The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992
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The Dark Horse Years 1976–1992 is a box set of album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

s by George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...

 released in 2004. Comprising all of the output on his Dark Horse Records
Dark Horse Records
Dark Horse Records is a record label founded by George Harrison in 1974.-History:Harrison had recorded for EMI under a contract which expired in 1976. All his subsequent recordings were released through Dark Horse Records, starting with Thirty Three & 1/3 in 1976 and ending with Live in Japan in 1992...

 label, the set encompasses his studio albums from 1976's Thirty Three & 1/3
Thirty Three & 1/3
Thirty Three & 1/3 is an album by George Harrison released in 1976. As his first release on his Dark Horse Records label, Thirty Three & 1/3 was beset with misfortune during its production, yet Harrison still managed to deliver one of his most celebrated albums.-Background:After satisfying his EMI...

to 1987's Cloud Nine
Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)
-Personnel:The following personnel was credited in the liner notes.*George Harrison – vocals, guitars, keyboards, sitar*Jeff Lynne – guitars, bass, vocals, keyboards*Eric Clapton – guitar*Elton John – piano*Gary Wright – piano*Ringo Starr – drums...

with bonus tracks, while 1992's Live in Japan features a special SACD
Super Audio CD
Super Audio CD is a high-resolution, read-only optical disc for audio storage. Sony and Philips Electronics jointly developed the technology, and publicized it in 1999. It is designated as the Scarlet Book standard. Sony and Philips previously collaborated to define the Compact Disc standard...

 remix in addition to its original mix. Furthermore, Harrison's intended artwork for Somewhere in England
Somewhere in England
Somewhere in England is an album by George Harrison, released in 1981. Recorded as Harrison was becoming increasingly frustrated with the music industry, the album's making was a long one, and witnessed a tragic event in his life.-History:...

has been reinstated, while the lettering on the front of the album George Harrison
George Harrison (album)
George Harrison is the eponymous album release by George Harrison in 1979. It was recorded during a period of domestic happiness in which Harrison married Olivia Trinidad Arias and his son Dhani was born.-History:...

has been modified.

Harrison's Dark Horse material had been issued on CD initially in 1992, but was allowed to go out of print some years later. By 2000, he was keen to refurbish his entire catalogue, but only managed to see an expanded All Things Must Pass
All Things Must Pass
All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison, recorded and released in 1970. The original vinyl release featured two LPs of rock songs as well as Apple Jam, a third LP of informal jams...

out before he became ill with cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

, from which he died in late 2001. Harrison's widow Olivia and son Dhani
Dhani Harrison
Dhani Harrison is an English musician and the son of George Harrison of The Beatles and Olivia Harrison. Harrison debuted as a professional musician when completing his father's final album Brainwashed after George Harrison's death in November 2001...

 picked up where Harrison left off and compiled this set for release. Included in the package is a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

 composed of videos and some background to this period in Harrison's career, which was later released separately as well.

Despite the title of the set, not every track from Harrison's Dark Horse years are included. The song "Lay His Head" which was the B-side to "Got My Mind Set On You
Got My Mind Set on You
"Got My Mind Set on You" is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962.It is best known for the cover version released by George Harrison in 1987.- George Harrison version :...

" is not here. The two tracks that first appeared on Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989, "Cockamamie Business" and "Poor Little Girl", are not included. "Cheer Down", which George recorded for Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 action comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Patsy Kensit, Joe Pesci, Derrick O'Connor and Joss Ackland...

, is omitted as well (although a live version appears in on Live in Japan.) Also missing are most of the tracks recorded for George's original version of Somewhere in England
Somewhere in England
Somewhere in England is an album by George Harrison, released in 1981. Recorded as Harrison was becoming increasingly frustrated with the music industry, the album's making was a long one, and witnessed a tragic event in his life.-History:...

(that album appears in its original intended cover art, but not with the originally-intended tracklist). Also missing, on the DVD, are the videos for Blow Away and All Those Years Ago.

Disc 1: Thirty Three & 1/3
Thirty Three & 1/3
Thirty Three & 1/3 is an album by George Harrison released in 1976. As his first release on his Dark Horse Records label, Thirty Three & 1/3 was beset with misfortune during its production, yet Harrison still managed to deliver one of his most celebrated albums.-Background:After satisfying his EMI...

