Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison
| Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by George Harrison | ||||
| Released | 16 June 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1970–2001 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 77:26 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Capitol/EMI/Apple Records | |||
| Producer | Ray Cooper, Dave Edmunds, Dhani Harrison, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Phil Spector, Russ Titelman | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters |   [2] |
| Uncut | [3] |
| BBC | Favorable[4] |
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Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison[5] is the third compilation of George Harrison's music, and the first to span his entire solo career after The Beatles era. The collection was announced on 14 April 2009, the same day Harrison received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was released 16 June 2009, on both Compact Disc and in digital format.[5]
The album features songs originally released on EMI and Harrison's Dark Horse Records label. All included tracks are presented in digitally remastered form and the collection includes a booklet featuring previously unseen and rare photos.
The album includes all of Harrison's songs that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, including "My Sweet Lord", "Isn't It a Pity", "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)", and "Got My Mind Set on You".
The track list was selected by George's widow, Olivia Harrison, with some assistance from close friends and family.
iTunes exclusively offers the digital album with a previously unreleased bonus track, Harrison's earliest demo version of "Isn't It a Pity".
Reception to the inclusion of live versions of Beatles-era songs "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Something", and "Here Comes the Sun" were mixed. Some welcomed the songs as essential parts of Harrison's songwriting, yet noticed the quality of the live versions paled in comparison to the original studio recordings. Others compared the inclusion of Beatles material to the ill-received 1976 The Best of George Harrison compilation, of which more than half of the tracks were songs by the Beatles, downplaying the importance of his solo career. Some other critics wondered why Beatles songs were included, yet songs from Harrison's other supergroup Traveling Wilburys (such as "Handle with Care") were overlooked.
The album debuted at #4 in the UK (with first week sales of 28,045 copies), becoming Harrison's highest chart position as a solo artist in over 35 years (since 1973's Living in the Material World). In the US, the album debuted at #24, and as of September 17, 2009, has sold over 68,000 copies.
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[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Got My Mind Set on You" | Rudy Clark | Cloud Nine | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" | George Harrison | Living in the Material World | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)" | Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 3:48 |
| 4. | "My Sweet Lord" | Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 4:40 |
| 5. | "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Live) | Harrison | The Concert for Bangladesh | 4:46 |
| 6. | "All Things Must Pass" | Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Any Road" | Harrison | Brainwashed | 3:52 |
| 8. | "This Is Love" | Harrison, Jeff Lynne | Cloud Nine | 3:47 |
| 9. | "All Those Years Ago" | Harrison | Somewhere in England | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Marwa Blues" | Harrison | Brainwashed | 3:41 |
| 11. | "What Is Life" | Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 4:25 |
| 12. | "Rising Sun" | Harrison | Brainwashed | 5:27 |
| 13. | "When We Was Fab" | Harrison, Lynne | Cloud Nine | 3:51 |
| 14. | "Something" (Live) | Harrison | The Concert for Bangladesh | 3:10 |
| 15. | "Blow Away" | Harrison | George Harrison | 3:59 |
| 16. | "Cheer Down" | Harrison, Tom Petty | Lethal Weapon 2 soundtrack | 4:06 |
| 17. | "Here Comes the Sun" (Live) | Harrison | The Concert for Bangladesh | 2:54 |
| 18. | "I Don't Want to Do It" | Bob Dylan | Porky's Revenge soundtrack | 2:54 |
| 19. | "Isn't It a Pity" (Version one) | Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 7:07 |
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| 20. | "Isn't It a Pity" (Demo version) | Harrison | Previously unreleased | 2:58 | |||||
Album remastered by Giles Martin, individual producer credits are as follows:
- Tracks 1, 8, 13, and 16: Jeff Lynne and George Harrison
- Track 2: Harrison
- Tracks 3-6, 11, 14, 17, and 19: Harrison and Phil Spector
- Tracks 7, 10 and 12: George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison
- Track 9: Harrison and Ray Cooper
- Track 15: Harrison and Russ Titelman
- Track 18: Dave Edmunds
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[6] | 4 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 24 |
| Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[8] | 40 |
| Mexican Albums Chart[9] | 41 |
| Spanish Albums Chart[9] | 68 |
| Swiss Music Charts[9] | 98 |
| Belgian Ultratop Albums Chart[9] | 98 |
[edit] References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Let It Roll: The Best of George Harrison". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1562477. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ Blackie, Andrew (19 June 2009). "Review: Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/95286-george-harrison-let-it-roll-songs-by-george-harrison/. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ Quantick, David. "Album review: George Harrison: Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison". Uncut. http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/george_harrison/reviews/13200. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ Easlea, Daryl (10 June 2009). "Review of George Harrison - Let It Roll: Songs of George Harrison". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/ph4h. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Capitol/EMI Announces Global Release of George Harrison's First Ever Career-Spanning Solo Hits Collection, 'Let It Roll: Songs By George Harrison,' on June 16". PR Newswire. EMI/Capitol. http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-14-2009/0005005907&EDATE=. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ [http://www.chartstats.co m/artistinf o.php?id=2232 "Chart Stats George Harrison - Let It Roll"]. The Official Charts Company. http://www.chartstats.co m/artistinf o.php?id=2232. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ [h ttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0vfuxzq0ld0e~T3 "allmusic ((( Let It Roll > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"]. allmusic.com. h ttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0vfuxzq0ld0e~T3. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ ジョージ・ハリスン-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック "(Highest position and charting weeks of Let It Roll by George Harrison)". oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/825375/1/ ジョージ・ハリスン-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "mexicancharts.com George Harrison - Let It Roll". mexicancharts.com. http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=George+Harrison&titel=Let+It+Roll&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
[edit] External links
- Official Microsite- fragment of Georgeharrison.com
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