Woman Don't You Cry for Me
| "Woman Don't You Cry For Me" | |
|---|---|
 1977 UK single face label | |
| Song by George Harrison | |
| from the album Thirty Three & 1/3 | |
| Released | 19 November 1976 |
| Genre | Funk rock |
| Length | 3:18 |
| Label | Dark Horse |
| Songwriter | George Harrison |
| Producer | George Harrison with Tom Scott |
"Woman Don't You Cry For Me" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released as the opening track of his 1976 album Thirty Three & 1/3.
Background
Harrison started writing the song in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1969.[1] Along with his friend, fellow guitarist Eric Clapton, Harrison was on a European tour at the time with Delaney & Bonnie and Friends.[2] Delaney Bramlett handed Harrison a bottleneck slide guitar, which he immediately began to play around with.[1] One of the first results of Harrison's discovery of this instrument was "Woman Don't You Cry For Me".[1] He later said that the title of the song might have been suggested by Bramlett.[1] The song almost went on his 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass, but instead appeared on Thirty Three & 1/3, released in 1976.[1] In May 1977, it appeared as the B-side to the third single from the album in the UK, "It's What You Value".[3]
"Woman Don't You Cry for Me" is one of several bottleneck-inspired Harrison songs from the period[4] − "Sue Me, Sue You Blues", "I Dig Love", "Māya Love" and "Hari's on Tour (Express)" being others. The song is in open E.[1]
Re-release
In November 2011, an early take of "Woman Don't You Cry for Me" was included on the deluxe edition CD for the British DVD release of the Martin Scorsese-directed documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World. This version is included on Early Takes: Volume 1.
Personnel
- George Harrison – vocals, slide guitars, tambourine, jew's harp
- David Foster – clavinet
- Richard Tee – organ
- Willie Weeks – bass
- Alvin Taylor – drums
- Tom Scott – baritone saxophones
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thirty Three & 1/3 (CD booklet). George Harrison. Dark Horse Records. 2004. p. 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Clayson, Alan (2003). George Harrison. London, England: Sanctuary. p. 280. ISBN 1-86074-489-3.
- ↑ Badman, Keith (2001). The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After the Break-Up 1970–2001. London, England: Omnibus Press. p. 209. ISBN 0-7119-8307-0.
- ↑ Harrison, George (2002). I Me Mine. London, England: Genesis Publications. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-671-42787-0.