George Harrison discography
The discography of English singer-songwriter and former member of the Beatles, George Harrison consists of 12 studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, 35 singles, two video albums and four box sets (one of which is with Indian classical musician Ravi Shankar). Harrison's first solo releases – the Wonderwall Music film soundtrack (1968) and Electronic Sound (1969) – were almost entirely instrumental works, issued during the last two years of the Beatles' career. Following the band's break-up in April 1970, Harrison continued to produce recordings by his fellow Apple Records acts, notably former bandmate Ringo Starr.[1] He recorded and collaborated with a wide range of artists, including Shankar, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Gary Wright.[2]
| George Harrison discography | |
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 George Harrison performing in 1987 | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Singles | 35 |
| Box sets | 4 |
Harrison's acclaimed triple album All Things Must Pass (1970) was certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in March 2001[3] and, as of 2011, was still the most successful album by an ex-Beatle.[4] All Things Must Pass produced the international number 1 hit "My Sweet Lord", which was coupled as a double A-side with "Isn't It a Pity" in the majority of countries.[5] In 1971 Harrison recorded pop music's first charity single, "Bangla Desh",[6] and released the Concert for Bangladesh triple live album (credited to George Harrison & Friends) to raise further funds for refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War. His 1973 album Living in the Material World and the single "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" repeated the US success of his 1970 solo releases by simultaneously holding the number 1 position on Billboard's albums and singles charts.[7] The remainder of his 1970s studio albums, starting with Dark Horse (1974), were all certified gold by the RIAA[3] but performed disappointingly on the UK albums chart.[8] Following the expiration of his EMI-affiliated Apple contract, Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976) was Harrison's debut release on his Dark Horse label, distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Records.[9]
The 1981 single "All Those Years Ago", from Somewhere in England, was written as a tribute to the recently murdered John Lennon and became Harrison's biggest chart hit since "Give Me Love".[10] Having clashed with Warner Bros. over the content of that album, Harrison refused to participate in promotion for Gone Troppo (1982), resulting in lacklustre sales.[11] From 1983 until 1986, Harrison released only film soundtrack singles, reflecting his involvement in movie production.[12] Cloud Nine (1987) and its lead single "Got My Mind Set on You" marked a commercial comeback for Harrison.[13] He then formed the Traveling Wilburys with Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison, and the band released two successful studio albums between 1988 and 1990 on his Warner Bros. contract.[14] Following his tour that resulted in the 1992 Live in Japan album, Harrison again stepped back from full-time musical activity.[15] After being diagnosed with throat cancer in 1997, he recorded his twelfth and final studio album, the posthumously released Brainwashed (2002).[16] Harrison oversaw the reissue of All Things Must Pass in January 2001,[15] and 2014 saw the completion of his remastered catalogue with the release of The Apple Years 1968–75.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||
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| UK [17] |
US [18][19] |
AUS [20] |
AUT [21] |
GER [23] |
JPN [24] |
NL [25] |
NOR [26] |
SWE [27] | ||||||||||||
| Wonderwall Music | — | 49 | — | — | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Electronic Sound | — | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| All Things Must Pass |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Living in the Material World |
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2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
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| Dark Horse |
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— | 4 | 47 | 10 | 42 | 45 | 18 | 5 | 7 | — | |||||||||
| Extra Texture (Read All About It) |
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16 | 8 | 36 | — | 63 | — | 9 | — | 8 | — |
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| Thirty Three & 1/3 |
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35 | 11 | 27 | — | 10 | — | 23 | — | 17 | — | |||||||||
| George Harrison |
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39 | 14 | 52 | — | 14 | — | 38 | 39 | 21 | — |
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| Somewhere in England |
