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"'Leave My Kitten Alone'" is a 1959 R&B hit, written by Little Willie John, Titus Turner and James McDougal, first recorded by Little Willie John. The song follows a 24-bar blues format.

Little Willie John



The original version of the song, by Little Willie John, on King Records, reached No. 13 on the 'Billboard' R&B chart and No. 60 on the pop chart on its first release in 1959.Joel Whitburn, 'Top Pop Singles 1955-2002', Billboard, 2003, , p. 362 A second release again reached No. 60, after cover version by Johnny Preston reached No. 73 on the singles chart in early 1961. Over the intervening decades, numerous covers have been recorded, in different musical genres, sometimes with altered lyrics.

The Beatles



An early version by the Beatles was released in 1994 on 'Anthology 1'. On August 14, 1964, during the recording sessions for 'Beatles for Sale', the Beatles recorded five takes of "Leave My Kitten Alone", adding overdubs to the last take. The song was never mixed and was not included on 'Beatles for Sale'. Take 5 was marked as the best take (only takes 4 and 5 exist, 4 being a false start).

The song was remixed in 1982 by John Barrett in preparation for 'The Beatles at Abbey Road', a video presentation shown as part of a public tour of the Abbey Road Studios the following year. It was again remixed in 1984 by Geoff Emerick in preparation for inclusion on the unreleased 'Sessions' project. In 1994, Geoff Emerick remixed the song yet again, this time for the 'Anthology' project; it finally saw official release on the project's first volume the following year.

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Category:1959 songs

Category:1959 singles

Category:1961 singles

Category:Songs written by Titus Turner

Category:The Beatles songs

Category:Johnny Preston songs

Category:King Records (United States) singles

Category:Mercury Records singles

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