Cloud Nine
Album by George Harrison
Released	2 November 1987
Recorded	5 January - late March 1987
Genre	Rock
Length	41:25
Label	Dark Horse/Warner Bros.
Producer(s)	Jeff Lynne and George Harrison
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Music Box link
George Harrison chronology
Gone Troppo (1982)	Cloud Nine (1987)	Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989 (1989)

Cloud Nine is the successful 1987 comeback album by George Harrison, recorded and released after a five year hiatus from his recording career. As home to the smash hit "Got My Mind Set on You", Cloud Nine re-established Harrison as a critically-acclaimed and commercially-significant recording artist. Image File history File links CloudNineCover. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... George Harrison, MBE (February 25, 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 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Genres of Cuban music and other popular music 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 and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... 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. ... Warner Brothers Records is a record label which was launched on March 19, 1958 by Warner Bros. ... 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. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) in Birmingham, UK, is a British singer-songwriter and record producer. ... George Harrison, MBE (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... George Harrison, MBE (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... Gone Troppo is an album by George Harrison recorded and released in 1982. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989 is George Harrisons second official compilation album and was released in 1989. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... George Harrison, MBE (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... Got My Mind Set On You is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. ...

Following the release of Gone Troppo in 1982 and Harrison's increasing frustrations in a musical climate that he could not relate to, he decided to halt his recording career for other interests, primarily as a film producer for his own company, Handmade Films. The odd soundtrack or charity song would surface during this period, but otherwise, it was a musically silent period for Harrison. Gone Troppo is an album by George Harrison recorded and released in 1982. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Handmade Films was a British film production company set up by the Beatle George Harrison and his business partner Denis OBrian in 1979, originally to finance the Monty Python film Life of Brian after the original financers pulled out. ...

By late 1986 - after a substantial break - Harrison felt the desire to make music again. Wanting to sound contemporary, but true to his roots, he asked former Electric Light Orchestra leader Jeff Lynne to co-produce the album with him. After having composed a round of new songs, Harrison entered his home studio, Friar Park, in Henley-on-Thames on 5 January 1987 to begin recording his first new commercial album in five years. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The ELO Logo as seen on numerous music covers Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) was a successful Birmingham rock music group of the 1970s and 1980s. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) in Birmingham, UK, is a British singer-songwriter and record producer. ... Friar Park is the 120-room Victorian neo-Gothic mansion built by the eccentric Sir Frank Crisp near Henley-on-Thames and purchased by the Beatle George Harrison as his home on January 14, 1970. ... Map sources for Henley-on-Thames at grid reference SU7682 Henley-on-Thames from by the playground near the Rail Station A Hill near Henley-on-Thames Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Joining Harrison and Lynne in the studio were old friends such as Jim Keltner and Ringo Starr on drums, Eric Clapton on guitar, and on piano both Gary Wright and Elton John. It was clear that after a substantial break - in hindsight, what Harrison really needed - he felt refreshed and reinvigorated. For the first time in years he actually wanted to make an album. His enthusiasm to be musically productive again would, in no small way, have an enormous impact on the quality of the music produced for Cloud Nine. Jim Keltner (born April 27, 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American rock and roll drummer. ... Ringo Starr (1964) Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular British musician, best known as drummer for The Beatles. ... Eric Patrick Slowhand Clapton Eric Patrick “Slowhand” Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945) is a Grammy Award winning English composer, singer and guitarist who became one of the most respected and influential artists of the rock era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Gary Wright (born April 26, 1943 in New Jersey, USA) is a musician, most famous for his song Dream Weaver. Gary Wright, a personal friend of George Harrison, appeared in a TV show at the age of 7. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Part of Harrison's strategy for his comeback was making himself seen. He appeared with Starr at the Prince's Trust Concert that June performing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and was actively involved in promoting the upcoming album. In October, Harrison's unlikely cover of Rudy Clark's obscure early 1960s song "Got My Mind Set on You", accompanied by a humurous video, was released and stunned everyone by reaching #1 in the US and #2 in the UK - heights Harrison had not achieved in almost fifteen years. A few short weeks later, Cloud Nine was released with, unsurprisingly, very high anticipation and was promptly lauded by critics worldwide as Harrison's best album since All Things Must Pass in 1970, sending it into to #10 in the UK and #8 and platinum status in the US. His Beatles tribute "When We Was Fab" also proved a successful follow-up single, reaching the Top 30 in both the UK and US. June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Got My Mind Set On You is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. ... All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ...

While the incredible success of Cloud Nine was not enough to spur Harrison into a tour (the ill-fated 1974 Dark Horse jaunt in North America was still fresh in his mind), he certainly did embrace his good fortune and it inspired him to continue - but with a difference. In the spring of 1988, along with Lynne, he would call up friends Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison and begin recording a project ultimately released under the wonderfully named Traveling Wilburys. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on 24 May 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet whose enduring contributions to American song are comparable, in fame and influence, to those of Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Williams. ... Tom Petty on the cover of Damn the Torpedoes. ... Roy Orbison at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1987. ... Traveling Wilburys, left to right: Lucky (Dylan), Otis (Lynne), Charlie T. Jnr. ...

In 2004, Cloud Nine was remastered and reissued both separately and as part of the deluxe box set The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992 on Dark Horse Records with new distribution by EMI, adding two bonus tracks from the Shanghai Surprise film: "Shanghai Surprise" and "Zig Zag" (also released as "When We Was Fab"'s B-Side). 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992 is a box set of albums by George Harrison released in 2004. ... 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 Hammersmith in London, in the United Kingdom. ... Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 film starring Madonna and Sean Penn. ...

Track listing

All songs by George Harrison, except where noted. George Harrison, MBE (February 25, 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. "Cloud 9" - 3:15
2. "That's What It Takes" (George Harrison/Jeff Lynne/Gary Wright) - 3:59
3. "Fish On The Sand" - 3:22
4. "Just For Today" - 4:06
5. "This Is Love" (George Harrison/Jeff Lynne) - 3:48
6. "When We Was Fab" (George Harrison/Jeff Lynne) - 3:57
   • A celebration of The Beatles and the 1960s
7. "Devil's Radio" - 3:52
8. "Someplace Else" - 3:51
   • An earlier version of this song appeared in the 1986 film Shanghai Surprise
9. "Wreck Of The Hesperus" - 3:31
10. "Breath Away From Heaven" - 3:36
    • An earlier version of this song appeared in the 1986 film Shanghai Surprise
11. "Got My Mind Set on You" (Rudy Clark) - 3:52

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