| Devil in His Heart | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | the Donays |
| A-Side: | Bad Boy |
| Released: | 1962 |
| Label: | Correc-Tone Brent (7033) Oriole (UK; CBA 1770) |
"Devil in His Heart" is a song written by Richard B. Drapkin, who recorded under the name Ricky Dee.
The song was originally recorded as "Devil in His Heart" in Detroit by the Donays for Correc-tone Records. It was later picked up by the New York City label Brent and re-released in August 1962 as "(There's a) Devil in His Heart", the B-side of "Bad Boy".[1] This pairing also appeared in the United Kingdom on the Oriole label in 1962. The record was not a hit on either side of the Atlantic.[2] The Donays only made one recording but their lead singer, Yvonne Vernee (real name Yvonne Symington) also recorded solo, and later joined the Elgins at Motown.
| Devil in Her Heart | |
| Cover: | File:Output-onlinepngtools (6).png |
| Caption: | B-side label of French single |
| Artist: | the Beatles |
| Album: | With the Beatles |
| Released: | November 22, 1963 |
| Recorded: | July 18, 1963 |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Length: | 2:27 |
| Label: | Parlophone |
| Producer: | George Martin |
As "Devil in Her Heart", the song was performed by English rock band the Beatles with George Harrison on lead vocals.[3] It was issued on their second UK album, With the Beatles, in November 1963.[4] The recording was completed in three takes, plus overdubs.[5]
Personnel per Ian MacDonald[6]
A BBC recording of the song was issued in 1995 as a B-side to "Baby It's You".
When Mojo released a reworking of With the Beatles in 2013, the track was covered by Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou of bluegrass band Indigo Moss.[7]