Devil in His Heart#The Beatles' version
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| name = Devil in His Heart
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| type = single
| artist = the Donays
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| B-side = Bad Boy
| released = August 1962{{cite magazine |title=Reviews of New Singles |magazine=Billboard |date=August 11, 1962 |page=51 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KBcEAAAAMBAJ&dq=the+donays+devil+in+his+heart&pg=PA51}}
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| label = Correc-Tone
Brent (7033)
Oriole (UK; CBA 1770)
| writer = Richard B. 'Ricky Dee' Drapkin
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"Devil in His Heart" is a song written by Richard B. Drapkin, who recorded under the name Ricky Dee.
Recordings
The song was originally recorded as "Devil in His Heart" in Detroit by the Donays for Correc-tone Records. It was later picked up by the New York City label Brent and re-released in August 1962 as "(There's a) Devil in His Heart", the B-side of "Bad Boy".{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/7037|title = The Donays - Bad Boy}} This pairing also appeared in the United Kingdom on the Oriole label in 1962. The record was not a hit on either side of the Atlantic.{{Cite book|last1=Margotin|first1=Philippe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KXKnAgAAQBAJ&q=the+donays&pg=PT137|title=All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release|last2=Guesdon|first2=Jean-Michel|publisher=Running Press|year=2014|isbn=978-1-60376-371-4}} The Donays only made one recording but their lead singer, Yvonne Vernee (real name Yvonne Symington) also recorded solo, and later joined the Elgins at Motown.
The Beatles' version
{{Infobox song
| name = Devil in Her Heart
| cover = File:Output-onlinepngtools (6).png
| caption = B-side label of French single
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| type =
| artist = the Beatles
| album = With the Beatles
| released = November 22, 1963
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| recorded = July 18, 1963
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| genre = Pop rock
| length = 2:27
| label = Parlophone
| writer = Richard Drapkin
| producer = George Martin
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As "Devil in Her Heart", the song was performed by English rock band the Beatles with George Harrison on lead vocals.Harry (2000), p. 336 It was issued on their second UK album, With the Beatles, in November 1963.Lewisohn (1988), p. 200 The recording was completed in three takes, plus overdubs.Lewisohn (1988), p. 34
=Personnel=
- George Harrison – double-tracked vocal, lead guitar
- John Lennon – backing vocal, rhythm guitar
- Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass
- Ringo Starr – drums, maracas
- George Martin – producer
- Norman Smith – engineer
:Personnel per Ian MacDonaldMacDonald (2005), p. 89
A BBC recording of the song was issued in 1995 as a B-side to "Baby It's You".
When Mojo released a reworking of With the Beatles in 2013, the track was covered by Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou of bluegrass band Indigo Moss.{{cite web |url=http://www.mojocovercds.com/cd/2561 |title=We're With The Beatles - Track Listing | Mojo Cover CDs - The Definitive List |publisher=Mojo Cover CDs |access-date=January 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095042/http://www.mojocovercds.com/cd/2561 |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}
Notes
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References
- {{cite book |last=Harry |first=Bill |author-link=Bill Harry |title=The Beatles Encyclopedia: Revised and Updated |year=2000 |publisher=Virgin Publishing |location=London |isbn=0-7535-0481-2 |page=34}}
- {{cite book |last=Lewisohn |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Lewisohn |title=The Beatles Recording Sessions |year=1988 |publisher=Harmony Books |location=New York |isbn=0-517-57066-1}}
- {{cite book |last=MacDonald |first=Ian |author-link=Ian MacDonald |title=Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties |year=2005 |edition=Second Revised |publisher=Pimlico (Rand) |location=London |isbn=1-84413-828-3 |page=34}}
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