As the Beatles' perpetual dark horse, Harrison rarely got the chance to write and sing more than one or two songs per album. But once the band split up, the former "quiet one" was quick out of the gate with a series of memorable hit singles that seamlessly merged his budding spirituality and an epic, Phil Spector-inspired pop sensibility. This collection, originally released in 1976, combines seven of Harrison's best-known Beatles numbers, including "Something," "If I Needed Someone," "Here Comes the Sun," and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with a half-dozen early solo hits including "My Sweet Lord," "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)," "You," and "What Is Life." As such, it's a good entry-level Harrison primer. --Scott Schinder
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The Best of George Harrison
George Harrison Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002UCN Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Something
- If I Needed Someone
- Here Comes The Sun
- Taxman
- Think For Yourself
- For You Blue
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- My Sweet Lord
- Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
- You
- Bangladesh
- Dark Horse
- What Is Life
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As the Beatles' perpetual dark horse, Harrison rarely got the chance to write and sing more than one or two songs per album. But once the band split up, the former "quiet one" was quick out of the gate with a series of memorable hit singles that seamlessly merged his budding spirituality and an epic, Phil Spector-inspired pop sensibility. This collection, originally released in 1976, combines seven of Harrison's best-known Beatles numbers, including "Something," "If I Needed Someone," "Here Comes the Sun," and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with a half-dozen early solo hits including "My Sweet Lord," "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)," "You," and "What Is Life." As such, it's a good entry-level Harrison primer. --Scott SchinderAmazon.com
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The Best of George Harrison.......2007-07-16
Dollars and (common) cents........2007-06-12
This CD is hard to judge. Amazon is charging $12 for the CD. There are $7 worth of good songs on here, but 4 of them are songs George wrote while with the Beatles. So if you are a Beatles fan, you are buying music you already own (songs: Something, Here Comes the Sun, Taxman and While My Guitar Gently Weeps). The three great solo songs on this CD are My Sweet Lord, Give Me Love and What Is Life. To get his "Dark Horse" hits 'Got My Mind Set On You', 'When We Was Fab' and 'All Those Years Ago', you have to buy a different CD. Unfortunately, there are no Beatles songs or George Harrison songs available on iTunes to date. If you can, hold off and wait for iTunes to make the solo songs available or wait for a Greatest Hits CD that includes all six solo songs on it. George Harrison - RIP.
Hope this helps.
Darium
June 2007
Here Comes The ex-Beatle.......2007-06-05
"Something" seems a proper opening followed by "If I needed Someone" and then perhapse the best Beatles song ever played, "Here Comes the Sun". "Taxman" playes the lighter side of Harrison, and "For You Blue" is one of my favorites here. The kind of simple song that George Harrison was best at. "While My uitar Gently Weeps" is a perennial favorite, but "My Sweet Lord" is the kind of song you'll want to hear again and again. The rest is standard Harrison greatness and there's certainly plenty to listen to on this CD. Definitely worth the buy for anyone beginning to get interested in the man's work for the first time, especially considering the many different albums and great songs spread around on each. Perfect for the casual George Harrison fan. So sit back and enjoy this fine compilation.
To George!
George's memory continues to bear greatness...espcially in this collection.......2007-05-04
"Elmore James got nothin' on this!".......2007-03-09
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The Best of Dark Horse (1976-1989)
George Harrison Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002LEC Release Date: 1989-10-03 |
Tracks:
- Poor Little Girl
- Blow Away
- That's The Way It Goes
- Cockamamie Business
- Wake Up My Love
- Life Itself
- Got My Mind Set On You
- Crackerbox Palace
- Cloud 9
- Here Comes The Moon
- Gone Troppo
- When We Was Fab
- Love Comes To Everyone
- All Those Years Ago
- Cheer Down
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George Harrison was the best! .......2007-03-23
George Deserves Better!.......2006-11-23
The most obvious song missing from this collection is the single "This Song", from the record "33 1/3." It's a catchy pop song that charted quite successfully in 1976. Why they chose to include more obscure songs in this collection and omit this one, is baffling to me...
Also, two beautiful love songs, "Learning How to Love You" from the previously mentioned LP, as well as "Your Love is Forever" from the 1979 LP "George Harrison," deserved to have been included too. I honestly feel these are the two best love songs George Harrison ever wrote, as a solo artist.
I'm sure if you are a Harrison fan, you have other favorites that you wish were included in this collection too. This collection is far from complete and doesn't include all his best music for this period.
I hope one day that this CD, along with the "Best of George Harrison" collection, will be permanently deleted from the Harrison catalog. In their place they should release a comprehensive "Best of" double CD collection that spans his ENTIRE solo career from 1970-2000, including his two Traveling Wilburys records.
I think George Harrison deserves a much better "Best of" collection that truly showcases his talent as a musician, singer and songwriter.