Released 19 November 1976
  1. "Woman Don't You Cry For Me
    Woman Don't You Cry For Me
    "Woman Don't You Cry For Me" is the leadoff track of George Harrison's 1976 album, Thirty Three & 1/3. The song is in open E.-History:Harrison started writing the song in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1968. Harrison was on a European tour with Delaney, Bonnie & Friends and Eric Clapton. Delaney handed...

    " – 3:18
    • Originally written in 1969
  2. "Dear One
    Dear One
    "Dear One" is the second track on George Harrison's 1976 album, Thirty Three & 1/3.-History:Harrison wrote the lyrics in 1976 during a vacation to the Virgin Islands, shortly before starting work on Thirty Three & 1/3....

    " – 5:08
  3. "Beautiful Girl" – 3:39
    • Song started in 1969 and finished for Thirty Three & 1/3
  4. "This Song
    This Song
    "This Song" is the fourth track on George Harrison's 1976 album Thirty Three & 1/3. It was released as the leadoff single from the album and reached #25 on the American pop charts.-History:...

    " – 4:13
    • Harrison's tongue-in-cheek parody of the infamous copyright infringement case against "My Sweet Lord"
  5. "See Yourself" – 2:51
    • Originally written in 1967
  6. "It's What You Value" – 5:07
  7. "True Love
    True Love (song)
    "True Love" is a popular song written by Cole Porter and was published in 1956.The song was introduced by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in the musical film High Society. The Crosby–Kelly version, accompanied by Johnny Green's MGM studio orchestra using a romantic arrangement by Conrad Salinger, was...

    " (Cole Porter
    Cole Porter
    Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...

    ) – 2:45
  8. "Pure Smokey
    Pure Smokey
    Pure Smokey is Smokey Robinson's second post- Miracles album, released in 1974. This release contains the unique and emotionally compelling hit single "Virgin Man." Several songs were written by Robinson and co- written by fellow Miracle Marv Tarplin, who left the group a year after Smokey's...

    " – 3:56
    • Harrison's second tribute to Smokey Robinson
      Smokey Robinson
      William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...

  9. "Crackerbox Palace
    Crackerbox Palace
    "Crackerbox Palace" is the ninth track on George Harrison's 1976 album, Thirty Three & 1/3. The song was released as the second single from the album and reached #19 on the American pop charts.-History:...

    " – 3:57
    • Crackerbox Palace is the name of George's mansion in England, "Friar Park", once owned by Lord Buckley
      Lord Buckley
      Lord Richard Buckley was an American stage performer, recording artist, monologist, and hip poet/comic...

  10. "Learning How To Love You" – 4:13
    • Dedicated to Herb Alpert
      Herb Alpert
      Herbert "Herb" Alpert is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M Records...

       and intended for Alpert to record
  11. "Tears of the World" – 4:02
    • Bonus track
    • One of the four rejected songs from the original edition of Somewhere in England
      Somewhere in England
      Somewhere in England is an album by George Harrison, released in 1981. Recorded as Harrison was becoming increasingly frustrated with the music industry, the album's making was a long one, and witnessed a tragic event in his life.-History:...


Disc 2: George Harrison
George Harrison (album)
George Harrison is the eponymous album release by George Harrison in 1979. It was recorded during a period of domestic happiness in which Harrison married Olivia Trinidad Arias and his son Dhani was born.-History:...

Released 23 February 1979
  1. "Love Comes to Everyone
    Love Comes to Everyone
    "Love Comes to Everyone" is a 1979 song by George Harrison, from his eponymous album George Harrison. It was issued as the second single of the album.-History:...

    " – 4:36
    • Guitar intro played by Eric Clapton
      Eric Clapton
      Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...

      , who would go on to cover the song on his 2005 album Back Home
      Back Home (Eric Clapton album)
      Back Home is a studio album by British guitarist-singer-songwriter Eric Clapton. It was released 29 August 2005 internationally and a day later in the US. It is his first album featuring new, original material since Reptile , as the previous release Me and Mr...

