Brainwashed
Album by George Harrison
Released	18 November 2002
Recorded	1997 - 2002
Genre	Rock
Length	47:47
Label	Dark Horse/EMI
Producer(s)	George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Music Box link
George Harrison chronology
Live in Japan (1992) Brainwashed (2002) The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992 (2004)

Brainwashed is the final studio album by George Harrison and was released in 2002, almost a year after his death at the age of 58. As a posthumous release, Brainwashed garnered much attention upon its unveiling and is generally considered among Harrison's finest releases of his career. Image File history File links BrainwashedCover. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... George Harrison, MBE (February 24, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, a bass guitar, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, trumpet, and trombone are common in some styles, however, horns have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Dark Horse Records is the record label which was started by George Harrison in 1974. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Kensington in London, in the United Kingdom. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... George Harrison, MBE (February 24, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) in Birmingham, UK, is a British singer-songwriter and record producer. ... Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is the son of Beatle George Harrison and his second wife Olivia Trinidad Arias. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... The Music Box is a daily music magazine that was founded in 1994 and has been online since 1997. ... Description: Rating stars. ... George Harrison, MBE (February 24, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... Live in Japan is George Harrisons second official live album release, coming after 1971s Grammy-winning The Concert For Bangla Desh and was released in 1992. ... The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992 is a box set of albums by George Harrison released in 2004. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... George Harrison, MBE (February 24, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Death is the cessation of physical life in a living organism, or the state of the deceased. ...

Harrison had begun recording the tracks that would eventually see issue on Brainwashed as early as 1988 (with "Any Road" being written by Harrison during the making of a video for the "Cloud Nine" album) and would continue to do so in a sporadic manner over the next decade and a half. After recuperating from his 30 December 1999 knife attack in his home by Michael Abram, Harrison focused more on getting his album finished, simultaneously sharing his ideas for all its details (from the sound of the finished songs to the album's artwork), to his son Dhani - information that would ultimately prove most valuable. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cloud Nine could refer to one of the following: The phrase on cloud nine or cloud number nine meaning happy, euphoric or high. Cloud Nine (song), a Grammy-winning 1968 song by The Temptations. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is the son of Beatle George Harrison and his second wife Olivia Trinidad Arias. ...

In 2001, Harrison's brief plight with cancer in 1997 returned full force. Once he realized it was an irreversible situation, he worked further on the album's songs - in conjunction with Dhani and old collaborator Jeff Lynne - until he could no more. Harrison's final work on the album was done at a recording studio in Switzerland shortly before his trip to the United States for cancer treatment. On 29 November, Harrison passed away, leaving Brainwashed not quite finished, but with the guide to completing it in the hands of Lynne and his son. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) in Birmingham, UK, is a British singer-songwriter and record producer. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

After a few months away from the project, both the younger Harrison and Lynne returned to working on George's final songs and adding the appropriate instruments - as per George's specifications - to the recordings. After some difficult, yet rewarding sessions, the work was done and George Harrison's final album was completed.

Brainwashed received outstanding reviews upon its November 2002 release, just as a live tribute of Harrison by his musical cronies, entitled Concert For George was undertaken at the Royal Albert Hall. It sold respectably - though perhaps a bit under expectations - reaching #18 in the US and going gold, and #29 in the UK, where "Any Road" was chosen as a single in the spring of 2003, becoming a Top 40 hit there. In 2004, Brainwashed's "Marwa Blues" would win the Best Pop Instrumental Performance Grammy. Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Concert For George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 29, 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. ... Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance has been awarded since 1969. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

Track listing

All songs by George Harrison, except where noted. George Harrison, MBE (February 24, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ...

1. "Any Road" - 3:52
2. "P2 Vatican Blues (Last Saturday Night)" - 2:38
3. "Pisces Fish" - 4:50
4. "Looking For My Life" - 3:49
5. "Rising Sun" - 5:27
6. "Marwa Blues" - 3:40
7. "Stuck Inside a Cloud" - 4:04
8. "Run So Far" - 4:05
9. "Never Get Over You" - 3:26
10. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler) - 2:34
11. "Rocking Chair in Hawaii" - 3:07
12. "Brainwashed" - 6:07
    • Includes a concluding prayer, the "Namah Parvati" chanted by Harrison and his son Dhani Harrison in unison

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Personnel

• George Harrison - Vocals, Slide & Acoustic Guitar, Bass & Backing Vocals
• Jeff Lynne - Electric & 12-String Guitar, Additional Keyboards & Backing Vocals
• Dhani Harrison - Acoustic Guitar & Backing Vocals
• Jim Keltner - Drums
• Bikram Ghosh - Tabla
• Jon Lord - Piano
• Jools Holland - Piano
• Sam Brown - Backing vocals
• Jane Lister - Harp
• Isabela Borzymowska - reading from "How To Know God" (The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali)

George Harrison, MBE (February 24, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) in Birmingham, UK, is a British singer-songwriter and record producer. ... Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is the son of Beatle George Harrison and his second wife Olivia Trinidad Arias. ... Jim Keltner (born April 27, 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American rock and roll drummer. ...

External links

• JPGR's Beatles site: George Harrison's Brainwashed

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