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13 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 31 | 42 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||
| Gone Troppo |
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— | 108 | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | 31 | — | |||||||||
| Cloud Nine |
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10 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 30 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||
| Brainwashed |
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29 | 18 | — | 62 | 24 | 17 | 21 | — | 9 | 18 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [40] |
US [18][19] |
AUS [20] |
AUT [21] |
CAN [22] |
GER [23] |
JPN [24] |
NL [25] |
NOR [26] |
SWE [27] | ||||||||||
| The Concert for Bangladesh | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| Live in Japan |
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— | 126 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [17] |
US [18][19] |
AUS [20] |
AUT [21] |
CAN [22][43] |
GER [23] |
JPN [24] |
NL [25] |
NOR [26] |
SWE [27] | ||||||||||
| The Best of George Harrison |
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100 | 31 | 59 | 25 | 50 | — | 51 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989 |
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— | 132 | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison | 4 | 24 | — | — | 18 | 91 | 40 | — | — | — |
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| Early Takes: Volume 1 | 66 | 20 | — | — | 51 | — | 88 | 61 | 37 | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||||||||||
Box sets
| Title | Album details | Notes |
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| The Dark Horse Years 1976–1992 |
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| Collaborations (with Ravi Shankar) |
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| The Apple Years 1968–75 |
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| George Harrison – The Vinyl Collection |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [17] |
US [18][19] |
US AC [18][19] |
US Main [18][19] |
AUS [20][48] |
CAN [49] |
GER [23][50] |
IRE [51] |
NLD [25] |
NOR [26] |
SWE [27] |
SWI [52] | |||||
| "My Sweet Lord" "Isn't It a Pity" (US) b/w "What Is Life" (UK) |
1970 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | All Things Must Pass | ||
| "What Is Life" b/w "Apple Scruffs" |
1971 | — | 10 | 31 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | |||
| "Bangla Desh" "Deep Blue" |
10 | 23 | — | — | 15 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | non-album single | |||
| "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" b/w "Miss O'Dell" |
1973 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 7 | — | — | Living in the Material World | ||
| "Dark Horse" b/w "I Don't Care Anymore" |
1974 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 26 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | Dark Horse | ||
| "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" b/w "Hari's on Tour (Express)" |
38 | 36 | — | — | — | 63 | 31 | — | 10 | — | — | — | ||||
| "You" b/w "World of Stone" |
1975 | 38 | 20 | — | — | — | 9 | 43 | — | — | — | 19 | — | Extra Texture (Read All About It) | ||
| "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" b/w "Māya Love" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "This Song" b/w "Learning How to Love You" |
1976 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | Thirty Three & 1/3 | ||
| "Crackerbox Palace" b/w "Learning How to Love You" |
1977 | — | 19 | 20 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "True Love" b/w "Pure Smokey" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "It's What You Value" b/w "Woman Don't You Cry for Me" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Blow Away" b/w "Soft-Hearted Hana" |
1979 | 51 | 16 | 2 | — | 34 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Harrison | ||
| "Love Comes to Everyone" b/w "Soft Touch" |
— | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Faster" b/w "Your Love is Forever" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "All Those Years Ago" b/w "Writing's on the Wall" |
1981 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 11 | 8 | Somewhere in England | ||
| "Teardrops" b/w "Save the World" |
— | 102 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Wake Up My Love" b/w "Greece" |
1982 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gone Troppo | ||
| "I Really Love You" b/w "Circles" |
1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dream Away" b/w "Unknown Delight" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Don't Want to Do It" b/w "Queen of the Hop" |
1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Porky's Revenge soundtrack | ||
| "Got My Mind Set on You" b/w "Lay His Head" |
1987 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Cloud Nine | ||
