List of George Harrison songs
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List of George Harrison songs.
[edit] The Beatles
Harrison's compositions for The Beatles:
[edit] From With The Beatles (1963)
Main article: With The Beatles
[edit] From Help! (1965)
Main article: Help! (album)
[edit] From Rubber Soul (1965)
Main article: Rubber Soul
[edit] From Revolver (1966)
Main article: Revolver (album)
- "Taxman"
- An alternate mix appears on Anthology 2 (1996)
- "Love You To"
- "I Want to Tell You"
[edit] From Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
Main article: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- "Within You Without You"
- An instrumental version appears on Anthology 2 (1996)
[edit] From Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
Main article: Magical Mystery Tour
[edit] From The White Album / The Beatles (1968)
Main article: The Beatles (album)
- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
- A demo appears on Anthology 3 (1996)
- "Piggies"
- A demo appears on Anthology 3 (1996)
- "Long, Long, Long"
- "Savoy Truffle"
[edit] From Yellow Submarine (1969)
Main article: Yellow Submarine (album)
- "Only a Northern Song"
- The rhythm track version with an alternate vocal take appears on Anthology 2 (1996)
- "It's All Too Much"
- A version with an extra verse appears in the film Yellow Submarine (1968).
[edit] From Abbey Road (1969)
Main article: Abbey Road
- "Something"
- An early demo appears on Anthology 3 (1996)
- "Here Comes the Sun"
[edit] From Let It Be (1970)
Main article: Let It Be
- "I Me Mine"
- An unedited version appears on Anthology 3
- "For You Blue" (featuring lap steel guitar by John Lennon).[1]
- An early take appears on Anthology 3
[edit] Beatles Anthology
Main article: The Beatles Anthology
- "In Spite of All the Danger" (McCartney/Harrison), appearing on Anthology 1 (1996).
- "Cry for a Shadow" (Harrison/Lennon), appearing on Anthology 1 (1996).
- "You Know What to Do," appearing on Anthology 1 (1996).
- "12-Bar Original" (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey), appearing on Anthology 2 (1996).
- "Not Guilty," appearing on Anthology 3 (1996).
- "Los Paranoias" (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey), appearing on Anthology 3 (1996).
- "All Things Must Pass," appearing on Anthology 3 (1996).
[edit] Non-album tracks
- "The Inner Light," appearing as the B-Side of "Lady Madonna" (1968).
- "Old Brown Shoe," appearing as the B-Side of "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969).
- "Free as a Bird" (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey), single (1995) and appearing on Anthology 1 (1996).
- "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey), appearing as the B-Side of "Free As A Bird" (1995).
[edit] By date
Ordered by the dates in which they were recorded:
[edit] Beatles songs with George Harrison on lead vocal
All songs written by George Harrison, unless otherwise noted.
- "Blue Jay Way"
- "Chains" (Goffin/King)
- "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" (Holly)
- "Devil in Her Heart" (Drapkin)
- "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (Lennon/McCartney)
- "Don't Bother Me"
- "Don't Ever Change" (Goffin/King) (lead vocals shared with Paul McCartney)
- "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (Perkins)
- "For You Blue"
- "Free as a Bird" (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey) (lead vocals on second bridge)
- "Glad All Over" (Schroeder/Tepper/Bennett)
- "Here Comes the Sun"
- "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" (Kesler/Feathers)
- "I Me Mine"
- "I Need You"
- "I Want to Tell You"
- "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" (Lennon/McCartney)
- "If I Needed Someone"
- "The Inner Light"
- "It's All Too Much"
- "Long, Long, Long"
- "Love You To"
- "Not Guilty"
- "Nothin' Shakin'" (Fontaine/Colacrai/Lampert/Gluck)
- "Old Brown Shoe"
- "Only a Northern Song"
- "Piggies"
- "Roll Over Beethoven" (Berry)
- "Savoy Truffle"
- "The Sheik of Araby" (Leiber/Stoller)
- "So How Come (No One Loves Me)" (Bryant) (lead vocals shared with John Lennon)
- "Something"
- "Take Good Care of My Baby" (King/Goffin)
- "Taxman"
- "Think for Yourself"
- "Three Cool Cats" (Smith/Wheeler/Snyder)
- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
- "Within You Without You"
- "You Know What to Do"
- "You Like Me Too Much"
