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George Harrison (1943–2001) was an English musician who gained international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. With his songwriting contributions limited by the dominance of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Harrison was the first member of the Beatles to release a solo album.^[1]Wonderwall Music (1968), a mostly instrumental soundtrack album combining Western and Indian sounds,^[2] was followed by Electronic Sound (1969), an experimental album containing two lengthy pieces performed on Moog synthesizer.^[3] Following the Beatles' break-up in 1970, Harrison released the triple album All Things Must Pass.^[4] Co-produced by Phil Spector, it included the hit singles 'My Sweet Lord' and 'What Is Life'.^[5] The album featured musical contributions from Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr, both of whom collaborated regularly with Harrison throughout his solo career,^[6] and two signature elements of Harrison's work: his slide guitar playing and spiritually themed songwriting.^[7]

George Harrison Hits the Big Screen in Scorsese Doc. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass. We're celebrating George Harrison's 10 biggest Billboard Hot 100 hits, from his Beatle days to his thriving solo career. Playlists George Harrison In 20 Songs. From his prolific solo career to his time with the Fab Four, here are the best George Harrison songs to sum up his musical autobiography.

While organising the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971, Harrison recorded the charity single 'Bangla Desh'.^[8][9] The Concert for Bangladesh live album included three of Harrison's best-known Beatles songs: 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps', 'Here Comes the Sun' and 'Something'.^[10]Living in the Material World (1973) featured a pared-down sound and increasingly devout lyrics.^[11][12] It included the single 'Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)'^[13] and a title track in which contrasting sections of Indian music and Western rock mirrored Harrison's struggle to attain his spiritual goals.^[14][15]Dark Horse (1974) included songs inspired by the end of his marriage to Pattie Boyd^[16] and, particularly in the title track, vocal performances marred by Harrison contracting laryngitis – a result of overexertion as he prepared to launch his Dark Horse record label.^[17][18]Extra Texture (Read All About It) (1975) contained several songs in a downbeat soul style,^[19][20] reflecting his despondency following the mixed reception afforded his 1974 North American tour with Ravi Shankar.^[21] Largely recorded in Los Angeles, the album included 'This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)', a sequel to 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'.^[22]

Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976) furthered the American soul influence and, with its singles 'This Song' and 'Crackerbox Palace',^[23] was a more buoyant collection than its predecessors.^[24][25] Marked also by a more subtle approach to religious pronouncements,^[26][27] the album typified Harrison's move towards love songs seemingly addressed to his deity as much as to a romantic partner.^[28] Co-produced by Russ Titelman, George Harrison (1979) reflected Harrison's contentment after a period spent travelling.^[29] It included the hit single 'Blow Away', songs celebrating the tranquil surroundings he had discovered on Hawaii, and a tribute to Formula One racing drivers, 'Faster'.^[30]Somewhere in England was released in 1981 and featured 'All Those Years Ago', a tribute to Lennon following his murder in December 1980.^[31]Gone Troppo (1982) included the single 'Wake Up My Love' and 'Circles',^[32] a song that, like 'Not Guilty' from George Harrison, had originally been considered for the Beatles' White Album in 1968.^[33]

After a four-year hiatus, Harrison returned with Cloud Nine (1987), co-produced by Jeff Lynne.^[34] It included a cover version of Rudy Clark's 'Got My Mind Set on You' and the Beatles tribute 'When We Was Fab'.^[34][35] Harrison then formed the Traveling Wilburys with Lynne, Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty.^[36] He issued the 1989 compilation Best of Dark Horse, which included 'Cheer Down', co-written with Petty.^[37] Harrison's 1992 album Live in Japan, recorded on tour with Clapton, included renditions of 'Taxman', 'If I Needed Someone' and several other Harrison compositions from the Beatles' catalogue.^[38] Harrison then reunited with Starr and McCartney for the Beatles Anthology multimedia project and collaborated extensively with Shankar,^[39] but he issued no further recordings under his own name before his death in November 2001.^[40] His final album, Brainwashed (2002), included the singles 'Any Road' and 'Stuck Inside a Cloud', and the slide-guitar instrumental 'Marwa Blues'.^[41]

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1. ^ ^abcdefghiOriginally recorded by the Beatles.
2. ^Features a spoken word section by Legs Larry Smith.
3. ^Two versions of the song appear on All Things Must Pass.^[58][58]

References[edit]

