By the middle of the 1960s soul and jazz performers were rushing to find the pick hits on new Beatles albums in the same way pop and rock acts had in the UK a year or two earlier.
It was not long after Beatlemania broke out all over the USA that their songs started to find their way into the catalogues of notable black American artists. Given that their prolific songwriting sprang from a shared appreciation of black American music of the 1950s and early 60s, it should surprise nobody that Lennon, McCartney and Harrison would come up with songs that would inspire black Americans to add them to their discographies. Here on “Let It Be” we extend the remit by bringing in the Beatles’ third great songwriter, George Harrison. “Our recent “Come Together: Black America Sings Lennon & McCartney” release was so well received that a second volume became a certainty. Dionne Warwick – We Can Work It Out 02:31Ģ0.
Gary “US” Bonds – It’s Only Love 03:06ġ7. Maceo & All The King’s Men – For No One 03:36ġ6. Ike & Tina Turner – She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 02:32ġ5. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – A Hard Day’s Night 02:27ġ4. The Undisputed Truth – With A Little Help From My Friends 04:24ġ3. Randy Crawford – Don’t Let Me Down 03:56ġ2. Junior Parker – Tomorrow Never Knows 03:24ġ1.
The Supremes – A World Without Love 02:43ġ0. Arthur Conley – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 02:58ĩ. Mary Wells – Do You Want To Know A Secret 02:37ĥ. Earth, Wind & Fire – Got To Get You Into My Life 04:02Ĥ. VA Let It Be: Black America Sings Lennon, McCartney & Harrison 2016 Ace RecordsĢ.