best george_harrison best george_harrison compilation album english musician george_harrison released following emi affiliated contract uniquely beatles solo releases apart live albums mixes selection artist beatles era songs later hits recorded song selection caused controversy harrison solo achievements period viewed successful commercially music critics noted compilation failure provide faithful picture harrison contribution beatles work omission indian music compositions calculated emi american subsidiary compilation issued month harrison debut warner distributed label best george_harrison peaked number billboard chart certified gold riaa february album failed place britain chart hits oriented harrison compilation albums followed best dark horse posthumously released let roll songs george_harrison album issued featuring cover artwork original british release design created house capitol majority territories internationally compilation remastered release background observed december ironic emi having millions pounds beatles recordings best george_harrison days george_harrison debut release warner compilation instigated emi counterpart company harrison grown august author describes release album final effort force capitol distribute live album cost price generate needed funds refugees harrison gone public issue embarrassed label january beatles contracts emi capitol expired paul_mccartney chosen sign capitol record companies free license releases featuring songs band catalogue individual members solo work need artist approval following emi reissue entire beatles singles catalogue february year capitol venture new arrangement release double album compilation accompanying singles issued june contained previously released tracks beatles career john_lennon expressed dissatisfaction compilation running order royalty rate band termed capitol packaging record company promised largest selling campaign history music business album commercial success late emi capitol issued greatest hits collections imprint shaved fish blast past respectively nominally apple artists input content packaging solo compilation particular active promoting album shaved fish blast past sold reasonably america sales failed match record company expectations harrison long delays releases following international success things pass triple album commitment bangladesh humanitarian aid project later production work acts splinter harrison issued final studio album apple autumn extra texture read result time capitol came prepare compilation solo work following year effectively surrendered artistic control content second half thanks success world tour band wings public nostalgia beatles peak examples heightened interest included increasingly generous offers rival promoters beatles reunion concert 20th century fox musical documentary world war stage play john paul george refuse permission songs appear having hit cover harrison composition comes sun planned harrison greatest hits compilation experiment capitol beatles tracks mixed solo hits album harrison immediately venture attached band legacy beatles song selection fill capitol selected harrison written songs released beatles risk free approach prevailed commentators noted album title predictable selection songs indian music represented musical genre harrison synonymous long association authors credit harrison introducing western popular music way termed harrison landmark indian compositions inner light overlooked received second album release months having issued guitar gently comes sun tracks selected appeared beatles compilation harrison biggest solo hits sweet lord life things pass love peace earth living material world title track extra texture sixth solo song non album single released aside financial benefits beatles era songs reason capitol reducing harrison successful solo years far album tracks lackluster commercial fate compilations author wrote factor harrison tendency limit single releases minimum reluctant issue single things pass originally scheduled second single don let wait long certain biographer opinion cancelled altogether addition authors write potentially offensive reference catholic_church awaiting things pass prevented song hit single big hits requirement applied beatles selections issued single november promoting new album harrison claimed capitol ignored suggested track list alternative title collection compared format compilations saying lot good songs solo career appeared digging beatles records notable best george harrison author opinion isn pity half double single sweet lord number hit canada right charted inside main markets america britain hit europe comparison shaved fish contained happy war mother woman world singles billboard hot respectively chart peaked number reached number blast past non album early included greatest album track released single blues peaked number united_states terms harrison popular sides apple deep blue peaked number billboard highly regarded album tracks things pass darkness living material world commentators remarked album minutes length capitol felt need achieve running time minutes harrison compilation album artwork british versions album released different covers united_states canada cover small black white pictures harrison image capitol responsible art design extra texture compilations illustrations work rodriguez describes choice sleeve bizarre notes use outdated looking image harrison edition contained colour photo harrison sitting antique car art direction package credited cream designs international release album uses cover inner sleeve original britain contained picture showing harrison beach cannes attending music industry trade fair january cover option came budget reissue 1980s reproduced harrison white album portrait release released best george harrison november america catalogue number capitol issue emi label followed november beatles related releases time compilation arrival coincided wings america triple live album addition emi issued beatles capitol release magical december album long proved popular import britain writing nme november commented sales sure adversely affected simultaneous release week fact best george_harrison according author calculated scheduling meant harrison remain staunch opponent record companies concurrent litigation apple manager harrison actively promoting enjoying best reviews years compilation reached number billboard certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america february sales units like compilation best george harrison failed place albums_chart emi attempt recent publicity ruling suit harrison reissued sweet lord backed life single december release demand following harrison death things pass best george harrison harrison albums issued compact disc according edition superior issue application processing american market following harrison death november little catalogue readily available apart recently issued 30th anniversary edition compilation highly sought fans artist america peaked number billboard pop catalog listings december number magazine internet albums placed albums_chart number january despite compilation let roll songs george_harrison reissue live album best george harrison remained release featuring pop charity single september year song appeared bonus track apple years reissue living material world critical reception contemporary reviews release billboard reviewer welcomed compilation writing harrison remarkable emergence artistic recognition starting anonymous documented right album beautiful hits page mixed review wings america featured live versions beatles era songs provided favourable assessment harrison highly individual artist keeps creative musical company good album essential harrison students records writing magazine recognised slick marketing ploy admired music final treat availability time album review subtitled want christmas referring capitol catalogue number washington_post described collection absolute delight album generally received content drew criticism fans felt overall effect diminished significance harrison solo career edition book beatles illustrated record summed george best half half volume observed couple minor half baked collection best george harrison confirm george big production numbers things pass hold alongside seven featured beatles tunes album undeniably better looking similarly found harrison solo recordings matched standard beatles tracks noting capitol half half arrangement look beatles insufficient warrant comprised entirely work retrospective assessment legacy reviewing compilation allmusic described good routine collection years later mac wrote best george harrison takes half contents beatles albums little insulting april article harrison solo releases blender magazine said compilation hard fault far goes good place fine single hits formula permitted albums allmusic editor stephen_thomas_erlewine comments controversial choice tracks matter timing harrison needed hits collection didn big hits fill tracks certainly great album tracks brought fill cracks adds result little retrospect undeniably entertaining writing rough guides said harrison annoyed record company added excellent volume best dark horse longer print best george harrison artist available compilation album hardly satisfying stop reviewing let roll music website wrote compilation gods kind harrison described album downright insulting role let roll harrison widow olivia said album bothered thought fair think place compilation harrison biographer scathing opinion writing emi capitol forgotten great songs things pass inclusion beatles material completely unnecessary public humiliation giving impression solo careers end successful reality opposite case book likewise emi capitol attempt harrison compilation failed reflect standing accomplished rodriguez describes company efforts effectively harrison thirty chart run final touch worthy track listing songs written george_harrison tracks performed beatles produced track produced needed comes sun think blue guitar gently tracks performed george_harrison produced sweet lord love peace earth dark horse life charts certifications chart positions
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