Concert For George

Track list

Disc 1

1. Sarve Shaam

   3:18 • Live

2. Your Eyes (Sitar Solo)

   8:23 • Live

3. The Inner Light

   3:02 • Live

4. Arpan

   23:02 • Live

Disc 2

1. I Want to Tell You

   2:53 • Live

2. If I Needed Someone

   2:29 • Live

3. Old Brown Shoe

   3:48 • Live

4. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)

   3:29 • Live

5. Beware of Darkness

   4:01 • Live

6. Here Comes the Sun

   3:09 • Live

7. That's the Way It Goes

   3:40 • Live

8. Taxman

   3:11 • Live

9. I Need You

   3:00 • Live

10. Handle With Care

    3:27 • Live

11. Isn't It a Pity

    6:58 • Live

12. Photograph

    3:57 • Live

13. Honey Don't

    3:04 • Live

14. For You Blue

    Written by George Harrison

    3:05 • Live • L1

    Paul McCartney : Guitar, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums Jeff Lynne : Guitar Eric Clapton : Guitar Marc Mann : Guitar Klaus Voormann : Bass Jim Keltner : Drums Ray Cooper : Percussion Gary Brooker : Keyboards Jim Horn : Alto saxophone Billy Preston : Hammond organ Henry Spinetti : Drums Tom Scott : Tenor saxophone Dhani Harrison : Guitar Chris Stainton : Keyboards Albert Lee : Guitar Dave Bronze : Bass Jim Capaldi : Percussion Michael Kamen : Orchestra conductor Andy Fairweather Low : Guitar

    Concert From "A Concert For George" in London, United Kingdom on Nov 29, 2002

    Details & description coming from Jeff Lynne Song Database

15. Something

    Written by George Harrison

    4:25 • Live • L2

    Paul McCartney : Guitar, Ukelele, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums Jeff Lynne : Backing vocals, Guitar Eric Clapton : Guitar, Vocals Marc Mann : Guitar Jim Keltner : Drums Ray Cooper : Percussion Gary Brooker : Keyboards (?) Jim Horn : Alto saxophone Billy Preston : Hammond organ Henry Spinetti : Drums Tom Scott : Tenor saxophone Chris Stainton : Keyboards Albert Lee : Guitar Dave Bronze : Bass Jim Capaldi : Percussion Michael Kamen : Orchestra conductor

    Concert From "A Concert For George" in London, United Kingdom on Nov 29, 2002

    Details & description coming from Jeff Lynne Song Database

16. All Things Must Pass

    Written by George Harrison

    3:33 • Live • L1

    Paul McCartney : Guitar, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums Jeff Lynne : Backing vocals, Guitar Eric Clapton : Guitar Marc Mann : Guitar Klaus Voormann : Bass Jim Keltner : Drums Ray Cooper : Percussion Gary Brooker : Keyboards Jim Horn : Alto saxophone Billy Preston : Hammond organ Henry Spinetti : Drums Tom Scott : Tenor saxophone Tessa Niles : Backing vocals Dhani Harrison : Guitar Chris Stainton : Keyboards Albert Lee : Guitar Dave Bronze : Bass Jim Capaldi : Percussion Michael Kamen : Orchestra conductor Katie Kissoon : Backing vocals Andy Fairweather Low : Guitar

    Concert From "A Concert For George" in London, United Kingdom on Nov 29, 2002

    Details & description coming from Jeff Lynne Song Database

17. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

    Written by George Harrison

    5:57 • Live • L1

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Drums Jeff Lynne : Guitar Eric Clapton : Guitar, Vocals Marc Mann : Guitar Klaus Voormann : Bass Jim Keltner : Drums Ray Cooper : Percussion Gary Brooker : Keyboards Jim Horn : Alto saxophone Billy Preston : Hammond organ Henry Spinetti : Drums Tom Scott : Tenor saxophone Tessa Niles : Backing vocals Dhani Harrison : Guitar Chris Stainton : Keyboards Albert Lee : Guitar Dave Bronze : Bass Jim Capaldi : Percussion Michael Kamen : Orchestra conductor Katie Kissoon : Backing vocals Andy Fairweather Low : Backing vocals, Guitar

    Concert From "A Concert For George" in London, United Kingdom on Nov 29, 2002

    Details & description coming from Jeff Lynne Song Database

    

