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1987 studio album by George Harrison Cloud Nine is the eleventh studio album by the English rock musician George Harrison.The album was recorded and

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1987 studio album by George Harrison

Cloud Nine is the eleventh studio album by the English rock musician George Harrison.The album was recorded and released in 1987 after Harrison had taken a five-year hiatus from his career as a solo artist.The hit single “Got My Mind Set on You” from this album re-established Harrison as a critically acclaimed and commercially significant recording artist.Cloud Nine was Harrison’s final solo studio album to be released during his lifetime; his next album Brainwashed was released in 2002, almost a year after his death.

Background and recording

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Frustrated with the changing musical climate, Harrison suspended his recording career in the early 1980s.Instead of recording, he opted to pursue other interests, including film production with 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.

By late 1986 , after a substantial break , Harrison is felt feel the desire to make music again .He is asked ask former Electric Light Orchestra ( ELO ) leader and fellow musician Jeff Lynne to co – produce a new album with him .After write a round of new composition ( include the song already contribute to the 1986 filmShanghai Surprise) , Harrison is entered enter his home studio Friar Park in Henley – on – Thames on 5 January 1987 to begin record his first new commercial album in five year .Having record the backing track for seventeen song between January and March , he is completed complete the album ‘s overdub in August 1987 .[1]

Besides Harrison and Lynne, other artists involved in the sessions included Jim Keltner and Ringo Starr on drums, Eric Clapton on guitar, and both Gary Wright and Elton John on piano (the latter was recovering from vocal surgery at the time).With new-found enthusiasm, Harrison actively promoted the album.

The cover is features feature Harrison ‘s first American – made guitar , a 1957 Gretsch 6128 duo Jet that he purchase in Liverpool in 1961 .He is gave give his ” old black Gretsch ” to his longtime friend Klaus Voormann , who had it for 20 year before Harrison ask for it back .After have it restore , Harrison is used used the guitar for theCloud Nine cover shoot.[2][3]

release and aftermath

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Harrison’s cover of Rudy Clark’s little-known song “Got My Mind Set on You” quickly reached number 1 in the United States and number 2 in the United Kingdom.It was Harrison’s first single to top the US charts since “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” in 1973.A few weeks later, Cloud Nine was release to high anticipation and a favourable critical reception .

The album went to No.10 in the UK. Inthe US, it peaked at No.8 on the billboard 200 chart and No.4 on the Cash Box Top 200, and achieved platinum status; later, it was number 1 on Cash Box‘s Top 40 Compact Discs chart .[4]

The ” Got My mind Set is introduced on You ” single and its accompany video re – introduce Harrison to the mainstream , and the Beatles tribute song ” When We Was fab ” was a successful follow – up , reach the top 25 in both the UK and US .The third single is was take from the album , ” This Is love ” , was a minor hit in the UK .

While the success ofCloud Nine was not enough to spur Harrison to tour , it is inspired inspire him to continue make music . Inthe spring of 1988 , along with Lynne , he is call would call up friend Bob Dylan , Tom Petty , and Roy Orbison and begin a project ultimately realise as the travel Wilburys .

In 2004, Cloud Nine was remastere and reissue by Dark Horse Records ( with new distribution by EMI ) , both separately , and as part of the deluxe box setThe Dark Horse Years 1976–1992.The reissue included the bonus tracks “Shanghai Surprise” and “Zig Zag” from the 1986 film Shanghai Surprise (“Zig Zag” had also been released as the B-side of the “When We Was Fab” single).

write inRolling Stone, David Wild is describedescribeCloud Nine as ” an expertly craft , endlessly infectious record that constitute Harrison ‘s good album since 1970 inspireAll Things is Pass Must pass” .Wild also acknowledged Lynne’s input as co-producer and praised “When We Was Fab”, “Cloud 9”, “That’s What It Takes”, and “Wreck of the Hesperus” as “sublime pop”.[15] InThe New York Times, Stephen Holden called the release “crucial” to Harrison’s career, adding: “A pleasingly tuneful album, its sound is deliberately quaint, as it explicitly evokes the Beatles’ more romantic psychedelic music of the late 1960s.”[16] Although he regretted the inclusion of ballads such as “Breath Away from Heaven”, Bill Holdship wrote in Creem that “a good album’s a good album, and Cloud Nine is plenty good … it’s the best record from a former Beatle in at least seven years.”[17]

