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George Harrison's seventies recording career ended on a positive note with the release of his excellent, 1979 self-titled solo album, but the eighties started off rough for him. His first album of the new decade, 1981's Somewhere In England, had to be drastically altered against Harrison's will before it was released. That travesty aside, Harrison would record again. The following year, Gone Troppo, one of Harrison's most underrated recordings, was released. How does this album measure up? Read on for my review.

Of all of George Harrison's solo albums, this is probably the most "pop-sounding" one of all. And accordingly, it isn't one of his best albums. I'm NOT saying it's a bad album though; it's actually quite good. As the title may have implied, many of the songs featured here take on somewhat of a "tropical" sound. And, two fairly big hits emerged from this album - the title track, which is an extremely catchy little pop number, as well as That's The Way It Goes, which is the best song featured on this entire album (in my opinion anyway.) And, like with any Harrison album, the non-hits are also excellent. For instance, Wake Up My Love is the song that truly signifies Harrison's entry into the eighties. It's highly underrated! And then, of course, we have Harrison looking back into the past with the fifties, doo-wop styled I Really Love You. George even serves up an instrumental track entitled Greece. Another track worth mentioning is Dream Away, a track from Time Bandits. Although several songs on this recording fall below the high standard that some fans hold for Harrison, there isn't a single "weak" track featured here. In the end you are left with a good album that is severely underrated - enough said.

The "Dark Horse Years" albums released by George Harrison (those studio/live albums released from 1976-1992) have been rereleased, remastered, and in some cases, given bonus tracks. However, I feel that the choices of bonus tracks was very poor in some cases. For example, the bonus track featured on this album is a demo version of Mystical One. Don't get me wrong, this is an excellent demo, but there is a HUGE omission - I Don't Want To Do It, which Harrison recorded for the Porky's Revenge soundtrack. This was one of his finest solo recordings, and the company blew the opportunity to finally put it on a George Harrison album! This means that if fans want that song, they now only have two options - to hunt down that out of print soundtrack for a sake on a single song, or to get it via illegal means (downloading, on a bootleg, etc.) That bites.

What more can I say. Gone Troppo is more of the underrated pop genius that only an early eighties incarnation of George Harrison could shell out. It's not one his strongest works, and not recommended for Harrison newbies, but if you're a fan, don't hesitate to add this one to your collection.

GEORGE HARRISON- "GONE TROPPO" 1982
This album actually deserves a higher ranking, but it isn't quite up to the same standards as some of George's previous albums. "Gone Troppo" was released in secrecy in 1982, with no form of promotions whatsoever. Why did George Harrison do it like this? Who knows? Anyway, George adopts a "tropical" feel for his 7th post-Beatle studio album, which is both fun and interesting. Intertwined through the album are faith-filled songs which George is always known such as "Wake Up My Love" and "Unknown Delight", and the there are silly songs that are what really give the album its flavor and appeal. These are represented by the chorus-voice-filled "I Really Love You" and the incoherent and confusing "Gone Troppo." The song "Dream Away" was also the title song for the Handmade Films movie "Time Bandits" (one of my personal favorites). A very surprising selection is the final song "Circles" which George wrote during the Beatles' "White Album" era. A very fun album that you shouldn't take too seriously, and make sure you read the liner notes for the recipe for cement. At first listen, I am tempted to induct this album into the "What Were They Thinking?" Hall Of Fame, but I think George knew what he was doing the entire time.

Highlights:"I Really Love You"
"Gone Troppo"
"Dream Away"
"Circles"

Blessed to find this disc before the store closed down!
Had this on vinyl and loved every second of it. Contains the "hits" Wake Up My Love and The Stereos' 1962 doo wop classic I Really Love You. These are good, but on side two one great song followed the other. As if this wasn't enough, Dream Away (from the Time Bandits film), was included. Already out of print for quite awhile, I found this at a "Wherehouse" store in Palmdale before the store closed in the mid-nineties. Guest artists Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright lend their talented vocals to such tracks as Baby Don't Run Away and Dream Away. A classic in every sense.