18. My Sweet Lord

    Written by George Harrison

    5:02 • Live

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Drums Jeff Lynne : Backing vocals, Guitar Eric Clapton : Backing vocals, Guitar Marc Mann : Guitar Jim Keltner : Drums (?) Ray Cooper : Percussion Gary Brooker : Backing vocals (?), Keyboards (?) Jim Horn : Alto saxophone Billy Preston : Hammond organ, Vocals Henry Spinetti : Drums Tom Scott : Tenor saxophone Tessa Niles : Backing vocals Dhani Harrison : Backing vocals, Guitar Chris Stainton : Keyboards Albert Lee : Guitar Dave Bronze : Bass Jim Capaldi : Percussion Michael Kamen : Orchestra conductor Katie Kissoon : Backing vocals Andy Fairweather Low : Backing vocals, Guitar Sam Brown : Backing vocals

    Concert From "A Concert For George" in London, United Kingdom on Nov 29, 2002

    Details & description coming from Jeff Lynne Song Database

19. Wah Wah

    Written by George Harrison

    6:06 • Live

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Drums Jeff Lynne : Guitar, Vocals Eric Clapton : Guitar, Vocals Marc Mann : Guitar Klaus Voormann : Bass Jim Keltner : Drums Ray Cooper : Percussion Gary Brooker : Backing vocals, Keyboards Jim Horn : Alto saxophone Billy Preston : Backing vocals, Hammond organ Henry Spinetti : Drums Tom Scott : Tenor saxophone Tessa Niles : Backing vocals Dhani Harrison : Backing vocals, Guitar Chris Stainton : Keyboards Albert Lee : Guitar Tom Petty : Guitar Dave Bronze : Bass Jim Capaldi : Percussion Michael Kamen : Orchestra conductor Katie Kissoon : Backing vocals Andy Fairweather Low : Guitar, Vocals

    Concert From "A Concert For George" in London, United Kingdom on Nov 29, 2002

    Details & description coming from Jeff Lynne Song Database

20. I'll See You in My Dreams

    4:02 • Live

From Wikipedia:

Concert for George is a live tribute soundtrack album in honour of George Harrison, recorded on the first anniversary of his death, and issued in 2003 in conjunction with the simultaneous DVD release of the same name. Featuring performances of many of Harrison’s best-known songs, played by his closest musician friends, Concert for George is considered a fitting and heartfelt celebration of Harrison’s considerable career.

Tribute concert

Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 – the first anniversary of Harrison’s death – the performance features a wealth of talents who knew Harrison well. Eric Clapton, one of Harrison’s closest friends, served as the musical director of the show, which was advertised as the Concert for George. Representing Indian music, an important influence on Harrison’s life, is Ravi Shankar and his daughter Anoushka Shankar. Among Harrison’s rock and roll cohorts are Jeff Lynne, Gary Brooker, Joe Brown, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Billy Preston and Jim Keltner, together with Harrison’s former Beatles bandmates, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

Release and reception

Concert for George was issued on 17 November 2003 in Britain, with a US release following on 18 November. A double album, it was warmly received by the public, reaching number 97 on America’s Billboard chart.

Uncut magazine’s reviewer wrote: “Concerts like these are usually long on sentiment and short on worthwhile content. But under the directorship of Eric Clapton, the concert for George Harrison at the Albert Hall in November 2002 was an exception. The event exudes a powerful atmosphere and genuine musicality …” Writing in The Word, Paul Du Noyer described the posthumous tribute to Harrison as “the grandest send-off that he could possibly have wished for”. Du Noyer said of the live album, “Its sins are only those of omission”, and recommended the accompanying DVD release, before concluding: “In either format, however, [Joe Brown’s] show-closing ‘I’ll See You In My Dreams’ is an exquisitely poignant note to end upon.”

In 2005, the Concert for George DVD won the Best Long Form Video Grammy. Directed by David Leland, it contains material not found on the album, including “Sit on My Face” and “The Lumberjack Song” by Monty Python, and “Horse to the Water”, featuring Jools Holland with vocals by Sam Brown, daughter of English singer Joe Brown.

iTunes released Concert for George in 2008 with “Horse to the Water” added to the album. iTunes incorrectly attributes McCartney as a main performer on “Your Eyes”. McCartney does not play on the track.

In 2018, Concert for George was released in several packages and formats, including 180-gram vinyl LP records, to celebrate Harrison’s 75th birthday. The new vinyl and digital edition included additional tracks not present on both the original and 2018 reissue CD editions: “Sit on My Face” and “The Lumberjack Song” by Monty Python, and “Horse to the Water” by Sam Brown. […]

Going further

• http://www.jefflynnesongs.com/CFG.htm

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