The Light That Has Lighted The World
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"The Light That Has Lighted The World" is a song by George Harrison
from his 1973 album
Living in the Material World
.
Harrison had tried recording "When Every Song is Sung" with Cilla Black
and later decided to write a B-side
for her. Both Harrison and Black were from Liverpool
and had become famous quickly. After becoming famous people thought they had changed, and Harrison thought of writing a song about that. He came up with "I've heard how some people have said that I've changed" and continued writing the rest. By the time he was ready, the song had evolved into something completely different and Harrison used it on his own album instead. The song was recorded during the recording sessions for Living in the Material World.
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
from his 1973 album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Living in the Material World
Living in the Material World
Living in the Material World is a studio album by George Harrison, released in 1973.-Background:As a follow-up to 1970's greatly received All Things Must Pass and his mammoth charity project, The Concert for Bangladesh, Living in the Material World was among the most highly anticipated releases of...
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Harrison had tried recording "When Every Song is Sung" with Cilla Black
Cilla Black
Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
and later decided to write a B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
for her. Both Harrison and Black were from Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
and had become famous quickly. After becoming famous people thought they had changed, and Harrison thought of writing a song about that. He came up with "I've heard how some people have said that I've changed" and continued writing the rest. By the time he was ready, the song had evolved into something completely different and Harrison used it on his own album instead. The song was recorded during the recording sessions for Living in the Material World.