BBC Radio 2 – The Piano Room

Track list

Disc 1

1. This Year's Love

   2:35 • Studio version

2. Stay With Me

   3:25 • Studio version

3. Let Her Down Easy

   3:40 • Studio version

4. God Only Knows

   3:14 • Studio version

5. Viva La Vida

   3:35 • Studio version

6. Somewhere Only We Know

   3:45 • Studio version

7. Every Breaking Wave

   4:27 • Studio version

8. Lady Madonna

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   3:19 • Live

   Concert From "Sold On Song" in London, United Kingdom on Jul 27, 2005

   

9. Practicial Arrangement

   3:10 • Studio version

10. Georgia On My Mind

    4:09 • Studio version

11. Fly Me To The Moon

    2:28 • Studio version

12. Waiting

    2:44 • Studio version

13. Goodbye My Lover

    4:23 • Studio version

14. Hallelujah

    4:25 • Studio version

15. Here I Go Again

    3:18 • Studio version

16. Make You Feel My Love

    4:44 • Studio version

17. Life On Mars

    3:04 • Studio version

Disc 2

1. Read All About It, Pt. III

   6:17 • Studio version

2. How Long Will I Love You

   2:24 • Studio version

3. Just The Way You Are

   4:41 • Studio version

4. With Or Without You

   2:58 • Studio version

5. New York

   3:57 • Studio version

6. Lippy Kids

   5:50 • Studio version

7. Skinny Love

   3:31 • Studio version

8. Symphony

   3:26 • Studio version

9. All Time Love

   3:55 • Studio version

10. You've Got A Friend

    3:28 • Studio version

11. I Can’t Make You Love Me

    3:29 • Studio version

12. Only You

    2:37 • Studio version

13. How Long

    2:52 • Studio version

14. Solitaire

    3:39 • Studio version

15. Such A Night

    6:36 • Studio version

16. Here Comes The Sun

    2:56 • Studio version

17. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

    2:50 • Studio version

Product description on Amazon:

BBC Radio 2 welcomes you to The Piano Room. For the very first time, this unique 2CD set features 34 beautiful recordings of iconic tracks by the biggest and most beloved artists, accompanied by the grandest of instruments, the piano. Superstars such as Ed Sheeran, George Michael, Sam Smith, Michael Buble, Coldplay, Sting, Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, Gregory Porter, Emeli Sande, Snow Patrol, James Blunt and more offer spellbinding versions of either their own classic hits or covers of their own personal favourites. Also features wonderful instrumental versions of The Beatles‘ Here Comes The Sun alongside Rick Wakeman’s breath-taking rendition of David Bowie’s Life On Mars.

The version of “Lady Madonna” appearing on this album comes the radio program Sold On Song, recorded in Abbey Road Studios on 27 July 2005, and broadcast on 17 September that same year.

From BBC.co.uk:

PAUL McCARTNEY – SOLD ON SONG

Paul returned to Studio 2 at Abbey Road, the room where all the Beatles records were made, for an intimate journey through his songwriting history, from his very first Beatles song to the work on his new album “Chaos & Creation In The Backyard”.

Paul talked in depth to Mark Radcliffe, revealing his techniques and secrets and sharing stories of his writing partnership with John Lennon, his work with the Beatles and his solo career before moving on to a ground breaking solo live performance.

Aided and abetted by producer Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Travis) & using a selection of vintage instruments from his own collection (including the bass played by Bill Black on Elvis Presley’s orginal recording of Heartbreak Hotel and the Mellotron & mixing desk used by the Beatles) Paul re-visited his back catalogue in new & revealing ways in front of an audience of just 64 people, including wife Heather, Fran Healy from Travis and Guy Chambers among others.

He re-interpreted old songs, revealed new ones, played some great cover versions & enlisted the audience’s help in a demonstration of “in the moment” songwriting & arranging.

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