  2. "Not Guilty
    Not Guilty (song)
    "Not Guilty" is a song written by George Harrison. It is featured on his 1979 album titled George Harrison and on The Beatles' Anthology 3 album...

    " – 3:35
    • Originally recorded by The Beatles
      The Beatles
      The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

       in 1968 for inclusion on The Beatles
      The Beatles (album)
      The Beatles is the ninth official album by the English rock group The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is also commonly known as "The White Album" as it has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed on its plain white sleeve.The album was written and recorded during a...

      ; that version was finally issued in 1996 on Anthology 3
      Anthology 3
      Anthology 3 is a compilation album by The Beatles released in October 1996 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series. The album includes rarities and alternative tracks from the final two years of the band's career, ranging from the initial sessions for The Beatles to the last...

  3. "Here Comes the Moon" – 4:48
    • A lyrical successor to Harrison's 1969 composition "Here Comes the Sun"
  4. "Soft-Hearted Hana" – 4:03
    • Written about a magic mushrooms experience Harrison had in Maui
      Maui
      The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Lānai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444,...

    • Incorporates actual atmosphere from Harrison's local Henley-on-Thames
      Henley-on-Thames
      Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead...

       pub, "The Row Barge"
  5. "Blow Away
    Blow Away
    "Blow Away" was a 1979 hit single by George Harrison, taken from his eponymous album. The song is one of Harrison's most popular and beloved post-Apple singles, but also one of the simplest. Its uptempo pop sound fell far outside of the dominant genres of the era, disco and punk...

    " – 4:00 (Appeared in the film "Nuns On The Run
    Nuns on the Run
    Nuns on the Run is a 1990 British comedy film starring Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane, also featuring Camille Coduri and Janet Suzman. It was written and directed by Jonathan Lynn and produced by HandMade Films. Many of the outdoor scenes were shot in Chiswick...

    " starring Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane, OBE is a Scottish actor, comedian and author. He is known both for his role as Dr...

     & Eric Idle
    Eric Idle
    Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer. He was as a member of the British comedy group Monty Python, a member of the The Rutles on Saturday Night Live and author of the play, Spamalot....

    )
  6. "Faster
    Faster (George Harrison song)
    "Faster" is the third single from George Harrison's 1979 eponymous album George Harrison. Faster begins the second side of the LP, and is the sixth track on the CD...

    " – 4:46
    • Incorporates actual racing effects from the British Grand Prix
      Grand Prix motor racing
      Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly evolved from a simple road race from one town to the next, to endurance tests for car and driver...

       on 16 July 1978
  7. "Dark Sweet Lady" – 3:22
  8. "Your Love is Forever" – 3:45
  9. "Soft Touch" – 3:59
  10. "If You Believe" (George Harrison/Gary Wright
    Gary Wright
    Gary Malcolm Wright is an American musician, best known for his song, "Dream Weaver". He was the piano player on Harry Nilsson's version of "Without You".-Early life:...

    ) – 2:55
  11. "Here Comes The Moon" (Demo Version) – 3:37
    • Bonus track

Disc 3: Somewhere in England
Somewhere in England
Somewhere in England is an album by George Harrison, released in 1981. Recorded as Harrison was becoming increasingly frustrated with the music industry, the album's making was a long one, and witnessed a tragic event in his life.-History:...

Released 5 June 1981
  1. "Blood from a Clone" – 4:03
  2. "Unconsciousness Rules" – 3:35
  3. "Life Itself" – 4:25
  4. "All Those Years Ago
    All Those Years Ago
    "All Those Years Ago" is a song written by George Harrison, released as a single from the album Somewhere in England. The song was a personal tribute to former bandmate John Lennon, who was murdered on 8 December 1980...

    " – 3:45
    • Harrison's tribute to John Lennon
      John Lennon
      John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...

      , featuring Ringo Starr
      Ringo Starr
      Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...

       on drums, as well as Paul
      Paul McCartney
      Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...

       and Linda McCartney
      Linda McCartney
      Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman....

       and Denny Laine
      Denny Laine
      Denny Laine is an English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, guitarist, and lead singer of The Moody Blues' 1965 debut album "The Magnificent Moodies"; and, later, best known for his role as co-founder of Wings...

       on backing vocals
  5. "Baltimore Oriole" (Hoagy Carmichael
    Hoagy Carmichael
    Howard Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. He is best known for writing "Stardust", "Georgia On My Mind", "The Nearness of You", and "Heart and Soul", four of the most-recorded American songs of all time.Alec Wilder, in his study of the...

