The title of Harrison's album was initially "Faster", after his F1 tribute song, until he opted for "George Harrison". It was issued on his Dark Horse record label on 14 February 1979, with "Faster" sequenced as the opening track on side two of the LP. In the album credits, Harrison dedicated "Faster" to "the Entire Formula One Circus" and to the memory of Ronnie Peterson, who had died in September 1978 following his opening-lap crash in the Italian Grand Prix. The credits and the song's lyrics filled one side of the inner sleeve, along with a photo of Harrison and Stewart taken at the 1978 British Grand Prix.