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"I'd Have You Anytime" is a song written by George Harrison and Bob Dylan, released in 1970 as the opening track of Harrison's first post-Beatles solo album, ''All Things Must Pass''. As such, it was the first solo song many people heard Harrison sing. The pair wrote the song at Dylan's home in Bearsville, near Woodstock in upstate New York, in November 1968. Its creation occurred during a period when Harrison had outgrown his role in the Beatles and Dylan had withdrawn from the pressures of fame to raise a family. "I'd Have You Anytime" is recognised as a statement of friendship between the two musicians, whose meetings from 1964 onwards resulted in changes in musical direction for both Dylan and the Beatles. The song reflects the environment in which it was written, as Harrison's verses urge the shy and elusive Dylan to let down his guard, and the Dylan-composed choruses respond with a message of welcome. As a gentle ballad, "I'd Have You Anytime" went against pop-music convention of the time for an album opener. The recording was co-produced by Phil Spector in London and features a much-admired lead guitar part by Eric Clapton. With the strong public association that existed between Harrison and Dylan by 1970, some music critics remarked on the American singer's presence on ''All Things Must Pass'', even though he did not contribute to the album. Harrison and Dylan went on to enjoy further collaborations after writing the song, culminating in their recording together as members of the Traveling Wilburys in 1988–90. An alternate take of "I'd Have You Anytime", recorded during the ''All Things Must Pass'' sessions, appears on the 2012 Harrison compilation ''Early Takes: Volume 1''. Harrison and Dylan's demo of the song circulates on bootleg compilations, but it has never received an official release. Ralfi Pagán and Evan Rachel Wood are among the artists who have covered "I'd Have You Anytime". ==Background== Bob Dylan first met the Beatles in New York City in August 1964, at the height of the band's fame.〔Miles, p. 165.〕 The meeting was arranged by New York journalist Al Aronowitz,〔Ben Sisario, ("Al Aronowitz, 77, a Pioneer of Rock 'n' Roll Journalism" ), ''New York Times'', 4 August 2005 (retrieved 15 February 2013).〕〔Tillery, p. 137.〕 who later remarked on the significance of this introduction: "Hasn't the whole world benefited? ... The Beatles' magic was in their sound. Bob's magic was in his words. After they met, the Beatles' words got grittier, and Bob invented folk-rock."〔Greene, p. 113.〕 Author Gary Tillery has written of the connection established between Dylan and George Harrison: "Dylan was particularly keen on meeting () Lennon, the writer-artist-intellectual of the group, but the deepest and longest-lasting bond begun that night was with George Harrison. Their two reclusive personalities meshed ..."〔Tillery, p. 31.〕 The connection developed in May 1966, when Harrison, Lennon and Paul McCartney visited Dylan in his London hotel, midway through his controversial world tour with backing band the Hawks.〔Sounes, pp. 161–62, 212.〕 According to musicologist Ian MacDonald, Dylan's relationship with Lennon was a testy, competitive one at times, and Dylan was "cooler" towards McCartney, whose best-known songs he regarded as "sell-outs to soft pop";〔MacDonald, pp. 145, 274.〕 but in producer Bob Johnston's estimation, Lennon, Harrison and McCartney entered the hotel suite as members of the Beatles and departed as three distinct individuals,〔Sounes, pp. 177, 180, 212.〕 such was Dylan's philosophical influence on fellow songwriters at the time.〔Leng, pp. 16, 274.〕 Following his creative peak in mid 1966 with the ''Blonde on Blonde'' double album, Dylan retired to Bearsville, New York, accompanied by the Hawks (soon to become the Band),〔''The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll'', pp. 49, 291.〕 in order to recuperate from a motorcycle crash and raise a family with his wife, Sara Lownds.〔MacDonald, p. 190.〕 Little was heard from him throughout 1967–68, a situation that added to his mystique as music critics and fans awaited his return.〔Clayson, pp. 242–43.〕〔Schaffner, pp. 85, 89.〕 While Dylan was dismissive of the Beatles' landmark album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' (1967),〔Sounes, p. 226.〕〔MacDonald, p. xviii.〕 Harrison remained an avowed fan of Dylan's work – ''Blonde on Blonde'' being the only Western music that Harrison took with him to India in February 1968.〔Leng, p. 274.〕 Following the sessions for the Beatles' White Album, Harrison worked in Los Angeles for much of October and November 1968,〔Miles, p. 313.〕 producing the debut solo album by Jackie Lomax,〔Leng, p. 55.〕 one of the first signings to the Beatles' Apple record label.〔("Is This What You Want?" ), Apple Records (retrieved 21 March 2013).〕 Harrison and his wife, Pattie Boyd, then spent Thanksgiving with the Dylans〔Harrison, p. 164.〕 while staying in the Catskills as guests of manager Albert Grossman.〔Clayson, p. 243.〕〔Spizer, p. 222.〕 Despite Dylan's excitement at their arrival,〔Sounes, p. 236.〕 Harrison found him withdrawn and seemingly lacking in confidence.〔Heylin, p. 295.〕 Music journalist John Harris notes that, unlike in their previous meetings, "there were no hangers-on (time ), Dylan's head was clear, and the protective barriers of cool could come down – which, eventually, they did."〔Harris, p. 68.〕 On the third day, Harrison recalls in his 1980 autobiography, ''I, Me, Mine'', "we got the guitars out and then things loosened up".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I'd Have You Anytime」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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