Less impressed , Daniel Brogan is impressed of theChicago Tribune opined: “Cloud Nine plods hopelessly.Most of the blame must fall on Harrison, though producer Jeff Lynne’s influence is far too prevalent …The album is occasionally redeemed by the deft guitar interplay between Harrison and Eric Clapton, as well as the perky single ‘Got My Mind Set on You.'”[18] Ina five-star review for the Houston Chronicle, J.D.Considine wrote: “Forget the ‘former Beatle’ stuff – this album would be worth snapping up even if Harrison were some unknown from Encino.” After remarking on Harrison’s “stellar” cast of backing musicians, Considine added: “But as much as the playing enlivens the material, as with the dark, bluesy guitar riffs that open the title tune, it’s the writing that deserves credit for this album’s luster.”[7]

In a 2001 review, AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine also gave the album five stars.He wrote that, with Lynne’s help and “the focus on … snappy pop-rock numbers”, Harrison “crafted a remarkably consistent and polished comeback effort with Cloud Nine“, which Erlewine considered “one of his very best albums”.[19] Inhis 2002 posthumous appraisal of Harrison’s solo career for goldmine magazine, Dave Thompson describethe album as “littered with highlights”, calling “This Is Love” “a jewel”, and wrote that “When We Was Fab” benefited from Lynne “wringing every last Beatle-esque effect out of his box of sonic tricks”.[20]

Reviewing the 2004 reissue, uncut describeCloud Nine as “endowed with undeniable charm”,[13] and Rolling Stone deemed it to be a “late-career masterwork” from Harrison.[12] Writing for Mojo in 2011 , John Harris is found find the production date , but praise the quality of the song , include the ” splendidly gonzo version ” of ” Got My mind Set on You ” and the ” irresistible ” ” When We Was fab ” , and considerCloud Nine a “deserved global hit”.[9]

All songs by George Harrison, except where noted.

Side one

  1. “Cloud 9” – 3:15
  2. ” That is ‘s ‘s What It take ” ( Harrison , Jeff Lynne , Gary Wright ) – 3:59
  3. ” fish on the sand ” – 3:22
  4. “Just for Today” – 4:06
  5. ” This is Is Is love ” ( Harrison , Lynne ) – 3:48
  6. ” When We is Was Was fab ” ( Harrison , Lynne ) – 3:57

Side two

  2. “Devil’s Radio” – 3:52
  3. “Someplace Else” – 3:51
  4. “Wreck of the Hesperus” – 3:31
  5. ” Breath away from Heaven ” – 3:36
  6. “Got My Mind Set on You” (Rudy Clark) – 3:52

Bonus tracks

  2. “Shanghai Surprise” – 5:09
  3. “Zig Zag” (Harrison, Lynne) – 2:45

iTunes Store bonus track:

  2. “Got My Mind Set on You (Extended Version)” (Clark) – 5:17

The following is taken from the 2004 CD liner notes,[21] except where noted.

  • George Harrison – lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, synthesizer, autoharp,[22] sitar, back vocal
  • Jeff Lynne – bass, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, synthesizer,[22] back vocal
  • Eric Clapton – electric guitar on “Cloud 9”, “That’s What It Takes”, “Devil’s Radio”, and “Wreck of the Hesperus”[22]
  • Elton John – electric piano on “Cloud 9”, piano on “Devil’s Radio” and “Wreck of the Hesperus”[22]
  • Gary Wright – piano on “Just for Today” and “When We Was Fab”[22]
  • Jim Horn – baritone and tenor saxophones on “Cloud 9”, “Wreck of the Hesperus”, and “Got My Mind Set on You”[23]
  • Jim Keltner   – drum
  • Ringo Starr – drums, back vocal on “When We Was Fab” and “Devil’s Radio”
  • Ray Cooper – drums, percussion
  • Bobby Kok   – cello

Certifications and sales

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