Talk:I'll Follow the Sun

"The song was released on the Beatles for Sale album in 1964, but was written previously to this album release."

As opposed to being written after its release? That would be a neat trick.Bws2002 21:04, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

The song is believed to be him giving her an ultimatum....?!

It doesn't appear like an ultimatum to me:

"and now the time has come so my love i must go/and though i lose a friend in the end you will know..."

that seems like a straightforward statement, rather than a threat or ultimatum.

Genre

Try acoustic rock? Pilmccartney (talk) 08:19, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

See WP:V and WP:NOR. Wiki libs (talk) 13:06, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Is there a bass on this track?

Most sources make no mention of a bass guitar being on this track, but it can be heard on the isolated tracks. I only bring this up because Jean-Michel Guesdon & Philippe Margotin say "I've Just Seen a Face" is the first Beatles song to be recorded without a bass (p. 248; contradicting themselves in their personnel listing for "I'll Follow the Sun"), while other sources point to this song.

Here are some different personnel listings:

According to Walter Everett (2001, pp. 268–269):

• Paul McCartney – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
• John Lennon – harmony vocal
• George Harrison – electric rhythm guitar, guitar solo
• Ringo Starr – percussion (tapping hands on knees)
• Unidentified – electric guitar

According to Ian MacDonald (2007, p. 138):

• Paul McCartney – vocal, acoustic lead guitar
• John Lennon – harmony vocal, acoustic rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar
• Ringo Starr – percussion (uncertain, possibly slapping the top of an acoustic guitar)

According to John C. Winn (2008, p. 279):

• Paul McCartney – lead and harmony vocals
• John Lennon – harmony vocal
• George Harrison – guitar solo
• Unidentified – electric rhythm and acoustic guitars, percussion

According to Jean-Michel Guesdon & Philippe Margotin (2013, pp. 176–177):

• Paul McCartney – vocals, acoustic guitar(?)
• John Lennon – backing vocals, acoustic guitar(?)
• George Harrison – lead and rhythm guitars
• Ringo Starr – percussion (tapping hands on knees)

In his analysis of the song, Alan W. Pollack does identify a bass guitar: "The instrumental backing is most characterized by the finger-picking acoustic guitar part, in spite of the presence of electric instruments on the bass and lead guitar parts." I don't know if there's really anything else to say, I just thought it was worth bringing up these discrepancies in case this page is ever expanded. Tkbrett (✉) 13:21, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

I'm very skeptical as to how accurate some of these line-ups are, considering that Paul didn't have his left-handed Epiphone Texan acoustic guitar yet, and the syncopated acoustic guitar strumming is more typical of John.

I have listened to the recording and the lead guitar part (not the solo) sounds more like George playing his Gibson J-160E in electric mode, besides, according to a forum, the 4-track had acoustic guitar, bass and percussion on track 1, electric guitar on track 2, vocals on track 3 and guitar solo on track 4.

I'm frankly surprised that so many biographers get facts or song line-ups wrong. 120.17.91.139 (talk) 03:02, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

This article needs additional citations for verification ?

Please do not tag and run. What needs additional citations for verification? There are 17 citations. What do you think needs more? If you do not rely, remove the tag. Thank you Telecine Guy (talk) 23:35, 25 October 2023 (UTC)