Gone Troppo

George Harrison


Gone Troppo - Front Cover	Gone Troppo - Rear Cover

Gone Troppo - Inner Sleeve Front	Gone Troppo - Inner Sleeve Rear

Label Dark Horse

Catalogue No. 923734 1
923734 4 (cassette)

Release date 8th November 1982

Total time 39:08

U.K. Album Chart Detail : Did NOT chart.

Detail : George Harrison's eleventh solo album release.
Credited to George Harrison
Produced by George, Ray Cooper and Phil McDonald.
Once again, George refused to promote his latest release.
No adverts, no interviews, and the first single release was not the most commercial track ... hence the non-existent chart performance.
Also with the bizarre cover and some odd songs, it did rather sound like a private joke ...
which included the title track "Gone Troppo", which is an expression meaning: Going mad in the heat of the tropics.
Recording sessions ran from 5th May until 27th August 1982 at George's Friar Park studios.
The cover design is utterly surreal, which is credited to "Legs" Larry Smith, and even includes a very long method for making cement !?
The cover photograph of George is by Terry O'Neill.
As well as the illuminating cement description, the inner sleeve contains the lyrics.

Side 1

Track	Composer	Recording Information	Time
Wake Up My Love	Harrison	George - Lead vocals, guitars and bass Henry Spinetti - Drums Mike Moran - Keyboards and synthesiser Ray Cooper - Percussion	3:33
That's The Way It Goes	Harrison	George - Lead vocals, guitars and synthesiser Henry Spinetti - Drums Herbie Flowers - Bass Mike Moran - Keyboard and synthesiser Ray Cooper - Percussion Willie Greene - Bass voice	3:32
I Really Love You	Swearingen	George does doo-wop, an old tune from 1961. George - Vocals Henry Spinetti - Drums Herbie Flowers - Bass Mike Moran - Keyboards Ray Cooper - Feet, Fender rhodes, glockenspiel Willie Greene - Backing vocals Bobby King - Backing vocals Pico Pena - Backing vocals	2:53
Greece	Harrison	Instrumental. George - Guitars and voice (but, it's an instrumental !) Henry Spinetti - Drums Herbie Flowers - Bass Mike Moran - Keyboards and synthesiser Billy Preston - Keyboards and synthesiser	3:57
Gone Troppo	Harrison	A strange track indeed. George - Vocals, guitars, marimba, jal-tarang Henry Spinetti - Drums Herbie Flowers - Bass Mike Moran - Keyboards Ray Cooper - Percussion, marimba, and effects Jim Keltner - Percussion Joe Brown - Backing vocals Vicki Brown - Backing vocals	4:27

Side 2

Track	Composer	Recording Information	Time
Mystical One	Harrison	George - Lead vocal, guitars, mandolin and synthesiser Henry Spinetti - Drums Herbie Flowers - Bass Mike Moran - Keyboards Ray Cooper - Percussion and synthesiser Joe Brown - Mandolin	3:43
Unknown Delight	Harrison	George - Lead vocal, guitars and synthesiser Jim Keltner - Drums Willie Weeks - Bass Neil Larsen - Piano Ray Cooper - Percussion Gary Brooker - Synthesiser Willie Greene - Backing vocals Bobby King - Backing vocals Pico Pena - Backing vocals	4:14
Baby Don't Run Away	Harrison	George - Vocals and synthesiser Jim Keltner - Drums Mike Moran - Bass synthesiser, keyboard and synthesiser Ray Cooper - Percussion Billy Preston - Backing vocals Rodina Sloan - Backing vocals	3:57
Dream Away	Harrison	Recorded 7th December 1980 Intended for the closing credits of "The Time Bandits", this is a reworked version. George - Vocals and guitars Dave Mattacks - Drums Alan Jones - Bass Mike Moran - Piano and synthesiser Ray Cooper - Percussion Billy Preston - Backing vocals Syreeta - Backing vocals Sarah Ricor - Backing vocals	4:27
Circles	Harrison	George revives an unused track from his Beatle days written in India in 1968. George - Lead vocals, guitars, bass and synthesiser Henry Spinetti - Drums Billy Preston - Organ and piano Mike Moran - Synthesiser Ray Cooper - Percussion Jon Lord - Synthesiser	3:45

Released Versions

First pressings (1982)
923734-1 - With printed inner sleeve is worth about Ł10.

Second pressings (July 1988)
The album was re-issued with the same details, except the catalogue number which now has a "K" preceding it.

1st March 2004 - Re-issued on Remastered C.D. in The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992 Boxset (GHBOX 1) and separately with catalogue number 594 0892.
This has a running time of 45:10 as it adds one bonus track of :

Track Composer Time

Mystical One Harrison 6:01

The bonus track is a demo version of the first track on side 2 and was written on a rainy day in St. Barts and recorded in May 1982.
This C.D. does NOT come with a booklet ! ... the front cover is part of a large sheet, eight times the size of a C.D. cover and folded three times.
The artwork and lyrics are expanded from the original release, with some new photographs and full lyrics.
Re-mastering was by Simon Heyworth and John Etchells at Super Audio Mastering, Devon.

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Label	Dark Horse
Catalogue No.	923734 1 923734 4 (cassette)
Release date	8th November 1982
Total time	39:08
U.K. Album Chart Detail :	Did NOT chart.
Detail :	George Harrison's eleventh solo album release. Credited to George Harrison Produced by George, Ray Cooper and Phil McDonald. Once again, George refused to promote his latest release. No adverts, no interviews, and the first single release was not the most commercial track ... hence the non-existent chart performance. Also with the bizarre cover and some odd songs, it did rather sound like a private joke ... which included the title track "Gone Troppo", which is an expression meaning: Going mad in the heat of the tropics. Recording sessions ran from 5th May until 27th August 1982 at George's Friar Park studios. The cover design is utterly surreal, which is credited to "Legs" Larry Smith, and even includes a very long method for making cement !? The cover photograph of George is by Terry O'Neill. As well as the illuminating cement description, the inner sleeve contains the lyrics.