    ) – 3:57
  6. "Teardrops
    Teardrops (George Harrison song)
    "Teardrops" is a 1981 single by George Harrison. It was the second single from the album Somewhere In England and reached #102 in the US charts. In Japan, it was released on 25 September.- Chart positions:...

    " – 4:07
  7. "That Which I Have Lost" – 3:47
  8. "Writings on the Wall" – 3:59
  9. "Hong Kong Blues" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 2:55
  10. "Save the World" – 4:54
    • Track's end features a short excerpt from "Crying Music" originally released on Harrison's 1968 debut album Wonderwall Music
      Wonderwall Music
      Wonderwall Music is George Harrison's first solo album and the soundtrack to the film Wonderwall. The songs are virtually all instrumental, except for some non-English vocals and a slowed-down spoken word track. The songs were recorded in December 1967 in England, and January 1968 in Bombay, India...

  11. "Save the World" (Acoustic Demo Version)– 4:29
    • Bonus track

Disc 4: Gone Troppo
Gone Troppo
Gone Troppo is an album by George Harrison recorded and released in 1982. It would prove to be Harrison's last studio album for five years, wherein he would largely take an extended leave of absence from his recording career, with only the occasional soundtrack recording surfacing.By 1980,...

Released 5 November 1982
  1. "Wake Up My Love
    Wake Up My Love
    "Wake Up My Love" is a single by George Harrison. It was the first single pulled from the album Gone Troppo. The single performed better in the US charts than his last single, "Teardrops", but neither song charted in the UK...

    " – 3:34
  2. "That's The Way It Goes" – 3:34
  3. "I Really Love You
    I Really Love You
    "I Really Love You" is a song written by Leroy Swearingen and originally recorded by his Steubenville, Ohio, vocal group called The Stereos in 1961. The record, issued on Cub Records, a subsidiary of MGM Records, reached number 29 on the Billboard Top 40 chart...

    " (Leroy Swearingen) – 2:54
    • A cover of a 1961 doo-wop song
  4. "Greece" – 3:58
  5. "Gone Troppo" – 4:25
  6. "Mystical One" – 3:42
  7. "Unknown Delight" – 4:16
  8. "Baby Don't Run Away" – 4:01
  9. "Dream Away" – 4:29
    • Appeared in the Terry Gilliam
      Terry Gilliam
      Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam is also known for directing several films, including Brazil , The Adventures of Baron Munchausen , The Fisher King , and 12 Monkeys...

       film Time Bandits
      Time Bandits
      Time Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy film produced and directed by Terry Gilliam.Terry Gilliam wrote the screenplay with fellow Monty Python alumnus Michael Palin, who appears with Shelley Duvall in the small, recurring roles of Vincent and Pansy. The film is one of the most famous of more than...

  10. "Circles" – 3:46
    • A song originally composed in 1968 and demoed as a possible track for the White Album
      The Beatles (album)
      The Beatles is the ninth official album by the English rock group The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is also commonly known as "The White Album" as it has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed on its plain white sleeve.The album was written and recorded during a...

  11. "Mystical One" (Demo Version) – 6:02
    • Bonus track

Disc 5: Cloud Nine
Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)
-Personnel:The following personnel was credited in the liner notes.*George Harrison – vocals, guitars, keyboards, sitar*Jeff Lynne – guitars, bass, vocals, keyboards*Eric Clapton – guitar*Elton John – piano*Gary Wright – piano*Ringo Starr – drums...

Released 2 November 1987
  1. "Cloud 9" – 3:15
  2. "That's What It Takes" (George Harrison/Jeff Lynne
    Jeff Lynne
    Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob...

    /Gary Wright
    Gary Wright
    Gary Malcolm Wright is an American musician, best known for his song, "Dream Weaver". He was the piano player on Harry Nilsson's version of "Without You".-Early life:...

