Act Naturally
Song by The Beatles
from the album Help!
Released	August 6, 1965
Recorded	Abbey Road Studios, February 15-19, April 13, 1965
Genre	Rock
Length
Writer(s)	Morrison/Russell
Composer(s)
Record label	Parlophone, Capitol, EMI
Producer(s)	George Martin
Help! Track Listing
"Ticket to Ride" (6)	Act Naturally (8)	"It's Only Love" (8)

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The Beatles recorded the song on June 17th, 1965 in 13 takes. The master take was take 13. It was remixed on the next day, June 18th.

In the United States, "Act Naturally" was the flip side of the "Yesterday" single, and it was not until June 1966 that those two songs were on a Capitol album: "Yesterday and Today".

The song was written by Johnny Russell and Vonnie Morrison. Johnny Russell (January 23, 1940 – July 3, 2001) was an American countrysinger, songwriter, and comedian famous for his song Act Naturally, which was made famous by Buck Owens and The Beatles. ...