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. Wonderwall Music (1968), a mostly instrumental soundtrack album combining Western and Indian sounds, was followed by Electronic Sound (1969), an experimental album containing two lengthy pieces performed on Moog synthesizer. Following the Beatles' break-up in 1970, Harrison released the triple album All Things Must Pass. Co-produced by Phil Spector, it included the hit singles "My Sweet Lord" and "What Is Life". The album featured musical contributions from Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr, both of whom collaborated regularly with Harrison throughout his solo career, and two signature elements of Harrison's work: his slide guitar playing and spiritually themed songwriting.
While organising the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971, Harrison recorded the charity single "Bangla Desh". 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". Living in the Material World (1973) featured a pared-down sound and increasingly devout lyrics. It included the single "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" and a title track in which contrasting sections of Indian music and Western rock mirrored Harrison's struggle to attain his spiritual goals. Dark Horse (1974) included songs inspired by the end of his marriage to Pattie Boyd 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. Extra Texture (Read All About It) (1975) contained several songs in a downbeat soul style, reflecting his despondency following the mixed reception afforded his 1974 North American tour with Ravi Shankar. Largely recorded in Los Angeles, the album included "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)", a sequel to "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976) furthered the American soul influence and, with its singles "This Song" and "Crackerbox Palace", was a more buoyant collection than its predecessors. Marked also by a more subtle approach to religious pronouncements, the album typified Harrison's move towards love songs seemingly addressed to his deity as much as to a romantic partner. Co-produced by Russ Titelman, George Harrison (1979) reflected Harrison's contentment after a period spent travelling. 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". Somewhere in England was released in 1981 and featured "All Those Years Ago", a tribute to Lennon following his murder in December 1980.[1] Gone Troppo (1982) included the single "Wake Up My Love" and "Circles", a song that, like "Not Guilty" from George Harrison, had originally been considered for the Beatles' White Album in 1968.[2]
After a four-year hiatus, Harrison returned with Cloud Nine (1987), co-produced by Jeff Lynne.[3] It included a cover version of Rudy Clark's "Got My Mind Set on You" and the Beatles tribute "When We Was Fab".[3] Harrison then formed the Traveling Wilburys with Lynne, Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty.[4] He issued the 1989 compilation Best of Dark Horse, which included "Cheer Down", co-written with Petty.[5] 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.[6] Harrison then reunited with Starr and McCartney for the Beatles Anthology multimedia project and collaborated extensively with Shankar, but he issued no further recordings under his own name before his death in November 2001.[7] His final album, Brainwashed (2002), included the singles "Any Road" and "Stuck Inside a Cloud", and the slide-guitar instrumental "Marwa Blues".[8]
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| Writer(s) | Original release | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Absolutely Sweet Marie" (live) | 1993 | |||
| "All Things Must Pass" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | [9] |
| "All Those Years Ago" | George Harrison | Somewhere in England | 1981 | [10] |
| "Almost 12 Bar Honky Tonk" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | 2021 | [11] |
| "Almost Shankara" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music (2014 remaster) | 2014 | [12] |
| "" | George Harrison | Extra Texture (Read All About It) | 1975 | [13] |
| "Any Road" | George Harrison | Brainwashed | 2002 | [14] |
| "Apple Scruffs" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "Art of Dying" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "Awaiting on You All" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "Baby Don't Run Away" | George Harrison | Gone Troppo | 1982 | [15] |
| "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "Baltimore Oriole" | Somewhere in England | 1981 | ||
| "Bangla Desh" | George Harrison | 1971 | [16] | |
| "Be Here Now" | George Harrison | Living in the Material World | 1973 | [17] |
| "Beautiful Girl" | George Harrison | Thirty Three & 1/3 | 1976 | [18] |
| "Behind That Locked Door" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" | Brainwashed | 2002 | ||
| "Beware of Darkness" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "" | George Harrison | Extra Texture (Read All About It) | 1975 | |
| "Blood from a Clone" | George Harrison | Somewhere in England | 1981 | |
| "Blow Away" | George Harrison | George Harrison | 1979 | [19] |
| "Brainwashed" | George Harrison | Brainwashed | 2002 | |
| "Breath Away from Heaven" | George Harrison | Cloud Nine | 1987 | [20] |
| "Bye Bye, Love" | Felice Bryant Boudleaux Bryant George Harrison | Dark Horse | 1974 | [21] |
| "Can't Stop Thinking About You" | George Harrison | Extra Texture (Read All About It) | 1975 | |
| "Cheer Down" | Lethal Weapon 2 (soundtrack) | 1989 | [22] | |