    ) – 3:59
  3. "Fish on the Sand" – 3:22
  4. "Just For Today" – 4:06
  5. "This Is Love
    This Is Love (George Harrison song)
    "This Is Love" is a song by George Harrison and is the fifth track on his 1987 studio album Cloud Nine. In June 1988, the song was also released as the third single from that album, peaking at #55 in the UK Singles Chart ....

    " (George Harrison/Jeff Lynne) – 3:48
  6. "When We Was Fab
    When We Was Fab
    "When We Was Fab" is a song written by George Harrison and Jeff Lynne about the days of Beatlemania, when The Beatles were first referred to as the "Fab Four". The song appears as the sixth track on Harrison's 1987 album Cloud Nine and was later released as the second single from that album in...

    " (George Harrison/Jeff Lynne) – 3:57
    • A celebration of The Beatles
      The Beatles
      The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

       and the 1960s
  7. "Devil's Radio" – 3:52
  8. "Someplace Else (song)|Someplace Else" – 3:51
    • An earlier version of this song appeared in the 1986 film Shanghai Surprise
      Shanghai Surprise
      Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 British adventure comedy film starring then-newlyweds Madonna and Sean Penn, produced by George Harrison's HandMade Films and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...

  9. "Wreck of the Hesperus" – 3:31
  10. "Breath Away From Heaven" – 3:36
    • An earlier version of this song appeared in the 1986 film Shanghai Surprise
      Shanghai Surprise
      Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 British adventure comedy film starring then-newlyweds Madonna and Sean Penn, produced by George Harrison's HandMade Films and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...

  11. "Got My Mind Set on You
    Got My Mind Set on You
    "Got My Mind Set on You" is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962.It is best known for the cover version released by George Harrison in 1987.- George Harrison version :...

    " (Rudy Clark) – 3:52
  12. "Shanghai Surprise" – 5:07
  13. "Zig Zag" – 2:45
    • Above two songs are bonus tracks and recorded in 1986 for Shanghai Surprise
    • "Zig Zag" also appeared as the B-Side to "When We Was Fab"

Disc six

  1. "I Want to Tell You
    I Want to Tell You
    "I Want to Tell You" is a song written by George Harrison and originally released by The Beatles on their 1966 album Revolver. Working titles, originating from Harrison's inability to name his songs, were "Laxton's Superb" and "I Don't Know."-Music:"I Want to Tell You" is in the key of A major...

    " – 4:33
    • From The Beatles
      The Beatles
      The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

      ' 1966 album Revolver
      Revolver (album)
      Revolver is the seventh studio album by the English rock group The Beatles, released on 5 August 1966 on the Parlophone label and produced by George Martin. Many of the tracks on Revolver are marked by an electric guitar-rock sound, in contrast with their previous LP, the folk rock inspired Rubber...

  2. "Old Brown Shoe
    Old Brown Shoe
    "Old Brown Shoe" is a song written by George Harrison that was first released by The Beatles as a B-side to "The Ballad of John and Yoko". It is also available on the Beatles' compilation albums Hey Jude, 1967–1970 and Past Masters, Volume Two....

    " – 3:51
    • B-Side to The Beatles' "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" in 1969
  3. "Taxman
    Taxman
    "Taxman" is a song written by George Harrison released as the opening track on The Beatles' 1966 album Revolver. Its lyrics attack the high levels of progressive tax taken by the British Labour government of Harold Wilson.-Composition:...

    " – 4:16
    • From The Beatles' 1966 album Revolver
  4. "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
    Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
    "Give Me Love " is a song by George Harrison and is the lead track on his 1973 album Living in the Material World. The song was released as a single in May 1973, hitting number one in the US Billboard Hot 100 at the end of June and number eight on the UK Singles Chart...

    " – 3:37
    • From the 1973 album Living In The Material World
      Living in the Material World
      Living in the Material World is a studio album by George Harrison, released in 1973.-Background:As a follow-up to 1970's greatly received All Things Must Pass and his mammoth charity project, The Concert for Bangladesh, Living in the Material World was among the most highly anticipated releases of...

