Recorded in between a cup of tea and a cigarette, this album is raw yet dazzling. Here were four lads, highly experienced on stage, but with little or no idea of what a recording studio was like. They were subtly marshalled by the much-respected George Martin to deliver an entire album that was exactly what the fans wanted, but was still a surprise. Things were never as simple as this again, yet the genius is there. Examples are Lennon's unmatchable rasping on "Twist And Shout," McCartney's graceful ease in singing "I Saw Her Standing There," Harrison's sparse but definite Gretsch chords, and Starr's ace vocal on "Boys."

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England. "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You" were recorded in September 1962. The other 12 tracks were recorded on February 11, 1963 ("Twist And Shout" was the last song to be recorded).

- Cecilia

In general, a fanlisting is just a place for fans of a certain thing, such as a TV show, a band or in this case, an album, to come together to share their love. For more fanlistings, please visit TheFanlistings.org.

I adopted this fanlisting for Please Please Me because I absolutely love this album. I personally feel that it was one of the Beatles' finest. The name Rain In My Heart was taken from a lyric from the song. As for the layout, I basically manipulated the album cover. Links to brushes and patterns used can be found here.