Hey Jude (album)

Hey Jude (originally titled Beatles Again) was a 1970 compilation of singles and b-sides from various points in The Beatles' career, as well as the A Hard Day's Night album track "I Should Have Known Better". The common thread running through all the album's tracks was that they were otherwise unavailable on LP in the United States; in part this was a consequence of the Beatles' unwillingness to include single releases on their contemporaneous albums, and partially it was a consequence of Capitol's habit of recompiling the Beatles' Parlophone releases for the American market.

Until the release of The Beatles 1967–1970 in 1973, Hey Jude was the only way to own the extremely popular full-length "Hey Jude" single on LP. The compilation was only released in the United States, although it was a popular import in the UK.

The CD era saw the harmonisation of the Beatles' US and UK discographies, and Hey Jude is no longer available. The entirety of its track listing is available on other albums, including The Beatles 1967–1970 and Past Masters, Volume Two.

Track listing

• All tracks written by Lennon-McCartney, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Can't Buy Me Love" (1964) 2:19
2. "I Should Have Known Better" (1964) 2:39
3. "Paperback Writer" (1966) 2:14
4. "Rain" (1966) 2:58
5. "Lady Madonna" (1968) 2:14
6. "Revolution" (1968) 3:21

Side two

1. "Hey Jude" (1968) 7:06
2. "Old Brown Shoe" (1969) (Harrison) 3:16
3. "Don't Let Me Down" (1969) 3:30
4. "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969) 2:55