in Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s (1990), Robert Christgau called Harrison "a simpleton, but also a genuine weirdo" whose voice can imitate wah-wah sounds as well as Robert Plant emulates the guitar of Jimmy Page. Christgau added: "And he seems genuinely troubled by evil doings here on the wrong side of the veil of maya, not that there's anything a mere star-in-spite-of-himself can do about it, except write the occasional ditty about playing in a rock and roll band." Writing for Rough Guides in 2006, Chris Ingham described Best of Dark Horse as "excellent" and regretted that the album was no longer available. With The Best of George Harrison the artist's only compilation in print at that time, and "hardly a satisfying one-stop sampler", Ingham continued, "This state of affairs surely can't last much longer." In a 2018 review for Uncut, Peter Watts said that while the 1976–89 period is not widely considered to be the artist's most productive period, "It's a testament to Harrison's talent that he could put together such a strong selection of songs ... and that's without including a couple of charting singles ('This Song', 'This Is Love') or anything by the Traveling Wilburys. Even today, it's the only place you can hear 'Poor Little Girl' and 'Cockamamie Business', making it essential for completists." Track listing The vinyl release omitted "Gone Troppo" and reversed the order of "Crackerbox Palace" and "Cloud 9". "Got My Mind Set on You" closed side one and "Cloud 9" opened side two. The cassette release matched the fifteen-song CD track listing. In this format, "Crackerbox Palace" closed side one and "Cloud 9" opened side two. Personnel Musicians on new recordings ("Poor Little Girl" and "Cockamamie Business") According to Simon Leng: George Harrison – vocals, guitars, banjo, backing vocals Jeff Lynne – bass, keyboards, backing vocals Richard Tandy – piano Ray Cooper – percussion Ian Paice – drums Jim Horn – saxophones, horn arrangements Technical personnel Adapted from the credits in the Best of Dark Horse CD booklet: Phil McDonald – recording and remix engineering Richard Dodd – compilation engineering Wherefore Art? – art design Terry O'Neill – photography Chart positions Sales References Sources 1989 greatest hits albums George Harrison compilation albums Albums produced by George Harrison Albums produced by Jeff Lynne Albums produced by Russ Titelman Dark Horse Records compilation albums Albums recorded at FPSHOT