Eric Clapton in his personal life, which was troubled by romantic longings and drug and alcohol addiction. He became infatuated with Pattie Boyd, who at the time was married to close friend George Harrison, and withdrew from recording and touring to isolation in his Surrey residence as the band broke up. There he nursed a heroin addiction, which resulted in a lengthy career hiatus interrupted only by the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971 (where he passed out on stage, was revived, and managed to finish his performance). In January 1973, the Who's Pete Townshend organised a comeback concert for Clapton at
That's the Way It Goes (George Harrison song) drums and added snapback echo on the lead vocal. Madinger and Easter view Harrison's choosing to return to the track, five years after its recording, as evidence that he "rather cherished" the song. In another indication of his personal preferences, "That's the Way It Goes" appeared on the 1989 compilation album "Best of Dark Horse". The 1982 mix was used for this release. "That's the Way It Goes" was among the 35 songs that Harrison shortlisted to play on his 1991 Japanese tour with Eric Clapton, which was Harrison's first concert tour since 1974. Harrison, Clapton and the latter's band