Thirty Three & 1/3

Thirty Three & 13 (stylised as Thirty Three & 1 on the album cover) is the seventh studio album by English musician George Harrison, released in November 1976. It was Harrison's first album release on his Dark Horse record label, the worldwide distribution for which changed from A&M Records to Warner Bros. as a result of his late delivery of the album's master tapes. Among other misfortunes affecting its creation, Harrison suffered hepatitis midway through recording, and the copyright infringement suit regarding his 1970–71 hit song "My Sweet Lord" was decided in favour of the plaintiff, Bright Tunes Music. The album contains the US top 30 singles "This Song" – Harrison's satire on that lawsuit and the notion of plagiarism in pop music – and "Crackerbox Palace". Despite the problems associated with the album, many music critics recognised Thirty Three & 13 as a return to form for Harrison after his poorly received work during 1974–75, and considered it his strongest collection of songs since 1970's acclaimed All Things Must Pass.

Thirty Three & 13
Studio album by
Released19 November 1976 (1976-11-19)
Recorded24 May–13 September 1976
StudioFPSHOT (Oxfordshire)
GenrePop rock
Length39:15
LabelDark Horse
Producer
George Harrison chronology
The Best of George Harrison
(1976)
Thirty Three & 13
(1976)
George Harrison
(1979)
Singles from Thirty Three & 13
  1. "This Song"
    Released: 15 November 1976
  2. "Crackerbox Palace"
    Released: 24 January 1977 (US)
  3. "True Love"
    Released: 18 February 1977 (UK)
  4. "It's What You Value"
    Released: 31 May 1977 (UK)

Harrison recorded Thirty Three & 13 at his Friar Park home studio, with production assistance from Tom Scott. Other musicians on the recording include Billy Preston, Gary Wright, Willie Weeks, David Foster and Alvin Taylor. Harrison undertook extensive promotion for the album, which included producing comedy-themed video clips for three of the songs, two of which were directed by Monty Python member Eric Idle, and making a number of radio and television appearances. Among the latter was a live performance with singer-songwriter Paul Simon on NBC's Saturday Night Live. The album was remastered in 2004 as part of the Dark Horse Years 1976–1992 reissues following Harrison's death in 2001.

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