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You (George Harrison song)

"You"
You uk.jpg
UK picture sleeve
Single by George Harrison
from the album Extra Texture (Read All About It)
B-side "World of Stone"
Released 12 September 1975
Format 7-inch vinyl
Genre Pop, soul
Length 3:44
Label Apple
Songwriter(s) George Harrison
Producer(s) George Harrison
George Harrison singles chronology
"Ding Dong, Ding Dong"
(1974)
"You"
(1975)
"This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)"
(1975)
"Ding Dong, Ding Dong"
(1974)
"You"
(1975)
"This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)"
(1975)
Extra Texture (Read All About It) track listing
Alternative cover
US picture sleeve
US picture sleeve
"A Bit More of You"
Song by George Harrison
from the album Extra Texture (Read All About It)
Published Oops/Ganga
Released 22 September 1975
Genre Pop, soul
Length 0:45
Label Apple
Songwriter(s) George Harrison
Producer(s) George Harrison

"You" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released as the opening track of his 1975 album Extra Texture (Read All About It). It was also the album's lead single, becoming a top 20 hit in America and reaching number 9 in Canada. A 45-second instrumental portion of the song, titled "A Bit More of You", appears on Extra Texture also, opening side two of the original LP format. Harrison wrote "You" in 1970 as a song for Ronnie Spector, formerly of the Ronettes, and wife of Harrison's All Things Must Pass co-producer Phil Spector. The composition reflects Harrison's admiration for 1960s American soul/R&B, particularly Motown.

In February 1971, Ronnie Spector recorded "You" in London for a proposed solo album on the Beatles' Apple record label, but the recording remained unissued. Four years later, Harrison returned to this backing track while making his final album for Apple Records, in Los Angeles. The released recording features the 1971 contributions from Leon Russell, Jim Gordon and others, with further instrumentation and vocals overdubbed in 1975, notably a series of saxophone solos by Jim Horn. On release, the song was well received by the majority of music critics, who viewed it as a return to form for Harrison after his disappointing 1974 North American tour and the accompanying Dark Horse album. Dave Marsh of Rolling Stone hailed it as Harrison's best work since his 1970–71 hit song "My Sweet Lord"; author Ian Inglis describes "You" as "a near-perfect pop song".


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