Although " I Want to Tell You " had been the least well-known of Harrison 's three tracks on '' Revolver '' , it gained greater renown after he began performing it live in the early 1990s . A live version from his 1991 Japanese tour with Eric Clapton opens Harrison 's '' Live In Japan '' album , released in 1992 . Harrison said that , even before rehearsals , he had chosen " I Want to Tell You " as the opening song for the tour , which marked his first series of concerts since 1974 , and his first visit to Japan since the Beatles had played there during their 1966 world tour . On this live version , he and Clapton extend the song by each playing a guitar solo . " I Want to Tell You " was also Harrison 's opener at the Natural Law Party Concert , held at London 's Royal Albert Hall in April 1992 , which was his only full-length concert as a solo artist in Britain . In November 2002 , a year after Harrison 's death , Jeff Lynne performed " I Want to Tell You " at the Concert for George tribute , where it served as the first song of the main , Western-music portion of the event . Lynne was backed by a large band , including Clapton and other musicians who had supported Harrison on the 1991 tour and at the Natural Law Party Concert
1991 Japanese tour
George Harrison–Eric Clapton 1991 Japanese Tour
I Want to Tell You