| "When We Was Fab" b/w "Zig Zag" |
1988 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 2 | — | 20 | 40 | 24 | 52 | — | — | — | |||
| "This Is Love" b/w "Breath Away from Heaven" |
55 | — | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Cheer Down" b/w "That's What it Takes" (US B-side) "Poor Little Girl" (UK B-side) |
1989 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lethal Weapon 2 soundtrack | ||
| "Here Comes the Sun" (Live) | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live in Japan | ||
| "My Sweet Lord (2000)" † b/w "All Things Must Pass" |
2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | All Things Must Pass (30th Anniversary Edition) | ||
| "My Sweet Lord" (reissue) | 2002 | 1 | 94 | — | — | 62 | 1 | — | 5 | 46 | 18 | 56 | 61 | |||
| "Any Road" b/w "Marwa Blues" |
2003 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brainwashed | ||
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released in that region. † denotes jukebox-only single. | ||||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
The following is a list of songs by Harrison that were released as promotional singles in the United States, showing their peak positions on Billboard's Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock listings, where applicable.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||
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| AC [18][19] |
Main [18][19] |
AAA [18][19] |
Heritage Rock [18][19] | |||
| "Shanghai Surprise"[57][58] (with Vicki Brown) |
1986 | — | — | — | — | non-album promo single |
| "Here Comes the Sun" (Live) | 1987 | — | — | — | — | The Prince's Trust Concert 1987 |
| "Devil's Radio"[58][59] | — | 4 | — | — | Cloud Nine | |
| "Cloud 9"[58][60] | 1988 | — | 9 | — | — | |
| "Poor Little Girl"[61] | 1989 | — | 21 | — | — | Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989 |
| "My Sweet Lord" (Live) | 1992 | — | — | — | — | Live in Japan |
| "Stuck Inside a Cloud" | 2002 | 27 | — | 15 | 30 | Brainwashed |
| "—" denotes promotional singles that did not chart | ||||||
Billboard Year-End performances
| Year | Song | Year-End position |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | "My Sweet Lord" | 31 |
| 1973 | "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" | 42 |
| 1981 | "All Those Years Ago" | 74 |
| 1988 | "Got My Mind Set on You" | 3 |
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
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| The Concert for Bangladesh (as George Harrison & Friends) |
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| George Harrison: Living in the Material World |
Contributions to multi-artist compilations
| Title | Release details | Harrison contribution |
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| Greenpeace – The Album |
Re-recorded version of his Somewhere in England song "Save the World"[66] | |
| Recorded Highlights of the Prince's Trust Concert 1987 |
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Live versions of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Here Comes the Sun", recorded at London's Wembley Arena in June 1987[67] |
| The Bunbury Tails soundtrack |
New composition "Ride Rajbun", recorded in March 1988[68] | |
| Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration |
Live performance of Dylan's "Absolutely Sweet Marie"[69] | |
| Mo's Songs! |
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| Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session |
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A recording of a 1985 concert by Carl Perkins & Friends features Harrison performing "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" and "Blue Suede Shoes"[72] |
Collaborations and other appearances
| Year | Album/single | Collaborator | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | The Silkie | Percussion[73] |
| 1968 | James Taylor | James Taylor | Backing vocals on "Carolina in my Mind"[74] |
| 1969 | Goodbye | Cream | Electric guitar on "Badge" (under the pseudonym L'Angelo Misterioso)[75] |
| 1969 | Is This What You Want? | Jackie Lomax | Electric and acoustic guitars; album produced by Harrison[76] |
| 1969 | "Hare Krishna Mantra" | Radha Krishna Temple (London) | Electric guitar, harmonium and bass; A- and B-sides produced by Harrison[77] |
| 1969 | That's the Way God Planned It | Billy Preston | Electric and acoustic guitars, Moog synthesizer and sitar; album produced by Harrison[78] |
| 1969 | Songs for a Tailor | Jack Bruce | Electric guitar on "Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune" (under the pseudonym L'Angelo Misterioso)[78][79] |
| 1970 | "All That I've Got (I'm Gonna Give It to You)" | Billy Preston | Electric or bass guitar;[80] A-side produced by Harrison[81] |
| 1970 | "Instant Karma!" | Plastic Ono Band | Electric guitar, piano and backing vocals[82] |
