The Best of George Harrison (Apple logo on back)

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Tracklist

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1Something
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer), Jeff Jarratt (producer), Glyn Johns and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-02)
electric bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-05)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-05, on 1969-08-15)
electric guitar [1957 Gibson Les Paul Standard]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-02)
Hammond organ:
Billy Preston (from 1969-05-02 until 1969-08-15)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-05-02)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16)
strings arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969, in 1987, in 2009) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-05-02), Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-05-05), Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-16, on 1969-08-15) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-15)
music videos:
Something (Music video) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 110) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 273)
recording of:
Something (from 1969-05-02 until 1969-08-15)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Harrisongs Ltd. and Nichion Synch Division (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
The Beatles4.13:04
2If I Needed Someone
additional engineer:
Ron Pender and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1965-10-16 until 1965-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-16, on 1965-10-18)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-26)
remix of:
If I Needed Someone (original stereo studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
If I Needed Someone (from 1965-10-16 until 1965-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
The Beatles3.12:23
3Here Comes the Sun
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [1968 Gibson J-200]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-08)
drums (drum set) [1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-07)
electric bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-07)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-06)
electric guitar [1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster] and background vocals and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-08)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-11)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-16)
synthesizer [1967 Moog IIIp]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-08-19)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-07-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969, in 1987, in 2009) and The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-07, on 1969-07-08, on 1969-08-11, on 1969-08-19), Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-07-16, on 1969-08-06) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-08-15)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 69) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Here Comes the Sun (from 1969-07-07 until 1969-08-19)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Reprise
The Beatles4.63:08
4Taxman
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
cowbell:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-22)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-21)
electric bass guitar and solo electric guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-21)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-21)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-22) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-04-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-04-21, on 1966-04-22)
recording of:
Taxman (from 1966-04-21 until 1966-04-22)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1966-04)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
The Beatles4.32:40
5Think for Yourself
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) (on 1965-11-08) and Jerry Boys (on 1965-11-09)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
Hammond organ:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-08)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-08)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Room 65 in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-09)
remix of:
Think for Yourself (original stereo studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Think for Yourself (on 1965-11-08)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
The Beatles3.22:21
6For You Blue
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
Glyn Johns, George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Phil Spector
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-25)
lap steel guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-25)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1969-01-25)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1970-01-08)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-01-25) and Olympic Sound Studios (1958–1966 before moving to Barnes) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-08)
recording of:
For You Blue (from 1969-01-25 until 1970-01-08)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
The Beatles3.152:34
7While My Guitar Gently Weeps
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-05)
bass guitar, organ and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-06)
castanets and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-06)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-05)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-05)
guest electric guitar:
Eric Clapton (on 1968-09-05)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-05)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1968) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-09-05, on 1968-09-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 135)
recording of:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (from 1968-09-05 until 1968-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Zero Productions, Inc.
The Beatles4.554:49
8My Sweet Lord
recording engineer:
Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08)
producer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) and Phil Spector
acoustic guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08), Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08), Peter Frampton (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08), Pete Ham (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08), George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08) and Joey Molland (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08)
bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08)
drums (drum set):
Andy White (Scottish drummer) (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08)
electric piano:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08)
piano:
Billy Preston (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08)
tambourine:
Mike Gibbins (drummer for Badfinger) (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08)
background vocals:
Eric Clapton (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08), George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08), Phil Spector (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08) and Bobby Whitlock (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08)
vocals:
Bobby Whitlock (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001) and G.H. Estate Limited (in 2014)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08)
music videos:
My Sweet Lord (50th anniversary video) by George Harrison (The Beatles)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 454)
recording of:
My Sweet Lord (from 1970-05-26 until 1970-08)
written in:
Europe (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1969-12 until 1970)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
version of:
He’s So Fine
George Harrison4.44:41
9Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
electric bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973), The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1973) and G.H. Estate Limited (in 2014)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Material World Charitable Foundation
George Harrison53:37
10You
recording engineer:
Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
engineer:
Norman Kinney
producer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
bass:
Carl Radle
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) and Jim Keltner
electric piano:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
organ and synthesizer [ARP Strings]:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
piano:
Leon Russell
saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
You
writer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Umlaut
George Harrison43:43
11Bangla Desh
remixer:
Paul Hicks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
G.H. Estate Limited (in 2014)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Bangla Desh
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Harrisongs Music, Inc. (publisher)
George Harrison4:00
12Dark Horse
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
engineer:
Norm Kinney
producer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
bass:
Willie Weeks (US bass player)
drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark
electric piano:
Billy Preston
flute:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player), Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) and Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
guitar:
Robben Ford (blues, jazz & rock guitarist and songwriter) and George Harrison (The Beatles)
hi-hat:
Jim Keltner
background vocals:
Lon and Derrek van Eaton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974)
recording of:
Dark Horse
writer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Umlaut, Umlaut Corporation, Ganga Publishing B.V. (in 1974) and Oops Publishing Ltd. (in 1974)
George Harrison4.53:55
13What Is Life
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
recording engineer:
Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
producer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) and Phil Spector
acoustic guitar:
Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10), Pete Ham (from 1970-05 until 1970-10) and Joey Molland (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
bass guitar:
Carl Radle (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1970-05 until 1970-10) and George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
piano:
Bobby Whitlock (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
tambourine:
Mike Gibbins (drummer for Badfinger) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
trumpet:
Jim Price (horn session musician) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
G.H. Estate Limited (in 2014)
recording of:
What Is Life (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Essex Music, Harrisongs Ltd. and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
George Harrison3.854:20