UK Release date : Friday, May 22, 1981
All Those Years Ago / Writings On The Wall
By George Harrison • 7" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 80s”
UK Release date : Friday, May 22, 1981
By George Harrison • 7" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 80s”
Interview May 03, 1981 • Interview with Hunter Davies
Single May 11, 1981 • "All Those Years Ago" by George Harrison released in the US
Single May 22, 1981 • "All Those Years Ago / Writings On The Wall" by George Harrison released in the UK
Album Jun 01, 1981 • "Somewhere in England" by George Harrison released in the US
Album Jun 05, 1981 • "Somewhere in England" by George Harrison released in the UK
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Overdubs for "All Those Years Ago"
March / April 1981 ?
Written by George Harrison
3:42 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals Ringo Starr : Drums George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitars, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals Phil McDonald : Recording engineer Herbie Flowers : Bass Ray Cooper : Producer, Tambourine Al Kooper : Electric piano
Recording : November 19th-25, 1980 • Studio Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames, UK
Session Overdubs: March / April 1981 ? • Studio Friar Park Studio, Henley-on-Thames, UK
Writings On The Wall
Studio version
From Wikipedia:
[…] “All Those Years Ago” was released as the lead-off single in May 1981 to a strong response, reaching number 13 in the United Kingdom and number 2 in the United States. It was Harrison’s biggest hit since “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” in 1973, and Somewhere in England benefited from the song’s popularity. The album peaked at number 13 in the UK, giving the artist his highest-charting album there since 1973, and number 11 in the US. […]
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