In My Life
Studio album by
George Martin
Released20 October 1998
RecordedMarch – August 1997
GenreRock
Length43:58
LabelMCA (US), The Echo Label
ProducerGeorge Martin
CompilerGeorge Martin
George Martin chronology
Beatles to Bond and Bach
(1978)		 In My Life
(1998)		 Produced by George Martin
(2001)

In My Life is a 1998 album compiled and produced by George Martin. It consists almost entirely of cover versions of The Beatles songs which Martin produced originally, together with one original composition "Friends and Lovers".

It features musicians like Celine Dion, Phil Collins and Bobby McFerrin, alongside the actors Robin Williams, Sean Connery, Billy Connolly, Goldie Hawn and Jim Carrey.

Jeff Beck's version of "A Day in the Life" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 2000.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
PopMatters [2]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Cub Koda wrote "The results are in the true George Martin orchestrated tradition, with several interesting twists and turns along the way."[1] Conversely, Sarah Zupko of PopMatters wrote Martin "has chosen to go out with a whimper instead of a bang" and of the album in general; "I don’t really have to tell you that Goldie Hawn impersonating a chanteuse on “A Hard Day’s Night” or Sean Connery literally reading “In My Life” is an embarrassing display, do I?"[2]

Track listing

All songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

  1. "Come Together" – 4:37
  2. "A Hard Day's Night" – 3:24
  3. "A Day in the Life" – 4:44
    • An instrumental version, featuring Jeff Beck on guitar
  4. "Here, There and Everywhere" – 3:18
  5. "Because" – 3:18
  6. "I Am the Walrus" – 4:31
  7. "Here Comes the Sun" (George Harrison) – 3:30
  8. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" – 2:58
  9. "The Pepperland Suite" (George Martin) – 6:19
    • A new medley of the music that originally appeared in the 1969 film and album Yellow Submarine
  10. "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End" – 5:38
  11. "Friends and Lovers" (George Martin) – 2:24
  12. "In My Life" – 2:29
  13. "Ticket to Ride" – 3:56
  14. "Blackbird" – 2:59
    • Featuring Bonnie Pink on keyboards and vocals, only included in the Japanese release

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 Koda, Cub. "In My Life > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 Zupko, Sarah. "George Martin, In My Life < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – George Martin – In My Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – George Martin – In My Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Charts.nz – George Martin – In My Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 1998". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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