The Long and Winding Road (original studio mix)

~ Recording by The Beatles

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.14The Long and Winding Road3:36The BeatlesReel MusicThe BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US1982-03-22
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)SV-12199
1.10The Long and Winding Road3:38The BeatlesLet It Be (no Apple logo, made/printed in U.S.A.)The BeatlesAlbum
  • US1987-10-19
ParlophoneCD-PCS 7096, CDP 7 46447 2
1.10The Long and Winding Road3:38The BeatlesLet It BeThe BeatlesAlbum
Parlophone, Apple RecordsCDP 7 46447 2
2.14The Long and Winding Road3:37The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-10-05
Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)0777 7 97039 2 0, CDP 0777 7 97039 2 0
1.27The Long and Winding Road3:40The Beatles1The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-14
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 7243 5 29325 2 8
14.10The Long and Winding Road3:38The BeatlesThe Beatles (2009 stereo remasters)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-09-09
Apple Records5099969944901
2.14The Long and Winding Road3:37The Beatles1967–1970The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-10-19
Apple Records5099990674723

Relationships

engineer:Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
Glyn Johns
producer:George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
Phil Spector
drums (drum set):Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26, on 1970-04-01)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
electric bass guitar:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
electric guitar:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
organ [Lowrey DSO Heritage]:Billy Preston (on 1969-01-26)
piano [Bluthner Model One Concert Grand] and lead vocals:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970, in 1987)
The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1970)
recorded at:Apple Studios in London (Greater London) (on 1969-01-26)
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1970-04-01)
has remixes:The Long & Winding Road (fold-down mono mix)
part of:Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 41) (order: 41)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/61RZZePxOOTDVxIud3iyin [info]
recording of:The Long and Winding Road (from 1969-01-26 until 1970-04-01)

The Long and Winding Road

written in:Scotland (in 1968)
writer:John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968)
publisher:EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney)
Northern Songs
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
referred to in medleys:The Beatles Concerto: 3rd Movement: Presto (Can’t Buy Me Love / The Long and Winding Road)
Beatle medley (order: 4)
later translated versions:Beatle medley
Ovensuu
is the basis for:Beatles Concerto Grosso No. 3 (In the Style of J. S. Bach): The Long and Winding Road - Overture