- "Young Blood" (Leiber/Stoller/Pomus)
[edit] Solo
Harrison's solo compositions, all songs written and composed by George Harrison, except where noted :
[edit] From Wonderwall Music (1968)
Main article: Wonderwall Music
- "Microbes"
- "Red Lady Too"
- "Tabla and Pakavaj"
- "In the Park"
- "Drilling a Home"
- "Guru Vandana"
- "Greasy Legs"
- "Ski-ing"
- "Gat Kirwani"
- "Dream Scene"
- "Party Seacombe"
- "Love Scene"
- "Crying"
- "Cowboy Music"
- "Fantasy Sequins"
- "Glass Box"
- "On the Bed"
- "Wonderwall to Be Here"
- "Singing Om"
[edit] From Electronic Sound (1969)
Main article: Electronic Sound
- "Under the Mersey Wall"
- "No Time or Space"
[edit] From All Things Must Pass (1970)
Main article: All Things Must Pass
- "I'd Have You Anytime" (George Harrison/Bob Dylan)
- "My Sweet Lord"
- "Wah-Wah"
- "Isn't It a Pity (Version 1)"
- "What Is Life"
- "If Not for You" (Bob Dylan)
- "Behind That Locked Door"
- "Let It Down"
- "Run of the Mill"
- "Beware of Darkness"
- "Apple Scruffs"
- "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)"
- "Awaiting on You All"
- "All Things Must Pass"
- "I Dig Love"
- "Art of Dying"
- "Isn't It a Pity (Version 2)"
- "Hear Me Lord"
- "Out of the Blue" (Jim Gordon/Carl Radle/Bobby Whitlock/Eric Clapton/Gary Wright/George Harrison/Jim Price/Bobby Keys/Al Aronowitz)
- "It's Johnny's Birthday" Based upon "Congratulations" – Bill Martin/Phil Coulter
- "Plug Me In" (Jim Gordon/Carl Radle/Bobby Whitlock/Eric Clapton/Dave Mason/George Harrison)
- "I Remember Jeep" (Ginger Baker/Klaus Voormann/Billy Preston/Eric Clapton/George Harrison)
- "Thanks for the Pepperoni" (Gordon/Radle/Whitlock/Clapton/Mason/Harrison)
Bonus tracks on the 2001 remaster:
- "I Live for You"
- "Beware of Darkness" (Acoustic)
- "Let It Down" (Acoustic)
- "What Is Life" (Backing Track)
- "My Sweet Lord (2000)"
[edit] From Living in the Material World (1973)
Main article: Living in the Material World
- "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)"
- "Sue Me, Sue You Blues"
- "The Light That Has Lighted the World"
- "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long"
- "Who Can See It"
- "Living in the Material World"
- "The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord)"
- "Be Here Now"
- "Try Some, Buy Some"
- "The Day the World Gets 'Round"
- "That Is All"
Bonus tracks on the 2006 remaster:
- "Deep Blue"
- "Miss O'Dell"
[edit] From Dark Horse (1974)
Main article: Dark Horse (George Harrison album)
- "Hari's On Tour (Express)"
- "Simply Shady"
- "So Sad"
- "Bye Bye, Love" (Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant, George Harrison)
- A wry cover of The Everly Brothers' 1957 hit Bye Bye Love with modified parody lyrics by Harrison, in reference to first wife Pattie Boyd's union with friend Eric Clapton.
- "Māya Love"
- "Ding Dong, Ding Dong"
- "Dark Horse"
- "Far East Man" (George Harrison, Ronnie Wood)
- "It Is "He" (Jai Sri Krishna)"
[edit] From Extra Texture (Read All About It) (1975)
Main article: Extra Texture (Read All About It)
- "You"
- "The Answer's At The End"
- "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)"
- "Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You)"
- "World of Stone"
- "A Bit More of You"
- "Can't Stop Thinking About You"
- "Tired Of Midnight Blue"
- "Grey Cloudy Lies"
- "His Name Is Legs (Ladies And Gentlemen)"
[edit] From Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976)
Main article: Thirty Three & 1/3
- "Woman Don't You Cry for Me"
- "Dear One"
- "Beautiful Girl"
- "This Song"
- "See Yourself"
- "It's What You Value"
- "True Love" (Cole Porter)
- "Pure Smokey"
- "Crackerbox Palace"
- "Learning How To Love You"
Bonus track on 2004 remaster:
- "Tears of the World" (originally slated for but deleted from 1981's "Somewhere In England")
- "Learning How To Love You" (early mix) (iTunes only)
[edit] From George Harrison (1979)
Main article: George Harrison (album)
- "Love Comes to Everyone"
- "Not Guilty"
- "Here Comes the Moon"
- "Soft-Hearted Hana"
- "Blow Away"
- "Faster"
- "Dark Sweet Lady"
- "Your Love Is Forever"
- "Soft Touch"
- "If You Believe" (George Harrison, Gary Wright)
Bonus tracks on the 2004 remaster:
- "Here Comes the Moon (Demo version)"
- "Blow Away" (Demo version) (iTunes only)
[edit] From Somewhere in England (1981)
Main article: Somewhere in England
- "Blood from a Clone"
- "Unconsciousness Rules"
- "Life Itself"
- "All Those Years Ago"
