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Encyclopedia > Doctor Robert
"Doctor Robert"
"Doctor Robert" cover
Song by The Beatles
from the album Revolver
Released August 5, 1966
Recorded April 6-June 21, 1966
Genre Rock
Length 2:15
Label Parlophone
Writer(s) Lennon-McCartney
Producer(s) George Martin
Revolver track listing
For No One
(10)		 "Doctor Robert"
(11)		 I Want to Tell You
(12)

"Doctor Robert" is a song by The Beatles on the album Revolver, recorded April 15, 1966 with vocals overdubbed April 16. The song took 7 takes. The Beatles were often accused of putting drug references in their songs though they claimed that they hadn’t intentionally done so; ironically, the drug references in this song went largely unnoticed. Cover of The Beatles album Revolver. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (commonly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... The Beatles were a highly influential English rock band from Liverpool. ... For the album by The Haunted, see rEVOLVEr. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music from the mid 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... The songwriting credit Lennon/McCartney appears on all Beatles songs that were written by John Lennon and/or Paul McCartney without the aid of the other two Beatles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the album by The Haunted, see rEVOLVEr. ... This article or section may be confusing for some readers, and should be edited to be clearer or more simplified. ... I Want to Tell You is a song by the Beatles on the album Revolver. ... The Beatles were a highly influential English rock band from Liverpool. ... For the album by The Haunted, see rEVOLVEr. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ...


John Lennon has said that Dr. Robert was actually himself, referring to the fact that he always had the uppers and pills back in the Hamburg days.


This song is referenced in Regina Spektor's song "Edit" from her album Begin to Hope. Regina Spektor (Russian: Регина Спектор) (born February 18, 1980) is a Russian-born American singer-songwriter and pianist. ... Begin to Hope is the fourth album by Regina Spektor. ...


(This song and 2 others, "I'm Only Sleeping" and "And Your Bird Can Sing", were deleted from the U.S. version of Revolver, having already appeared on Yesterday...and Today.) Im Only Sleeping is a song by The Beatles that appeared on their studio album Revolver. ... And Your Bird Can Sing is a song by the British rock and roll group The Beatles, released on their 1966 album Revolver. ... Yesterday . ...


External links

  • Song lyrics
  • Alan W. Pollack's Notes on "Doctor Robert"
The Beatles
John Lennon | Paul McCartney | George Harrison | Ringo Starr
Pete Best | Stuart Sutcliffe
Management
Brian Epstein | Allen Klein | Neil Aspinall | Apple Records
Production
George Martin | Geoff Emerick | Norman Smith | Phil Spector | Abbey Road Studios | Jeff Lynne
Official studio albums
Please Please Me (1963) | With the Beatles (1963) | A Hard Day's Night (1964) | Beatles for Sale (1964) | Help! (1965) | Rubber Soul (1965) | Revolver (1966)  | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) | Magical Mystery Tour (1967) | The Beatles (The White Album) (1968) | Yellow Submarine (1969) | Abbey Road (1969) | Let It Be (1970)
Filmography
A Hard Day's Night (1964) | Help! (1965) | Magical Mystery Tour (1967) | Yellow Submarine (1968) | Let It Be (1970)
Related articles
Line-ups | Bootlegs | Discography | Love (Cirque du Soleil) | Lennon/McCartney | Anthology | Influence | The Quarrymen | London | Beatlemania | Fifth Beatle | Paul is dead | British Invasion | Apple Corps | Northern Songs | Yoko Ono | Billy Preston | Tony Sheridan | Jimmy Nicol
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