george_harrison song song english musician george_harrison released opening track album extra texture read album lead single hit america reaching number canada second instrumental portion song titled bit appears extra texture opening original format harrison wrote song wife producer composition reflects harrison admiration 1960s american soul particularly february recorded london proposed solo album beatles apple record label recording remained years later harrison returned backing track making final album los_angeles released recording features contributions instrumentation vocals overdubbed notably series saxophone solos release song received majority music critics viewed return form harrison disappointing north american tour accompanying album rolling_stone hailed harrison best work hit song sweet lord author describes near perfect pop song included harrison solo hits alongside compositions performed beatles compilation best george harrison time debut release extra texture early 1990s remastered parent album harrison apple years artists covered song background composition george_harrison admiration american soul acts dated early 1960s singles similar influence fellow beatles era girl group sound reflected band choice cover versions producing debut album harrison worked london signed label recording artist songwriter producer favourite female vocalists known lead singer girl group married american producer producing harrison acclaimed things pass triple album following break beatles granted unofficial role head previously insisted wife record label year harrison wrote soul inspired later termed sort song specifically main lyrics love love verses respectively harrison simplest compositions author observes harrison lyrics recall beatles use personal songs love loves effectively include listener song narrative lines occurs repeated bridges holding feeling good true telling dreaming harrison musical biographer notes importance soul music harrison solo career 1970s views song obviously demonstrates influence composer suggests harrison beatles paul_mccartney adopted melody hit single wings silly love songs recording basic track according harrison taped demos lengthy recording sessions things pass sessions proposed solo album began london abbey road studios february harrison producing recording engineer break early worked sporadically later claimed virtual prisoner husband room los_angeles mansion period flew california sessions featured musicians called blue eyed soul school late 1960s association multi piano drums bass addition harrison supplied guitar participant keyboards reprising role things pass days group musicians taped basic tracks songs written written harrison recording guide vocals sessions broke according authors health issues similarly interrupted recording things pass despite fact tailor wife opted issue song comeback single likewise held recordings crystals act signed label 1960s solo album plan abruptly abandoned harrison original sessions try buy completed selected release single apple minor hit america song disappointing commercial reception led cancellation second single overdubs years abbey road sessions harrison revisited completing final album soul influenced extra texture read los_angeles standing music critics recently following north american tour november december accompanying album projects marred harrison ravaged singing voice addition number concert reviewers condemned harrison refusing public nostalgia beatles stage spiritual looking critics audience early harrison author describes ace commercial hole esque harrison recorded lead vocal basic track earlier try buy living material world overdubs carried comprising second drum tenor solos ambient keyboards played overdubs added song radio friendly qualities particularly use string synthesizer easter note drum higher mix gordon played half time produces effect song tempo appears slower recording significant post production work having carried los_angeles receive producer credit harrison version try buy september harrison told bbc_radio_1 good backing track originally forgotten existence coming tape years later interview harrison acknowledged difficulty singing song high key recorded register explains autobiography bit high appear album credits guide vocal remain harrison released recording voice heard intermittently minute mark onwards signature song release upbeat pop song similar vein harrison hit life obvious choice single extra texture released advance album backed world stone september britain apple days later united_states apple picture sleeve britain featured photo smiling harrison taken stage tour photographer picture sleeve incorporated humorous design album showing blue lettering vivid orange background example upbeat mood lacking musical content single face labels showed familiar logo apple core pun demise company harrison undertaken promotional activities time extra texture record week substantial airplay song peaked higher harrison previous hit number dark horse singles performed better america held number position weeks billboard hot week chart stay song served opener extra texture form second instrumental portion titled bit track original harrison biographer dismisses reprise words filler suggests purpose fashion soul mood song follows pop soul ballad stop thinking version appears compilation best george harrison selections harrison solo career end having remastered release extra texture song remastered inclusion released september reception contemporary reviews called dark singing voice healed music critics viewed return form harrison tone song suggested words gravel voiced mystic tour previous year illusion impression supported evident parent album artwork harrison self producer moniker rolling_stone wrote song single preceded extra texture best thing sweet lord promised prestige credibility lost year album tour nme opined return energy kind semi production spread things pass bounds harrison double tracked vocals convincingly deserves hit writing later 1970s book beatles illustrated record dismissed words fail retrospective assessment legacy modern day critical opinion song unanimously favourable review harrison album cloud magazine included track scattered brilliant moments harrison career post things pass saying extra texture sounds like punk depends definition pop remains killer day saw harrison perform far better later wings writing posthumous tribute harrison similarly identified highlight artist work mid late 1970s publication greg_kot deemed terrific single adding wall sound arrangement suits harrison right closing quote baby january review harrison solo releases magazine described song magnificent allmusic rocking love song backed harrison liberated driving melodies notes nonstop powerhouse instrumental track driven gordon double assault writing allmusic calls song instantly winning single album opener rates best tracks harrison solo career apple years critic describes remarkably upbeat rocker lexington herald leader considers extra texture delight opening brightly orchestrated pop closing track legs conversely classic rock song sounds dull today dated funk songs extra texture worn harrison biographers views great pop record noting spirit classics dancing street heat wave lyrics boy meets girl groove carries identifies song strengths lyrical simplicity soaring melody joy love liberation rock roll quality recording particularly contribution concludes slight harrison maintain higher notes simply near perfect pop song cover versions years harrison death cancer november american singer songwriter covered multi artist compilation loving tribute george_harrison reading describes highlight album original cast member released version song tribute george new_york celebrates february honour harrison birthday new_york band boys performed medley song love personnel george_harrison vocals electric guitar acoustic guitar backing vocals vocals saxophone piano electric piano organ string synthesizer bass drums drums denotes june overdubs chart positions
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