Editing George Harrison (section)

===''Somewhere in England'' to ''Cloud Nine'': 1980–1987===
The [[murder of John Lennon]] on 8 December 1980 disturbed Harrison and reinforced his decades-long concern about [[stalking|stalkers]].{{sfn|Harry|2003|p=247}} The tragedy was also a deep personal loss, although Harrison and Lennon had little contact in the years before Lennon was killed.{{sfn|Doggett|2009|pp=9–10}}{{refn|group=nb|Their estrangement had been marked by Harrison's longstanding dislike of Lennon's wife [[Yoko Ono]], his refusal to allow her to participate in the Concert for Bangladesh, and, during the last year of Lennon's life, by Harrison's scant mention of Lennon in his autobiography, ''[[I, Me, Mine (book)|I, Me, Mine]]''.{{sfn|Harry|2003|p=246}}}} Following the murder, Harrison commented: "After all we went through together I had and still have great love and respect for John Lennon. I am shocked and stunned."{{sfn|Harry|2003|p=247}} Harrison modified the lyrics of a song he had written for Starr to make the song a tribute to Lennon.{{sfn|Doggett|2009|p=273}} "[[All Those Years Ago]]", which included vocal contributions from Paul and Linda McCartney, as well as Starr's original drum part, peaked at number two in the US charts.{{sfn|George-Warren|2001|p=414}}{{sfn|Harry|2003|pp=17–18}} The single was included on the album ''[[Somewhere in England]]'' in 1981.{{sfn|Harry|2003|pp=17–18, 349–350, 367}}

Harrison did not release any new albums for five years after 1982's ''[[Gone Troppo]]'' received little notice from critics or the public.<ref>{{harvnb|Inglis|2010|p=84}}; {{harvnb|Leng|2006|pp=212, 236}}.</ref> During this period he made several guest appearances, including a 1985 performance at a tribute to [[Carl Perkins]] titled ''[[Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session]]''.{{sfn|Doggett|2009|p=287}}{{refn|group=nb|Harrison's set included "[[That's All Right|That's Alright Mama]]", "[[Glad All Over]]" and "[[Blue Suede Shoes]]".{{sfn|Badman|2001|pp=259–260}}}} In March 1986 he made a surprise appearance during the finale of the [[Heart Beat 86|Birmingham Heart Beat Charity Concert]], an event organised to raise money for the [[Heart Beat 86|Birmingham Children's Hospital]].{{sfn|Badman|2001|p=368}} The following year, he appeared at [[The Prince's Trust]] concert at London's [[Wembley Arena]], performing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Here Comes the Sun".{{sfn|Huntley|2006|pp=202–203}} In February 1987 he joined Dylan, [[John Fogerty]] and [[Jesse Ed Davis]] on stage for a two-hour performance with the blues musician [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]].{{sfn|Badman|2001|p=386}} Harrison recalled: "Bob rang me up and asked if I wanted to come out for the evening and see Taj Mahal&nbsp;... So we went there and had a few of these Mexican beers – and had a few more&nbsp;... Bob says, 'Hey, why don't we all get up and play, and you can sing?' But every time I got near the microphone, Dylan comes up and just starts singing this rubbish in my ear, trying to throw me."{{sfn|Harry|2003|p=92}}

In November 1987, Harrison released the platinum album ''[[Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)|Cloud Nine]]''.{{sfn|Leng|2006|pp=251–253}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Cloud+Nine%22|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202033938/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Cloud+Nine%22|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2013|title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database|access-date=31 December 2012|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA)}}</ref> Co-produced with [[Jeff Lynne]] of [[Electric Light Orchestra]] (ELO), the album included Harrison's rendition of [[James Ray (singer)|James Ray's]] "[[Got My Mind Set on You]]", which went to number one in the US and number two in the UK.<ref name="Cloud9Awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cloud-nine-mw0000193612/awards|title=Cloud Nine – George Harrison : Awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=1 January 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210095524/http://www.allmusic.com/album/cloud-nine-mw0000193612/awards|archive-date=10 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="UKSingles" /> The accompanying music video received substantial airplay,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/got-my-mind-set-on-you-mt0011895188|title=Got My Mind Set on You|last=Planer|first=Lindsay|access-date=1 January 2013|website=AllMusic|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129061539/http://www.allmusic.com/song/got-my-mind-set-on-you-mt0011895188|archive-date=29 November 2012}}</ref> and another single, "[[When We Was Fab]]", a retrospective of the Beatles' career, earned two [[MTV Music Video Award]]s nominations in 1988.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-14-ca-8830-story.html|title=Pop/rock|last=Voland|first=John|date=14 July 1988|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2 January 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210003715/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-07-14/entertainment/ca-8830_1_mtv-music-video-awards-nominations|archive-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> Recorded at his estate in Friar Park, Harrison's slide guitar playing featured prominently on the album, which included several of his long-time musical collaborators, including Clapton, [[Jim Keltner]] and [[Jim Horn]].{{sfn|Leng|2006|pp=246–247}} ''Cloud Nine'' reached number eight and number ten on the US and UK charts respectively, and several tracks from the album achieved placement on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] chart – "[[Devil's Radio]]", "[[This Is Love (George Harrison song)|This Is Love]]" and "[[Cloud 9 (George Harrison song)|Cloud 9]]".<ref name="Cloud9Awards"/>