The 17 June 1963 recording was officially published on the On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 album (2013). With Starr playing drums, the Beatles recorded the song at the BBC on 25 October 1962, 27 November 1962 and 17 June 1963 for subsequent broadcast on the BBC radio programmes Here We Go, Talent Spot and Pop Go the Beatles, respectively. I said to Paul, 'You can have it as B-side, but not an A-side.'' Richards told the group that the song could not be the A-side of their single because of an earlier song with the same title: 'I was originally a music publishing man, a plugger, so I knew someone had done a record with that title. Martin was not present at the session in his absence, it was run by Ron Richards. White was a freelance show band and session drummer, and gave the recording a lightweight cha cha treatment. Producer George Martin had booked session drummer Andy White as a replacement for Pete Best, whom he considered not technically good enough for recording purposes Martin had been unaware that the other Beatles had already replaced Pete Best with Ringo Starr, who attended the session and plays maracas on the song. The version featured on the single and album was recorded in ten takes on 11 September 1962 at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London. The Beatles (1964), its reissue The Early Beatles (1965), and the Beatles compilation album Love Songs (1977).

It was later included on the American release Introducing.

The song was released in the UK on 5 October 1962 as the B-side of their debut single ' Love Me Do' and is also included on their debut album Please Please Me (1963).

It was composed principally by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and produced by Ron Richards. I Love You' is a song recorded by English rock band the Beatles in 1962.

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