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"Crackerbox Palace" 
Single by George Harrison from the album Thirty Three & 1/3 B-side "Learning How To Love You" Released 24 January 1977 Format vinyl record 7" Recorded 1976 Genre Rock, Pop Length 3:58 Label Dark Horse Records (US) Writer(s) George Harrison Producer George Harrison George Harrison singles chronology "This Song"
(1976)"Crackerbox Palace"
(1977)"True Love"
(1977)Thirty Three & 1/3 track listing 10 tracks - Side one
- "Woman Don't You Cry for Me"
- "Dear One"
- "Beautiful Girl"
- "This Song"
- "See Yourself"
- Side two
- "It's What You Value"
- "True Love"
- "Pure Smokey"
- "Crackerbox Palace"
- "Learning How to Love You"
"Crackerbox Palace" is the ninth track on George Harrison's 1976 album, Thirty Three & 1/3. The song was released as the second single from the album and reached #19 on the American pop charts.
History
The song was inspired by Harrison's meeting with a man named George Greif.[1] At the 1975 Midem Music Festival, Harrison met the man and remarked to him that he resembled the late comedian Lord Buckley (Harrison had admired Buckley for many years).[1] As chance would have it, Greif was Buckley's former manager, and he invited Harrison to come see Buckley's old Los Angeles home, which he called "Crackerbox Palace."[1] Thinking that it had the making of a song, Harrison jotted the words "Crackerbox Palace" down on a cigarette pack, and later wrote the song.[1] The song includes references to Greif ("I met a Mr. Greif") and to Lord Buckley ("know that the Lord is well and inside of you").[1]
A whimsical music video accompanied the single and was first shown on the November 20, 1976 episode of Saturday Night Live. Directed by Monty Python's Eric Idle, the video featured Harrison, Neil Innes (as the carriage-pushing nanny/mother), and various other celebrities. Harrison's then-girlfriend (and future wife), Olivia Arias, can briefly be seen as one of the two lingerie-clad women on his bed. The film was shot in and around the grounds of Harrison's home, Friar Park.
Notes
- ^ a b c d e (2004) Album notes for Thirty Three & 1/3 by George Harrison, p. 5 [CD booklet]. Dark Horse Records.
George Harrison singles discography 1970s 1970: "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" (US)
1971: "My Sweet Lord" / "What Is Life" (UK) · "Bangla Desh" / "Deep Blue" · "What Is Life" / "Apple Scruffs"
1973: "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" / "Miss O'Dell"
1974: "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" / "I Don't Care Anymore"
1975: "Dark Horse" / "I Don't Care Anymore" · "You" / "World of Stone" · "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" / "Maya Love"
1976: "This Song" / "Learning How To Love You"
1977: "Crackerbox Palace" / "Learning How To Love You" · "True Love" / "Pure Smokey" · "It's What You Value" / " Woman Don't You Cry For Me"
1979: "Blow Away" / "Soft Touch" · "Love Comes to Everyone" / "Soft-Hearted Hana" · "Faster" / "Your Love Is Forever"1980s 1981: "All Those Years Ago" / "Writing's On The Wall" · "Teardrops" / "Save the World"
1982: "Wake Up My Love" / "Greece"
1983: "I Really Love You" / "Circles" · "Dream Away" / "Unknown Delight"
1985: "I Don't Want to Do It" / "Queen of the Hop"
1986: "Shanghai Surprise"
1987: "Got My Mind Set on You" / "Lay His Head" · "Devil's Radio"
1988: "When We Was Fab" / "Zig Zag" · "Cloud 9" · "This Is Love" / "Breath Away From Heaven"
1989: "Cheer Down" / "That's What It Takes" (US) · "Cheer Down" / "Poor Little Girl" (UK) · "Poor Little Girl" / "Gone Troppo"2000s Categories:- George Harrison songs
- 1977 singles
- Songs written by George Harrison
- Music published by Harrisongs
- Songs produced by George Harrison
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