For You Blue (Harrison)
Originally titled George’s Blues and For You Blues, For You Blue was written by George for his wife Patti.
Quotes
“It’s a simple 12-bar song following all the normal 12-bar principles except that it’s happy-go-lucky!” – George on “For You Blue”
Personnel
- George Harrison – lead vocal, acoustic guitar
- John Lennon – lap steel guitar
- Paul McCartney – piano, bass
- Ringo Starr – drums
Release history
- Let It Be (1970)
- Anthology 3 (1996) [alternate version]
- Let It Be…Naked (2003) [Let it Be…Naked version]
The bass was added between the Get Back recordings and Let It Be release, it’s absent on the Glyn Johns mixes and is on the Phil Spector mix, so when did Paul add the bass? Maybe on the 8th of January when George re-recorded som of his vocals? It but must have been before Phil Spector started the mixing of Let It Be, Paul wasn’t there and participated in anything during the mixing sessions. No-one really raised this question about the added bass….