Beatles ’79 pt2

It's February of 1979 and George Harrison's follow-up LP to his 1976 effort <em>Thirty Three &amp; 1/3</em> is ready to drop! With a multi-year gestation period akin to that of the break between<em> All Things Must Pass</em> and <em>Living In The Material World</em>, this new, self-titled LP was yet another warmly-received return to form for George. Light-hearted singles fare such as<em> Blow Away </em>and <em>If You Believe</em> sat neatly next to the beautiful contemplation of a <em>Your Love is Forever</em>, joined by the blasts from Beatles past such as the resurrected White Album cut <em>Not Guilty</em>. 70's producer dujour Russ Titelman alongside co-producer George brought a cohesion to this collection not seen on the Dark Horse's solo work for some time, helping <em>George Harrison </em>to go top 40 around the world and peaking at a respectable #12 in the US. While new Harri-songs were burning up the radio dials, Paul McCartney was not about to be outdone. The new hit Wings single <em>Goodnight Tonight</em> b/w <em>Daytime Nighttime Suffering</em> was the opening salvo of a new WINGS formation, and a hint of things to come later in the year...<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>