CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH

Artist:

George Harrison

Label:

Apple / EMI

Release Date:

20 Dec 1971

Format:

LP, Cassette, CD, VHS

CD Date:

662688000

Original LP Track List:
Side One
01. Introduction – George Harrison & Ravi Shankar
02. Bangla Dhun – Ravi Shankar
Side Two
01. Wah Wah – George Harrison
02. My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
03. Awaiting On You All – George Harrison
04. That’s The Way God Planned It – Billy Preston
Side Three
01. It Don’t Come Easy – Ringo Starr
02. Beware Of Darkness – George Harrison
03. Band Introduction – George Harrison
04. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison
Side Four
01. Jumpin’ Jack Flash / Youngblood – Leon Russell
02. Here Comes The Sun – George Harrison
Side Five
01. A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan
02. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry – Bob Dylan
03. Blowin’ In The Wind – Bob Dylan
04. Mr. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
05. Just Like A Woman – Bob Dylan
Side Six
01. Something – George Harrison
02. Bangladesh – George Harrison

U.S. release was prior to Christmas 1971 on 20 December. The UK release was a few weeks later on 7 January 1972. The concert took place at Madison Square Garden on 1 August 1971.

Original CD Track List (1991)
Disc One
01. Introduction – George Harrison & Ravi Shankar
02. Bangla Dhun – Ravi Shankar
03. Wah Wah – George Harrison
04. My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
05. Awaiting On You All – George Harrison
06. That’s The Way God Planned It – Billy Preston
07. It Don’t Come Easy – Ringo Starr
08. Beware Of Darkness – George Harrison
09. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison
10. Jumpin’ Jack Flash / Youngblood – Leon Russell
Disc Two
01. Here Comes The Sun – George Harrison
02. A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan
03. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry – Bob Dylan
04. Blowin’ In The Wind – Bob Dylan
05. Mr. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
06. Just Like A Woman – Bob Dylan
07. Something – George Harrison
08. Bangladesh – George Harrison

VHS Track List (out of print):
Introduction by George Harrison
Bangla Dhun
Wah-Wah
My Sweet Lord
Awaiting On You All
That’s The Way God Planned It
It Don’t Come Easy
Beware Of Darkness
Band Introduction
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Young Blood
Here Comes The Sun
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Blowin’ In The Wind
Just Like A Woman
Something
Bangla Desh

Performers:
Ravi Shankar, sitar and Ali Akbar Khan, sarod
George Harrison – vocals, guitars
Ringo Starr – vocals, drums, tambourine
Leon Russell – vocals, piano, bass guitar
Billy Preston – vocals, organ
Eric Clapton – guitar
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Klaus Voorman – bass
Jim Keltner – drums
Badfinger (Pete Ham, Tom Evans, Joey Molland and Mike Gibbins) – rhythm guitars, backing vocals, percussion
Jesse Ed Davis – lead guitar
Don Preston – lead guitar, vocals
Carl Radle – bass guitar
The Hollywood Horns (Jim Horn, Allan Beutler, Chuck Findley, Jackie Kelso, Lou McCreary, Ollie Mitchell)
Don Nix, Jo Green, Jeanie Greene, Marlin Greene, Dolores Hall, Claudia Linnear – backing vocals 

Eric Clapton is featured on the following songs: Wah Wah, My Sweet Lord, Awaiting On You All, That’s The Way God Planned It, It Don’t Come Easy, Beware of Darkness, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Youngblood, Something and Bangla Desh.

See also the discography entry for the Concert for Bangladesh / 2005 Remaster