Written and sung by George Harrison, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is considered one of the Beatles' masterpieces.

Rolling Stone ranked it #10 in their “100 Best Beatles Songs” list, and listed it as one of the five hundred greatest songs ever recorded.

The lead guitar on this track was performed by Eric Clapton, a lifelong friend of Harrison’s. However, Clapton was not listed in the credits on the album. Clapton was the only guest artist to ever contribute a guitar solo to a Beatles album.