My Dark Hour / Song For Our Ancestors

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UK release date:: Jul 18, 1969

US release date:: Jul 16, 1969

Publisher:: Capitol Records

Reference:: CL 15604 (UK) / 2520 (US)

Timeline

Previous single Jun 27, 1969 • "Charity Bubbles / Goose" by The Scaffold released in the UK

Session Jul 15, 1969 • Recording and mixing "You Never Give Me Your Money"

Session Jul 16, 1969 • Recording "Here Comes The Sun", "Something"

Single Jul 16, 1969 • "My Dark Hour / Song For Our Ancestors" by The Steve Miller Band released in the US

Session Jul 17, 1969 • Recording "Oh! Darling", "Octopus's Garden"

Session Jul 18, 1969 • Recording and mixing "Oh! Darling", "Octopus's Garden"

Next single Jul 18, 1969 • "Penina / Wings Of Revenge" by Carlos Mendes released globally

Related sessions

This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions

"My Dark Hour" session

May 09, 1969

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Track list

Side 1

My Dark Hour

Written by Steve Miller

3:07 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass guitar, Drums, Guitar

Steve Miller :: Guitar, Lead vocals, Producer

Glyn Johns :: Producer, Recording engineer

Session Recording:: May 09, 1969

Studio :: Olympic Sound Studios, London

Side 2

Song For Our Ancestors

5:00 • Studio version

About

“My Dark Hour” is a song by Steve Miller Band, recorded and released in 1969 with the contribution of Paul McCartney. It was recorded in a late-night session on May 9, 1969, after an acrimonious argument between Paul, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr over signing a contract appointing Allen Klein as The Beatles’ financial manager. John, George, and Ringo walked out, while Paul remained at Olympic Studios and encountered Steve Miller.

Paul didn’t receive a composer credit, but his performance was attributed to Paul Ramon, the pseudonym he had used in 1960 while on a tour of Scotland with The Silver Beetles.

Paul McCartney is featured on vocal and drums, with bass and piano added, on a Capitol single called “My Dark Hour” released today (Friday). He joins Steve Miller in the specially formed “Steve Miller Band”. The disc was recorded at a Beatles session at London’s Olympic studios on Whit Monday, when McCartney and Miller were waiting for the other Beatles to arrive.
From New Musical Express – July 26, 1969

From New Musical Express – July 26, 1969

From New Musical Express – February 26, 1972

Last updated on July 5, 2023