Not Guilty (song)
| "Not Guilty" | ||||
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| Song by George Harrison from the album George Harrison | ||||
| Released | 23 February 1979 | |||
| Recorded | March–October 1978 | |||
| Genre | Jazz-pop | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Dark Horse | |||
| Writer(s) | George Harrison | |||
| Producer(s) | George Harrison, Russ Titelman | |||
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| Song by the Beatles from the album Anthology 3 | |
| Released | 28 October 1996 |
| Recorded | 7–9, 12 August 1968 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 3:22 |
| Label | Apple |
| Writer(s) | George Harrison |
| Producer(s) | George Martin |
"Not Guilty" is a song by English musician George Harrison released on his 1979 album George Harrison. He wrote the song in 1968 following the Beatles' Transcendental Meditation course in India with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and its lyrics refer to Harrison's relationship with his bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney as a result of that experience. The Beatles recorded the song for the The Beatles (the "White Album") in August 1968 but abandoned the track after several days' work, logging 99 takes. This last take appeared on the Anthology 3 compilation in 1996, as "Take 102".
Harrison revisited "Not Guilty" in 1978 during sessions for his eponymous solo album. Unlike the Beatles' original, which featured distorted electric guitar and harpsichord, the remake used acoustic guitar and was softer in tone.
George Harrison wrote "Not Guilty" in 1968 following the Beatles' Transcendental Meditation course in Rishikesh, India. As the Beatle who had been most interested in attending teacher Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's course, Harrison felt responsible for his bandmates' experience there.Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney had each left the ashram early and returned to England, while Harrison and John Lennon stayed on, only to then depart hurriedly after hearing of alleged impropriety between the Maharishi and a female student. In an interview with Billboard editor Timothy White in 1999, Harrison referred to "the grief I was catching" from Lennon and McCartney post-India, and explained the message behind the song: "I said I wasn't guilty of getting in the way of their career. I said I wasn't guilty of leading them astray in our going to Rishikesh to see the Maharishi. I was sticking up for myself …"
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