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My Sweet Lord
Composer: George Harrison

My Sweet Lord was played by the Mickey Hart group Bembe Orisha with Bob Weir on vocals.

My Sweet Lord was written by George Harrison who initially gave the song to Billy Preston who released it on his Encouraging Words album in 1970. Harrison released the song later in 1970 on a single and on the All Things Must Pass album.

The subsequent history of the song includes lengthy copyright infringement cases due to the similarity of My Sweet Lord and the Chiffons release He's So Fine. The subsequent history also includes recordings by many other musicians - a small selection of these is given below.



George Harrison

info All Things Must Pass, George Harrison, 1970
no info Single (My Sweet Lord / Isn't It A Pity), George Harrison, 1970 (US)
no info Single (My Sweet Lord / What Is Life), George Harrison, 1971 (UK)
info The Concert for Bangladesh, George Harrison / Various Artists, 1971
no info The Best Of, George Harrison, 1976
no info Single (My Sweet Lord / Isn't It A Pity), George Harrison, 1976 (US)
no info Single (My Sweet Lord / What Is Life), George Harrison, 1976 (UK)
no info A Monument To British Rock Volume 1, Various Artists (George Harrison), 1979
no info The Abbey Road Collection, Various Artists (George Harrison), 1982
no info The Rock 'n' Roll Years 1968-1971, Various Artists (George Harrison), 1987
info Live In Japan, George Harrison, 1992
info Capitol Records 50th Anniversary, Various Artists, 1992
no info Single (My Sweet Lord (2000) / All Things Must Pass), George Harrison, 2000
no info CD Single (My Sweet Lord / Let It Down / My Sweet Lord (2000)), George Harrison, 2002
info Capitol Records 1942 2002, Various Artists, 2002
no info The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992, George Harrison, 2004
no info Living In A Material World Deluxe Edition, George Harrison, 2006
info Let It Roll: The Best of, George Harrison, 2009
no info Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, Various Artists (George Harrison), 2017

