Sí, precisamente porque en estas canciones no se le fue la mano con los sitetizadores, es una delas razones por las que destacan en este disco.
Después del fracaso de "Gone Troppo", George se centró en su compañía de cine Handmade Films, y no volvió a grabar un álbum hasta 5 años después, cuando hizo un regreso triunfal con "Cloud 9" (1987), considerado su mejor álbum tras "All Things Must Pass". 14 años después de "Give Me Love, Give Me Peace on Earth", George volvía a conseguir un número 1 gracias a su versión de una desconocida canción de los 50, "(Got My Mind) Set on You".
El álbum también fue un éxito. George recuperaba su estilo de siempre, y se rodeaba de colaboradores de lujo: Eric Clapton, Elton John, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne...
Ya desde la portada, donde George luce una espléndida sonrisa, "Cloud 9" transmite buenas vibraciones y lo mucho que se divirtieron grabándolo. Pocas veces ha sonado George tan enérgico. Un buen ejemplo de ello es este magnífico "Fish on the Sand":
FISH ON THE SAND
I know you're in the sun
I know you're close to ev'ryone
At times it's like you don't have a hold on me
I see you in the love
I see you in the moon above
But I want to know that you're not lost inside of me
You know I need you
You know I love you
If I'm not with you
I'm not so much of a man
I'm like a fish on the sand
You call me in the night (you call me in the night)
And hide behind the daylight
You're blowing like a wind, you don't let me see
You know I feel a pain (you know I feel a pain)
I'm tired of playing games with you
Though there's nothing else I want that would set me free
You know I love you
You know I need you
If I can't be with you
I'm not so much of a man
I'm a fish on the sand
No use to no one else, they've all dried up
Watching all our lives go by
I can't believe you'd want to see me crying
I hold you in my heart (hold you in my heart)
I know that you're a part of me
But it's a must to know that you love me too
I look you in the eye (look you in the eye)
You're swimming by my teardrops
But I want to know for sure that you'll let me see
You know I want you
You know I need you
If I'm not with you
I'm not so much of a man
I'm like a fish on the sand
You know I need you
You know I love you
If I'm not with you
I'm not so much of a man
I'm a fish on the sand
Not so much of a man
More a fish on the sand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsEa03p32cg