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All Things Must Pass is a triple album by English musician George Harrison . Recorded and released in 1970 , the album was Harrison 's first solo work since the break-up of the Beatles in April that year , and his third solo album overall . It includes the hit singles `` My Sweet Lord '' and `` What Is Life '' , as well as songs such as `` Is n't It a Pity '' and the title track that had been turned down for inclusion on releases by the Beatles . The album reflects the influence of Harrison 's musical activities with artists such as Bob Dylan , the Band , Delaney & Bonnie and Billy Preston during 1968 -- 70 , and his growth as an artist beyond his supporting role to former bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney . All Things Must Pass introduced Harrison 's signature sound , the slide guitar , and the spiritual themes that would be present throughout his subsequent solo work . The original vinyl release consisted of two LPs of songs and a third disc of informal jams , titled Apple Jam . Several commentators interpret Barry Feinstein 's album cover photo , showing Harrison surrounded by four garden gnomes , as a statement on his independence from the Beatles .   Production began at London 's Abbey Road Studios in May 1970 , with extensive overdubbing and mixing continuing through October . Among the large cast of backing musicians were Eric Clapton and Delaney & Bonnie 's Friends band -- three of whom formed Derek and the Dominos with Clapton during the recording -- as well as Ringo Starr , Gary Wright , Preston , Klaus Voormann , John Barham , Badfinger and Pete Drake . The sessions produced a double album 's worth of extra material , most of which remains unissued .   All Things Must Pass was critically and commercially successful on release , with long stays at number 1 on charts around the world . The album was co-produced by Phil Spector and employs his Wall of Sound production technique to notable effect ; Ben Gerson of Rolling Stone described the sound as `` Wagnerian , Brucknerian , the music of mountain tops and vast horizons '' . Reflecting the widespread surprise at the assuredness of Harrison 's post-Beatles debut , Melody Makers Richard Williams likened the album to Greta Garbo 's first role in a talking picture and declared : `` Garbo talks ! -- Harrison is free ! '' According to Colin Larkin , writing in the 2011 edition of his Encyclopedia of Popular Music , All Things Must Pass is `` generally rated '' as the best of all the former Beatles ' solo albums .   During the final year of his life , Harrison oversaw a successful reissue campaign to mark the 30th anniversary of the album 's release . Following this reissue , in March 2001 , the set was certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . Among its appearances in critics ' best-album lists , All Things Must Pass was ranked 79th on The Times `` The 100 Best Albums of All Time '' in 1993 , while Rolling Stone currently places it 433rd on the magazine 's `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . In January 2014 , All Things Must Pass was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame .