"Love Comes to Everyone" | ||||
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Single by George Harrison | ||||
from the album George Harrison | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 20 April 1979 (UK) 11 May 1979 (US) | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Pop rock,[1] R&B | |||
Length | 4:36 (album version) 3:35 (single edit) | |||
Label | Dark Horse | |||
Songwriter(s) | George Harrison | |||
Producer(s) | George Harrison, Russ Titelman | |||
George Harrison singles chronology | ||||
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George Harrison track listing | ||||
10 tracks |
"Love Comes to Everyone" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison from his 1979 album George Harrison. It is the opening track on the album and was also issued as the second single, after "Blow Away". The song reflects Harrison's contentment in his personal life as he was soon to become a father for the first time and married his second wife, Olivia Arias. Despite its commercial qualities, and contrary to some reviewers' predictions at the time of release, the song failed to become a hit.
The lyrics to the song refer to human love and spiritual love as one, furthering a characteristic of Harrison's songwriting. He recorded the track at his Friar Park home studio in England in 1978 following a year away from the music industry. The recording includes synthesizer solos played by Steve Winwood and a guitar contribution from Eric Clapton over the intro to the track. Clapton's presence on the song formally signalled the continuation of his and Harrison's musical friendship after the potential complications presented by Clapton having eloped with Pattie Boyd, Harrison's first wife, in 1974.
Harrison included "Love Comes to Everyone" on his Dark Horse Records compilation Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989. Clapton covered the song on his 2005 album Back Home as a tribute to Harrison, four years after his death.