| 1970 | "How the Web Was Woven" | Jackie Lomax | A-side produced by Harrison[81] |
| 1970 | "Govinda" | Radha Krishna Temple (London) | Acoustic guitar, harmonium and bass; A- and B-sides produced by Harrison[83] |
| 1970 | Leon Russell | Leon Russell | Electric guitar[84] |
| 1970 | Doris Troy | Doris Troy | Electric guitar;[85] album co-produced by Harrison[86] |
| 1970 | Encouraging Words | Billy Preston | Electric guitar, Moog synthesizer and backing vocals; album co-produced by Harrison[87] |
| 1970 | "Tell the Truth" | Derek and the Dominos | Electric guitar on A-side,[88] slide guitar on "Roll It Over"[89] |
| 1970 | The Worst of Ashton, Gardner & Dyke | Ashton, Gardner & Dyke | Electric guitar and uncredited production assistance[90] on "I'm Your Spiritual Breadman" (under the pseudonym George O'Hara Smith)[91] |
| 1970 | New Morning | Bob Dylan | Electric guitar on "Went to See the Gypsy" and "Sign on the Window"[92] |
| 1970 | Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band | Yoko Ono | Uncredited musical contribution[93] |
| 1971 | "It Don't Come Easy" | Ringo Starr | Electric guitar on A-side, and slide guitar, piano, acoustic guitar, dobro and bass on "Early 1970"; A-side produced by Harrison[94] |
| 1971 | "Try Some, Buy Some" | Ronnie Spector | Electric and acoustic guitars; A- and B-sides co-produced by Harrison[95] |
| 1971 | The Radha Krsna Temple | Radha Krishna Temple (London) | Electric and acoustic guitars, harmonium, bass and percussion; album produced by Harrison[96] |
| 1971 | Joi Bangla EP | Ravi Shankar | A- and B-sides produced by Harrison[77] |
| 1971 | Imagine | John Lennon | Slide guitar on "How Do You Sleep?", "Gimme Some Truth" and "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier, Mama", electric guitar on "Oh My Love", dobro on "Crippled Inside"[97] |
| 1971 | Footprint | Gary Wright | Electric and acoustic guitars, and dobro[98] (under the pseudonym George O'Hara);[99] uncredited production on "Stand for Our Rights"[100] and "Two Faced Man"[101] |
| 1971 | I Wrote a Simple Song | Billy Preston | Dobro on "I Wrote a Simple Song"[98] |
| 1971 | Raga soundtrack | Ravi Shankar | Album produced by Harrison[102] |
| 1971 | Straight Up | Badfinger | Slide guitar on "Day After Day", electric and acoustic guitars on "I'd Die, Baby";[103] "Day After Day", "I'd Die, Baby", "Suitcase" and "Name of the Game" co-produced by Harrison[104] |
| 1972 | David Bromberg | David Bromberg | Slide guitar on "The Holdup"[105] |
| 1972 | "Sweet Music" | Lon & Derrek Van Eaton | A-side produced by Harrison[106] |
| 1972 | "Back Off Boogaloo" | Ringo Starr | Slide and acoustic guitars; A-side produced by Harrison[107] |
| 1972 | Bobby Whitlock | Bobby Whitlock | Electric guitar[108] |
| 1972 | Some Time in New York City | John Lennon/Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band | Electric guitar on "Cold Turkey" and "Don't Worry Kyoko"[109] |
| 1972 | Bobby Keys | Bobby Keys | Electric guitar[110] |
| 1972 | Son of Schmilsson | Harry Nilsson | Slide guitar on "You're Breakin' My Heart" (under the pseudonym George Harrysong)[111] |
| 1972 | "Goodbye Sunday" | Gary Wright | Slide guitar on A-side; recorded for Wright's cancelled album Ring of Changes[112] and subsequently released as a soundtrack single[113] |
| 1973 | In Concert 1972 | Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan | Album co-produced by Harrison[114] |
| 1973 | The Tin Man Was a Dreamer | Nicky Hopkins | Electric and slide guitars (under the pseudonym George O'Hara)[115] |
| 1973 | Los Cochinos | Cheech & Chong | Electric guitar on "Basketball Jones"[116] |
| 1973 | "Photograph" | Ringo Starr | Slide and electric guitars on "Down and Out"; B-side co-produced by Harrison (A-side included on Ringo album)[117] |
| 1973 | Hobos, Heroes and Street Corner Clowns | Don Nix | Slide guitar on "I Need You"[118] |
| 1973 | It's Like You Never Left | Dave Mason | Slide guitar[119] on "If You've Got Love" (under the pseudonym Son of Harry)[120] |
| 1973 | Ringo | Ringo Starr | Slide, electric and acoustic guitars, and backing vocals, on "Photograph", "I'm the Greatest", "Sunshine Life for Me" and "You and Me (Babe)"[121] |
| 1973 | On the Road to Freedom | Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre | Acoustic guitar, dobro,[122] bass and harmony vocal on "So Sad (No Love of His Own)" (under the pseudonym Hari Georgeson)[123] and uncredited contributions to other tracks[124] |
| 1974 | Son of Dracula soundtrack | Harry Nilsson | Percussion on "Daybreak"[125] |
| 1974 | The Place I Love | Splinter | Electric and acoustic guitars, dobro, bass, Moog synthesizer, harmonium, bass, percussion and backing vocals (under the pseudonyms Hari Georgeson, Jai Raj Harisein and P. Roducer); album produced by Harrison[126] |
| 1974 | Shankar Family & Friends | Ravi Shankar | Electric and acoustic guitars, and autoharp (under the pseudonym Hari Georgeson); album produced by Harrison[127] |
