THIRTY-THREE AND A 1/3
Thirty Three & 1/3 is the seventh studio album by English musician George Harrison, released in November 1976. It was Harrison’s first album release on his Dark Horse record label. Among other misfortunes affecting its creation, the copyright infringement suit regarding his 1970–71 hit song “My Sweet Lord” was decided in favor of the plaintiff, Bright Tunes Music. The album contains the hit singles “This Song” – Harrison’s satire on that court case and the notion of plagiarism in pop music – and “Crackerbox Palace”. Many music critics recognized Thirty Three & 1/3 as his strongest collection of songs since 1970’s acclaimed All Things Must Pass. Harrison undertook extensive promotion for the album, which included a live performance with singer-songwriter Paul Simon on NBC-TV’s Saturday Night Live. (More from Wikipedia)
George Harrison released the fairly bitter “This Song” about his experience during the lawsuit involving “My Sweet Lord”, a hit single from his 1970 double-album All Things Must Pass, and “He’s So Fine”, a major hit for the Chiffons in 1963. “This Song” became a minor hit as the first single from his 1976 album Thirty-Three and a 1/3.
(August 2012)
