"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is a song by famous English rock band the Beatles, featured on the album with the same name. Written by Paul McCartney, it has been recorded in February 1967 at the London EMI Studios and got released later that year, in June, for three labels: EMI, Parlophone and Capitol.
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" has been produced by George Martin, engineered by Geoff Emerick and is available two times on the album, the first time as an opening track and also as a "Reprise" version. The entire album has been McCartney’s inspiration of making an album with role-playing songs.
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" starts with a song of the public chatting, as well as the tuning up of an orchestra. The public chatting was recorded live from the show "Beyond the Fringe" in the early 1960s. The reprise version is at a faster tempo and the instrumentation is heavier.
Originally released on the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" LP, the song ranked at place number 63 on Music Week, in the UK, while in the US it charted at 71 on the Billboard Hot 100, place 92 on the Cash Box and 103 on the Record World.
The original version was also included on the Beatles’ compilations albums "1967-1970" from 1973 and "Yellow Submarine Songtrack" from 1999. The reprise version is featured on the "Anthology 2" album from 1996 and the "Love" album from 2006.
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by the Beatles can be played on the piano as well, thanks to the free piano sheets listed just down below. Enjoy the free material listed here and remember to constantly check our website for fresh material, we constantly update and add piano sheets for our users!