A solid collection!.......2006-11-14
However, Harrison's work deserves a new, comprehensive collection spanning his entire solo career with all his hits and important songs in a single collection! His work merits it and his fans deserve it!
A review of George Harrison's underrated compilation album of 1989 .......2006-11-01
Contains indispensible Dark Horse tracks, why wasn't it remastered?!.......2006-08-14
The Dark Horse Box Set has two mysteries, IMHO. The first is, only Live in Japan is a hybrid SACD (why not all hybrid SACD?), the second is why weren't the three aforementioned tracks remastered and included with the box set?? (there are more tracks, too, like Lay His Head, that should have been included)
But should you pay an unreasonable price, if you have money to burn, go for it, even if you're just in it for the great music, they're not...
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Best of the Beatles: Classical Interpretation
Manufacturer: Compendia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000I2IQL0 Release Date: 2006-10-17 |
Tracks:
- Penny Lane
- Live and Let Die
- When I'm 64
- Here Comes the Sun
- Something
- Let It Be
- Day in the Life
- Day Tripper
- Imagine
- Lady Madonna
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Best of 1963-1978
Cilla Black Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00008ZZ2A Release Date: 2003-06-02 |
Tracks:
- John Lennon Introduces "It's For You"
- Surround Yourself With Sorrow
- Put A Little Love In Your Heart
- Anyone Who Had A Heart
- For Once In My Life
- Step Inside Love
- Love Letters
- Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)
- I Don't Know How To Love Him
- Your Song
- Don't Answer Me
- When You Walk In The Room [Previously Unreleased]
- To Know Him Is To Love Him [Debut on CD format]
- Only Forever Will Do [Debut on CD format]
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
- Both Sides Now
- Alfie
- Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves
- Conversations
- Words
- Baby It's You
- I Only Live To Love You
- Make It Easy On Yourself
- You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
- Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart
- Fantasy [Debut on CD format] [Previously Unreleased Outside USA]
Tracks:
- You're My World (Il Mio Mondo)
- One, Two, Three
- Misty Roses
- Aquarius
- Everything I Touch Turns To Tears
- Dancing In The Street
- You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
- Faded Images [Debut on CD format]
- Love's Just A Broken Heart
- If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind
- The Long And Winding Road
- You You You
- Liverpool Lullaby
- Across The Universe
- Red Rubber Ball [Debut on CD format]
- Without You
- One Step From Your Arms [Debut on CD format]
- Everything I Own [Debut on CD format]
- Lay The Music Down [Debut on CD format]
- From The Inside [Previously Unreleased]
- Without Him [Debut on CD format]
- Flashback [Debut on CD format]
- I'll Take A Tango [Debut on CD format]
- Every Little Bit Hurts
- If I Could Put You In My Song [Previously Unreleased]
- Daydreamer [Debut on CD format]
- What Good Am I?
Tracks:
- Love Of The Loved
- Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me
- Day By Day [Debut on CD format]
- Child Of Mine
- Work Is A Four Letter Word
- Heartbeat [Debut on CD format]
- Baby We Can't Go Wrong
- I've Been Wrong Before
- Come To Me
- Let Him In [Debut on CD format]
- Ol' Man River
- Black Paper Roses [Debut on CD format]
- Follow [Previously Unreleased]
- Sing A Rainbow
- In My Life
- First Of May
- A Fool Am I
- Putting It Down To The Way I Feel [Debut on CD format]
- Winterwood [Debut on CD format]
- Yesterday
- This Time I'm In It For Love [Previously Unreleased]
- For No One
- I'll Still Love You (When Every Song Is Sung) [Previously Unreleased]
- Make It With You [Debut on CD format]
- My Love Come Home
- Slow Dance [Previously Unreleased]
- Where Is Tomorrow?
Album Description
80 Track Collection Released to Celebrate Cilla's 40th Anniversary in Show Business. An Epic Journey Through 15 Years of Hit Singles and Albums. Included Here Are 7 Previously Unreleased Tracks plus 19 Other Tracks Appearing on CD for the First Time. Also Included is a Lavish Booklet with Rare Photos and Many Celebrity Anecdotes from Sir Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach, Sir George Martin etc.Album Description
80 track collection released to celebrate the personality's 40th anniversary in show business. An epic journey through 15 years of hit singles & albums, includes seven previously unreleased tracks, 'When You Walk In The Room', 'From The Inside', 'If I CouAlbum Details
Digitally Remastered 81 Track Collection Released to Celebrate the Pop Singer's 40th Anniversary in Show Business. An Epic Journey Through 15 Years of Hit Singles and Albums featuring Unreleased Recordings. Included Here Are Eight Previously Unreleased Tracks plus 19 Other Tracks Appearing on CD for the First Time. Beatle Fans Take Note, John Lennon Introduces "it's for You" a Lennon and Mccartney Song Written Specifically for Cilla. "i'll Still Love You" is an Unreleased George Harrison Song.the Deluxe Booklet Includes Unseen Photos from Cilla's Personal Collection and Quotes from Paul Mccartney, Burt Bacharach, Cliff Richard and More.Customer Reviews:
The ULTIMATE Cilla Black Retrospective...........2003-05-27
This 6 month in-the-making project reveals choice cuts from the vaults at EMI (her original record label) as well as 7 unreleased songs. In particular, "I'll Still Love You" written for Cilla by the late and great George Harrison finally gets a release, amongst an 80 track musical montage which also features other classic songs penned by other Beatles band members, Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
This set also comes with a comprehensive booklet featuring 36 sides of biography, track details, rare photos and celebrity anecdotes specially commissioned for this set from the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Sir George Martin, Burt Bacharach, Gerry Marsden, Sandie Shaw to name but a few.
