George Harrison
"George Harrison"
1979
Japanese pressing, Warner-Pioneer P-10561D
16-bit audio for CD-R
From wikipedia:
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.
With Harrison's penchant for leisure and travel following Thirty
Three & 1/3's release, he had not started recording a follow-up until
mid-1978, although he had been writing songs during his hiatus.
Teaming up with a co-producer for the first time in years, Harrison
decided to use Russ Titelman to help realize the music for George
Harrison, which was recorded at his home studio, entitled Friar Park,
with string overdubs being effected at London's AIR Studios. Special
guests included Steve Winwood, Gary Wright (who co-wrote "If You
Believe") and Eric Clapton.
The album was previewed by the single "Blow Away", which reached #51
in the United Kingdom and #16 in the United States. George Harrison
received positive reviews upon its February 1979 release. It reached
#39 in the UK and it peaked at #14 in the US, going gold. The album
peaked at #3 in Canada and was Harrison's biggest-selling album in
years there. "Blow Away" as a single was also successful in Canada,
peaking at #3 on the singles chart. Harrison's increasing efforts,
however, were being directed towards the film industry, having formed
Handmade Films in order to help his friends in Monty Python complete
Life of Brian.
The tracks included are:
All songs written by George Harrison, except where noted.
1) "Love Comes to Everyone" – 4:36
Guitar intro played by Eric Clapton, who later covered the song on
his 2005 album Back Home.
The song was performed live only once, during Harrison's Japanese
tour in December 1991.
2) "Not Guilty" – 3:35
Originally written by Harrison/recorded with The Beatles in 1968 for
The White Album; however, it was not included.
3) "Here Comes the Moon" – 4:49
A lyrical successor to Harrison's 1969 composition "Here Comes the Sun".
4) "Soft-Hearted Hana" – 4:03
Written about a psychedelic mushroom experience Harrison had in Maui.
Incorporates actual atmosphere from Harrison's local Henley-on-Thames
pub, "The Row Barge".
The title is a reference to the Tin Pan Alley song "Hard Hearted
Hannah".
5) "Blow Away" – 4:00
6) "Faster" – 4:48
Incorporates actual racing sound effects from the British Grand Prix
on 16 July 1978.
7) "Dark Sweet Lady" – 3:22
8) "Your Love Is Forever" – 3:47
9) "Soft Touch" – 3:58
10) "If You Believe" (Harrison/Gary Wright) – 2:55
Bonus tracks:
11) "Love Comes to Everyone" (radio edit from a US mono promo 45rpm) – 3:35
12) "Blow Away" (from a US mono promo 45rpm) – 3:59
Personnel:
George Harrison - Guitars, vocals & backing vocals, bass on "Faster"
Andy Newmark - Drums
Willie Weeks - Bass
Neil Larsen - Keyboards, Minimoog
Ray Cooper - Percussion
Steve Winwood - Polymoog, Harmonium, Minimoog and backing vocals
Emil Richards - Marimba
Gayle Levant - Harp
Eric Clapton - Guitar intro on "Love Comes To Everyone"
Gary Wright - Oberheim on "If You Believe"
Del Newman - String and horn arrangements
The setup used:
-Technics SL-1900 direct drive turntable running an Ortofon 2M Black cartridge
-Underwood/Parts Connexion performance-modified PS Audio GCPH phono preamp
-E-MU 1212M sound card
The audio was captured at 192/32-bit (float)
All pops & clicks were removed manually in Audition. No EQ or NR has been added.
Sample rate conversion to 96kHz & 44.1kHz and down-converting to 16-bit audio was accomplished via iZotope RX Advanced.
Artwork is included for those who care for it.
Enjoy.
-DLedin