Love Comes to Everyone

10 tracks
Side one "Love Comes to Everyone" "Not Guilty" "Here Comes the Moon" "Soft-Hearted Hana" "Blow Away" Side two "Faster" "Dark Sweet Lady" "Your Love Is Forever" "Soft Touch" "If You Believe"

"Love Comes to Everyone" is a 1979 song by George Harrison, from his eponymous album George Harrison. It was issued as the second single of the album.

History

Harrison began writing "Love Comes to Everyone" in September 1977 and finished in Hawaii in February 1978.^[1] The song incorporates a danceable tom-tom beat.^[2] Eric Clapton plays guitar during the intro to the song.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was originally intended as the lead single from George Harrison, but "Blow Away" was released as the first single instead.^[1] Although very favoured by DJs as an album cut, the song did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2] However, it did reach number 38 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart.^[4] The US picture sleeve is the most valuable collectible among George Harrison's record related items.^[1] It also appeared on Harrison's compilation Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989.^[1] The song was performed live by the ex-Beatle just once, during his Japanese Tour in 1991.

Reception

Allmusic critic Richard Ginell found the song a "depressing" choice to lead off the album, describing it as "a treadmill tune with greeting-card verses."^[5] On the other hand, authors Chip Madinger and Mark Easter find the song to be an "effective, mid-tempo album opener."^[1] Pop historian Robert Rodriguez called it "a melodic, gentle slice of commercial pop, managing to sound at once contemporary and idiosyncratically Harrison."^[2]

Authors Roy Carr and Tony Tyler call the song a "poised and relaxedly melodic all purpose choon." They note that Harrison uses a composing trick he has used since "If I Needed Someone" on the Beatles 1965 album Rubber Soul, that of "basing his phrases on the off-beats of a two-bar sequence."^[3] However, they claim that this trick is one of Harrison's "best loved and least worn out."^[3]

Cover versions

The first cover of "Love Comes to Everyone" was recorded by Brazilian female singer Zizi Possi in 1983. Her version was released on "Pra Sempre E Mais Um Dia" album and the lyrics were translated. Consequently, the song was titled "O Amor Vem Pra Cada Um".^[6] "Love Comes to Everyone" was also performed in a unique choral version in two concerts in honor of George Harrison by Trio Amaranto (Flavia, Lucia and Marina Ferraz) and other Brazilian musicians (André Godoy, drums; James Godoy, bass; William "Boll Weevil" Rancanti, guitar) in Belo Horizonte 2002.^[7]

Another rendition of "Love Comes to Everyone" has been recorded by Eric Clapton on his Back Home album.^[8]

Chart position

The song peaked at number 38 on the US Adult Contemporary charts.^[4]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Madinger, C. & Easter, M. (2000). Eight Arms to Hold You. 44.1 Productions. p. 457. ISBN 0-615-11724-4.
1 2 3 4 Rodriguez, R. (2010). Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years 1970–1980. Hal Leonard. pp. 175, 286–288. ISBN 978-0-87930-968-8.
1 2 3 Carr, R. & Tyler, T. (1981). The Beatles: An Illustrated Record. Harmony Books. pp. 125–126. ISBN 0-517-54493-8.
1 2 "Billboard Top 50: Adult Contemporary". Billboard Magazine. 7 July 1979. p. 31. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
↑ Ginell, R.S. "George Harrison". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwEniSTez9Y
↑ http://palcoprincipal.com/bandasMain/amaranto/video/ekJxZ9uhGD4
↑ Thomas, Stephen. "Back Home - Eric Clapton : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

George Harrison singles discography

1970s

1970	"My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" (US)

1971	"My Sweet Lord" / "What Is Life" (UK) "What Is Life" / "Apple Scruffs" (US) "Bangla Desh" / "Deep Blue"

1973	"Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" / "Miss O'Dell"

1974	"Dark Horse" / "I Don't Care Anymore" (US) "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" / "I Don't Care Anymore" (UK) "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" / "Hari's on Tour (Express)" (US)

1975	"Dark Horse" / "Hari's on Tour (Express)" (UK) "You" / "World of Stone" "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" / "Māya Love" (US)

1976	"This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" / "Māya Love" (UK) "This Song" / "Learning How to Love You"

1977	"Crackerbox Palace" / "Learning How to Love You" (US) "True Love" / "Pure Smokey" (UK) "It's What You Value" / "Woman Don't You Cry for Me" (UK)

1979	"Blow Away" / "Soft-Hearted Hana" (US) "Blow Away" / "Soft Touch" (UK) "Love Comes to Everyone" / "Soft-Hearted Hana" "Faster" / "Your Love Is Forever" (UK)

1980s

1981	"All Those Years Ago" / "Writing's on the Wall" "Teardrops" / "Save the World"

1982	"Wake Up My Love" / "Greece"

1983	"I Really Love You" / "Circles" "Dream Away" / "Unknown Delight" (Japan)

1985	"I Don't Want to Do It" / "Queen of the Hop"

1986	"Shanghai Surprise" (promo)

1987	"Got My Mind Set on You" / "Lay His Head" "Devil's Radio" (promo)

1988	"When We Was Fab" / "Zig Zag" "Cloud 9" (promo) "This Is Love" / "Breath Away from Heaven"

1989	"Cheer Down" / "That's What It Takes" (US) "Cheer Down" / "Poor Little Girl" (UK) "Poor Little Girl" / "Gone Troppo" (promo)

2000s

2001	"My Sweet Lord (2000)" / "All Things Must Pass" (jukebox-only)

2002	"My Sweet Lord" / "Let It Down" "Stuck Inside a Cloud" (promo)

2003	"Any Road" / "Marwa Blues"

unreleased

N/A	"Don't Let Me Wait Too Long" / "Sue Me, Sue You Blues"

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