“Got My Mind Set on You” is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. An edited version of the song was released later in the year as a single on the Dynamic Sound label. In 1987, George Harrison released a cover version of the song as a single, and released it on his album, Cloud Nine. Of Harrison’s three number-one singles in the US, it was the only song not written by Harrison and the only one without religious overtones. Not only was this the last US #1 hit by Harrison, but from any of the ex-Beatles in the US. When the song hit #1, it broke a three-way tie among Harrison, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr, all of whom had two #1 hit singles as solo artists. It also happened to be the #1 single in the US the week immediately preceding the induction of The Beatles into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, making Harrison one of the few inductees to have an active single on the U.S. record charts at the time of induction. Billboard ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1988. The single’s B-side is “Lay His Head”, a remixed version of the unreleased song from Harrison’s originally intended Somewhere in England album. The 12-inch version of the single also adds an extended version of “Got My Mind Set On You”. In the UK the single spent four weeks at number two. It was kept off the number 1 spot by T’Pau’s “China in Your Hand”. The song was included in the Harrison compilation albums Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989 (1989) and Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison (2009). A live version was recorded for his Live in Japan (1992) album. In 2010, AOL radio listeners chose “Got My Mind Set on You” as one of the 10 Best George Harrison Songs, appearing at number 4 on the list. musicrankstoday/george-harrison-got-my-mind-set-on-you.html
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