Dark Horse
Album by George Harrison
Released	20 December 1974
Recorded	September-October 1974
Genre	Rock
Length	41:19
Label	Apple/EMI
Producer(s)	George Harrison
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (5/5) link
George Harrison chronology
Living in the Material World (1973)	Dark Horse (1974)	Extra Texture (Read All About It) (1975)

Dark Horse is an album by George Harrison, released as the follow-up to Living in the Material World in 1974. Dark Horse is notable for the well-attended, but ultimately infamous North American tour that supported it, which would turn out to be Harrison's only set of performances there as a solo artist. Image File history File links DarkHorseCover. ... 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. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... 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. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 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 manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith 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. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... 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. ... Living in the Material World is an album released in 1973 (see 1973 in music) by George Harrison, as a follow-up to All Things Must Pass. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Extra Texture (Read All About It) is an album by George Harrison which was released in 1975. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 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. ... Living in the Material World is an album released in 1973 (see 1973 in music) by George Harrison, as a follow-up to All Things Must Pass. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

1974 saw a separation from first wife Pattie Boyd (who left Harrison for friend Eric Clapton) with the situation later being uncomfortably parodied on Dark Horse with a cover of "Bye Bye Love", featuring both subjects' input. That year also saw Harrison planning for his future. With a new love interest, Olivia Arias, and with the end of his Apple Records contract in sight, he founded Dark Horse Records - initially to be distributed through A&M Records - and spent much of the year signing acts and guiding their development. When his Apple contract finally expired in January 1976, Harrison would move onto the Dark Horse label himself. George and Pattie in A Hard Days Night Patricia Anne Pattie Boyd (born 17 March 1944 in Taunton, Somerset, England), model and photographer, is best known as the wife of two famous rock musicians and the inspiration for several memorable rock love songs. ... Eric Patrick Slowhand Clapton Eric Patrick “Slowhand” Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945) is a Grammy Award winning British 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. ... Olivia Harrison (born 1948, California, USA) is the widow of Beatle George Harrison. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... Dark Horse Records is the record label which was started by George Harrison in 1974. ... A&M Records is a record label formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

With the impending tour pencilled in for the last two months of the year, Harrison was only able to start recording his own album - which he was also dubbing Dark Horse - in September, leaving him little time to complete it. Aiding Harrison were Ringo Starr, Jim Keltner, Nicky Hopkins, Billy Preston and the aforementioned Eric Clapton. The sessions, which were held at his home studio in Henley-on-Thames, were compounded by Harrison's unfortunate development of laryngitis. When it was time to leave for the US in mid-October to begin rehearsing for the tour - with the album still unfinished - Harrison's voice was completely raw. September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... Ringo Starr as photographed by John Kelly for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). 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. ... Jim Keltner (born April 27, 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American rock and roll drummer. ... Nicky Hopkins Nicky Hopkins (February 24, 1944 – September 6, 1994) was a British musician who featured on scores of the most important British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, playing piano and organ. ... Soul musician Billy Preston was born on September 9, 1946 in Houston, Texas and raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... 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... Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. ... 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. ...

After quickly recording the title track (a future US Top 20 hit), Dark Horse was quickly pressed and rushed into shops that December. Although the music was much more uplifting than Living in the Material World's and featured some excellent guitar work, critics soon began calling the album "Dark Hoarse", in reference to Harrison's suffering vocals. With no time to let his throat heal, he performed the entire tour in a sandpaper voice, much to the disapproval of reviewers and fans. The negative press Harrison received also stemmed from his unpopular decision to include an Indian music portion to the concert, as well as performing The Beatles' "In My Life" with philosophically-modified lyrics. After the tour's conclusion, Harrison was so averse to touring that he would hardly ever appear live again, save for a brief Japanese tour in 1991 at Clapton's insistence. Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Template:DecemberCalendar2006 December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Living in the Material World is an album released in 1973 (see 1973 in music) by George Harrison, as a follow-up to All Things Must Pass. ... Indian music is: The music of India or Native American music This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Beatles were a British rock/pop group from Liverpool, England. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Surprisingly, Dark Horse failed to chart at all in the UK, while it reached #4 in the US during a brief chart stay, going gold.

In 1992, Dark Horse was remastered for CD release, though it will likely see an upgrading sometime in 2006. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. "Hari's on Tour (Express)" - 4:43
2. "Simply Shady" - 4:38
3. "So Sad" - 5:00
4. "Bye Bye Love" (Felice Bryant/Boudleaux Bryant/George Harrison) - 4:08
   • A wry cover of The Everly Brothers' 1957 hit with modified parody lyrics by Harrison, in reference to first wife Pattie Boyd's union with friend Eric Clapton, with Clapton himself appearing on guitar and Boyd on backing vocals
5. "Maya Love" - 4:24
6. "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" - 3:40
   • Harrison's Christmas song
7. "Dark Horse" - 3:54
8. "Far East Man" (George Harrison/Ron Wood) - 5:52
   • Co-writer Ron Wood's version of "Far East Man" appears on his 1974 debut album I've Got My Own Album To Do
9. "It Is "He" (Jai Sri Krishna)" - 4:50

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