Recording: Cry Baby Cry

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick

Following a six-hour rehearsal session on 15 July 1968, The Beatles began proper recordings of Cry Baby Cry on this day.

The day was divided into two separate sessions, both held in Abbey Road's Studio Two. The first took place from 4-9pm, and the second from 10pm to 2am.

The group recorded 10 takes of the song, with John Lennon on acoustic guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney playing bass guitar, and Ringo Starr on drums. Take one was released on 1996's Anthology 3.

Two reduction mixes of take 10 combined the instruments but kept Lennon's vocals only in the chorus. These mixes were numbered takes 11 and 12, and the latter became the basis for further overdubs.

During the second session Lennon recorded a piano part and George Martin added harmonium, both on the same track. The fourth track of the tape would be filled on 18 July 1968.