Collaborations

Bad To Me b/w I Call Your Name

Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas

Bad To Me - Label

The Beatles Contribution:

Composers

Label

Parlophone

Catalogue No.

R 5049

Release Date

26th July 1963

U.K. Singles Chart Detail :

Entry Date :	2nd May 1963
Highest Position :	1 ... from 22nd August 1963 for 3 weeks.
Weeks in Chart :	15

Detail :

Side A Side B

BAD TO ME
(Lennon-McCartney)
BILLY J. KRAMER
with THE DAKOTAS I CALL YOUR NAME
(Lennon-McCartney)
BILLY J. KRAMER
with THE DAKOTAS

The second song given away by the Beatles, and this single was essential in that BOTH sides were Beatles songs making their FIRST appearance. The B-side as recorded by the Beatles wasn't released until almost a year later when it surfaced on the Long Tall Sally E.P.
Both songs were recorded 26th June 1963 at Abbey Road, the A-side being completed in 22 takes, the B-side in 19 takes.
On the surviving studio tape John Lennon can be heard discussing harmonies with Billy.
This single reached number 1 in the hit parade, it was knocked off the top spot by ... She Love's You.
"Bad To Me" is one of 20 songs that can be found on the essential E.M.I. album, The Songs Lennon and McCartney Gave Away.