Harrison performed " If I Needed Someone " throughout his 1991 Japanese tour with Eric Clapton , a version from which appeared on the 1992 album '' Live in Japan '' . When discussing his choice of material for the tour , which was Harrison 's first since his 1974 North American tour with Ravi Shankar , he told '' Billboard '' that the song was an obvious inclusion , given that the Beatles had played it during their only visit to Japan , in 1966 . On this 1991 live version , in Inglis ' description , Clapton 's " looping guitar solos " complement Harrison 's vocal , which is more prominent than on the Beatles ' original and sung in the style of Dylan . In November 2002 , a year after Harrison 's death , Clapton performed the song at the Concert for George , held at London 's Royal Albert Hall
1991 Japanese tour
George Harrison–Eric Clapton 1991 Japanese Tour
If I Needed Someone