| 1974 | I've Got My Own Album to Do | Ronnie Wood | Slide guitar and backing vocals on "Far East Man"[128] |
| 1975 | It's My Pleasure | Billy Preston | Electric guitar on "That's Life" (under the pseudonym Hari Georgeson)[129] |
| 1975 | Hard Times | Peter Skellern | Slide guitar on "Make Love, Not War"[130] |
| 1975 | Harder to Live | Splinter | Electric guitar on "Lonely Man" and "After Five Years" (under the pseudonym Hari Georgeson); "Lonely Man" co-produced by Harrison[130] |
| 1975 | "The Lumberjack Song" | Monty Python | A-side produced by Harrison[131] |
| 1975 | New York Connection | Tom Scott | Slide guitar on "Appolonia (Foxtrata)"[132] |
| 1976 | Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India | Ravi Shankar | Album produced by Harrison[102] |
| 1976 | Cross Words | Larry Hosford | Dobro on "Direct Me", backing vocals on "Wishing I Could"[133] |
| 1977 | Two Man Band | Splinter | Electric and acoustic guitars on "Round and Round" and "Motions of Love"[134] |
| 1978 | Along the Red Ledge | Hall & Oates | Slide guitar on "The Last Time"[135] |
| 1979 | "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" | Monty Python | Backing vocals; A-side remixed by Harrison[135] |
| 1981 | The Visitor | Mick Fleetwood | Slide and acoustic guitars and backing vocals on "Walk a Thin Line"[135] |
| 1981 | Stop and Smell the Roses | Ringo Starr | Slide, electric and acoustic guitars, and backing vocals; "Wrack My Brain" and "You Belong to Me" produced by Harrison[136] |
| 1982 | Lead Me to the Water | Gary Brooker | Slide guitar on "Mineral Man"[137] |
| 1985 | Water soundtrack | Mike Moran | Electric guitar[138] |
| 1986 | Blind Faith (reissue) | Blind Faith | Electric guitar on "Exchange and Mart"[139] |
| 1986 | Detroit Diesel | Alvin Lee | Slide guitar on "Talk Don't Bother Me"[140][141] |
| 1986 | The Hunting of the Snark | Mike Batt | Slide guitar and backing vocals on "Children of the Sky"[142] |
| 1987 | Recorded Highlights of the Prince's Trust Concert 1987 | Ringo Starr | Guitar and vocals on Starr's performance of "With a Little Help from My Friends"[143] |
| 1987 | His Twangy Guitar and the Rebels | Duane Eddy | Slide guitar[69] and uncredited production on "The Trembler" and "Theme for Something Really Important"[144][145] |
| 1987 | Tana Mana | The Ravi Shankar Project | Backing vocals on "Tana Mana",[146] autoharp on "Friar Park"[147] and synthesizer[148] |
| 1988 | Love's a State of Mind | Sylvia Griffin | Slide guitar on "Love's a State of Mind"[149] |
| 1988 | Who I Am | Gary Wright | Slide guitar on "(I Don't Wanna) Hold Back"[150] |
| 1988 | Some Come Running | Jim Capaldi | Slide and electric guitars[135] |
| 1989 | Mystery Girl | Roy Orbison | Acoustic guitar on "A Love So Beautiful"[69] |
| 1989 | Full Moon Fever | Tom Petty | Acoustic guitar and backing vocals on "I Won't Back Down"[69] |
| 1989 | Runaway Horses | Belinda Carlisle | Slide guitar on "Leave a Light On", six-string bass and twelve-string guitars on "Deep Deep Ocean"[151] |
| 1989 | Journeyman | Eric Clapton | Slide guitar and backing vocals on "Run So Far"[69] |
| 1990 | About Love and Life | Vicki Brown | Slide guitar on "Lu Le La"[152] |
| 1990 | Still Got the Blues | Gary Moore | Slide guitar and vocals on "That Kind of Woman"[153] |
| 1990 | Hell to Pay | Jeff Healey Band | Acoustic guitar and backing vocals on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"[69] |
| 1990 | Work It Out | Jim Horn | Slide guitar on "Take Away the Sadness"[154] |
| 1990 | Armchair Theatre | Jeff Lynne | Slide guitar, acoustic guitar and backing vocals on "Every Little Thing", "Lift Me Up",[69] "September Song" and "Stormy Weather"[154] |
| 1990 | Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal | Paul Simon | Acoustic guitar and vocals on Saturday Night Live performance of "Homeward Bound"[69] |
| 1990 | Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal | Eric Clapton | Electric guitar and backing vocals on "That Kind of Woman"[153] |
| 1990 | Under the Red Sky | Bob Dylan | Slide guitar on "Under the Red Sky"[69] |
| 1991 | "Callin' Out My Name" | Del Shannon | Backing vocals on "Hot Love"[155] |
| 1991 | The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 | Bob Dylan | Slide guitar on "If Not For You" (unreleased version from New Morning sessions)[69] |
| 1992 | Growing Up in Public | Jimmy Nail | Slide guitar on "Real Love"[69] |
| 1992 | Zoom | Alvin Lee | Slide guitar on "Real Life Blues"[141][156] |
| 1993 | Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roger McGuinn, Eric Clapton et al. | Acoustic guitar and vocals on "My Back Pages" and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"[69] |
| 1993 | Leon Russell (reissue) | Leon Russell | Further contributions on CD bonus tracks (outtakes from 1969 sessions): electric guitar on "(The New) Sweet Home Chicago", acoustic guitar on "Indian Girl"[157] |
