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"Chains" is a rhythm and blues song written by husband-and-wife songwriting team Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was a hit for the American girl group the Cookies in 1962 and for the English rock band the Beatles, who recorded the song for their debut album in 1963.

"Chains"
Single by the Cookies
B-side	"Stranger in My Arms"
Released	November 1962 (1962-11)
Recorded	1962
Genre	R&B, pop
Length	2:25
Label	Dimension
Songwriter(s)	Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Producer(s)	Gerry Goffin
The Cookies singles chronology
"In Paradise (reissue)" (1960) "Chains" (1962) "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)" (1963)

The Cookies rendition

The Cookies, who also worked as backing singers, recorded "Chains" and in late 1962, it became their first appearance in the record charts since "In Paradise" reached number nine in 1956.[1] The single released by Dimension Records peaked at number six on Billboard's Hot R&B singles, number 17 on the Hot 100 charts,[1] and number 4 in Canada.[2]

In a song review for AllMusic, critic Richie Unterberger described it as:

Like several other girl group and indeed soul-pop songs of the era, it employed an irregular clapping beat, alternating two-claps-to-a-measure with one-clap-to-a-measure rhythms. If that sounds like a simple formula, it's nonetheless pretty catchy, stimulating both the record's groove and making the words and melody more singable and memorable. The verses of "Chains" are R&B-tinged pop-rock, frequently bolstered by upbeat smoky sax riffs following lines of the lyric. The bridges got into a more sultry and seductive mood, sung not in unison as the verses were, but with a winsome and vulnerable lead voice poking out in front of the vocal arrangement.[3]

Personnel^{[citation needed]}

• Earl-Jean – lead vocals
• Margaret Ross – backing vocals
• Dorothy Jones – backing vocals
• Eva Boyd – backing vocals

The Beatles' version

"Chains"
Sheet music cover
Song by the Beatles
from the album Please Please Me
Released	March 22, 1963 (1963-03-22) (UK Please Please Me) January 10, 1964 (US Introducing... The Beatles)
Recorded	February 11, 1963
Studio	EMI, London
Genre	Rock, R&B
Length	2:23
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Producer(s)	George Martin

The single by the Cookies was a popular cover song for Liverpool bands after its release in November 1962,[4] and was included briefly in the Beatles' live sets.[5] They recorded it on February 11, 1963 in four takes (the first having proven to be the best); Lennon played the introduction on harmonica.

George Harrison sings the lead vocal on the Beatles' version and, as the fourth track from the group's first album, it represents the first time many fans heard Harrison singing lead on a commercially released song.

They played the song live on a number of BBC radio shows, including Side by Side, Here We Go and Pop Go the Beatles (though none of these performances were included on the 1994 compilation Live at the BBC; it was eventually released on the 2013 compilation On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2).[4]

Personnel (from MacDonald)[5]

• George Harrison – lead vocals, lead guitar
• John Lennon – rhythm guitar, harmonica, harmony vocals
• Paul McCartney – bass, harmony vocals
• Ringo Starr – drums
• Norman Smith – engineering

Notes

References

• Harry, Bill (2000). The Beatles Encyclopedia: Revised and Updated. London: Virgin Publishing. ISBN 0-7535-0481-2.
• MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Second Revised ed.). London: Pimlico (Rand). ISBN 1-84413-828-3.
• Whitburn, Joel (1988). "The Cookies". Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.

На других языках

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[de] Chains

Chains (englisch Ketten) ist ein Lied von The Cookies, das 1962 als Single A-Seite veröffentlicht wurde. Komponiert wurde es von Gerry Goffin und Carole King. In 1963 wurde Chains von der britischen Band The Beatles auf ihrem Studioalbum Please Please Me veröffentlicht.

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- [en] Chains (Cookies song)

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[es] Chains

«Chains» –en español: «Cadenas»– es una canción compuesta por la pareja formada por Gerry Goffin y Carole King, de las oficinas del Brill Building, y posteriormente versionada por el grupo musical inglés de rock The Beatles, que la lanzó en el álbum Please Please Me en 1963. Esta canción fue la primera en ser interpretada por George Harrison, que estuvo acompañado en las armonías vocales por John Lennon y Paul McCartney.

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[ru] Chains

«Chains» (с англ. — «Цепи») — песня, написанная американскими авторами Джерри Гоффином и Кэрол Кинг. Песня стала известным хитом в исполнении американской группы «The Cookies[en]» (заняла 17-ю позицию в хит-параде U.S. Pop[1]). Позже группа «Битлз» записала кавер-версию этой песни (их версия вошла в альбом «Please Please Me»).

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