Cloud Nine

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    Cloud 9
    That's What It Takes
    Fish On The Sand
    Just For Today
    This Is Love
    When We Was Fab
    Devil's Radio
    Someplace Else
    Wreck Of The Hesperus
    Breath Away From Heaven
    Got My Mind Set On You

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    Name:           Cloud Nine
    Duration:       41.23
    Band:           George Harrison
    US Release:     24th October 1987
    CD-Number:      7599-25643-2
    

    guitars, keyboards GEORGE HARRISON
    guitars, bass, keyboards JEFF LYNNE
    guitar ERIC CLAPTON
    piano ELTON JOHN
    piano GARY WRIGHT
    RINGO STARR drums
    JIM KELTNER drums
    RAY COOPER percussion and drums
    JIM HORN baritone and tenor sax
    BOBBY KOK cello

    recorded at F.P.S.H.O.T., ENGLAND
    engineer RICHARD DODD
    mastered by BRIAN GARDNER
    at BERNIE GRUNDMAN MASTERING, L.A.
    photography GERED MANKOWITZ
    art direction DAVID COSTA

    Gary Wright courtesy of Cypress Records
    Eric Clapton courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Elton John courtesy of The Rocket Record Co. Ltd/Phonogram Ltd.

    special thanks to:
    Olivia Trinidad, Dominic Taylor, Alan Rogan and Bill Harrison, Kevin Townend, Eddie Veale, David Kearney, Rachel Wickens, Phil Hatton, Denis O'Brien, Herbie Blash, Prarthna & Dhani, Gordon Murray, Bob Dylan, James Burton, Duane Eddy, Steve and Darlene, Garnet, Bill Bottrell, John, Paul & Ringo.


    (c) 1987 Ganga Distributors, B.V. (r) Loka Productions S.A.

    produced by Jeff Lynne and George Harrison


    Song: Cloud 9 Duration: 3.13 Track No.: 1 Composer: George Harrison Vocals: George Harrison Year: 1987
    Lyrics:
    Have my love It fits you like a glove Join my dream, tell me yes Bail out should there be a mess The pieces you don't need are mine Take my time I'll show you cloud nine Take my smile and my heart They were yours from the start The pieces to omit are mine Have my love Use it while it does you good Share my highs but the times That it hurts pay no mind The pieces you don't need are mine I'll see you there on cloud nine Take my hope Maybe even share a joke If there's good to be shown You may make it all your own And if you want to quit that's fine While you're out looking for cloud nine [*]
    Instruments & additional info.:
    See CD-Info. Other versions on Best Of Dark Horse 1976-1989 Live In Japan