| 1994 | Nineteen Ninety-Four | Alvin Lee | Slide guitar on "The Bluest Blues"[141] and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)"[158] |
| 1995 | First Signs of Life | Gary Wright | Backing vocals on "Don't Try to Own Me"[159] |
| 1996 | Ravi Shankar: In Celebration | Ravi Shankar | Compilation produced by Harrison;[102] also includes previously unreleased tracks that Harrison produced[160] |
| 1996 | Go Cat Go! | Carl Perkins | Slide and acoustic guitars, piano, synthesizer, bass and backing vocals; "Distance Makes No Difference with Love" produced by Harrison[69] |
| 1997 | Chants of India | Ravi Shankar | Acoustic guitar, bass, autoharp, vibraphone, glockenspiel and backing vocals; album produced by Harrison[69] |
| 1998 | A Complete Career Anthology: 1961–1990 | Del Shannon | Backing vocals on "Hot Love" (alternate version)[161] |
| 1998 | Vertical Man | Ringo Starr | Slide guitar on "King of Broken Hearts", slide and electric guitar on "I'll Be Fine Anywhere"[162] |
| 1998 | John Lennon Anthology | John Lennon | Electric guitar on "I'm the Greatest" (outtake from the 1973 Ringo session for the song)[163] |
| 1999 | "In the First Place" | The Remo Four | Backing vocals;[164] A- and B-sides produced by Harrison in 1967, during sessions for Wonderwall Music[165] |
| 2000 | How Far Have You Come? | Rubyhorse | Slide guitar on "Punchdrunk"[69] |
| 2001 | Zoom | Electric Light Orchestra | Slide guitar on "A Long Time Gone" and "All She Wanted"[69] |
| 2001 | Double Bill | Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings | Slide guitar[166] on "Love Letters"[69] |
| 2001 | Living on the Outside | Jim Capaldi | Slide guitar on "Anna Julia"[167] |
| 2001 | Small World, Big Band | Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra | Vocals on "Horse to the Water"[168] (Harrison's final recording)[169] |
| 2006 | "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" (Platinum Weird version) | Platinum Weird | Vocals and acoustic guitar[170] (recorded in 1992 with David A. Stewart)[171] |
| 2010 | Connected (Deluxe Digital Edition) | Gary Wright | Guitar on "Never Give Up" (recorded in 1989)[172] |
| 2010 | On Tour with Eric Clapton (2010 deluxe edition box set) | Delaney & Bonnie and Friends | Electric guitar (under the pseudonym L'Angelo Misterioso)[173][174] |
| 2011 | Dear Mr. Fantasy: The Jim Capaldi Story | Jim Capaldi | Harmony vocals on "Love's Got a Hold of Me"[175] |
| 2013 | The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 – Another Self Portrait (1969–1971) | Bob Dylan | Acoustic guitar and vocals on "Time Passes Slowly #1" and electric guitar on "Working on a Guru" (unreleased recordings from the New Morning sessions)[176] |
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- Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
- Wonderwall Music: "Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Vol. 10, no. 26. 24 February 1969. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- All Things Must Pass: "Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Vol. 14, no. 19. 26 December 1970. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- Living in the Material World: "Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Vol. 19, no. 20. 30 June 1973. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- Dark Horse: "Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Vol. 22, no. 23. 1 February 1975. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- Extra Texture: "Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Vol. 24, no. 15. 10 January 1976. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- Thirty Three & 1/3: "Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Vol. 26, no. 20. 12 February 1977. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- George Harrison: "Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Vol. 31, no. 7. 12 May 1979. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- Somewhere in England: "Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Vol. 35, no. 4. 4 July 1981. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- Gone Troppo: "Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Vol. 37, no. 17. 11 December 1982. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- Cloud Nine: "Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Vol. 47, no. 15. 30 January 1988. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- Brainwashed: "CANOE – JAM! – Shania debuts at No. 1". canoe.ca. JAM! Showbiz. 27 November 2002. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- The Best of George Harrison: "Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Vol. 26, no. 18. 29 January 1977. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- "Discographie von George Harrison". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "George Harrison Chart Trajectories on the Oricon Albums". Oricon. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
