Wu-Tang Clan – The Heart Gently Weeps
Music video
None of the guest artists appear in it.
“The Heart Gently Weeps” is the first single from the 2007 album 8 Diagrams by the Wu-Tang Clan. The song features an interpolation of The Beatles song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” The vocals are sung by R&B singer Erykah Badu. This song was made using a cover version of the George Harrison song played by the blues guitarist Jimmy Ponder.
Out of respect for George Harrison, RZA, who produced this song, asked Harrison’s son Dhani to play rhythm guitar. It was played using a mint condition Gretsch guitar from 1961 which was given to RZA as a gift from Russell Crowe after they had finished filming American Gangster.
The song features Raekwon, Ghostface, and Method Man rapping and guest singing provided by Erykah Badu. The RZA also confirmed that Stone Mecca, one of the newer Wu-Tang-affiliated groups, contributed backing music to the track.
Co-producer, Recorded By – George Drakoulias
Drums, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards – Stone Mecca
Featuring – Erykah Badu
Featuring, Guitar – Dhani Harrison
Featuring, Lead Guitar – John Frusciante
Mixed By – Steve Thompson
Mixed By [Assistant] – Steve Chahley
Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By, Strings, Programmed By – RZA
Recorded By – Steve Thomas (6)
Written-By – C. Smith*, C. Woods*, D. Coles*, G. Harrison*, R. Diggs*