  5. "If I Needed Someone
    If I Needed Someone
    "If I Needed Someone" is a song written by George Harrison. Versions by The Beatles and by The Hollies appeared simultaneously, both being released in the United Kingdom on 3 December 1965. The Hollies version appeared on a single. Most of the Hollies previous singles had been big top ten hits...

    " – 3:50
    • From The Beatles' 1965 album Rubber Soul
      Rubber Soul
      Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock group The Beatles, released in December 1965. Produced by George Martin, Rubber Soul had been recorded in just over four weeks to make the Christmas market...

  6. "Something
    Something
    "Something" is a song by The Beatles, written by lead guitarist George Harrison in 1969. It was featured on the album Abbey Road, and was also the first song written by Harrison to appear on the A-side of a Beatles' single...

    " – 5:21
    • From The Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road
  7. "What Is Life
    What Is Life
    "What Is Life" is a song by George Harrison and is the first track on side two of his 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass. It was released as the second single from that album in the United States on February 15, 1971 with another album track, "Apple Scruffs," as the B-side...

    " – 4:47
    • From the 1970 album All Things Must Pass
      All Things Must Pass
      All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison, recorded and released in 1970. The original vinyl release featured two LPs of rock songs as well as Apple Jam, a third LP of informal jams...

  8. "Dark Horse
    Dark Horse (song)
    "Dark Horse" is the title track to George Harrison's 1974 album Dark Horse, and later the name of his record label Dark Horse Records.-Background:...

    " – 4:20
    • From the 1974 album Dark Horse
  9. "Piggies
    Piggies
    "Piggies" is a Beatles song from their double-disc album The Beatles . It was written by George Harrison as social commentary on class and corporate greed.-Instrumentation:...

    " – 2:56
    • From The Beatles' 1968 double album The Beatles
      The Beatles (album)
      The Beatles is the ninth official album by the English rock group The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is also commonly known as "The White Album" as it has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed on its plain white sleeve.The album was written and recorded during a...

  10. "Got My Mind Set on You
    Got My Mind Set on You
    "Got My Mind Set on You" is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962.It is best known for the cover version released by George Harrison in 1987.- George Harrison version :...

    " (Rudy Clark) – 4:56
    • From the 1987 album Cloud Nine
      Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)
      -Personnel:The following personnel was credited in the liner notes.*George Harrison – vocals, guitars, keyboards, sitar*Jeff Lynne – guitars, bass, vocals, keyboards*Eric Clapton – guitar*Elton John – piano*Gary Wright – piano*Ringo Starr – drums...


Disc seven

  1. "Cloud 9" – 4:23
    • From the 1987 album Cloud Nine
  2. "Here Comes the Sun
    Here Comes the Sun
    "Here Comes the Sun" is a song by George Harrison from The Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road. It is regarded as one of the most popular Beatles songs. The song was written while Harrison was away from all of these troubles...

    " – 3:31
    • From The Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road
  3. "My Sweet Lord
    My Sweet Lord
    "My Sweet Lord" is a song by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison from his UK number one hit triple album All Things Must Pass. The song was written in praise of the Hindu god Krishna...

    " – 5:42
    • From the 1970 album All Things Must Pass
      All Things Must Pass
      All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison, recorded and released in 1970. The original vinyl release featured two LPs of rock songs as well as Apple Jam, a third LP of informal jams...

  4. "All Those Years Ago
    All Those Years Ago
    "All Those Years Ago" is a song written by George Harrison, released as a single from the album Somewhere in England. The song was a personal tribute to former bandmate John Lennon, who was murdered on 8 December 1980...

    " – 4:26
    • From the 1981 album Somewhere In England
      Somewhere in England
      Somewhere in England is an album by George Harrison, released in 1981. Recorded as Harrison was becoming increasingly frustrated with the music industry, the album's making was a long one, and witnessed a tragic event in his life.-History:...

  5. "Cheer Down
    Cheer Down
    "Cheer Down" is a country rock song with music written by George Harrison and lyrics written by Harrison and Tom Petty. The title is attributed to Olivia Harrison, who would tell her husband, "Okay, cheer down, big fellow," when he would get too enthusiastic...

    " (George Harrison/Tom Petty
    Tom Petty
    Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. He has also performed under the pseudonyms of Charlie T...

