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Artist: Paul McCartney
Released: 1984, 22 October
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Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
Arrangments: Paul McCartney, George Martin
Paul McCartney - vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards
Linda McCartney - vocals, keyboard
Dave Edmunds - guitar
David Gilmour - guitar
Chris Spedding - guitar
Steve Lukather - vocals, guitar
Ringo Starr - drums
Eric Stewart - vocals, guitar
George Martin - piano
Anne Dudley - synthesizer
Trevor Barstow - keyboards
John Paul Jones, Louis Johnson, Herbie Flowers - bass
Stuart Elliott, Dave Mattacks, Jeff Pocaro - drums
Jody Linscott - percussion
Dick Morrissey - saxophone
Derek Watkins, Jack Armstrong, Stan Sulzmann, John Barclay, Jeffrey Bryant, Allan Donney, Thomas Ferguson, Jerry Hey, Phil Jones, Charles Loper, Henry MacKenzie, Thomas Pergerson, Chris Pyne, Doug Robinson,
Ray Swinfield, Tommy Whittle, Lawrence L. Williams, Rev. Dan Willis, Dave Willis - horns
Label: Capitol 7 46043 2
Tracks 16, 17 are bonus tracks on McCartney collection reissue.
Well, you've got to give Paul McCartney credit for having the courage of his convictions--and the heroism to occasionally fall spectacularly flat on his face pursuing them. The parallel here is Magical Mystery Tour, the half-baked 1967 Beatles TV film that was largely McCartney's conceit. Seventeen years later McCartney figured his solo star power could carry a film vehicle, and so concocted this odd caper tale about the race to find the stolen master tapes to Mac's latest solo album; suffice it to say few critics were assigned to the case. If faint praise is in order, the album is a less painful experience than the film. Still, one has to wonder what drove Mac to rerecord a slate of his best Beatles tunes--along with some of his most tepid solo songs--for this misbegotten star turn. Still, ill conceived though they may be, the performances are stellar throughout, featuring an all-star band that includes old mate Ringo and turns by guitarists Dave Edmunds, Dave Gilmour, and Chris Spedding, as well as contributions by George Martin, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, Eric Stewart, and John Paul Jones. Arguably McCartney's greatest "What was he thinking?!" project. -Jerry McCulley
Bruce Beatlefan (December 29, 2006)
(1) I never saw the movie. All the critics say not to, but those same critics told me to pay no attention to McCartney's post-Beatle career so they're probably all wet.
(2) Three new songs (four if you count that closing-credit muzak, five if you count "Eleanor's Dream", which is reminiscent of George Martin's incidental movie music from Help et al.). "No More Lonely Nights" is a legitimate McCartney classic--superb (with much credit going to David Gilmour for a memorable guitar fadeout). The others, "Not Such a Bad Boy" and "No Values" are okay.
(3) What is it with Paul McCartney and these dorky album covers?? Give My Regards... makes four in a row (McCartney II, Tug of War, Pipes of Peace) in which he looks clueless. Thank goodness he comes back to his senses for Press to Play, probably his best-ever cover.
(4) Paul blows an opportunity to take some strong-but-obscure Wings tracks (like "Letting Go" or "Beware My Love") and bring them back to the limelight. The songs he chose hit me as too recent (Tug of War and Pipes of Peace tracks, less than two years old) or too safe (can't-miss Beatles classics).
(5) Remember the Paul McCartney hue and cry over the Phil Spectorized "Long and Winding Road"? McCartney wanted to shoot the guy for adding the strings and the heavenly choir. Now Paul gets his shot to 'do it right'. And what do we get? Strings and a heavenly choir!!
(6) Is this among my favorite Paul McCartney CD's? No. Am I sorry that I paid for it? No. It's cool.
mat (July 30, 2006)
Eugene (February 22, 2006)
Eduardo Huerta (August 12, 2005)
Han pasado 21 años y siempre he contado esta anécdota, la recuerdo con mucho cariño. Es primera vez que la cuento por internet y espero que alguien por ahí la lea, posiblemente habrá alguien que haya tenido una experiencia similar.
Hay músicos instrumentistas que, toquen con quien toquen, se les reconoce "a primer oido" y debe ser porque su instrumento,sea el que sea, es una especia de prolongación de sus cuerpos y de sus mentes, lo que hace que el sonido creado por ellos sea único, con sello propio, inigualable...
John (July 14, 2005)
If you know this album you can review it.
Give My regards to Broadstreet (July 5, 2010)
Macca's excellent work!! (July 1, 2010)
In the line of the Beatles work, this is a songtrack far beyond any expectations!!
I love it.
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