The remainder of his 1970s studio albums, starting with Dark Horse (1974), were all certified gold by the RIAA but performed disappointingly on the UK albums chart. 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. In 1971 Harrison recorded pop music's first charity single, " Bangla Desh", 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. 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. 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 and, as of 2011, was still the most successful album by an ex-Beatle. He recorded and collaborated with a wide range of artists, including Shankar, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Gary Wright. 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. 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. I got Ray Cooper to play really badly and we dubbed it on.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). "And he says: 'Don’t worry, it was a piss-take. "'Did you get the tape?' And I said: 'I now realise I was fired by a Beatle.' Phil Collins: 8 interesting facts every fan should know Not long after Collins found himself on the phone to Harrison – thanks to their mutual friend Jackie – who was keen to hear if the tape had arrived. "So now I know, they didn't go off to watch TV, they went somewhere and said: 'Get rid of him,' cos I was playing so badly."īut all was not as it seemed. "And at the end of the tape you hear George Harrison saying: 'Hey, Phil, can we try another without the conga player?' "Suddenly the congas come in – too loud and just awful," he said. George Harrison performing on stage in 1971. "Two days later a tape's delivered from George Harrison with a note saying: 'Could this be you?'"Ĭollins rushed off to listen to the tape, and instantly recognised what he was hearing. "And he said: 'You were on it, weren’t you?' And I said: 'Well I was there'.
"Jackie told me George was remixing All Things Must Pass," Collins continued.
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Years later when Collins bought former F1 driver Jackie Stewarts house, it transpired that Jackie and George were friends. Phil Collins playing the drums in the early '70s.
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