The Boys Of Dungeon Lane

Track list

Disc 1

1. As You Lie There

   Written by Paul McCartney, Andrew Watt

   4:45 • Studio version • A • Stereo

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Harpsichord, Moog, Piano, Producer, Rhodes, Shakers, Vocal percussion, Vocals Ringo Starr : Tambourine Keith Smith : Second engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Andrew Watt : Electric guitar, Producer, Synths, Wurlitzer Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Neil Dawes : Second engineer

   SessionRecording : April 13-16, 2021 ? • Studio : Andrew Watt’s studio • Beverly Hills • USA

2. Lost Horizon

   Written by Paul McCartney

   3:03 • Studio version • A • Stereo

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals Keith Smith : Second engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Andrew Watt : Producer Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Neil Dawes : Second engineer

3. Days We Left Behind

   Written by Paul McCartney

   3:18 • Studio version • A • Stereo

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Lead vocals, Piano, Producer, Pumporgan Keith Smith : Recording, Second engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Andrew Watt : Producer Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

   

4. Ripples In A Pond

   Written by Paul McCartney

   2:43 • Studio version • A • Stereo

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Maracas, Piano, Producer, Vocals Keith Smith : Second engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Mike Davis : Trumpet Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Andrew Watt : Mellotron, Producer, Synths, Tambourine Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Neil Dawes : Second engineer

5. Mountain Top

   Written by Paul McCartney

   3:39 • Studio version • A • Stereo

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Bongos, Book slap, Brenell loops, Drums, Electric guitar, Harpsichord, Maracas, Moog, Moog bass, Piano, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals, Wurlitzer Keith Smith : Second engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Nancy Shevell / McCartney : Spoken word Andrew Watt : Producer Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Neil Dawes : Second engineer

6. Down South

   Written by Paul McCartney

   2:23 • Studio version • A • Stereo

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals Keith Smith : Second engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Andrew Watt : Producer Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Neil Dawes : Second engineer

7. We Two

   Written by Paul McCartney, Andrew Watt

   Studio version • A • Stereo

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Producer, Vocals Keith Smith : Second engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Andrew Watt : Electric guitar, Producer Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Neil Dawes : Second engineer

8. Come Inside

   Written by Paul McCartney, Andrew Watt

   3:13 • Studio version • A • Stereo

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Brenell loop, Drums, Electric guitar, Handclaps, Mellotron, Organ, Piano, Producer, Recorder, Synthesizer, Vocals, Wurlitzer Keith Smith : Second engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Andrew Watt : Acoustic guitar, Brenell loop, Drum loop, Electric guitar, Maracas, Producer, Synthesizer, Tambourine Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Neil Dawes : Second engineer

9. Never Know

   Written by Paul McCartney, Andrew Watt

   4:15 • Studio version • A • Stereo

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Brenell loop, Drums, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Organ, Piano, Producer, Recorder, Vocals, Wurlitzer Keith Smith : Second engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Andrew Watt : Brenell loop, Drum loop, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Neil Dawes : Second engineer

10. Home To Us

    Written by Paul McCartney, Andrew Watt

    3:11 • Studio version • A • Stereo

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Electric guitar, Lead vocals, Piano, Producer Ringo Starr : Drums, Lead vocals, Tambourine Keith Smith : Recording second engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Chrissie Hynde : Backing vocals Andrew Watt : Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Producer Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Sharleen Spiteri : Backing vocals Neil Dawes : Recording second engineer

    

11. Life Can Be Hard

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:15 • Studio version • A • Stereo

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Maracas, Mellotron, Moog, Piano, Producer, Shakers, String arrangement, Synthesizer, Tambourine, Vocals Giles Martin : Big band/woodwind arrangement Keith Smith : Second engineer Ben Foster : Big band/woodwind arrangement, Conductor (big band only) Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Andrew Watt : Acoustic guitar, Producer, Synthesizer Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Neil Dawes : Second engineer Ben Castle : Clarinet

    SessionOrchestral overdubs : June 12, 2024 ? • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road • London • UK

12. First Star Of The Night

    Written by Paul McCartney

    2:57 • Studio version • A • Stereo

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Paper percussion, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals Keith Smith : Second engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Andrew Watt : Producer Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Neil Dawes : Second engineer

13. Salesman Saint

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:20 • Studio version • A • Stereo

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Claps, Drums, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Producer, Spinet, Tambourine, Vocals Giles Martin : Big band brass / string arrangements Keith Smith : Second engineer Ben Foster : Big band brass / string arrangements, Conductor Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Mike Davis : Trumpet Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Andrew Watt : Producer Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Neil Dawes : Second engineer

