I played a lot of cross-generational Scrabble with my family this past summer and this CD served as the perfect background music for many a match. 1 boasts all the Beatles’ U.K. and U.S. number one singles on one disc but, more importantly, the song sequence just flows and washes over your soul like a river of positive energy. These songs literally set the bar for popular music and may have done more for world peace than most world leaders.
The harmonies and production are rich, warm and bright (the 2015 remastered version may sound even better) and the love, joy, and talent shine through all these decades later. As a person who grew up listening to the Beatles, who knows all their songs by heart, and who at one time or another has owned all their albums, I can honestly say this may be the only Beatles album any casual fan or first time listener needs- before, that is, they get hooked and want to hear everything else the Fab Four made. Grade: A+
Listen to the album on Spotify...
... or check out the songs on YouTube
(To open music in separate window, click title bar at top of video box)
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