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"Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (later credited as "Bert Russell"). It was originally recorded by The Top Notes , but it did not become a hit in the record charts until it was reworked by the Isley Brothers for their album Twist & Shout in 1962.
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In a compromise to meet demand, EMI commissioned the Twist and Shout EP as a "special release". [2] [7] [nb 2] Side one of the EP features the title track (sung by Lennon) and "A Taste of Honey" (sung by McCartney), a Broadway song written by Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow that was first recorded in a vocal version by Billy Dee Williams in 1961. [9]
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Twist and Shout is the Beatles' second album released in Canada, in mono by Capitol Records (catalogue number T-6054) on 3 February 1964. [2] It consists of songs mostly drawn from Please Please Me, their first LP released in the United Kingdom. This album, like its parent album, contains both original Beatles songs, as well as covers ...
The Top Notes' 1961 single "Twist and Shout" In 1961, the group recorded the single "Hearts of Stone" (b/w "The Basic Things") under the direction of Phil Spector, with King Curtis on saxophone. [4] The second single that year was the first recorded version of Phil Medley and Bert Berns's "Twist and Shout", [7] which was also produced by Spector.
In the United States, the song was released in July 1963 on the group's first US LP, Introducing... The Beatles, later reissued in January 1964 as Beatlemania surged there. It was also issued as a non-album single in the US, in March 1964, as the B-side to "Twist and Shout", reaching number 74 in the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1976, backed by "Twist and Shout", it was issued as a single to promote the compilation album Rock 'n' Roll Music. It peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and number 11 in Ireland. In 2003, McCartney performed the song in Moscow's Red Square. Elton John and Billy Joel have also released versions recorded during concerts in Russia.