    Song: That's What It Takes Duration: 3.58 Track No.: 2 Composer: George Harrison Vocals: George Harrison Year: 1987
    Lyrics:
    And now it begins to shine And you found the eyes to see Each little drop at dawn of ev'ry day Your smile, it comes back to me And whatever you may say Don't let it stop, never fade away As we got to get out in this world together, oh Doesn't really matter if we start to make some changes, oh If that's what it takes (that's what it takes) Then I've got to be strong (that's what it takes) Don't want to be wrong If that's what it takes The closer I get (that's what it takes) Into that open door (what it takes) I've got to be sure If that's what it takes And now that it's shining through And you can see all this world Don't let it stop, never fade away If we got to be in this life forever, oh-oh Then we'd better be taking all the chances, oh oh If that's what it takes (that's what it takes) Then I've got to be strong (that's what it takes) Don't want to be wrong If that's what it takes The closer I get (that's what it takes) Into that open door (what it takes) I've got to be sure If that's what it takes That's what it takes, that's what it takes That's what it takes, that's what it takes (That's) what it takes, that's what it takes That's what it takes, (that's) what it takes That's what it takes, oh, that's what it takes (repeat and fade:) Oh, that's what it takes [*]
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    Song: Fish On The Sand Duration: 3.21 Track No.: 3 Composer: George Harrison Vocals: George Harrison Year: 1987
    Lyrics:
    I know you're in the sun I know you're close to ev'ryone At times it's like you don't have a hold on me I see you in the love I see you in the moon above But I want to know that you're not lost inside of me You know I need you You know I love you If I'm not with you I'm not so much of a man I'm like a fish on the sand You call me in the night (you call me in the night) And hide behind the daylight You're blowing like a wind, you don't let me see You know I feel a pain (you know I feel a pain) I'm tired of playing games with you Though there's nothing else I want that would set me free You know I love you You know I need you If I can't be with you I'm not so much of a man I'm a fish on the sand No use to no one else, they've all dried up Watching all our lives go by I can't believe you'd want to see me crying I hold you in my heart (hold you in my heart) I know that you're a part of me But it's a must to know that you love me too I look you in the eye (look you in the eye) You're swimming by my teardrops But I want to know for sure that you'll let me see You know I want you You know I need you If I'm not with you I'm not so much of a man I'm like a fish on the sand You know I need you You know I love you If I'm not with you I'm not so much of a man I'm a fish on the sand Not so much of a man More a fish on the sand [*]
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    Song: Just For Today Duration: 4.04 Track No.: 4 Composer: George Harrison Vocals: George Harrison Year: 1987
    Lyrics:
    Just for today I could try to live through this day only Not deal with all life's problems Just for today If just for one night I could feel not sad and lonely Not be my own life's problem Just for one night If just (for) today I could try to live through this day only Not deal with all life's problems Just for today If just for one night I could feel not sad and lonely Not be my own life's problem Just for one night Just for today I could try to live through this day only Not deal with all life's problems Just for today Just for today [*]
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    Song: This Is Love Duration: 3.47 Track No.: 5 Composer: George Harrison Vocals: George Harrison Year: 1987
    Lyrics:
    Precious words drift away from their meaning And the sun melts the chill from our lives Helping us all to remember what we came here for This is love, this is la la la-la love This is love, this is la la la-la love Little things that will change you forever May appear from way out of the blue Making fools of ev'rybody who don't understand This is love, this is la la la-la love This is love, this is la la la-la love This is love, this is love This is love, this is la la la-la love Since our problems have been our own creation They also can be overcome When we use the power provided free to everyone This is love, this is la la la-la love This is love, this is la la la-la love This is love, this is la la la-la love This is love, this is la la la-la love Oh, this is love, this is la la la-la love This is love, this is la la la-la love (repeat and fade) [*]
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    Song: When We Was Fab Duration: 3.54 Track No.: 6 Composer: George Harrison, Jeff Lynne Vocals: George Harrison Year: 1987
    Lyrics:
    Back then long time ago when grass was green Woke up in a daze Arrived like stangers in the night Fab - long time ago when we was fab Fab - back when income tax was all we had Caresses fleeced you in the morning light Casualties at dawn And we did it all Fab - long time ago when we was fab Fab - you are my world you are my only love And while you're in this world The fuzz gonna come and claim you But you mo better wise When the buzz gonna come and take you away Take you away Take you away The microscopes that magnified the tears Studied warts and all Still the life flows on and on Fab - long time ago when we was fab Fab - but It's All Over Now Baby Blue Fab - long time ago when we was fab Fab - like this pullover you sent to me Fab And You've Really Got A Hold Me fab - long time ago when we was fab [*]
    Instruments & additional info.:
    See CD-Info. Other versions on Best Of Dark Horse 1976-1989

    Song: Devil's Radio Duration: 3.51 Track No.: 7 Composer: George Harrison Vocals: George Harrison Year: 1987
    Lyrics:
    Gossip, gossip Gossip, gossip I heard it in the night Words that thoughtless speak Like vultures swooping down below On the devil's radio I hear it through the day Airwaves gettin' filled With gossip broadcast to and fro On the devil's radio Oh yeah, gossip Gossip, oh yeah He's in the clubs and bars And never turns it down Talking about what he don't know On the devil's radio He's in your TV set Won't give it a rest That soul betraying so and so The devil's radio Gossip, gossip Gossip, gossip (Oh yeah) gossip, (gossip) oh yeah (Gossip) oh yeah, (oh yeah) gossip It's white and black like industrial waste Pollution of the highest degree You wonder why I don't hang out much I wonder how you can't see He's in the films and songs And on all your magazines It's everywhere that you may go The devil's radio Oh yeah, gossip Gossip, oh yeah Runs thick and fast, no one really sees Quite what bad it can do As it shapes you into something cold Like an Eskimo igloo It's all across our lives Like a weed it's spread 'till nothing else has space to grow The devil's radio Can creep up in the dark Make us hide behind shades And buzzing like a dynamo The devil's radio (Gossip) oh yeah, (gossip) oh yeah (Gossip) gossip, (gossip) gossip Oh yeah, gossip I heard you on the secret wireless Gossip, oh yeah You know the devil's radio, child Gossip, gossip Gossip, gossip [*]
    Instruments & additional info.:
    See CD-Info. Other versions on Live In Japan

