George Harrison's widow says that he was preaching to himself

George Harrison's widow Olivia says that some critics and fans misunderstood George's spiritual lyrics as being so serious that they bordered on preachy. Olivia told us that George often used his songs as his own form of spiritual guidance: "He also wrote these things to remind himself. People sometimes accused him of preaching (laughs). But y'know, he was really preaching to himself. He wasn't trying to say, 'You be like this because I'm already like this.' No, he was always trying to remind himself. And that's the reason he liked India so much, because he said that, 'Everywhere you went, there was a reminder.'"

Olivia has just supervised the re-release of George's 1973 Number One album, Living In The Material World, which was the studio followup to his 1970 All Things Must Pass album.

Living In The Material World featured George's second Number One single, "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)," along with such classics as the album's title track, "Sue Me, Sue You Blues" which was written specifically about the Beatles' breakup, "The Lord Loves The One (That Loves The Lord)" which George opened the first show of his 1974 debut solo tour with, "The Day The World Gets 'Round" which was written the day after his 1971 Concerts For Bangladesh, and "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long" which was slated to be the follow up single to "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)," but was pulled from release at the last minute.

The remastered CD includes two bonus tracks -- "Deep Blue," which was originally issued as the B-side to 1971's "Bangla-Desh," and "Miss O'Dell," which was the flip-side to "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)." The new edition marks the first CD release of the two fan favorites.

Also available is a deluxe CD/DVD combo that features a bonus DVD that includes a photo slide show, and a live video version of "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)" from Harrison's 1991 Japanese tour with Eric Clapton.