Ranking The Beatles: With The Beatles (Beatles Week 2016 Day 13)

Ranking The Beatles: With The Beatles (Beatles Week 2016 Day 13)

Please see my introduction and explanation about this project here.

Having grown up with the Capitol Records version of this album, Meet The Beatles, which I listened to endlessly growing up (and is the first album I remember listening to) I have a lot of affection for this even though the track listing is different. This is an album I can listen to at any time, and is probably one of my all-time favorite albums. On road trips this one always makes it into the car (though I may not play it). Every one of the songs here is a solid performer.

Presented in order from least to most favorite, in a highly subjective (and subject to change) manner:

“Not a Second Time”
Pretty standard filler track
“Little Child”
A little weird, lyrically, but still solid
“It Won’t Be Long”
Still a solid song despite being filler
“Devil in Her Heart”
I thought this was an original song for the longest time
“Money (That’s What I Want)”
Improved upon the original
“Hold Me Tight”
I bet this was fun to play live
“Don’t Bother Me”
A bit grumpy but a cool tune
“You Really Got a Hold on Me”
Certainly equal to the original
“All I’ve Got to Do”
I think I like this one more than most people
“Till There Was You”
The only show tune the band covered – from The Music Man
“Roll Over Beethoven”
As good as the original (in my opinion)
“I Wanna Be Your Man”
Please baby, please, I just wanna!
“Please Mister Postman”
I think I like this version better than the original
“All My Loving”
One of my favorite Beatles songs, especially the jangly guitar