- "dutchcharts.nl – George Harrison". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Discography George Harrison". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
- Peak chart positions for albums in Sweden:
- All releases post-1975: "Discography George Harrison". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
- All Things Must Pass, The Concert for Bangladesh: "Swedish Charts 1969–1972 (in PDF-files)" (PDF) (in Swedish). Hitsallertijden. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- Living in the Material World: "Swedish Charts 1972–1975 (in PDF-files)" (PDF) (in Swedish). Hitsallertijden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 68.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 76.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 94.
- "British certifications – George Harrison". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 February 2023. Type George Harrison in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "Gold and Platinum Search". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 125.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 144.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 369.
- Badman, p. 198.
- Madinger & Easter, p. 635.
- Madinger & Easter, p. 636.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Brainwashed". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 108.
- Madinger & Easter, p. 638.
- "CANOE - JAM! Music SoundScan Charts". Jam.canoe.ca. 3 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- Badman, p. 197.
- Madinger & Easter, p. 637.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Let It Roll: The Best of George Harrison". Rovi Corporation. Allmusic. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Early Takes, Vol. 1". Rovi Corporation. Allmusic. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 125.
- Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
- "Isn't It a Pity": "RPM 100 Singles, December 26, 1970". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "What Is Life": "RPM 100 Singles, April 17, 1971". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Bangla Desh": "RPM 100 Singles, September 18, 1971". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Give Me Love": "RPM 100 Singles, July 21, 1973". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Dark Horse": "RPM 100 Singles, January 11, 1975". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Ding Dong, Ding Dong": "RPM 100 Singles, February 22, 1975". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "You": "Song artist 215 – George Harrison > 10: George Harrison 'You'". Tsort pages. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "This Song": "RPM 100 Singles, January 22, 1977". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Crackerbox Palace": "RPM 100 Singles, March 26, 1977". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Blow Away": "RPM 100 Singles, May 26, 1979". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "All Those Years Ago": "RPM 100 Singles, June 27, 1981". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Got My Mind Set on You": "RPM 100 Singles, January 16, 1988". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "When We Was Fab": "RPM 100 Singles, April 16, 1988". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Cheer Down": "RPM 100 Singles, September 25, 1989". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Artists Search: George Harrison". charts.de (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- "Search by Artist > George Harrison". The Irish Charts/IRMA. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Discography George Harrison". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- "Gold & Platinum". RIAA.com. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- Tatsaku, Ren (2011). Oricon Sales Report (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon Style.
- "Got My Mind Set on You.PNG - directupload.net". Archived from the original on 26 September 2015.
- Womack, Kenneth (30 June 2014). Beatles Encyclopedia, The: Everything Fab Four. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313391729.
- Madinger & Easter, p. 467.
- Booklet included with Cloud Nine CD, released 2004.
- Madinger & Easter, p. 471.
- Madinger & Easter, p. 470.
- Madinger & Easter, p. 477.
- Jones, Chris (2 November 2005). "George Harrison & Friends Concert For Bangladesh (DVD) Review". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- "George Harrison: Living in the Material World Official Trailer Is Released". Official website of The Beatles. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- "Canadian DVD certifications – George Harrison – Living in the Material World". Music Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- Badman, p. 355.
- Badman, pp. 389, 390.
- Leng, p. 272.
- The Editors of Rolling Stone, p. 195.