- "Baltimore Oriole" (Hoagy Carmichael)
- "Teardrops"
- "That Which I Have Lost"
- "Writings on the Wall"
- "Hong Kong Blues" (Hoagy Carmichael)
- "Save the World"
Bonus tracks on 2004 remaster:
- "Save the World (Acoustic Demo Version)"
- "Flying Hour" (remix) (iTunes only)
[edit] From Gone Troppo (1982)
Main article: Gone Troppo
- "Wake Up My Love"
- "That's The Way It Goes"
- "I Really Love You" (Leroy Swearingen)
- "Greece"
- "Gone Troppo"
- "Mystical One"
- "Unknown Delight"
- "Baby Don't Run Away"
- "Dream Away"
- "Circles"
Bonus tracks on the 2004 remaster:
- "Mystical One (Demo version)"
[edit] From Cloud Nine (1987)
Main article: Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)
- "Cloud 9"
- "That's What It Takes" (George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Gary Wright)
- "Fish on the Sand"
- "Just for Today"
- "This Is Love" (George Harrison, Jeff Lynne)
- "When We Was Fab" (George Harrison, Jeff Lynne)
- "Devil's Radio"
- "Someplace Else"
- "Wreck of the Hesperus"
- "Breath Away from Heaven"
- "Got My Mind Set on You" (Rudy Clark)
Bonus tracks on the 2004 remaster:
- "Shanghai Surprise"
- "Zig Zag"
[edit] From Brainwashed (2002)
Main article: Brainwashed (album)
- "Any Road"
- "P2 Vatican Blues (Last Saturday Night)"
- "Pisces Fish"
- "Looking for My Life"
- "Rising Sun"
- "Marwa Blues"
- "Stuck Inside a Cloud"
- "Run So Far"
- "Never Get Over You"
- "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler)
- "Rocking Chair in Hawaii"
- "Brainwashed"
[edit] From George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
- "My Sweet Lord" (Demo)
- "Run of the Mill" (Demo)
- "I'd Have You Anytime" (Early Take) (George Harrison, Bob Dylan)
- "Mama, You've Been on My Mind" (Demo) (Bob Dylan)
- "Let It Be Me" (Demo) (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë)
- "Woman Don't You Cry for Me" (Early Take)
- "Awaiting on You All" (Early Take)
- "Behind That Locked Door" (Demo)
- "All Things Must Pass" (Demo)
- "The Light That Has Lighted the World" (Demo)
[edit] Non-album tracks
All George Harrison tracks that are released officially, but cannot be found by buying all in-print Harrison albums are listed here.
- "Bangla Desh" (single, 1971; The Best of George Harrison, 1976)
- "Isn't It a Pity" (Demo) (on iTunes, 2009)
- "Miss O'Dell (Alternative Version)" (on Living in the Material World Bonus DVD, 2006)
- "Sue Me, Sue You Blues (Acoustic Demo Version)" (on Living in the Material World Bonus DVD, 2006)
- "I Don't Care Anymore" (B-side to "Ding Dong Ding Dong" single, 1975)
- "Hari's on Tour (Express) (Live)" (on Songs by George Harrison Vol. 2, 1992)
- "For You Blue (Live)" (on Songs by George Harrison Vol. 1, 1988)
- "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying) (Single Edit)" (single, 1975)
- "Learning How to Love You (Early Mix)" (on iTunes, 2007)
- "Homeward Bound" (performed with Paul Simon on Saturday Night Live, 20 November 1976; released on various artists compilation album Romanian Angel Appeal, 1990)
- "Here Comes the Sun" (performed with Paul Simon on Saturday Night Live, 20 November 1976)
- "This Song (Single Edit)" (single, 1976)
- "Mo" (on Mo's Songs!, 1994)
- "Blow Away (Demo)" (on iTunes, 2007)
- "Love Comes to Everyone (Single Edit)" (single, 1979; on Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989, 1989)
- "Life Itself (Demo)" (on Songs by George Harrison Vol. 2, 1992)
- "Teardrops (Single Edit)" (single, 1981)
- "Save the World (Remix)" (on various artists compilation album Greenpeace – The Album, 1985)
- "I Don't Want to Do It (Single Version)" (single, 1985; and Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison, 2009)
- "Sat Singing (Remix)" (on Songs by George Harrison Vol. 1, 1988)
- "Lay His Head (Remix)" (on Songs by George Harrison Vol. 1, 1988; and B-side to "Got My Mind Set On You" single, 1987)
- "Flying Hour (Remix)" (on Songs by George Harrison Vol. 1, 1988 and iTunes, 2007)
- "Tears of the World (Remix)" (on Songs by George Harrison Vol. 2, 1992)
- "That's the Way It Goes (Remix)" (on "When We Was Fab" maxi-single, 1988)
- "Hottest Gong in Town" (on Songs by George Harrison Vol. 1, 1988)
- "Got My Mind Set On You (Extended)" (on "Got My Mind Set On You" maxi-single, 1987 and iTunes, 2007)
- "When We Was Fab (Reverse End)" (on "When We Was Fab" maxi-single, 1988)
- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Live)" (on The Prince's Trust Concert 1987, 1987)
