The lead single from the album, 'Got My Mind Set On You' was released on 12 October 1987. 'Lay His Head', a leftover from the Somewhere In England album, was on the b-side. A 12″ vinyl single also contained an extended mix of 'Got My Mind Set On You'.On this date in 1987, GEORGE HARRISON released the single GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU, a song written and composed by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962 (Oct 12, 1987). Harrison bought a copy of this James Ray single in the summer of 1963 when visiting his sister Louise in Illinois.
It is best known for the cover version released by George Harrison (single Got My Mind Set on You, October 1987). It was included in his 1987 album Cloud Nine. Of Harrison's three number one singles in the U.S., it was the only song not written by Harrison and the only one without religious overtones.
Harrison's "Got My Mind Set on You" was written by Rudy Clark and recorded and released by singer James Ray as "I've Got My Mind Set on You" in 1962.
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