Cloud Nine ( Russian: The Ninth Cloud [1] ) is a solo studio album by George Harrison , released in November 1987 . Released after a five-year hiatus in the musical career of the former member of The Beatles , the album confirmed Harrison’s status as a commercially successful and critically acclaimed musician. The song “ Got My Mind Set on You ” included in “Cloud Nine” got to the first place of the Billboard Hot 100 hit parade in the USA and to the second place in the UK . Such heights Harrison last reached in 1973.
| Cloud nine | ||||
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| George Harrison Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | November 2, 1987 | |||
| Recorded by | January 5 - end of March 1987 | |||
| Genre | Rock , Rock and Roll | |||
| Duration | 41 min 25 s | |||
| Producers | Jeff Lynn , George Harrison | |||
| A country |  Great Britain | |||
| Label | Dark Horse Records / Warner Bros. Records | |||
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Content
About the album
A break in the music career went to Harrison for the benefit. With the help of long-time fan of The Beatles, producer Jeff Lynn Harrison once again gathered a star team, including his long-time friend guitarist Eric Clapton , Elton John on keyboards and Ringo Starr for drums. The musicians recorded such hits as “ This is Love ”, “ Devil's Radio ”, “Got My Mind Set on You”, as well as the ironically nostalgic “ When We Was Fab ” in the spirit of The Beatles from the time of psychedelia. The disc was the last studio work Harrison, released during his lifetime.
Critics rather unanimously noted the freshness and vigor of Harrison's new work:
“Harrison’s radiant smile on the cover photo speaks for itself - the guitarist obviously enjoyed working in the studio.” [2]
Song List
The author of all the songs is George Harrison, unless otherwise noted.
- "Cloud 9" - 3:15
- “That's What It Takes” (Harrison / Jeff Lynn / Gary Wright ) - 3:59
- “Fish on the Sand” - 3:22
- "Just for Today" - 4:06
- " This Is Love " (Harrison / Lynn) - 3:48
- " When We Was Fab " - (Harrison / Lynn) - 3:57
- Reminiscence in the spirit of the late The Beatles
- "Devil's Radio" - 3:52
- "Someplace Else" - 3:51
- An earlier version of this song sounds in the film " Shanghai Surprise " (1986) .
- "Wreck of the Hesperus" - 3:31
- “Breath Away from Heaven” - 3:36
- An earlier version of this song sounds in the film "Shanghai Surprise" (1986) .
- " Got My Mind Set on You " ( Rudy Clark ) - 3:52
In 2004, Cloud Nine was reissued with the addition of two tracks:
- "Shanghai Surprise" - 5:09
- Add. vocals - Vicki Brown
- "Zig Zag" - 2:45
Record Members
- George Harrison - vocals, slide guitars , keyboards
- Jeff Lynn - guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards
- Eric Clapton - Guitar
- Elton John - piano
- Gary Wright - piano
- Ringo Starr - drums on "When We Was Fab"
- Jim Keltner - drums
- Ray Cooper - percussion, drums
- Jim Horn - baritone sax, tenor sax
- Bobby Kok - cello
- Vicki Brown - vocal on "Shanghai Surprise"
Notes
- ↑ English phraseological phrase corresponding to the Russian “seventh heaven”.
- ↑ " A Complete Discography , by Greg Kot." Article in a special issue of the magazine Rolling Stone , dedicated to Harrison, 2001.
Links
- Lyrics of the album (English)