Known for their shared love of black American music, the Beatles’ versions of songs by the likes of the Miracles, the Marvelettes, Arthur Alexander, Barrett Strong, the Isley Brothers and more provided an entry point into soul for many young Brits in the early 1960s. As their fame spread across the Atlantic ocean, it was inevitable that their music would start to impact on the musical worlds of soul and jazz in the shape of multiple covers of their hit singles and album tracks. Ace has issued two previous highly acclaimed and strong-selling collections featuring Black America Singing The Beatles, and Here, There And Everywhere is Ace’s third compilation of Soul and Jazz reinterpretations of classic Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison copyrights – and the first to be issued on double vinyl, as well as CD. This time Ace has extended the series’ remit to also include post-Beatles songs by John, Paul, and George among the strong selection of goodies from the Fab Four’s golden decade. All of the featured songs are exclusive to this volume, as are most of the featured artists. There’s an extended Motown contingent – appropriately enough, given the ‘Loveable Moptops’ early appreciation and promotion of Motown before the label had enjoyed even one UK hit – and the repertoire here spans almost a quarter of a century of Beatle and post-Beatle covers, from 1964 to 2004. Ace ‘Imagine’s that anyone who has purchased the previous two volumes will need no persuasion to add a third one to their collection! It’s also ideal as a stocking filler for Beatles fans around the world. This special Rough Trade edition is limited to 300 copies and with its eye-catching front cover is bound to become a Beatles collectable in the future. Side One 1. “Can’t Buy Me Love” – Sam Fletcher 2. “You Never Give Me Your Money” – Sarah Vaughan 3. “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” – Natalie Cole 4. “Michelle” – Four Tops 5. “Taxman” – Junior Parker 6. “Step Inside Love” – Madeline Bell Side Two 1. “You Can’t Do That” – The Supremes 2. “Here There And Everywhere” – Carmen Mcrae 3. “Give Peace A Chance” – Randy Crawford 4. “She’s Leaving Home” – Syreeta 5. “He Loves You” – Mary Wells (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) 6. “Let ’em In” – Billy Paul Side Three 1. “Every Night” – The Drifters 2. “Maybe I’m Amazed” – Carleen Anderson 3. “My Love” – Margie Joseph 4. “Isn’t It A Pity” – The Three Degrees 5. “My Sweet Lord” – The Chiffons Side Four 1. “Imagine” – Keb’ Mo’ 2. “Jealous Guy” – Donny Hathaway 3. “We Can Work It Out” – Stevie Wonder 4. “Yesterday” – Marvin Gaye 5. “And I Love Him” – Esther Phillips
