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}} "You" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released as the opening track of his 1975 album ''Extra Texture (Read All About It)''. It was also the album's lead single, becoming a top 20 hit in America and reaching number 9 in Canada. A 45-second instrumental portion of the song, titled "A Bit More of You", appears on ''Extra Texture'' also, opening side two of the original LP format. Harrison wrote "You" in 1970 as a song for Ronnie Spector, formerly of the Ronettes, and wife of Harrison's ''All Things Must Pass'' co-producer Phil Spector. The composition reflects Harrison's admiration for 1960s American soul/R&B, particularly Motown. In February 1971, Ronnie Spector recorded "You" in London for a proposed solo album on the Beatles' Apple record label, but the recording remained unissued. Four years later, Harrison returned to this backing track while making his final album for Apple Records, in Los Angeles. The released recording features the 1971 contributions from Leon Russell, Jim Gordon and others, with further instrumentation and vocals overdubbed in 1975, notably a series of saxophone solos by Jim Horn. On release, the song was well received by the majority of music critics, who viewed it as a return to form for Harrison after his disappointing 1974 North American tour and the accompanying ''Dark Horse'' album. Dave Marsh of ''Rolling Stone'' hailed it as Harrison's best work since his 1970–71 hit song "My Sweet Lord"; author Ian Inglis describes "You" as "a near-perfect pop song".〔 Capitol Records included "You" as one of just six Harrison solo hits, alongside compositions of his performed with the Beatles, on the 1976 compilation ''The Best of George Harrison''. For the first time since the debut CD release of ''Extra Texture'' in the early 1990s, "You" was remastered, along with its parent album, as part of Harrison's 2014 ''Apple Years'' reissues. Lisa Mychols and Les Fradkin are among the artists who have covered the song. ==Background and composition== George Harrison's admiration for American soul/R&B acts dated back to the early 1960s, to singles by Doris Troy, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells and others.〔Clayson, pp. 170–71.〕 A similar influence on him and his fellow Beatles was that era's girl group sound, as reflected in the band's choice of cover versions during 1962–63.〔MadDonald, pp. 65–66, 79, 81.〕 In 1969, while producing Billy Preston's debut album on Apple Records,〔("Doris Troy" ), Apple Records (retrieved 25 March 2013).〕 Harrison worked with Doris Troy in London and signed her to the label as a recording artist, songwriter and producer.〔Leng, pp. 60–61.〕 Another of his favourite female vocalists was Ronnie Spector〔Kevin Howlett's liner notes, booklet accompanying ''Living in the Material World'' reissue (EMI Records, 2006; produced by Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison).〕 – formerly known as Veronica Bennett,〔Clayson, p. 100.〕 lead singer of girl group the Ronettes until 1967, and latterly married to American producer Phil Spector.〔Leng, p. 105.〕 After co-producing Harrison's acclaimed ''All Things Must Pass'' triple album in 1970, following the break-up of the Beatles,〔Rodriguez, p. 41.〕 Spector was granted an unofficial role as head of A&R for Apple Records,〔Williams, p. 159.〕 and had previously insisted that his wife record for the label.〔Spizer, p. 342.〕 That year, Harrison wrote the soul-inspired "You" as what he later termed "a Ronettes sort of song", specifically for Ronnie Spector.〔Harrison, p. 218.〕 The main lyrics – "''I ... love ... you''" and "''You ... love ... me''", in verses one and two, respectively〔Harrison, p. 219.〕 – make it one of Harrison's simplest compositions.〔Clayson, p. 349.〕〔Huntley, p. 123.〕 Author Ian Inglis observes that Harrison's lyrics here recall the Beatles' use of personal pronouns in songs such as "Love Me Do", "From Me to You" and "She Loves You" to effectively "include the listener in the song's narrative".〔Inglis, p. 50.〕 A deviation from these lines occurs only with the repeated bridges:〔Harrison, pp 217, 219.〕 Harrison musical biographer Simon Leng notes the importance of soul music in Harrison's solo career during the 1970s and views "You" as a song that most obviously demonstrates the influence of Motown on its composer.〔Leng, pp. 70–71, 180.〕 Inglis suggests that Harrison's former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney adopted part of the melody of "You" for his 1976 hit single with Wings, "Silly Love Songs".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「You (George Harrison song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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