- "Here Comes the Sun (Live)" (on The Prince's Trust Concert 1987, 1987)
- "Cheer Down" (single, 1989; on Lethal Weapon 2 Soundtrack, 1989; Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989, 1989; and Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison, 2009) Written by George Harrison and Tom Petty
- "Poor Little Girl" (on Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989, 1989)
- "Poor Little Girl (Single Edit)" (promotional single, 1989)
- "Cockamamie Business" (on Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989, 1989)
- "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (Recorded at Tokyo Dome 15 December 1991)" (on Living in the Material World Bonus DVD, 2006)
- "Ride Rajbun" (on The Bunbury Tails, 1992)
- "Absolutely Sweet Marie" (on Bob Dylan – The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, 1993)
- "Distance Makes No Difference with Love" (with Carl Perkins on Go Cat Go, 1993)[2]
- "Horse to the Water" (on Jools Holland, His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra and Friends: Small World Big Band, 2001)
- "Horse to the Water (2007 Remix)" (on Jools Holland – Best Of Friends, 2007)
[edit] Other artists
Songs composed by Harrison for other artists to perform.
- "Badge"
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- Co-written with Eric Clapton, from the Cream album Goodbye
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- Composed for Jackie Lomax, from the album Is This What You Want?
- "Sing One For The Lord"
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- Co-written with Billy Preston, from the album Encouraging Words
- "It Don't Come Easy" (Ringo Starr single)
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- Although uncredited, Harrison co-wrote the song completing Ringo's unfinished composition. A demo exists of George performing it with a guide vocal for Ringo.
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- Co-written with Ringo Starr, from the album Ringo
- "Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond)"
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- Composed for Ringo Starr, from the album Ringo
- "You and Me (Babe)"
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- Composed with Mal Evans for Starr, from the album Ringo
- "Far East Man"
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- Written by George Harrison and Ron Wood for Wood's "I've Got My Own Album To Do"
- "I'll Still Love You (When Every Song Is Sung)"
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- Composed for Cilla Black, from the album Cilla: The Best of 1963–78
- "I'll Still Love You (When Every Song Is Sung)"
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- Composed for Ringo Starr, from the album Ringo's Rotogravure
- "Wrack My Brain"
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- Composed for Ringo Starr, from the album Stop and Smell the Roses
- "That Kind Of Woman"
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- Composed for Eric Clapton, from the compilation album Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal
- "That Kind Of Woman"
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- Composed for Gary Moore, from the compilation album Still Got The Blues
[edit] Traveling Wilburys
[edit] From Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988)
Main article: Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
- "Handle with Care"
- "Dirty World"
- "Rattled"
- "Last Night"
- "Not Alone Anymore"
- "Congratulations"
- "Heading for the Light"
- "Margarita"
- "Tweeter and the Monkey Man"
- "End of the Line"
- "Maxine"
- "Like A Ship"
- All songs written by Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison
[edit] From Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 (1990)
Main article: Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3
- "She's My Baby"
- "Inside Out"
- "If You Belong to Me"
- "The Devil's Been Busy"
- "7 Deadly Sins"
- "Poor House"
- "Where Were You Last Night?"
- "Cool Dry Place"
- "New Blue Moon"
- "You Took My Breath Away"
- "Wilbury Twist"
- All songs written by Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Second Revised Edition ed.). London: Pimlico (Rand). p. 337. ISBN 1-84413-828-3.
- ^ Koda, Cub. Go Cat Go - Carl Perkins at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
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