George Harrison - Living In The Material World

year 73 review: Living in the Material World (1973), George Harrison’s fourth solo album and second following the break-up of the Beatles, was a return to humble pop music after experimental asides (1968’s Wonderwall Music and 1969’s Electronic Sound) and sprawling artistic liberation (1970’s three-LP All Things Must Pass) were shaken from his then-prolific system. It was his second #1 album in three years (it would also be the last #1 album of his career), and in a year inundated with solo Beatles’ hit singles (Paul McCartney’s “Hi, Hi, Hi”, “Live and Let Die”, and “My Love”; Ringo Starr’s “Photograph"), boasted the effervescent “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)”, a #1 single that remains one of Harrison’s most iconic and well-loved—both the album and the single knocked McCartney and Wings from the top of the charts.