Track Listing

1. Got My Mind Set On You
2. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
3. The Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
4. My Sweet Lord
5. While My Guitar Gently Weeps [Live]
6. All Things Must Pass
7. Any Road
8. This Is Love
9. All Those Years Ago
10. Marwa Blues
11. What Is Life
12. Rising Sun
13. When We Was Fab
14. Something [Live]
15. Blow Away
16. Cheer Down
17. Here Comes The Sun [Live]
18. I Don't Want To Do It
19. Isn't It A Pity

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1504 in Music
• Released on: 2009-06-15
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

CD Description
Let It Roll: Songs By George Harrison features solo hits from 1970’s All Things Must Pass through 2002’s Brainwashed plus live recordings from 1971's Concert For Bangladesh.

This first-ever career-spanning solo hits collection (on CD and digitally) contains 19 tracks that have been selected by Olivia Harrison and digitally remastered by Giles Martin at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios. The CD’s special packaging was designed by Olivia Harrison and includes a 28-page booklet featuring previously unseen and rare photos, and newly-written liner notes.

Featuring classic singles such as “My Sweet Lord,” “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth),”  “Got My Mind Set On You" and "When We Was Fab", the new title also features live recordings of three timeless Harrison-penned Beatles songs, “Something,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” and “Here Comes The Sun,” from his 1971 all-star Concert For Bangladesh benefit at Madison Square Garden.

The album also contains two rare recordings:  "Cheer Down" (co-written with Tom Petty) from the Lethal Weapon 2 soundtrack and "I Don't Want To Do It" (written but never recorded by Bob Dylan) which featured in the lost classic, Porky's Revenge.

“Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison is a gathering of material that takes us far into the territory that was ultimately a place unique to George Harrison,” writes Warren Zane in his liner notes essay for the new collection.

George Harrison is a twice-inducted member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and as a member of The Beatles, and an 11-time Grammy Award winner for his recordings with The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys and as a solo artist.  He left a giant shadow across the musical and cultural landscape and this album celebrates one aspect of his artistic vision.

Customer Reviews

George Harrison - let it roll
Well the track listing has been released (May 7th 2009) and whilst I am still looking forward to a long overdue release I have to say I am disappointed at the lack of imagination in the song selection. One wonders which "focus group" came up with this all too predictable collection.

It seems there is no place for "Your love is forever" from the 1978 "George Harrison" album; a solo Beatle classic and a fantastic demonstration of George's open D tuning and vastly underrated, slide guitar technique.

In addition there is no room for "Life Itself," "Run of the mill" "Tired of midnight blue" "Cockamamie Business," the Philly inspired "Woman don't you cry for me" "Unknown delight" "Awaiting on you all" "Beware of darkness," "Stuck inside a cloud" and many many more. This might have been an excellent opportunity to release one or two tracks that have been lying in the vaults - "Lay his head" is the one that immediately springs to mind.

One can only hope that Olivia Harrison, who hitherto has managed George's not inconsiderable legacy with a dignity and a grace which has been truly inspiring, will persuade the powers that be to re-visit this project and add another disc which will do justice to a talent that for so long has been overlooked.

All of the above being said I will still order a copy - from Amazon of course

Roger Bell - Ascot, Berkshire

OK I see your point....but come on it's George!!!
I do agree with many of the sentiments of the other reviewers regarding this album. Yes it could have been so much better and many favorites have been ommited which has frustrated many....but hey come on it is George Harrison we're talking about...one of the greatest musicians/composers of all time and I just think it's great that almost 8 years after his death we still can have a George album doing so well in the pre-order chart and the fact that we're all here still debating the tracklist...well it's just fab.

Thank you for the music George...we still miss you....sleep well you beautiful man.

A worthy and most enjoyable collection of George's better-known songs
This compilation of Apple and Dark Horse tracks, seemingly chosen by Olivia, includes many of George's more familiar recordings, so any Harrison perv will surely have all or most of them. With all tracks having been lovingly remastered, the 3 Beatles-era songs being George's live versions from 1971's Concert For Bangladesh, and with the addition of the less familiar Cheer Down and the Dylan song I Don't Want To Do It for good measure, the album appears to be mainly intended for a newer audience less aware of his musical legacy.

Inevitably, a career-spanning compilation such as this one will provoke as much debate, from those in the know, about what has been omitted, and should have been included, just as much as what is actually on the disc. No single disc could truly do justice to the work of someone of George's stature however, much as one might argue about the content. From the tracks included though, one can see that this collection really is a pretty good overview that may well lead buyers on to George's back catalogue.

The 28-page booklet with its photos and essay is also well worth having.

(Whilst I'm writing this, I will just mention Alvin Lee's album Nineteen Ninety Four on which George plays some wonderful slide guitar, on The Bluest Blues - and on a version of I Want You (She's So Heavy). If you're not familiar with this album, check it out if you can.)