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Gone Troppo
Gone Troppo cover
Studio album by George Harrison
Released 5 November 1982
Recorded 5 May - 27 August 1982
Except "Dream Away": recording begun 7 December 1980
Genre Rock
Length 39:07
Label Dark Horse/Warner Bros. Records
Producer George Harrison,
Ray Cooper and
Phil McDonald
Professional reviews
George Harrison chronology
Somewhere in England
(1981)		 Gone Troppo
(1982)		 Cloud Nine
(1987)

Gone Troppo is an album by George Harrison recorded and released in 1982. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 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 Ray Cooper (born 19 August 1942 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is an English Musician. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Somewhere in England is an Album by George Harrison, released in 1981 Cloud Nine is the successful 1987 comeback Album by George Harrison, recorded and released after a five year hiatus from his recording career An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author It would prove to be Harrison's last studio album for five years, wherein he would largely take an extended leave of absence from his recording career, with only the occasional soundtrack recording surfacing.

By 1980, Harrison had been finding the current musical climate alienating. His commercial appeal had dwindled, with 1981's Somewhere in England failing to go gold (despite featuring the John Lennon tribute smash hit, "All Those Years Ago"). Somewhere in England is an Album by George Harrison, released in 1981 John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born " All Those Years Ago " is a song written by George Harrison, released as a single from the album Somewhere in England. With one album left on his current recording contract, Harrison decided to get it over with and recorded Gone Troppo (an Australian slang expression meaning "gone mad/crazy") and released it without participating in any promotion, so disenchanted he was with the state of the music industry.

Gone Troppo - with its busy artwork by friend "Legs" Larry Smith (formerly of Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band) - was considered by most to be a flop, reaching a #108 in the US and never even touching the UK charts. ' Legs' Larry Smith (born 18 January, 1944, Oxford) is the former Drummer of the comedy satirical rock group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Band, The Bonzo Dog Dada Band and colloquially as " The Bonzos " are a band created by It became the worst selling studio album Harrison released.

In 2004, Gone Troppo was remastered and reissued both separately and as part of the deluxe box set The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992 on Dark Horse Records with new distribution by EMI, adding the bonus track demo version of "Mystical One". Dark Horse Records is a Record label which was controlled by George Harrison from his creation of it in 1974 until his death 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

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

  1. "Wake Up My Love" – 3:34
  2. "That's The Way It Goes" – 3:34
  3. "I Really Love You" (Leroy Swearingen) – 2:54
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  4. "Greece" (Instrumental) – 3:58
    • although it's mainly instrumental, it does include some spoken words that George says
  5. "Gone Troppo" – 4:25
  6. "Mystical One" – 3:42
  7. "Unknown Delight" – 4:16
  8. "Baby Don't Run Away" – 4:01
  9. "Dream Away" – 4:29
  10. "Circles" – 3:46
    • A song originally composed in 1968 and demoed as a possible track for the White Album

Gone Troppo was remastered and reissued in 2004 with the bonus track:

  1. "Mystical One" (Demo Version) – 6:02

Charts

Country Charts
Peak position Weeks
Norway 31 4
United States 108 8
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