    ) – 3:53
  6. "Devil's Radio" – 4:25
    • From the 1987 album Cloud Nine
  7. "Isn't It a Pity
    Isn't It a Pity
    "Isn't It a Pity" is a song by George Harrison from his 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass. It was written in 1966 but was rejected by John Lennon. It was released as the B-side of "My Sweet Lord" in the United States on November 23, 1970....

    " – 6:33
    • From the 1970 album All Things Must Pass
      All Things Must Pass
      All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison, recorded and released in 1970. The original vinyl release featured two LPs of rock songs as well as Apple Jam, a third LP of informal jams...

  8. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps
    While My Guitar Gently Weeps
    "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is a song by George Harrison, first recorded by The Beatles in 1968 for their eponymous double album...

    " – 7:09
    • From The Beatles' 1968 double album The Beatles
  9. "Roll Over Beethoven
    Roll Over Beethoven
    "Roll Over Beethoven" is a 1956 hit single by Chuck Berry originally released on Chess Records, with "Drifting Heart" as the B-side. The lyrics of the song mention rock and roll and the desire for rhythm and blues to replace classical music...

    " (Chuck Berry
    Chuck Berry
    Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...

    ) – 4:45
    • From The Beatles' 1963 album With the Beatles
      With the Beatles
      With The Beatles is the second studio album by the English rock group The Beatles. It was released on 22 November 1963 on Parlophone, and was recorded four months after the band's debut Please Please Me...


DVD

  1. Dark Horse Feature

Videos:
  1. "This Song
    This Song
    "This Song" is the fourth track on George Harrison's 1976 album Thirty Three & 1/3. It was released as the leadoff single from the album and reached #25 on the American pop charts.-History:...

    "
  2. "Crackerbox Palace
    Crackerbox Palace
    "Crackerbox Palace" is the ninth track on George Harrison's 1976 album, Thirty Three & 1/3. The song was released as the second single from the album and reached #19 on the American pop charts.-History:...

    "
  3. "Faster
    Faster (George Harrison song)
    "Faster" is the third single from George Harrison's 1979 eponymous album George Harrison. Faster begins the second side of the LP, and is the sixth track on the CD...

    "
  4. "Got My Mind Set on You
    Got My Mind Set on You
    "Got My Mind Set on You" is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962.It is best known for the cover version released by George Harrison in 1987.- George Harrison version :...

    " Version 1
  5. "Got My Mind Set on You
    Got My Mind Set on You
    "Got My Mind Set on You" is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962.It is best known for the cover version released by George Harrison in 1987.- George Harrison version :...

    " Version 2
  6. "When We Was Fab
    When We Was Fab
    "When We Was Fab" is a song written by George Harrison and Jeff Lynne about the days of Beatlemania, when The Beatles were first referred to as the "Fab Four". The song appears as the sixth track on Harrison's 1987 album Cloud Nine and was later released as the second single from that album in...

    "
  7. "This Is Love
    This Is Love (George Harrison song)
    "This Is Love" is a song by George Harrison and is the fifth track on his 1987 studio album Cloud Nine. In June 1988, the song was also released as the third single from that album, peaking at #55 in the UK Singles Chart ....

    "

Selections from Live in Japan
  1. "Cheer Down
    Cheer Down
    "Cheer Down" is a country rock song with music written by George Harrison and lyrics written by Harrison and Tom Petty. The title is attributed to Olivia Harrison, who would tell her husband, "Okay, cheer down, big fellow," when he would get too enthusiastic...

    "
  2. "Devil's Radio"
  3. "Cloud 9" (alternate version)
  4. "Taxman
    Taxman
    "Taxman" is a song written by George Harrison released as the opening track on The Beatles' 1966 album Revolver. Its lyrics attack the high levels of progressive tax taken by the British Labour government of Harold Wilson.-Composition:...

    "

Audio:
  • PCM Stereo
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • DTS 5.1

Selections from the movie Shanghai Surprise
  1. "Shanghai Surprise"
  2. "Someplace Else"
  3. "The Hottest Gong In Town"


In-between each song is a video introduction interview with George.
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