![]() His subsequent albums were moderately successful, receiving silver, gold and platinum certifications by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and RIAA. The album produced chart-topper "My Sweet Lord" and "What Is Life". It was certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and became the best-selling album by any of the former Beatles. Harrison's next album was the experimental Electronic Sound, which was the second and last album released by the short-lived recording label Zapple Records His first album after the Beatles' break-up, All Things Must Pass, was released by Apple Records on 27 November 1970. After the official announcement of the Beatles' break-up on 31 December 1970 in a McCartney press release, all four members remained active, either as solo artists or as members of other bands. The album peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 chart. It was the first official solo album by one of the Beatles and Apple Records' first LP release. George Harrison's debut album was Wonderwall Music, the soundtrack album for Wonderwall. ![]() ![]() Harrison's wrote such successful and influential tracks as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something". Later he also tested with the slide guitar, which he used on the last three Beatles albums. After a meeting with Indian musician Ravi Shankar, Harrison was introduced to the sitar, which was used in songs like "Within You Without You" and "The Inner Light". Harrison's songwriting skills progressed considerably in the last Beatles years. John Lennon's impulsive rhythm guitar playing and McCartney and Lennon's ability for writing and composing songs led Harrison to his nickname of the "quiet Beatle". ![]() The band was renamed The Beatles two years later, with Harrison as the lead guitarist. Around this time he was invited by his friend Paul McCartney to watch the skiffle band The Quarrymen playing, of which he became a member in 1958. Harrison's career began with skiffle group "The Rebels", which he formed with his brother Peter and a friend, Arthur Kelly. The discography of the English singer-songwriter George Harrison consists of eleven studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, thirty-two singles, one soundtrack album and two video albums.
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