    Song: Someplace Else Duration: 3.50 Track No.: 8 Composer: George Harrison Vocals: George Harrison Year: 1987
    Lyrics:
    (Someplace else) You got into my life I don't know how you found me, but you did It stopped me heading someplace else Took me a while to say Wish you belong to me But now I'm saddened like I've never been Regretting that we'll leave And for a while you could comfort me And hold me for some time I need you now to be beside me While all my world is so untidy Loneliness (oh-o-oh) Empty faces (oh-o-oh) Wish I could leave them all (o-oh) In someplace else (Someplace else) I hope you won't let go Maybe you'll let me know That you'll be saddened like you've never been Regretting that we'll leave And for a while I could comfort you And hold you in my mind I need you now to be beside me While all my world is sad and crazy Loneliness (oh-o-oh) Empty faces (oh-o-oh) Wish I could leave them all (o-oh) In someplace else And for a while you could comfort me And hold me for some time I need you now to be beside me While all my world is so untidy Loneliness (oh-o-oh) Empty faces (oh-o-oh) Wish I could leave them all (o-oh) In someplace else Loneliness (oh-o-oh) Empty faces (oh-o-oh) Wish I could leave them all (o-oh) In someplace else (Someplace else) I think I'm gonna leave them all In someplace else (Someplace else) [*]
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    Song: Wreck Of The Hesperus Duration: 3.29 Track No.: 9 Composer: George Harrison Vocals: George Harrison Year: 1987
    Lyrics:
    I'm not the wreck of the Hesperus Feel more like the Wall of China Getting old as Methuselah Feel tall as the Eiffel Tower I'm not a power of attorney But I can rock as good as Gibraltar Ain't no more no spring chicken Been plucked but I'm still kicking But it's alright, it's alright Poison penmen sneak, have no nerve to speak Make up lies then they leak 'm out Behind a pseudonym, the rottenness in them Reaching out trying to touch me Met some Oscars and Tonys I slipped on a pavement oyster Met a snake climbing ladders Got out of the line of fire (But it's alright) Brainless writers gossip nonsenses To others heads as dense as they is It's the same old malady What they see is faulty I'm not the wreck of the Hesperus Feel more like Big Bill Broonzy Getting old as my mother But I tell you I got some company (But it's alright) But it's alright, it's alright But it's alright, it's alright It's alright, alright It's alright [*]
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    Song: Breath Away From Heaven Duration: 3.34 Track No.: 10 Composer: George Harrison Vocals: George Harrison Year: 1987
    Lyrics:
    In another life I woke up dreaming with a sigh As the morning light Was painting whispers of a joy And I was in the candlelit bedroom Enchanting beauty shimmering magically Like an irridescent cloud Being blown by a westerly wind She can move your soul without you knowing She can take your breath away from heaven And I was captured by her loneliness A wounded tiger on a willowy path Like an opalescent moon all alone In the sky of a foreign land She can take your breath away from heaven She can move your soul without you knowing She can take your breath away from heaven She is like an everlasting blossom She can take your breath away from heaven [*]
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    Song: Got My Mind Set On You Duration: 3.50 Track No.: 11 Composer: Rudy Clark Vocals: George Harrison Year: 1987
    Lyrics:
    I got my mind set on you I got my mind set on you I got my mind set on you I got my mind set on you But it's gonna take money A whole lotta spending money It's gonne take plenty of money To do it right child It's gonna take time A whole lot of precious time It's gonna take patience and time, ummm To do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, To do it right child I got my mind set on you I got my mind set on you I got my mind set on you I got my mind set on you And this time I know it's for real The feelings that I feel I know if I put my mind to it I know that I really can do it I got my mind set on you Set on you I got my mind set on you Set on you But it's gonna take money A whole lotta spending money It's gonna take plenty of money To do it right child It's gonna take time A whole lot of precious time It's gonna take patience and time, ummm To do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, To do it right child I got my mind set on you I got my mind set on you I got my mind set on you I got my mind set on you And this time I know it's for real The feelings that I feel I know if I put my mind to it I know that I really can do it But it's gonna take money A whole lotta spending money It's gonna take plenty of money To do it right child It's gonna take time A whole lot of precious time It's gonna take patience and time, ummm To do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, To do it right Set on you Set on you (Repeat) [*]
    Instruments & additional info.:
    See CD-Info. Other versions on Best Of Dark Horse 1976-1989 Live In Japan


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