Extra Texture (Read All About It)
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| Studio album by George Harrison | ||||
| Released | 22 September 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 21 April–9 June 1975, August–September 1974, 2–3 February 1971 | |||
| Studio | A&M Studios, Los Angeles; FPSHOT, Oxfordshire; Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 41:53 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Producer | George Harrison | |||
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| AllMusic |    |
| Blender | |
| Robert Christgau | C− |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Mojo | |
| MusicHound | 2/5 |
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| Uncut | |
Extra Texture (Read All About It) is the sixth studio album by English musician George Harrison, released in September 1975. It was Harrison's final album under his contract with Apple Records and EMI, and the last studio album issued by Apple. The release came nine months after his troubled 1974 North American tour with Ravi Shankar and the poorly received Dark Horse album. The melancholic mood of the recording reflects Harrison's depressed state at the harsh criticism generated by these projects.
Among his solo releases, Extra Texture is notable as the only album whose lyrics are devoid of any obvious spiritual message. Uniquely also, it was recorded mostly in America rather than England, while Harrison was working in Los Angeles in his role as head of Dark Horse Records. Gary Wright, David Foster, Jim Keltner, Jesse Ed Davis, Leon Russell, Tom Scott, Billy Preston and Jim Horn were among the many contributing musicians. The keyboard-heavy sound incorporates elements of soul music and the influence of mellow-voiced Smokey Robinson, signalling a further departure by Harrison from the rock and folk-rock approach of his popular early-1970s work. Contrasting with the musical content, the album's art design adopted an upbeat theme, which included an innovative die-cut cover.
Despite its generally downcast mood and an unfavourable response from music critics, Extra Texture was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America within two months of release. It produced a hit single in the Motown-inspired "You", originally recorded in London in 1971 with co-producer Phil Spector. The album also includes "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)", which was both a sequel to Harrison's 1968 Beatles composition "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and a rebuttal to his detractors. The album was reissued in remastered form on 22 September 2014, as part of the Apple Years 1968–75 Harrison box set.
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