Harrison's displeasure at being merely a contracted songwriter to the Beatles' publishing company, Northern Songs. "All Together Now" was recorded in a single session on 12 May 1967, specifically for the film project. The title came from a phrase Paul McCartney had heard as a child, to encourage everyone to sing music hall songs. He later described the song as "a throwaway". The band recorded Harrison's "It's All Too Much" in late May 1967. The Beatles had unlimited studio time to experiment and record whatever songs came to hand at Abbey Road, but this session took place at De Lane Lea Studios. The original take ran for over eight minutes, and Harrison briefly quoted a line from the Merseys' 1966 song "Sorrow". John Lennon's "Hey Bulldog" was recorded on 11 February 1968 and evolved from an initial intent to shoot a promotional film for the single "Lady Madonna". Like "All Together Now", it was specifically recorded with the film soundtrack in mind. The track's ending featured a jam session after the point where a fade-out was intended in the final mix, which was kept in the finished version. Side two features a re-recording of the symphonic film score composed by Martin, specifically for the album. The recording took place with a 41-piece orchestra over two three-hour sessions on 22 and 23 October 1968 in Abbey Road, and edited down to the length on the LP on 22 November. Martin's arrangement quoted from his earlier work for the Beatles; for example, "Sea of Time" includes a brief extract of a melody from "Within You Without You" from ''Sgt Pepper''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yellow Submarine (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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