- "Mo's Songs". rarebeatles.com. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- "George Harrison/Beatles – Mo's Songs". recordmecca.com. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- "Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 48, 208.
- The Editors of Rolling Stone, pp. 192–93.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 73, 199.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 203.
- Spizer, p. 341.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 80.
- Winn, p. 289.
- Winn, p. 351.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 85.
- Spizer, p. 28.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 86–87, 202.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 87.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 200.
- The Editors of Rolling Stone, p. 192.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 91.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 92, 207.
- Clayson, p. 297.
- Dave Thompson, "Footnote Archives: George Harrison & the Resurrection Shuffle", Goldmine, 25 January 2002, p. 62.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 92, 203.
- Heylin, p. 318.
- Spinning on Air, Yoko Ono & Sean Lennon Interview, 12 May 2012 Spinning On Air, Yoko Ono & Sean Lennon Interview, May 12th 2012
- Spizer, pp. 293–94.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 100, 207, 208.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 101, 205.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 104, 202–05.
- Leng, p. 108.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 105, 207.
- Wright, pp. 97–98.
- Barnes, Alan (4 December 2010). "Gary Wright Interview with Alan Barnes Part 1". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- The Editors of Rolling Stone, p. 193.
- Spizer, p. 338.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 107–08.
- Leng, pp. 106–07.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 112.
- Spizer, p. 297.
- Leng, p. 123.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 114–15, 200.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 115.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 115, 208.
- Wright, pp. 112–13.
- "Gary Wright – Goodbye Sunday". Discogs. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 122.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 124, 207–08.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 126.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 127.
- Leng, pp. 140–41.
- Leng, p. 141.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 128.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 210–12.
- Leng, p. 151.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 129, 207.
- Harold Bronson, "Alvin Lee and Mylon Lefevre: They'd Rather Do It Themselves", Zoo World, 14 February 1974; available at Rock's Backpages (subscription required).
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 134.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 138, 200–02, 205–06.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 139, 205.
- Spizer, p. 264.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 152.
- Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 370, 377.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 372.
- Castleman & Podrazik, p. 373.
- Leng, p. 188.
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- Badman, p. 289.
- Leng, p. 229.
- Madinger & Easter, p. 465.
- Leng, p. 65.
- Album credits, Detroit Diesel CD (21 Records, 1986; produced by Alvin Lee).
- Herb Staehr, "The George Harrison/Alvin Lee connection", Goldmine, 25 January 2002, p. 63.
- Badman, p. 352.
- Madinger & Easter, p. 473.
- Clayson, p. 418.
- Madinger & Easter, p. 469.
- Clayson, p. 397.
- Shankar, p. 249.
- Album credits, Tana Mana CD (Private Music, 1987; produced by Ravi Shankar, Peter Baumann & Frank Serafine).
- Leng, p. 257.
- Album credits, Who I Am CD (Warner Bros., 1988; produced by Wyn Davis & Gary Wright).
- Album credits, Runaway Horses CD (MCA Records, 1989; produced by Rick Nowels).
- Leng, pp. 266–67.
- Leng, p. 265.
- Leng, p. 266.
- Clayson, p. 419.
- Album credits, Zoom CD (Viceroy, 1992; produced by Alvin Lee).
- Winn, p. 328.
- Album credits, Nineteen Ninety-Four CD (Last Call, 1994; produced by Alvin Lee).
- Album credits, First Signs of Life CD (Worldly Music, 1995; produced by Gary Wright & Franz Pusch).
- Album credits, Ravi Shankar: In Celebration box set (Angel/Dark Horse, 1996; produced by George Harrison & Alan Kozlowski).
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- Madinger & Easter, p. 502.
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- Tillery, pp. 147–48.
- "Full George Harrison Album Tracklist Revealed", billboard.com, 1 October 2002 (retrieved 27 July 2014).
- Musician credits, Extra Texture (Read All About It) CD reissue (Apple Records, 2014; produced by George Harrison).
- Joe Marchese, "Give Me Love: George Harrison's 'Apple Years' Are Collected On New Box Set", The Second Disc, 2 September 2014 (retrieved 21 October 2014).
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- The Editors of Rolling Stone, Harrison, Rolling Stone Press/Simon & Schuster (New York, NY, 2002; ISBN 0-7432-3581-9).
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External links
- George Harrison discography at Discogs
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