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in 1965 as Starr's intended song for the album, but were dissatisfied with the results and recorded "Act Naturally" to replace it. It was the last cover they recorded until the "Get Back/Let It Be" sessions in 1969.
The Beatles version Releases.
Because Capitol Records' version of the "Help!" album included only the songs that appeared in the film "Help!", plus incidental music from the film, the label held back "Yesterday" and "Act Naturally" and
This did not prevent Matt Monro from recording the first of many cover versions of "Yesterday". His version made it into the top ten in the UK charts soon after its release in the autumn of 1965.
The Beatles' influence over their US record label, Capitol, was not as strong as it was over EMI's Parlophone label in Britain. A single was released in the US, pairing "Yesterday" with "Act Naturally", a track which featured vocals by Starr. The single was released on