Love You To

Song infobox
Name = Love You To


Artist = The Beatles
Album = Revolver
Released = 5 August 1966
track_no = 4
Recorded = Abbey Road Studios 11 April 1966
Genre = Raga rock
Length = 3:01
Writer = George Harrison
Label = Parlophone
Producer = George Martin
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Revolver
Type = studio
Tracks = ;Side one
# "Taxman"
# "Eleanor Rigby"
# "I'm Only Sleeping"
# "Love You To"
# "Here, There and Everywhere"
# "Yellow Submarine"
# "She Said She Said";Side two
# "Good Day Sunshine"
# "And Your Bird Can Sing"
# "For No One"
# "Doctor Robert"
# "I Want to Tell You"
# "Got to Get You Into My Life"
# "Tomorrow Never Knows"Extra tracklisting
Album = Yellow Submarine Songtrack
Type = studio
prev_track = "Eleanor Rigby"
prev_no = 3
this_track = "Love You To"
track_no = 4
next_track = "All Together Now"
next_no = 5

"Love You To" is a song by The Beatles from the album "Revolver". It is sung and written by George Harrison and features a tabla, an Indian drum played with the hands, as well as a sitar and a tambura drone. Ringo Starr is the only other Beatle playing on the song, shaking a tambourine. It is the only Beatles song completely void of either John Lennon or Paul McCartney. Paul McCartney originally recorded background vocals for the song, but those were left out of the final mix.cite book |first=Mark |last=Lewisohn |authorlink=Mark Lewisohn |title=The Beatles Recording Sessions |year=1988 |pages=72-73 |publisher=Harmony Books |location=New York |isbn=0-517-57066-1]

It was the first Beatles song that seriously attempted to incorporate classical Indian music. Harrison was learning the sitar from Ravi Shankar, who inspired him to learn more about Indian music and Eastern religion.

The working title of the song was "Granny Smith."

A brief portion of the song was included in The Beatles animated film "Yellow Submarine" when Harrison's character is first introduced.

Credits

*George Harrison – sitar, tamboura, backwards guitar, double-tracked lead vocals
*Anil Bhagwat – tabla
*Ringo Starr – tambourine

Cover versions

Ronnie Montrose featured a cover version with his own vocals and an electric guitar solo on his Territory album in 1986.

The Trypes, an offshoot of the Feelies, included a cover of the song on their 1984 Coyote EP, "The Explorers Hold".

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