Woman Don't You Cry for Me
| "Woman Don't You Cry For Me" | |
|---|---|
 1977 UK single face label | |
| Song by George Harrison | |
| from the album Thirty Three & 1/3 | |
| Released | 19 November 1976 |
| Genre | Funk rock |
| Length | 3:18 |
| Label | Dark Horse |
| Songwriter(s) | George Harrison |
| Producer(s) | George Harrison with Tom Scott |
"Woman Don't You Cry For Me" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released as the opening track of his 1976 album Thirty Three & 1/3.
Background
Harrison started writing the song in
"Woman Don't You Cry for Me" is one of several bottleneck-inspired Harrison tunes from the period[4] − "Sue Me, Sue You Blues", "I Dig Love", "Māya Love" and "Hari's on Tour (Express)" being others. The song is in open E.[1]
Re-release
In November 2011, an early take of "Woman Don't You Cry for Me" was included on the deluxe edition CD for the British DVD release of the Martin Scorsese-directed documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World. This version is included on Early Takes: Volume 1.
Personnel
- George Harrison – vocals, slide guitars, tambourine, jew's harp
- David Foster – clavinet
- Richard Tee – organ
- Willie Weeks – bass
- Alvin Taylor – drums
- Tom Scott – baritone saxophones
References
- ^ a b c d e f Thirty Three & 1/3 (CD booklet). George Harrison. Dark Horse Records. 2004. p. 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ISBN 1-86074-489-3), p. 280.
- ISBN 0-7119-8307-0), p. 209.
- ^ George Harrison, I Me Mine, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA, 2002), p. 234.
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