Release date : Friday, November 27, 2020
Family
By Paul McCartney • EP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
Release date : Friday, November 27, 2020
By Paul McCartney • EP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
EP Nov 20, 2020 • "Holidays" by Paul McCartney released globally
Interview Nov 23, 2020 • Paul McCartney interview for SmartLess
EP Nov 27, 2020 • "Family" by Paul McCartney released globally
Interview Nov 29, 2020 • Paul McCartney interview for New York Times
Article Dec 01, 2020 • Paul McCartney donates signed microphone to charity sale
Next EP Dec 04, 2020 • "Love" by Paul McCartney released globally
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
3:41 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass (?), Drums, Electric guitar (?), Percussion (?), Producer, Tambourine (?), Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Tambourine Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass (?) Henry McCullough : Electric guitar (?) Denny Seiwell : African percussion Heather McCartney : Backing vocals Chris Thomas : Producer Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Bill Price : Mixing engineer Phil Ault : Assistant recording engineer
Session Recording: Mar 14, 1972 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Session Mixing: August 1987 • Studio AIR Studios, London or Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine
4:17 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Spanish guitar, Vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Acoustic guitar (?) Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Joe English : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant engineer Pete Henderson : Assistant engineer Steve Churchyard : Assistant engineer
Session Recording: May 1 to May 31, 1977 • Studio Record Plant Mobile Studio, Fair Carol Yacht, US Virgin Islands
Session Overdubs: November 1977 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Written by Paul McCartney
2:10 • Studio version • A2017 • 2017 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Harmonies, Lead vocal, Orchestra lead, Orchestration, Percussion, Producer Hamish Stuart : Bass, Percussion George Martin : Orchestra lead, Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Neil Dorfsman : Additional production Chris Witten : Hi hat, Percussion Peter Henderson : Computer programming, Recording engineer Lance Phillips : Assistant engineer Sam Okell : Remastering Alex Wharton : Remastering
Session Recording: Apr 22, 1988 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Orchestra overdubs: Nov 28, 1988 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: Jan 20, 1989 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Written by Paul McCartney
4:27 • Studio version • A2020 • 2020 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Acoustic solo, Backing vocal, Bass guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Fender rhodes, Harpsichord, Lead vocal, Percussion, Producer, Vibraphone Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals James McCartney : Electric guitar solo Jeff Lynne : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocal, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Alex Wharton : Remastering Michael Thompson : French horn Richard Bissill : French horn Richard Watkins : French horn John Pineguy : French horn
Session Recording: Started Sep 16, 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
4:10 • Studio version • A2018 • 2018 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Tambourine (?), Vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums, Tambourine (?) Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant Alex Wharton : Remastering Chris Blair : Recording engineer assistant Steve Orchard : Remastering
Session Recording: Jul 24, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 15, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
2:07 • Studio version • A2018 • 2018 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Percussion (?), Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Producer Denny Seiwell : Drums, Percussion Tony Clark : Mixing engineer Tim Geelan : Recording engineer Ted Brosnan : Assistant recording engineer Milt Hinton : Double bass Alex Wharton : Remastering John Leckie : Assistant mixing engineer
Session Recording: Nov 13, 1970 • Studio CBS Studios, New York City
Session Overdubs: Jan 21, 1971 • Studio A&R Studios, New York City
Session Mixing: Nov 10, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
From paulmccartney.com, November 27, 2020:
When Paul was asked to describe the themes of his debut album McCartney 50 years ago, his words were: “Home, Family, Love.” And with photography by daughter Mary McCartney, nephew Sonny McCartney and Paul himself, it’s no surprise that the core theme of ‘family’ is continued on McCartney III.
From guitar solos by son James on ‘Heaven On A Sunday’ to lyrics inspired by his father (‘Put It There’) and Linda’s backing vocals on ‘Bip Bop’, Paul’s music has always been influenced by those nearest to him – his family.
Family is the third instalment in a series of streaming-only EPs released in the build-up to McCartney III, featuring previously released songs that tie in with the themes of the new album.
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