Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989

Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989 is George Harrison's second official compilation album and was released in 1989. A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Dark Horse Records is a Record label which was controlled by George Harrison from his creation of it in 1974 until his death Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Russ Titelman (born 16 August 1944, Los Angeles, California) is an American Record producer and Songwriter. Ray Cooper (born 19 August 1942 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is an English Musician. Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Cloud Nine is the successful 1987 comeback Album by George Harrison, recorded and released after a five year hiatus from his recording career Live in Japan is George Harrison 's second official live album release coming after 1971's Grammy -winning The Concert For Bangla Desh George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author It follows up on both his successful comeback album Cloud Nine in 1987 and the Harrison-led Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 the following year, also a big seller. Cloud Nine is the successful 1987 comeback Album by George Harrison, recorded and released after a five year hiatus from his recording career Traveling Wilburys Vol 1 is the debut album by the supergroup Traveling Wilburys and was recorded and released in 1988 to enormous commercial

A fine summation of his period thus far on his own Dark Horse Records label, ranging from 1976's Thirty Three & 1/3 to Cloud Nine and beyond, Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989 surprisingly failed to chart in the UK and only made #132 in the US. Dark Horse Records is a Record label which was controlled by George Harrison from his creation of it in 1974 until his death Thirty Three & 1/3 (stylized as Thirty Three & 1/ ॐ) is an Album by George Harrison released in 1976

Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989, originally distributed through Warner Bros. Records, went out of print some years after its release, without being reissued by EMI when it acquired Harrison's entire Dark Horse catalogue. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Specially for this release, Harrison recorded two new songs, "Poor Little Girl" and "Cockamamie Business", while also including his Lethal Weapon 2 soundtrack song "Cheer Down" for good measure. Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 Action film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci These songs were not included as bonus tracks in the remastered edition of Cloud Nine, so this is the only release in which these three songs can be found, despite the fact that it is out of print. With no definitive career-spanning Harrison compilation yet available, 1976's The Best of George Harrison is currently the only Harrison retrospective on offer. The Best of George Harrison is the first compilation album of George Harrison 's music and was released in 1976 following the expiration of his EMI contract

Track listing

All songs by George Harrison, except where noted. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author

"Poor Little Girl" – 4:33
"Blow Away" – 3:59
"That's The Way It Goes" – 3:34
"Cockamamie Business" – 5:15
- Tracks 1 & 4 are exclusive new recordings for this album
"Wake Up My Love" – 3:32
"Life Itself" – 4:24
"Got My Mind Set On You" (Rudy Clark) – 3:51
"Crackerbox Palace" – 3:56
"Cloud 9" – 3:14
"Here Comes The Moon" – 4:09
"Gone Troppo" – 4:23
"When We Was Fab" (George Harrison/Jeff Lynne) – 3:56
"Love Comes To Everyone" – 3:40
"All Those Years Ago" – 3:44
"Cheer Down" (George Harrison/Tom Petty) – 4:08
- Also featured in the film Lethal Weapon 2

Charts

Country	Charts
	Peak position	Weeks	Certification
Japan	51	2
United States	132	6

" Blow Away " was a 1979 hit single by George Harrison, taken from his eponymous album. " Got My Mind Set on You " is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. " Crackerbox Palace " is the ninth track on George Harrison 's 1976 album Thirty Three & 1/3. " When We Was Fab " is a song written by George Harrison and Jeff Lynne about the days of Beatlemania, when The Beatles were sometimes Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter " All Those Years Ago " is a song written by George Harrison, released as a single from the album Somewhere in England. " Cheer Down " is a song with music written by George Harrison and lyrics written by Harrison and Tom Petty. Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 Action film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci