The Other Side of Abbey Road

The Other Side of Abbey Road is a 1970 studio album by American guitarist George Benson of songs from the Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road.[1] It was his last album for A&M Records. The front cover is a photograph of Benson by Eric Meola in E 53rd Street, Midtown East, New York City.[3]

The Other Side of Abbey Road
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1970
RecordedOctober 22–23 & November 4–5, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length31:36
LabelA&M
SP 3028
ProducerCreed Taylor
George Benson chronology
Tell It Like It Is
(1969)
The Other Side of Abbey Road
(1970)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Online music service Rhapsody praised the album, calling it "winning", a "delightful release", and citing it as one of their 20 favorite cover albums.[4]

Track listing

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All songs written by Lennon–McCartney, except "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun" by George Harrison, and "Octopus's Garden" by Ringo Starr.

Personnel

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Strings

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Technical

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b The Other Side of Abbey Road at AllMusic
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ "Musical Maps".
  4. ^ Rhapsody’s Favorite Covers Albums Archived 2010-07-31 at the Wayback Machine Referenced August 1, 2010