Other recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive

no info Encouraging Words, Billy Preston, 1970
no info Single (My Sweet Lord / Little Girl), Billy Preston, 1970
no info Nokie, Nokie Edwards, 1970
no info Today's Pleasure, Ken Lazarus, 1970
no info Love Story, Ray Conniff And The Singers, 1970
no info I Can't Stop Loving You, The Exotic Guitars, 1970
no info Where Did They Go, Peggy Lee, 1971
no info New Orleans... Today, Ronnie Kole Trio, 1971
no info Involved, Edwin Starr, 1971
no info Love Story, Andy Williams, 1971
no info Love Story, Johnny Mathis, 1971
no info Shebaba, Bola Sete, 1971
no info Stairsteps, Stairsteps, 1971
no info Time To Get It Together, Imperials, 1971
info Standing Here Wondering, Marion Williams, 1971
no info The George, John, Paul & Ringo Songbook, Stu Phillips / The Hollyridge Strings, 1971
no info Lack Of Education, Willie Wright, 1971
no info The Other Side, Marjorie McCoy, 1971
no info Maynard Ferguson, Maynard Ferguson, 1971
no info Hard & Heavy, The Inner Circle, 1971
no info Single (My Sweet Lord / Amazing Grace), Boots Randolph, 1971
no info Reggay Splash Down!, Byron Lee And The Dragonaires, 1971
no info Single (My Sweet Lord / Shock Attack), Byron Lee And The Dragonaires, 1971
no info Single (My Sweet Lord / Devils Lead Soup), The Rudies, 1971
no info Single (My Sweet Lord / No Nola), Tomorrow's Children, 1971
no info Single (My Sweet Lord / Silky), Cyclones, 1971
no info Welcome To My World, Eddy Arnold, 1971
no info Tony Christie, Tony Christie, 1971
no info The Impossible Dream, Andy Williams, 1971
no info Love Story, Ronnie Aldrich And His Two Pianos, 1971
no info Direction '71: My Sweet Lord, Ray Anthony, 1971
no info Changing Colors, Nelson Riddle, 1971
no info Blue Flame, Santi Latora, 1971
no info I Think I Love You, Percy Faith, 1971
no info Non Stop Dancing 12, James Last, 1971
no info Knock Three Times And Other Hits, Living Brass, 1971
no info El Condor Pasa, Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra, 1971
no info Play Themes From Ryan's Daughter, Love Story And Other Hits, Cyril Stapleton And His Orchestra, 1971
no info Live ...In Nashville, J.D. Sumner And The Stamps Quartet, 1971
no info This Is Reggae Volume Two, Various Artists (Fitzroy Sterling), 1971
no info It's All Wright, Leo Wright, 1972
no info Single (My Sweet Lord / In Love With You), John Gary Williams, 1972
no info In Concert: Emergency Ward!, Nina Simone, 1972
no info Cigars, Acappella, Candy, The Belmonts, 1972
no info OK Fred, John Holt, 1972
no info In A Teknikolor Dreem, The Grumbleweeds, 1972
no info Richie Havens on Stage (some editions), Richie Havens, 1972
no info Portrait Of George Harrison, The Mike Batt Orchestra, 1972
no info Goodtimes, James Last, 1972
no info The Music Of, James Last, 1972
no info For All We Know, Franck Pourcel, 1972
no info The Percy Faith Treasury, Percy Faith, 1972
no info Yesterday: The Wonderful Music Of The Beatles, Terry Baxter Orchestra And Chorus, 1972
no info Trojan's Greatest Hits Vol. 2, Various Artists (Byron Lee), 1972
no info Single (My Sweet Lord / Today Is A Killer), Nina Simone, 1973
no info Greatest Hits, John Holt, 1972
no info Two Sides Of The Gospelaires, 1973
no info The Beatles 1962-1970, Kings Road, 1973
no info Their Melodies Together Again, Larry Page Orchestra, 1973
no info Arthur Prysock '74, Arthur Prysock, 1974
no info Peace In The Valley, Jim Nabors, 1974
no info Together, The New Seekers, 1974
no info El Amor, Julio Iglesias, 1975
no info Illegal, Immoral And Fattening, Flo & Eddie, 1975
no info The Best Of The New Seekers, 1975
no info The Lady Has Arrived!, Pat Lundy, 1976
no info Surely God Is Able, Liz Dargan & The Gospelettes, 1976
no info Streams Of White Light Into Darkened Corners, Larry Norman, 1977
no info Gettin' The Spirit, Roberta Kelly, 1978
no info Evergreen, Acker Bilk His Clarinet And Strings, 1978
no info My Inspiration, Melveen, 1978
no info Jim Nabors Sings Your All-Time Favorites, Jim Nabors, 1984
no info Sings Beatles and Dylan, Richie Havens, 1986
no info Everything Is Beautiful, Dana, 1990
no info Live at the Cellar Door, Richie Havens, 1990
no info Alvin Lives (In Leeds): Anti Poll Tax Trax, Various Artists (Five Thirty), 1990
no info Homer Louis Randolph, III, Homer Louis Randolph, III, 1991
no info Trigger Mortis EP, Lithium X-mas, 1991
no info Songs Of Faith, Andy Williams, 1992
no info The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles Volume 3: 1972-1975, Various Artists (John Gary Williams), 1994
no info Come Together: Motown Sings The Beatles, Various Artists (Edwin Starr), 1994
no info A Reggae Tribute To The Beatles Volume 1, Various Artists (Byron Lee & The Dragonaires), 1995
no info History Of Trojan Records 1968-1971: Volume 1, Various Artists (The Rudies), 1995
no info Yesterday Part 3, Various Artists (Ken Lazarus), 1996
info Psychedelic Souls, Wailing Souls, 1998
no info War & Peace / Involved, Edwin Starr, 2002
no info He Was Fab: A Loving Tribute to George Harrison, Various Artists (Glowfriends), 2002
no info Concert For George, Various Artists (Billy Preston), 2002
no info Remember Who I Am, Girlyman, 2004
info The New Message/Standing Here Wondering, Marion Williams, 2004
no info Trojan Beatles Tribute Box Set, Various Artists (2 versions), 2004
no info Back To Mine: Death In Vegas, Various Artists (Nina Simone), 2004
info Don't Fight The Feeling: The Complete Aretha Franklin & King Curtis Live At Fillmore West, 2005
no info Harrison On Harrison, Joel Harrison, 2005
info Daytrippers: Songs of the Beatles, Various Artists (Marion Williams), 2005
no info I Can't Get You Off My Mind, John Holt, 2006
no info Live At Fillmore West, King Curtis, 2006
info Stax Does the Beatles, Various Artists (John Williams), 2007
no info To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story, Nina Simone, 2008
no info Liverpool: The Number Ones Album, Various Artists (Desa Basshead / Garry Christian), 2008
no info A Sideman's Journey, Voormann & Friends, 2009
no info Osee Yee, Osibisa, 2009
no info By George, Bruce Lang, 2009
no info The Complete RCA Albums Collection, Nina Simone, 2011
no info Harrison Covered, Various Artists (Hurray For The Riff Raff), 2011
no info The Atlantic Albums Collection, Aretha Franklin, 2015
no info George Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison, Various Artists (Brian Wilson), 2016
no info Quarantunes, Raul Malo, 2021

 
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