    SessionOrchestral overdubs : June 12, 2024 ? • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road • London • UK

14. Momma Gets By

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:04 • Studio version • A • Stereo

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Nylon acoustic guitar, Piano, Producer, Vocals Giles Martin : Orchestral arrangement Keith Smith : Second engineer Ben Foster : Conductor, Orchestral arrangement Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Randy Merrill : Mastering engineer Andrew Watt : Producer Ryan Smith : Mastering engineer Paul Lamalfa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Neil Dawes : Second engineer

    SessionOrchestral overdubs : June 12, 2024 ? • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road • London • UK

From Paul McCartney | News | Paul Announces New Album – ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’, March 26, 2026:

⁠The Boys of Dungeon Lane is not only the first new solo album to be released by Paul in over five years; it is a collection of rare and revealing glimpses into memories never-before shared, along with some newly inspired love songs. 

With The Boys of Dungeon Lane, Paul McCartney turns the lens inward, revisiting the formative years that shaped his life. Paul now tells the most personal story of all, his own. The Boys of Dungeon Lane is his most introspective album to date and takes the listener back to where it all began. 

These new songs find Paul in a candid, vulnerable and deeply reflective mood, writing with openness about his childhood in post-war Liverpool, the resilience of his parents, and early adventures shared with George Harrison and John Lennon long before the world had ever heard of Beatlemania.

The album takes its title from one of the tracks which is available now, ‘Days We Left Behind‘, a stripped-back and deeply intimate track that captures the emotional core of the project. Dungeon Lane is a place Paul still sees when returning home: afternoons by the Mersey, birdwatching book in hand, “smoky bars and cheap guitars”, and dreams not yet lived. 

Speaking about Days We Left Behind, Paul said: “This is very much a memory song for me. The album title, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, comes from a lyric in this track. I was thinking just that, about the days I left behind and I do often wonder if I’m just writing about the past but then I think how can you write about anything else? It’s just a lot of memories of Liverpool.  It involves a bit in the middle about John and Forthlin Road which is the street I used to live in. Dungeon Lane is near there.  I used to live in a place called Speke which is quite working class.  We didn’t have much at all but it didn’t matter because all the people were great and you didn’t notice you didn’t have much.” 

As well as being packed with poignant reflections, The Boys of Dungeon Lane also includes new love songs in the inimitable.  Listeners can travel to a world that existed before everything changed, offering memories never previously shared and revealing, with extraordinary honesty.

This is the story before THE story. 

About the creation of the album:  

The Boys of Dungeon Lane was first brought into existence five years ago when Paul met producer Andrew Watt for a cup of tea and an exchange of ideas. While playing around on the guitar during the meeting, Paul happened upon a chord that even he didn’t recognise. Undeterred and driven by his experimental nature, Paul carried on changing one note, then another, until he had a three-chord sequence, which Watt suggested they should record. 

This session yielded the album’s opening track, As You Lie There. Encouraged by his new producer, Paul would flesh out the new track, playing the majority of instruments – much in the spirit of his 1970 solo debut album, McCartney.  So began the journey of what became Paul’s 18th studio album credited solely to Paul.   

Paul’s packed schedule meant that the album was recorded in tight and efficient sessions between legs of global tour dates spanning five years and alternating between Los Angeles and Sussex. With no record label pressure and no deadline, the pair were able to make the album to their own timeline and satisfaction. 

The Boys of Dungeon Lane is musically eclectic and sees Paul across an array of instruments and styles showcasing his broad musicality. There’s Wings style rock, Beatles style harmonies, McCartney style grooves, understated intimacy, melody driven storytelling, character songs.  

Track list: 

As You Lie There 
⁠Lost Horizon 
⁠Days We Left Behind 
⁠Ripples in a Pond 
⁠Mountain Top 
⁠Down South 
⁠We Two 
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⁠Come Inside 
⁠Never Know 
⁠Home to Us  
⁠Life Can Be Hard 
⁠First Star of the Night 
⁠Salesman Saint 
⁠Momma Gets By 

From Paul McCartney | News | Paul Announces New Album – ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’, March 26, 2026

In Japan, the black LP was available with a OBI strip.

List of “The Boys Of Dungeon Lane” album variants

Like it was done for the release of “McCartney III” in 2020, an aggressive marketing strategy was put in place for “The Boys Of Dungeon Lane“, resulting in the release of multiple variants of the album, in the form of coloured vinyls and “exclusive” CDs. Here is a list of those variants.