| "Circles" | George Harrison | Gone Troppo | 1982 | |
| "Cloud 9" | George Harrison | Cloud Nine | 1987 | |
| "Cockamamie Business" | George Harrison | Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989 | 1989 | [23] |
| "Cosmic Empire" (demo) | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | 2021 | |
| "Cowboy Music" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | [24] |
| "Crackerbox Palace" | George Harrison | Thirty Three & 1/3 | 1976 | |
| "Crying" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Dark Horse" | George Harrison | Dark Horse | 1974 | |
| "Dark Sweet Lady" | George Harrison | George Harrison | 1979 | |
| "" | George Harrison | Living in the Material World | 1973 | |
| "Dear One" | George Harrison | Thirty Three & 1/3 | 1976 | |
| "Deep Blue" | George Harrison | 1971 | ||
| "Dehra Dun" (demo) | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | 2021 | |
| "Devil's Radio" | George Harrison | Cloud Nine | 1987 | |
| "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" | George Harrison | Dark Horse | 1974 | |
| "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long" | George Harrison | Living in the Material World | 1973 | |
| "Down To The River (Rocking Chair Blues)" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | 2021 | |
| "Dream Away" | George Harrison | Gone Troppo | 1982 | |
| "Dream Scene" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Drilling a Home" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Everybody-Nobody" (demo) | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | 2021 | |
| "Fantasy Sequins" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Far East Man" | George Harrison | Dark Horse | 1974 | |
| "Faster" | George Harrison | George Harrison | 1979 | |
| "Fish on the Sand" | George Harrison | Cloud Nine | 1987 | |
| "Flying Hour" (remix) | Songs by George Harrison | 1988 | [25] | |
| "For You Blue" (live) | George Harrison | Songs by George Harrison | 1988 | |
| "Gat Kirwani" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Get Back" | All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | 2021 | ||
| "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" | George Harrison | Living in the Material World | 1973 | |
| "Glass Box" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Going Down To Golders Green" (demo) | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | 2021 | |
| "Gone Troppo" | George Harrison | Gone Troppo | 1982 | |
| "Got My Mind Set on You" | Cloud Nine | 1987 | ||
| "Greasy Legs" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Greece" | George Harrison | Gone Troppo | 1982 | |
| "Grey Cloudy Lies" | George Harrison | Extra Texture (Read All About It) | 1975 | |
| "Guru Vandana" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Hari's on Tour (Express)" | George Harrison | Dark Horse | 1974 | |
| "Hear Me Lord" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "Here Comes the Sun" (live) | George Harrison | 1971 | [26] | |
| "Here Comes the Moon" | George Harrison | George Harrison | 1979 | |
| "His Name Is Legs (Ladies and Gentlemen)" | George Harrison | Extra Texture (Read All About It) | 1975 | |
| "Hong Kong Blues" | Somewhere in England | 1981 | ||
| "Horse to the Water" (with Jools Holland) | George Harrison Dhani Harrison | Small World Big Band | 2001 | [27] |
| "Hottest Gong in Town" | George Harrison | Songs by George Harrison 2 | 1992 | [28] |
| "I Dig Love" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "I Don't Care Anymore" | George Harrison | 1974 | [29] [30] | |
| "I Don't Want to Do It" | Porky's Revenge! (soundtrack) | 1985 | [31] | |
| "I Live for You" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass (2001 remaster) | 2001 | [32] |
| "I Really Love You" | Leroy Swearingen | Gone Troppo | 1982 | |
| "I Remember Jeep" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "I Want to Tell You" (live) | George Harrison | Live in Japan | 1992 | [33] |
| "If I Needed Someone" (live) | George Harrison | Live in Japan | 1992 | |
| "If Not for You" | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | ||
| "If You Believe" | George Harrison | 1979 | ||
| "In the Park" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "It Is 'He' (Jai Sri Krishna)" | George Harrison | Dark Horse | 1974 | |
| "Isn't It a Pity" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "It's Johnny's Birthday" | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | ||
| "It's What You Value" | George Harrison | Thirty Three & 1/3 | 1976 | |
| "I'd Have You Anytime" | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | ||
| "Just for Today" | George Harrison | Cloud Nine | 1987 | |
| "Lay His Head" | George Harrison | 1987 | [34] | |
| "Learning How to Love You" | George Harrison | Thirty Three & 1/3 | 1976 | |
| "Let It Be Me" (demo) | 2012 | |||
| "Let It Down" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "Life Itself" | George Harrison | Somewhere in England | 1981 | |
| "" | George Harrison | Living in the Material World | 1973 | |
| "Living in the Material World" | George Harrison | Living in the Material World | 1973 | |
| "Looking for My Life" | George Harrison | Brainwashed | 2002 | |
| "" | George Harrison | Living in the Material World | 1973 | |
| "Love Comes to Everyone" | George Harrison | George Harrison | 1979 | |
| "Love Scene" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Mama You've Been on My Mind" (demo) | 2012 | [35] | ||
| "Marwa Blues" | George Harrison | Brainwashed | 2002 | |
| "" | George Harrison | Dark Horse | 1974 | |
