Written by: Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar Recorded: 6 June 1962 Producers: Ron Richards, George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Released: 21 November 1995 Available on: Anthology 1 Personnel Paul McCartney: vocals, bass John Lennon: rhythm guitar George Harrison: lead guitar Pete Best: drums The first song recorded at The Beatles’ EMI audition in June 1962, ‘Besame Mucho’ was a part of the group’s live set during their Hamburg days. The romantic ballad was written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez, and first recorded by Emilio Tuero. The title translates as ‘kiss me a lot’. The words were translated by American … Continue reading Besame Mucho