1. ^Ingham 2006, p. 126.
2. ^Ingham 2006, p. 132.
3. ^Bogdanov, Woodstra & Erlewine 2002, p. 508.
4. ^Schaffner 1978, pp. 140, 142.
5. ^Frontani 2009, pp. 157–58.
6. ^Inglis 2010, p. 134.
7. ^Rodriguez 2010, p. 147.
8. ^Leng 2006, pp. 111–12.
9. ^Frontani 2009, pp. 158–59.
10. ^Lavezzoli 2006, pp. 185, 192–93.
11. ^Clayson 2003, pp. 322–23.
12. ^Frontani 2009, p. 159.
13. ^Doggett 2011, p. 207.
14. ^Inglis 2010, pp. 40–41.
15. ^Greene 2006, p. 195.
16. ^Inglis 2010, pp. 45–47.
17. ^Leng 2006, pp. 147–48, 155.
18. ^Frontani 2009, pp. 159–60.
19. ^Rodriguez 2010, pp. 384–86.
20. ^Clayson 2003, pp. 348–49.
21. ^Doggett 2011, p. 238.
22. ^Huntley 2006, pp. 122, 124.
23. ^The Editors of Rolling Stone 2002, p. 188.
24. ^Leng 2006, pp. 190, 197.
25. ^Tillery 2011, p. 117.
26. ^Woffinden 1981, p. 103.
27. ^Schaffner 1978, p. 192.
28. ^The Editors of Rolling Stone 2002, p. 132.
29. ^Woffinden 1981, pp. 104, 106.
30. ^Clayson 2003, pp. 366–68.
31. ^Ginell, Richard S. 'Somewhere in England – George Harrison'. AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
32. ^Clayson 2003, pp. 391–92.
33. ^Planer, Lindsay. ''Circles' – George Harrison'. AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
34. ^ ^abErlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'Cloud Nine – George Harrison'. AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
35. ^Leng 2006, pp. 255–57.
36. ^Ruhlmann, William. 'The Traveling Wilburys – Biography'. AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
37. ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'The Best of Dark Horse (1976–1989) – George Harrison'. AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
38. ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'Live in Japan – George Harrison'. AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
39. ^Lavezzoli 2006, pp. 195–97.
40. ^Thompson, Dave (25 January 2002). 'The Music of George Harrison: An album-by-album guide'. Goldmine. p. 53.
41. ^Inglis 2010, p. 118; Leng 2006, p. 293.
42. ^Rodriguez 2010, pp. 71–72.
43. ^Leng 2006, pp. 129, 153–54.
44. ^Inglis 2010, pp. 24, 26–27.
45. ^Inglis 2010, p. 135.
46. ^Inglis 2010, p. 71.
47. ^Rodriguez 2010, p. 88.
48. ^Leng 2006, pp. 124–25, 209, 248.
49. ^Allison 2006, pp. 135, 136, 140, 142.
50. ^Lavezzoli 2006, pp. 171–72, 197.
51. ^Planer, Lindsay. 'George Harrison 'Living in the Material World''. AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
52. ^Schaffner 1978, p. 159.
53. ^Leng 2006, pp. 157–58, 224.
54. ^Inglis 2010, pp. 106.
55. ^Clayson 2003, p. 358.
56. ^Leng 2006, p. 320.
57. ^Harry 2003, p. 106.
58. ^ ^{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx}All Things Must Pass (liner notes). George Harrison. UK: Apple Records. 1970. STCH 2-639.CS1 maint: others (link)
59. ^ ^abcdefghijSomewhere in England (liner notes). George Harrison. UK: Dark Horse Records. 1981. K 56870.CS1 maint: others (link)
60. ^Wonderwall Music (2014 remaster) (CD liner notes). George Harrison. Apple Records. 2014. 0602537913954.CS1 maint: others (link)
61. ^ ^abcdefghijExtra Texture (Read All About It) (liner notes). George Harrison. UK: Apple Records. 1975. PAS 10009.CS1 maint: others (link)
62. ^ ^abcdefghijklBrainwashed (CD liner notes). George Harrison. Dark Horse Records. 2002. 7243 5 41969 2 8.CS1 maint: others (link)
63. ^ ^abcdefghijGone Troppo (liner notes). George Harrison. UK: Dark Horse Records. 1982. 1-23734.CS1 maint: others (link)
64. ^'Bangla Desh'/'Deep Blue' (Side B 45 R.P.M. single). George Harrison. US: Apple Records. 1971. 1836 – via Discogs.CS1 maint: others (link)
65. ^ ^abcdefghijkLiving in the Material World (liner notes). George Harrison. US: Apple Records. 1973. SMAS-3410.CS1 maint: others (link)
66. ^ ^abcdefghijThirty Three & 1/3 (liner notes). George Harrison. UK: Dark Horse Records. 1976. K56319.CS1 maint: others (link)
67. ^ ^abcdefghijGeorge Harrison (liner notes). George Harrison. UK: Dark Horse Records. 1979. K 56562.CS1 maint: others (link)
68. ^ ^abcdefghijkCloud Nine (liner notes). George Harrison. UK: Dark Horse Records. 1987. 925 643-1.CS1 maint: others (link)
69. ^ ^abcdefghiDark Horse (liner notes). George Harrison. US: Apple Records. 1974. SMAS-3418.CS1 maint: others (link)