If you are a lover of British pop music from the sixties and seventies then this truly is Britain's Original "Princess of Pop" at her very best and worthy of a place in your CD collection!
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Loving Tribute to George Harrison
Manufacturer: Jealousy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CAEVM6 Release Date: 2002-09-24 |
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Solitary Road
Kyle Vincent Manufacturer: Songtree Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00008A8JV Release Date: 2003-01-07 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- You Will Dance Again
- Remember Me
- I Should Understand
- Our Song
- If I Had Anything
- Sierra
- Let Me Let Go
- Away
- Magically
- It's Too Late
- Everything
- Bridge
- I Sing For You
- Outro
Customer Reviews:
buy it.......2006-07-19
Wonderful in person!.......2003-12-09
The only reason I wouldn't give the cd five stars is because the passion for his songs and the energy he possesses is not as evident on the cd. Admittedly, much of an artist's performance is the sharing of energy between the performer and the audience, and capturing that feeling in the studio is difficult, I'm sure.
I would still highly recommend the cd. And if you can see him in person as well, so much the better! He is an incredibly talented performer.
I LOVE THIS CD!!!!!!!!!!.......2003-10-30
A Hidden Gem.......2003-07-01
One of the best of 2003.......2003-06-28
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Rare Photos & Interview CD Vol.3
The Beatles Manufacturer: Best Buy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000PRDPGY |
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Rare Photos & Interview CD Vol.1
The Beatles Manufacturer: Best Buy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000PRHRHW |
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The Dark Horse Anthology Vol. 1
Manufacturer: SRS Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BH5ITA |
Product Description
Exclusive EU Release Limited Edition 2 CD Set - CD1: 1. Beginning Of A Legeng 2. Take Good Care Of My baby (Decca Audition) 3. Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Decca Audition) 4. About The Beatles Future (Interview) 5. Do You Want To Know A Secret (Alternate Take) 6. Roll Over Beethoven (Studio Live) 7. About Song Writting (Interview) 8. Don't Bother Me (Alternate Take) 9. Talking Guitar Blues 10. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (Soundtrack) 11. You Know What To Do 12. Everybody's Trying To Be My baby (Live) 13. I Need You (Soundtrack) 14. You Like Me Too Much (Mono Acetate) 15. Think For Yourself (Session) 16. Think For Yourself (Alternate Mix) 17. George Sings For Garmany 18. If I Needed Someone (Live) 19. Taxman (Take 11) 20. George Meets Sitar 21. I Love You To (Mono) 22. I Want To Tell You (Mono) 23. Ravi Shakar Within You, Without You (Session) 24. Only A Northern Song (Alternate Mix) 25. Blue Jay Way (Alternate Take) 26. The Inner Light (Instrumental) 27. Piggies (Demo) 28. Circles (Demo) 29. Sour Milk Sea (Demo) 30. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Acoustic Demo) 31. About While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Interview) 32. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Edit Version) CD2: 1. Not Guilty (Outtake) 2. It's All Too Much (Remix) 3. All Things Must Pass (Get Back Session) 4. For you Blue (Glyn Johns Mix) 5. Old Brown Shoe (Demo) 6. About Something (Interview) 7. Something (Take 37) 8. I Me Mine (Alternate Take) 9. Going Solo 10. If Not for You (Demo) 11. Going To Nowhere (Demo) 12. Cosmic Empire (Demo) 13. I Live For You (Outtake) 14. Dehra Dun (Outtake) 15. Om Hare Om (Gopala Krishna) (Outtake) 16. Going Down To Golden Green (Outtake) 17. Get Back (Outtake) 18. My Sweet Lord (Rough Mix) 19. Beware Of Darkness (Rough Mix) 20. Awaiting On You All (Rough Mix) 21. Isn't It A Pity (Rough Mix) 22. What Is Life (Rough Mix)
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The Dark Horse Anthology Vol. 2
Manufacturer: SRS Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BH1GDM |
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