| "Microbes" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Miss O'Dell" | George Harrison | 1973 | [36] | |
| "Mo" | George Harrison | Mo's Songs | 1994 | [37] |
| "Mother Divine" (demo) | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | 2021 | |
| "My Sweet Lord" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "Mystical One" | George Harrison | Gone Troppo | 1982 | |
| "Never Get Over You" | George Harrison | Brainwashed | 2002 | |
| "No Time or Space" | George Harrison | Electronic Sound | 1969 | [38] |
| "Not Guilty" | George Harrison | George Harrison | 1979 | |
| "Nowhere To Go" (demo) | All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | 2021 | ||
| "Old Brown Shoe" (live) | George Harrison | Live in Japan | 1992 | |
| "Om Hare Om (Gopala Krishna)" (demo) | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | 2021 | |
| "On the Bed" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You)" | George Harrison | Extra Texture (Read All About It) | 1975 | |
| "Out of the Blue" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "P2 Vatican Blues (Last Saturday Night)" | George Harrison | Brainwashed | 2002 | |
| "Party Seacombe" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Piggies" (live) | George Harrison | Live in Japan | 1992 | |
| "Pisces Fish" | George Harrison | Brainwashed | 2002 | |
| "Plug Me In" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "Poor Little Girl" | George Harrison | Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989 | 1989 | |
| "Pure Smokey" | George Harrison | Thirty Three & 1/3 | 1976 | |
| "Red Lady Too" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Ride Rajbun" | George Harrison David English | 1992 | ||
| "Rising Sun" | George Harrison | Brainwashed | 2002 | |
| "Rocking Chair in Hawaii" | George Harrison | Brainwashed | 2002 | |
| "Roll Over Beethoven" (live) | Live in Japan | 1992 | ||
| "Run of the Mill" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "Run So Far" | George Harrison | Brainwashed | 2002 | |
| "Sat Singing" (remix) | George Harrison | Songs by George Harrison | 1988 | |
| "Save the World" | George Harrison | Somewhere in England | 1981 | |
| "See Yourself" | George Harrison | Thirty Three & 1/3 | 1976 | |
| "Shanghai Surprise" | George Harrison | 1986 | [39] | |
| "Simply Shady" | George Harrison | Dark Horse | 1974 | |
| "Singing Om" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Ski-ing" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "So Sad" | George Harrison | Dark Horse | 1974 | |
| "Soft-Hearted Hana" | George Harrison | George Harrison | 1979 | |
| "Soft Touch" | George Harrison | George Harrison | 1979 | |
| "Someplace Else" | George Harrison | Cloud Nine | 1987 | |
| "Something" (live) | George Harrison | 1971 | ||
| "Sour Milk Sea" (Jackie Lomax) | George Harrison | 1968 | [40] | |
| "Stuck Inside a Cloud" | George Harrison | Brainwashed | 2002 | |
| "Sue Me, Sue You Blues" | George Harrison | Living in the Material World | 1973 | |
| "Tabla and Pakavaj" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "Taxman" (live) | George Harrison | Live in Japan | 1992 | |
| "Teardrops" | George Harrison | Somewhere in England | 1981 | |
| "Tears of the World" | George Harrison | Songs by George Harrison 2 | 1992 | |
| "Tell Me What Has Happened To You" (demo) | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | 2021 | |
| "Thanks for the Pepperoni" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "That Is All" | George Harrison | Living in the Material World | 1973 | |
| "That Which I Have Lost" | George Harrison | Somewhere in England | 1981 | |
| "That's the Way It Goes" | George Harrison | Gone Troppo | 1982 | |
| "That's What It Takes" | Cloud Nine | 1987 | ||
| "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" | George Harrison | Extra Texture (Read All About It) | 1975 | |
| "This Is Love" | Cloud Nine | 1987 | ||
| "This Song" | George Harrison | Thirty Three & 1/3 | 1976 | |
| "Tired of Midnight Blue" | George Harrison | Extra Texture (Read All About It) | 1975 | |
| "True Love" | Thirty Three & 1/3 | 1976 | ||
| "Try Some, Buy Some" | George Harrison | Living in the Material World | 1971 | |
| "Unconsciousness Rules" | George Harrison | Somewhere in England | 1981 | |
| "Under the Mersey Wall" | George Harrison | Electronic Sound | 1969 | |
| "Unknown Delight" | George Harrison | Gone Troppo | 1982 | |
| "Wah-Wah" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "Wake Up My Love" | George Harrison | Gone Troppo | 1982 | |
| "Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine)" | All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | 2021 | ||
| "What Is Life" | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | |
| "When We Was Fab" | Cloud Nine | 1987 | ||
| "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (live) | George Harrison | 1971 | ||
| "Who Can See It" | George Harrison | Living in the Material World | 1973 | |
| "Window Window" (demo) | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | 2021 | |
| "Woman Don't You Cry for Me" | George Harrison | Thirty Three & 1/3 | 1976 | |
| "Wonderwall to Be Here" | George Harrison | Wonderwall Music | 1968 | |
| "World of Stone" | George Harrison | Extra Texture (Read All About It) | 1975 | |
| "Wreck of the Hesperus" | George Harrison | Cloud Nine | 1987 | |
| "Writing's on the Wall" | George Harrison | Somewhere in England | 1981 | |
| "You" | George Harrison | Extra Texture (Read All About It) | 1975 | |
| "Your Love Is Forever" | George Harrison | George Harrison | 1979 | |
| "Zig Zag" | 1988 | [41] | ||