The Best of George Harrison

by George Harrison

Overview

Released just after George left Apple for his own Dark Horse label (and appearing in stores just in time for the Christmas season of 1976), The Best of George Harrison neatly splits into a side of Harrison solo hits and a side of his Beatles tunes. This is the only solo Beatles hits compilation to rely so heavily upon Fab Four recordings, which is a good indication of how George didn't rack up as many charting singles as John, Paul, or Ringo, but having the Beatles tunes here does paint a fuller portrait of Harrison's work as a singer/songwriter, even if it makes the collection somewhat less useful -- after all, most listeners would want a George Harrison compilation to focus on his solo recordings, not the Beatles' hits they already have. But all this is down to a matter of timing and circumstance: Harrison needed to have a hits collection out in 1976, he didn't have enough big hits to fill out 13 tracks (even if he certainly had enough great album tracks to do so), and so the Fabs were brought in to fill in the cracks. The result might be a little underwhelming in retrospect, but it's undeniably entertaining. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Capitol/Emi Records / Capitol
UPC:	0077774668224
Rank:	5758

Tracks

1. Something
2. If I Needed Someone
3. Here Comes the Sun
4. Taxman
5. Think for Yourself
6. For You Blue
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. My Sweet Lord
9. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
10. You
11. Bangla Desh
12. Dark Horse
13. What Is Life

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George Harrison   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
The Beatles   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Billy Preston   Guest Artist
Eric Clapton   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Phil Spector   Audio Production
George Harrison   Audio Production,Producer,Composer
George Martin   Audio Production,Producer
Bob Cato   Photography
Michael Putland   Photography