George Harrison's # 1 album meaning the Beatles were over

In 1969, the Beatles had much more to worry about than Yoko Ono. The previous year, John Lennon and Paul McCartney had almost fought over the fight by recording The White Album .

Lennon's disdain for "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" was the occasion. episode of what had become a fractured relationship. But George Harrison had almost quarreled with John for comments on the group's finances in the newspapers.

Meanwhile, John insisted that Allen Klein take the lead of the group. After George and Ringo sided with John, the three Beatles opposed Paul. In other words, it was only a matter of time before the group broke up.

This left George something to prove as a solo artist. The years spent sitting in the Empire in the Lennon-McCartney Empire were over. Once he recorded his first successful album, it was virtually impossible for the Beatles to get back together.

"All Things Must Pbad" seized No. 1 in January 71.

Although it is clear in the film Let It Be that George was upset by his status within the group in 1969, one could also see that he would go along with the Beatles until the end. (At one point, he tells Paul, the boss, that he will do whatever he wants to record.)

When the band officially separates in April 1970, George goes into gear superior and starts recording his first disc. solo album, All things must pbad . This came out at the end of November. In December, he saw his first single, "My Sweet Lord," appear in the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The album took the top spot of the Billboard 200 the following week and stayed there seven times more impressive. weeks. While Paul reached No. 1 with his first solo album – just before the release of Let It Be – George's single was the first to become the No. 1 title of an old Beatle.

This fast and giant success meant that George was a free man in more ways than one. He is clearly used to this feeling. More hits and albums will follow in the years to come. In three years, it became unthinkable that he join his former group.

In 1974, Harrison did not see the point of a meeting of the Beatles.

While Paul's album McCartney questionably meant the Beatles were over, you still heard rumors about a meeting when John and he settled their differences four years later . But again, they did not stop asking George what he thought about it.

During his tour in 1974, George addressed the issue when the reporters mentioned it. He categorically rejected the concept, saying that everyone "liked the people". What he then said is logical after digesting the film Let It Be .

"Actually, I joined a band with John Lennon every day, but I could not join a band with Paul McCartney," he said. "It's nothing personal; it's just from a musical point of view." (Maybe it was a little personal.) [19659002] After All Things Must Pbad George & # 39; s The Bangla Desh Concert (1972) record wins the Grammy for best album of the year.His upcoming solo work, Living in the Material World came first in 1973.

It was a brilliant series of successes, but by the time he got his first hit, everything had changed for George. The Beatles had to get used to the fact that the band would never meet, all the things must pbad, he said.

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