George Harrison discography
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 George Harrison at the Oval Office 1974 |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 11 | |
| ↙Live albums | 2 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 3 | |
| ↙Singles | 32 | |
| ↙Video albums | 1 | |
| ↙Soundtracks | 2 | |
The discography of the English singer-songwriter George Harrison consists of eleven studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, thirty-two singles, and two soundtrack albums.
George Harrison was invited by his friend Paul McCartney to watch the skiffle band The Quarrymen playing. In 1960 the band was changed to The Beatles and Harrison eventually became a full member and the lead guitarist for the quartet. John Lennon's impulsive rhythm guitar playing and McCartney and Lennon's ability for writing and composing songs led Harrison to his nickname "the quiet Beatle".
In the later years, his musical effort however was distinguished by some songwriting. After a meeting with Indian musician Ravi Shankar he discovered a new musical instrument, the sitar, which was used in songs like "Within You Without You" and "The Inner Light". Later he also tried out with the slide guitar, which he used on the last three Beatles albums. Harrison growth as a songwriter was evidenced on such tracks as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something".[1]
After the break-up of The Beatles, all four members were still active, either as solo-artists or as members in other bands. George Harrison's debut album was Wonderwall Music, the soundtrack album for Wonderwall. It was not only the first official solo album by one of the Beatles, but also Apple Records' first LP release.[2] This album was not very successful; it peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 chart. His next album was the experimental album Electronic Sound, which was the second and last album released by short-living recording label Zapple Records (the other one was Unfinished Music No.2: Life with the Lions by John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono).[3] His first album after the Beatles' break-up, All Things Must Pass, was released by Apple Records on 27 November 1970. It was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and became the best-selling album by any of the former Beatles.[4]
His next albums were not very successful, receiving Silver, Gold and Platinum certications by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and RIAA. The live album The Concert for Bangladesh was recorded on 1 August 1971 at New York City's Madison Square Garden, and consists of tracks played at the charity event The Concert for Bangladesh, which preceded Live Aid by 14 years.[5] He joined the supergroup Traveling Wilburys in 1988, consisting of Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Jim Keltner and his son Dhani Harrison. There he received the nicknames "Nelson Wilbury" (on its first album) and later "Spike Wilbury" (on its second album). The group released on 18 October 1988 its debut album Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, which received a 3× Platinum and peaked at several music charts worldwide in the top 10. In honor to Harrison, Concert for George was released two years after his death, which received an 8× Platinum by RIAA.
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||
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| UK [6] |
AUS [7] |
AUT [8] |
GER [9] |
JPN [10] |
NOR [11] |
SWE [12] |
NZL [13] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] |
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| 1969 | Electronic Sound | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 191 | |||||||||
| 1970 | All Things Must Pass
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1 | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||||
| 1973 | Living in the Material World
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2 | 2 | — | 20 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 |
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| 1974 | Dark Horse
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— | 47 | 10 | 45 | 18 | 7 | — | 29 | — | 4 | |||||||||
| 1975 | Extra Texture (Read All About It)
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16 | 36 | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
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| 1976 | Thirty Three & 1/3
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35 | 27 | — | — | 23 | 17 | — | — | — | 11 | |||||||||
| 1979 | George Harrison
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39 | 52 | — | — | 38 | 21 | — | — | — | 14 |
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| 1981 | Somewhere in England
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13 | 17 | 15 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 40 | — | 11 | |||||||||
| 1982 | Gone Troppo
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— | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 108 | |||||||||
| 1987 | Cloud Nine | 10 | 10 | 26 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2002 | Brainwashed
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29 | — | 62 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 18 | — | 58 | 18 | |||||||||
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[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK [6] |
AUS [7] |
AUT [8] |
GER [9] |
JPN [10] |
NOR [11] |
NZL [13] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] |
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| 1971 | The Concert for Bangladesh | 1 [19] |
— | — | 29 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
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| 1992 | Live in Japan
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— | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 126 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] |
AUS [7] |
AUT [8] |
GER [9] |
JPN [10] |
NOR [11] |
NZL [13] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] |
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| 1976 | The Best of George Harrison
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100 | 59 | 25 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | 31 |
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| 1989 | Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989
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— | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | 132 | ||||||||
| 2009 | Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison
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4 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | 24 | ||||||||
| 2011 | George Harrison: Living in the Material World
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Soundtracks
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] |
AUS [7] |
AUT [8] |
GER [9] |
JPN [10] |
NOR [11] |
NZL [13] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] |
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| 1968 | Wonderwall Music
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— | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Videos
| Year | Title | Certifications |
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| 2003 | Concert for George (with various artists)
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| 2005 | The Concert for Bangladesh (with George Harrison & Friends)
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[edit] Traveling Wilburys
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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| UK [6] |
AUS [20] |
AUT [8] |
GER [9] |
JPN [10] |
NOR [11] |
NZL [13] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] |
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| 1988 | Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
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16 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1990 | Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3
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14 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 79 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 11 | |
[edit] Singles
For songs Harrison wrote or sang lead vocal in The Beatles, see List of The Beatles songs.
