Miss O'Dell
1973 single by George Harrison / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Miss O'Dell" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released as the B-side of his 1973 hit single "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)". Like Leon Russell's "Pisces Apple Lady", it was inspired by Chris O'Dell, a former Apple employee, and variously assistant and facilitator to musical acts such as the Beatles, Derek & the Dominos, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Santana. Harrison wrote the song in Los Angeles in April 1971 while waiting for O'Dell to pay him a visit at his rented home. As well as reflecting her failure to keep the appointment, the lyrics provide a light-hearted insight into the Los Angeles music scene and comment on the growing crisis in East Pakistan that led Harrison to stage the Concert for Bangladesh in August that year.
"Miss O'Dell" | ||||
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Single by George Harrison | ||||
A-side | "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" | |||
Released | 7 May 1973 | |||
Recorded | October 1972–February 1973 Apple Studio, London; FPSHOT, Oxfordshire | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 2:33 | |||
Label | Apple | |||
Songwriter(s) | George Harrison | |||
Producer(s) | George Harrison | |||
George Harrison singles chronology | ||||
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Harrison recorded "Miss O'Dell" in England between October 1972 and February 1973, during the sessions for his Living in the Material World album. The arrangement reflects the influence of Dylan, and the recording is notable for Harrison breaking into laughter midway through the verses. A popular B-side, "Miss O'Dell" was unavailable officially for over 30 years after this initial release, until its inclusion as a bonus track on the 2006 reissue of Living in the Material World. An alternate, laughter-free vocal take of the song circulates on Harrison bootleg CDs and was included on the DVD accompanying the deluxe edition of Living in the Material World in 2006. O'Dell named her 2009 autobiography after the song.