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This Harrison composition has a recording history that is far longer than the song itself....it was written during the All Things Must Pass period as "Whenever", after which it was copyrighted with the title "When Every Song Is Sung".
Harrison originally intended the song for Shirley Bassey, who had a hit in the summer of 1970 with a cover version of "Something".
Harrison recorded a demo of "When Every Song Is Sung" during the sessions for All Things Must Pass; some of the outtakes are available and show that his voice sounds tired, and he doesn't have all the words yet. The song is performed in a jazzy style, and Harrison is often barely audible above the instruments.
We managed to isolate the vocals for this remix.
Obviously, the track "Whenever" was not included on All Things Must Pass. He went on to produce recordings of the track by Ronnie Spector in February 1971, and Cilla Black in August 1972, but neither version was completed for release. Mary Hopkin and Leon and Mary Russell also attempted the song during the first half of the 1970s. A later version by Black – produced by David Mackay and titled "I'll Still Love You" – appeared on her 2003 compilation Cilla: The Best of 1963–78.
The song was finally released in 1976 by Ringo Starr on Ringo's Rotogravure.
The musicians on "I'll Still Love You" included pianist Jane Getz and a rhythm section comprising Starr and Jim Keltner (both on drums) and Voormann (on bass). Lon Van Eaton, a former Apple Records signing, played lead guitar on the track. Harrison was "not pleased" with Starr's version of the song and took legal action against him, which was soon settled out of court.
We used Ringo's instrumental track for this remix.
Musically, I Still Love you combines features of Harrison's greatest compositions. The verses have the same descending pattern as in "Something" and the middle eight is harsher compared to the verses, just like the middle eight in Something. And then the chords are very similar to those of While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
Now, you can judge for yourself if I'll Still Love You is the greatest Harrisong that never was.
Many thanks to Paul-René Lee for alerting me to this possible Synmix.
Harrison originally intended the song for Shirley Bassey, who had a hit in the summer of 1970 with a cover version of "Something".
Harrison recorded a demo of "When Every Song Is Sung" during the sessions for All Things Must Pass; some of the outtakes are available and show that his voice sounds tired, and he doesn't have all the words yet. The song is performed in a jazzy style, and Harrison is often barely audible above the instruments.
We managed to isolate the vocals for this remix.
Obviously, the track "Whenever" was not included on All Things Must Pass. He went on to produce recordings of the track by Ronnie Spector in February 1971, and Cilla Black in August 1972, but neither version was completed for release. Mary Hopkin and Leon and Mary Russell also attempted the song during the first half of the 1970s. A later version by Black – produced by David Mackay and titled "I'll Still Love You" – appeared on her 2003 compilation Cilla: The Best of 1963–78.
The song was finally released in 1976 by Ringo Starr on Ringo's Rotogravure.
The musicians on "I'll Still Love You" included pianist Jane Getz and a rhythm section comprising Starr and Jim Keltner (both on drums) and Voormann (on bass). Lon Van Eaton, a former Apple Records signing, played lead guitar on the track. Harrison was "not pleased" with Starr's version of the song and took legal action against him, which was soon settled out of court.
We used Ringo's instrumental track for this remix.
Musically, I Still Love you combines features of Harrison's greatest compositions. The verses have the same descending pattern as in "Something" and the middle eight is harsher compared to the verses, just like the middle eight in Something. And then the chords are very similar to those of While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
Now, you can judge for yourself if I'll Still Love You is the greatest Harrisong that never was.
Many thanks to Paul-René Lee for alerting me to this possible Synmix.
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This Harrison composition has a recording history that is far longer than the song itself....it was written during the All Things Must Pass period as "Whenever", after which it was copyrighted with the title "When Every Song Is Sung".
Harrison originally intended the song for Shirley Bassey, who had a hit in the summer of 1970 with a cover version of "Something".
Harrison recorded a demo of "When Every Song Is Sung" during the sessions for All Things Must Pass; some of the outtakes are available and show that his voice sounds tired, and he doesn't have all the words yet. The song is performed in a jazzy style, and Harrison is often barely audible above the instruments.
We managed to isolate the vocals for this remix.
Obviously, the track "Whenever" was not included on All Things Must Pass. He went on to produce recordings of the track by Ronnie Spector in February 1971, and Cilla Black in August 1972, but neither version was completed for release. Mary Hopkin and Leon and Mary Russell also attempted the song during the first half of the 1970s. A later version by Black – produced by David Mackay and titled "I'll Still Love You" – appeared on her 2003 compilation Cilla: The Best of 1963–78.
The song was finally released in 1976 by Ringo Starr on Ringo's Rotogravure.
The musicians on "I'll Still Love You" included pianist Jane Getz and a rhythm section comprising Starr and Jim Keltner (both on drums) and Voormann (on bass). Lon Van Eaton, a former Apple Records signing, played lead guitar on the track. Harrison was "not pleased" with Starr's version of the song and took legal action against him, which was soon settled out of court.
We used Ringo's instrumental track for this remix.
Musically, I Still Love you combines features of Harrison's greatest compositions. The verses have the same descending pattern as in "Something" and the middle eight is harsher compared to the verses, just like the middle eight in Something. And then the chords are very similar to those of While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
Now, you can judge for yourself if I'll Still Love You is the greatest Harrisong that never was.
Many thanks to Paul-René Lee for alerting me to this possible Synmix.
Harrison originally intended the song for Shirley Bassey, who had a hit in the summer of 1970 with a cover version of "Something".
Harrison recorded a demo of "When Every Song Is Sung" during the sessions for All Things Must Pass; some of the outtakes are available and show that his voice sounds tired, and he doesn't have all the words yet. The song is performed in a jazzy style, and Harrison is often barely audible above the instruments.
We managed to isolate the vocals for this remix.
Obviously, the track "Whenever" was not included on All Things Must Pass. He went on to produce recordings of the track by Ronnie Spector in February 1971, and Cilla Black in August 1972, but neither version was completed for release. Mary Hopkin and Leon and Mary Russell also attempted the song during the first half of the 1970s. A later version by Black – produced by David Mackay and titled "I'll Still Love You" – appeared on her 2003 compilation Cilla: The Best of 1963–78.
The song was finally released in 1976 by Ringo Starr on Ringo's Rotogravure.
The musicians on "I'll Still Love You" included pianist Jane Getz and a rhythm section comprising Starr and Jim Keltner (both on drums) and Voormann (on bass). Lon Van Eaton, a former Apple Records signing, played lead guitar on the track. Harrison was "not pleased" with Starr's version of the song and took legal action against him, which was soon settled out of court.
We used Ringo's instrumental track for this remix.
Musically, I Still Love you combines features of Harrison's greatest compositions. The verses have the same descending pattern as in "Something" and the middle eight is harsher compared to the verses, just like the middle eight in Something. And then the chords are very similar to those of While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
Now, you can judge for yourself if I'll Still Love You is the greatest Harrisong that never was.
Many thanks to Paul-René Lee for alerting me to this possible Synmix.