For songs not found on any album, see List of George Harrison songs#Non-album tracks.
[edit] Solo
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| UK [6] |
GER [9][24] |
US [15] |
US AC [15] |
US Main [15] |
CAN [25] |
JPN [10] |
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| 1970 | "My Sweet Lord" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 4 | All Things Must Pass |
| / "Isn't It a Pity" | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
| 1971 | "What Is Life" | — | 3 | 10 | 31 | — | 5 | 19 | |
| "Bangla Desh" | 10 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 13 [26] |
47 | non-album single | |
| / "Deep Blue" | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | |||
| 1973 | "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" | 8 | 28 | 1 | 4 | — | 9 [27] |
37 | Living in the Material World |
| 1974 | "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" | 38 | 31 | 36 | — | — | 63 [28] |
68 | Dark Horse |
| 1975 | "Dark Horse" | — | 46 | 15 | — | — | 26 [29] |
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| "You" | 38 | 43 | 20 | — | — | 9 | 66 | Extra Texture (Read All About It) | |
| "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | "This Song" | — | — | 25 | — | — | 30 [30] |
Thirty Three & 1/3 | |
| 1977 | "Crackerbox Palace" | — | — | 19 | 20 | — | 19 [31] |
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| "True Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "It's What You Value" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | "Blow Away" | 51 | — | 16 | 2 | — | 7 [32] |
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| "Love Comes to Everyone" | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | |||
| "Faster" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "All Those Years Ago" | 13 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 [33] |
Somewhere in England | |
| "Teardrops" | — | — | 102 | — | 51 | — | |||
| 1982 | "Wake Up My Love" | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | Gone Troppo | |
| "I Really Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dream Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "I Don't Want to Do It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Porky's Revenge soundtrack | |
| 1986 | "Shanghai Surprise" † (with Vicki Brown) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | non-album promo single | |
| 1987 | "Got My Mind Set on You" | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 [34] |
64 | Cloud Nine |
| "Devil's Radio" † | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |||
| 1988 | "When We Was Fab" | 25 | 40 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 20 [35] |
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| "Cloud 9" † | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | |||
| "This Is Love" | 55 | — | — | 20 | 17 | — | |||
| 1989 | "Cheer Down" | — | — | — | — | 7 | 53 [36] |
Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989 | |
| "Poor Little Girl" † | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | |||
| 2001 | "My Sweet Lord (2000)" ‡ (re-recording) |
— | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | All Things Must Pass (re-issue) |
| 2002 | "My Sweet Lord" (re-issue) | 1 | — | 94 | — | — | 1 | 96 | |
| "Stuck Inside a Cloud" † | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | Brainwashed | ||
| 2003 | "Any Road" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
† Denotes promotional-only single.
‡ Denotes jukebox-only single.
[edit] Traveling Wilburys
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||||
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| UK [6] |
US [15] |
Ad Con [15] |
Main Rock [15] |
AUS [7] |
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| 1988 | "Handle With Care" | 21 | 45 | 30 | 2 | 3 | |
| "Last Night" † | — | — | — | 5 | — | ||
| 1989 | "Tweeter and the Monkey Man" † | — | — | — | 41 | — | |
| "End of the Line" | 52 | 63 | 28 | 2 | 12 | ||
| "Heading for the Light" † | — | — | — | 7 | — | ||
| 1990 | "Nobody's Child" | 44 | — | — | — | — | |
| "She's My Baby" | 79 | — | — | 2 | 45 | ||
| "Inside Out" † | — | — | — | 16 | — | ||
| 1991 | "Wilbury Twist" | — | — | — | 46 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
† Denotes promotional singles that charted.
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 1975 | "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" | ??? |
| 1976 | "This Song" | ??? |
| 1977 | "Crackerbox Palace" | ??? |
| 1979 | "Faster" | ??? |
| 1979 | "Blow Away" | ??? |
| 1987 | "Got My Mind Set on You" (2 versions) | Gary Weis |
| 1987 | "When We Was Fab" | Godley & Creme |
| 1987 | "This Is Love" | ??? |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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