- All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary) · 1970
- All Things Must Pass (2014 Remaster) · 1970
- Cloud Nine · 1987
- All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary) · 1970
- Living in the Material World · 1973
- Living in the Material World (50th Anniversary) · 2024
- All Things Must Pass (2014 Remaster) · 1970
- All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary) · 1970
- Somewhere in England · 1981
- All Things Must Pass (2014 Remaster) · 1970
- Let It Roll - Songs of George Harrison · 1992
- All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary) · 1970
- All Things Must Pass (2014 Remaster) · 1970
Essential Albums
- There’s a mystical power between every echoing line of All Things Must Pass, the most brilliant solo album from any former Beatle. Often dubbed "The Quiet One” in his iconic quartet, Harrison had a lot to say on this cathartic 1970 solo release, a triple-length opus that crystallizes his profound musical and spiritual journey with radiant songcraft, sky-scraping arrangements, and superb musicianship. Alternatively moving (“My Sweet Lord”), exhilarating (“Wah-Wah”), and meditative (“Isn’t It a Pity”), the soulful genius of Harrison’s masterpiece becomes more radiant with each successive listen.
- 2002
- 1987
- 1982
Artist Playlists
- The Beatles guitarist and solo songwriter with a heart of gold.
- His sincere delivery hides an irreverent sense of humor.
- The pop mystic left an adventurous mark on these artists.
- The Beatle is one of rock’s most mystical and innovative composers.
- Lean back and relax with some of their mellowest cuts.
- Sweet ballads, early rock, and sitars inspire the quiet Beatle.
Singles & EPs
Appears On
- The Traveling Wilburys
- The Traveling Wilburys
More To Hear
- How “My Sweet Lord” mapped George Harrison’s spiritual journey.
- A deep dive into George Harrison's iconic album.
About George Harrison
As Beatlemania raged in the early ’60s, the press dubbed him The Quiet One on account of his dry, diffident media presence—not to mention the fact that his first contribution to the group was a song called “Don’t Bother Me.” But that nickname proved all the more apt as George Harrison became the unassuming catalyst of The Beatles’ radical sonic evolutions over the decade. Born in Liverpool in 1943, Harrison swiftly moved beyond his formative Chuck Berry mimicry to develop the jangly Rickenbacker sound that defined mid-’60s milestones like Help! and Rubber Soul (and spawned a million power-pop bands in their wake). At the same time, his growing fascination with Indian music introduced the sound of the sitar to Western pop audiences, cracking open the portal into The Beatles’ groundbreaking psychedelic explorations (as well as his own pioneering adventures in electronic and tape-loop experimentation on 1968’s Wonderwall Music). But even as he worked in the shadow of the most dominant songwriting partnership in rock history, Harrison’s limited contributions to The Beatles’ canon—be it the wondrous acid raga “Within You, Without You” or the disarmingly vulnerable “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”—provided a profound metaphysical counterpoint to Paul McCartney’s romanticism and John Lennon’s cynicism. He could imbue a simple love song like “Something” with an elegance and eloquence that made it natural cover-tune fodder for Frank Sinatra. Once liberated from his back-seat position in the Fab Four, Harrison channeled all of his widescreen musical ambitions and Zen-master philosophies into his 1970 triple-album masterpiece All Things Must Pass, the most cosmically grandiose statement among all solo Beatle releases. (It was followed by a chart-topping all-star live album—1971’s The Concert for Bangladesh—that effectively presaged the Live Aid era of rock ’n’ roll charity drives.) But Harrison rarely displayed that sort of spotlight-seizing bravado again during a solo career defined by breezy, easygoing sing-alongs, until a Jeff Lynne-abetted comeback—first with 1987’s Cloud Nine and then with the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys—returned him to the Top 10. After surviving a near-fatal home-invasion attack in 1999, Harrison succumbed to cancer in 2001. But in the afterlife, the Quiet Beatle’s spiritual sentiments resound most loudly—his eternally optimistic 1969 serenade “Here Comes the Sun” has become The Beatles’ most popular song in the streaming era.
- HOMETOWN
- Liverpool, England
- BORN
- February 25, 1943
- GENRE
- Rock