“It's Only Love” by The Beatles

"It's Only Love" is a John Lennon song, credited as usual to Lennon–McCartney, and it came out in 1965 on Help! in Britain and on Rubber Soul in America. Lennon's working title for it was "That's a Nice Hat".

The Beatles cut it at EMI Studios in London on 15 June 1965, George Martin producing and Norman Smith engineering. They got the rhythm track in six takes on acoustic guitars, 6-string and 12-string, plus bass and drums, with Lennon and George Harrison each clamping a capo on the neck to lift the acoustics into a bright, high register. Lennon then sang over the final take and Harrison layered on lead guitar, one part shivering with heavy tremolo, while Ringo Starr plays drums and tambourine and Paul McCartney bass. Sentimental ballads don't come much more carefully dressed.

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