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The Best of Dark Horse (1976-1989) | 
 enlarge | Artist: George Harrison
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 13599
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 075992572620
EAN: 0075992572620
ASIN: B000002LEC
Release Date: October 3, 1989
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| Tracks:
| • | Poor Little Girl | | • | Blow Away | | • | That's The Way It Goes | | • | Cockamamie Business | | • | Wake Up My Love | | • | Life Itself | | • | Got My Mind Set On You | | • | Crackerbox Palace | | • | Cloud 9 | | • | Here Comes The Moon | | • | Gone Troppo | | • | When We Was Fab | | • | Love Comes To Everyone | | • | All Those Years Ago | | • | Cheer Down |
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Essential Harrison August 7, 2008
Scott Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Though the 1976 hit "This Song" is nowhere to be found, "Best of Dark Horse" features most of the essential singles and album cuts from George Harrison's later period. The 1989 tracks are particularly strong, with "Cheer Down" and "Poor Little Girl" ranking among the Quiet Beatle's finest work. "Crackerbox Palace," "Blow Away," "Love Comes to Everyone," "All Those Years Ago" and "When We Was Fab" remain classic Harrisongs. The overlooked gem is 1982's "Wake Up My Love," which should have placed higher than No. 53 on the U.S. charts. "Best of Dark Horse" has long been out of print, yet Harrison deserves an expansive 1970-2001 compilation.
Runing on a dark race course May 8, 2008
Tim Brough (Springfield, PA United States)
So far we have Wingspan (Hits & History) for Paul, Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon for John, and Photograph for Ringo. Why then, is this George Harrison best of not only out of print, but no alternative yet exists?
As such, "The Best of Dark Horse 1976 - 1989" covers Harrison's third act for Warner Brothers. Staring with "Crackerbox Palace" and headed to the 1989 comeback Cloud Nine, this was a quickie CD meant to capitalize on his resurgent popularity. It does make some serious omissions ("This Song," "Dark Horse," "Ding Dong" spring to mind), but it also highlights an undervalued period of Harrison's career. His meaty, sinewy style of playing is a singular voice matched only by Eric Clapton's, with an instantly identifiable sound on singles like "Blow Away" and "Love Comes to Everyone."
His idealism also comes through load and clear, even if he was often derided for it. "Life Itself" and "That's The Way Love Goes" are both unabashed romantic songs. It was Harrison's' tribute to John Lennon, "All Those Years Ago" that best captured the feelings of many of us after Lennon's murder (by "the Devil's best friend, someone who offended all"). Next to Elton John's "Empty Garden," it was the finest of the Lennon tributes. Also, when Harrison decided to make a comment on his legacy, it was the humorous "When We Was Fab." (The video needs to make an appearance on a reissue some day. Lest we forget, he was a fan and patron to Monty Python and guested on The Rutles - All You Need Is Cash DVD.)
There are a pair of rarities here, "Cockamamie Business" and "Poor Little Fool," which did no appear on the remastered albums from 2006. Despite this set being out of print, this is the only CD you can find these two songs on. Top it off with the Lethal Weapon single "Cheer Down," and this fine set begs the question - where is the update? With The Best of George Harrison the only single disc out there, Harrison's work pleads for a fresh new overview.
 Gone Troppo Somewhere in England April 27, 2008
Dana C. Drake (Rochester, NY USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a well-put-together compilation of 1 song from Thirty-Three and 1/3 (Crackerbox Palace), 3 from George Harrison's self-titled album, 2 from Somewhere in England, 3 from Gone Troppo, 3 from Cloud Nine, 1 from the motion picture Lethal Weapon 2 (Cheer Down), and 2 that only appear in this Best of album (Poor Little Girl and Cockamamie Business). The most popular ones here are Got My Mind Set on You, All Those Years Ago, When We Was Fab, and Cheer Down. This is some of the greatest material to come from an ex-Beatle. It definitely rivals The Best of George Harrison, which consists his single Bangla Desh, along with his best Beatles recordings. As much as I like the Dark Horse group of songs, it would be great if a record company would compile a 2-album set documenting his whole solo career, as is the case with John Lennon (Working Class Hero), and Paul McCartney (Wingspan). You may also consider Ringo Starr's Photograph compilation.
A GOOD HIT CD. March 23, 2008
Mark A. Bentz
Some hits , Some not but all great . This is a good body of work. George is and always be one of the best rock guitar players and song writer around. A nice cd to have.
A great collection of classics! October 8, 2007
Robert Fishman (Long Island, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album is a great collection of George Harrison's later solo hits. His considerable talent is well-reflected in these hits. "The Best of Dark Horse" includes such gems as "Blow Away" and "Crackerbox Palace" (for some odd reason, they are rarely played on the radio), as well as the deeply moving tributes of "When We Was Fab" and "All Those Years Ago." For these last 2 songs, listen carefully to the lyrics, and you will see what I mean. One thing that I find puzzling is why such a great album is no longer in production (generally, later George Harrison albums have been hard to find, and took a long time to appear in CD format).
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