70. ^Lethal Weapon 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD liner notes). Various Artists. US: Warner Bros. Records. 1989. 9 25985-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
71. ^ ^abBest of Dark Horse 1976–1989 (CD liner notes). George Harrison. Dark Horse Records. 1989. 9 25726-2-DJ.CS1 maint: others (link)
72. ^ ^{abcdefghijklmnopqrs}Wonderwall Music (liner notes). George Harrison. UK: Apple Records. 1968. SAPCOR 1.CS1 maint: others (link)
73. ^'Bangla Desh'/'Deep Blue' (Side A 45 R.P.M. single). George Harrison. US: Apple Records. 1971. 1836 – via Discogs.CS1 maint: others (link)
74. ^ ^abc'Songs by George Harrison Volume One', Genesis Publications (retrieved 10 October 2017).
75. ^ ^abcGinell, Richard S. 'The Concert for Bangladesh – George Harrison'. AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
76. ^Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra (2001). Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues. CD liner notes. p. 2.
77. ^ ^ab'Songs by George Harrison Volume Two', Genesis Publications (retrieved 10 October 2017).
78. ^'Ding Dong'/'I Don't Care Anymore' (Side B 45 R.P.M. single). George Harrison. UK: Apple Records. 1974. R 6002 – via Discogs.CS1 maint: others (link)
79. ^'Dark Horse'/'I Don't Care Anymore' (Side B 45 R.P.M. single). George Harrison. US: Apple Records. 1974. 1877 – via Discogs.CS1 maint: others (link)
80. ^Porky's Revenge! (liner notes). Various Artists. UK: Columbia Records. 1985. JS 39983.CS1 maint: others (link)
81. ^All Things Must Pass (2001 Remaster) (CD track listing). George Harrison. Parlophone. 2001. 7243 5 30474 2 9 – via Discogs.CS1 maint: others (link)
82. ^ ^abcdefErlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'Live in Japan – George Harrison'. AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
83. ^'Got My Mind Set on You'/'Lay His Head' (Side B 45 R.P.M. single). George Harrison. US: Dark Horse Records. 1987. 7-28178 – via Discogs.CS1 maint: others (link)
84. ^ ^abEarly Takes: Volume 1 (CD track listing). George Harrison. Universal Music Group. 2012. 0602527990422 – via Discogs.CS1 maint: others (link)
85. ^'Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)'/'Miss O'Dell' (Side B 45 R.P.M. single). George Harrison. US: Apple Records. 1973. 1862 – via Discogs.CS1 maint: others (link)
86. ^'George Harrisongs – Pre George Harrison'. harrisongs.info. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
87. ^ ^abElectronic Sound (liner notes). George Harrison. UK: Zapple. 1969. ST-3358.CS1 maint: others (link)
88. ^Harry, Bill (2003). The George Harrison Encyclopedia. London: Virgin Books. pp. 43–44. ISBN978-0-7535-0822-0.
89. ^'Shanghai Surprise' (Promotional single record label). George Harrison. WEA Records. 1986. WEA-284-B – via Discogs.CS1 maint: others (link)
90. ^'Sour Milk Sea' (liner notes). Jackie Lomax. UK: Apple Records. 1968. 1834.CS1 maint: others (link)
91. ^'When We Was Fab'/'Zig Zag' (Side B 45 R.P.M. single). George Harrison. US: Dark Horse Records. 1988. 7-28131 – via Discogs.CS1 maint: others (link)

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George Harrison Greatest Hits Amazon

Released just after George left Apple for his own Dark Horse label (and appearing in stores just in time for the Christmas season of 1976), The Best of George Harrison neatly splits into a side of Harrison solo hits and a side of his Beatles tunes. This is the only solo Beatles hits compilation to rely so heavily upon Fab Four recordings, which is a good indication of how George didn't rack up as many charting singles as John, Paul, or Ringo, but having the Beatles tunes here does paint a fuller portrait of Harrison's work as a singer/songwriter, even if it makes the collection somewhat less useful -- after all, most listeners would want a George Harrison compilation to focus on his solo recordings, not the Beatles' hits they already have. But all this is down to a matter of timing and circumstance: Harrison needed to have a hits collection out in 1976, he didn't have enough big hits to fill out 13 tracks (even if he certainly had enough great album tracks to do so), and so the Fabs were brought in to fill in the cracks. The result might be a little underwhelming in retrospect, but it's undeniably entertaining.

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