Written by: Harrison
Recorded: c.1988-2002
Producers: George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Dhani Harrison
Released: 18 November 2002
Available on:
Brainwashed
Personnel
George Harrison: vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele, keyboards
Jeff Lynne: vocals, bass guitar
Jim Keltner: drums
‘Rocking Chair In Hawaii’ is the eleventh song on George Harrison’s Brainwashed album.
Harrison taped a brief version of the song during the All Things Must Pass sessions on 30 June 1970, although it was never properly recorded for the album.
George did a country and western version when he was recording All Things Must Pass. He didn’t have all the words to it and he was sort of yodelling around in the background. I was really surprised because I thought ‘Rocking Chair In Hawaii’ was written since living in Hawaii but it actually had been around in some form since way back when.
Olivia Harrison
I’m going down to the river, gonna take me my rocking chair
Going down to the river, gonna take me my rocking chair
And if those blues don’t leave me
Gonna rock on away from here
‘Rocking Chair In Hawaii’
