Released in 1991
Crises - Stop. Wait.
Written by Paul McCartney • Carl Davis
Last updated on July 11, 2019
Released in 1991
Written by Paul McCartney • Carl Davis
Last updated on July 11, 2019
Album This song officially appears on the Liverpool Oratorio Official album.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1991
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
Crises - The World You're Coming Into
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
Crises - Do You Know Who You Are...
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
Crises - Ghosts of the Past Left Behind
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
Crises - Do We Live in a World..., aka. Save The Child
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
“Stop. Wait.” is the eight track of the seventh movement – entitled “Crises” – of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio, released in 1991.
VII: CRISES. Mary Dee sings to the child inside of her, fretting for it’s future, Shanty arrives home slightly drunk, short-tempered and demanding dinner. They row over money and Shanty’s feelings of inadequacy. Shanty wounds her by doubting her love and Mary Dee storms out – telling him, as she goes, that she is pregnant. In her blind anger and her hurt, she runs in front of a car and is knocked down. In hospital, a nurse wills her to live as – in delirium – Mary Dee sees the ghosts again. She fights to cling on to the life of her baby as the ghosts try to steal it from her. At her bed, Shanty prays, promising to reform if only Mary Dee and the baby are saved.
“Liverpool Oratorio” liner notes
[Chorus]
Stop
Wait
Hold on
Hold on to life
Stay
[Hospital]
Official album • Released in 1991
2:03 • Live • L1
Paul McCartney : Executive producer Eddie Klein : Additional engineer John Timperley : Balance engineer Carl Davis : Orchestra conductor Peter Mew : Additional engineer, Editor John Fraser : Producer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra : Orchestra Timothy Walden : Solo cello (?) Nic Raine : Assistant to carl davis Martin Astle : Additional engineer Tom Leader : Additional engineer, Editor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir : Choir Choristers of Liverpool Cathedral : Choir Ian Tracey : Chorus master and master of the choriste
Concert From the concert in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Jun 28, 1991
“Crises - Stop. Wait.” has been played in 6 concerts.
Jul 27, 2024 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
Jul 21, 2024 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
Jul 20, 2024 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
Jul 18, 2024 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
Liverpool • Liverpool Cathedral • United Kingdom
Jun 29, 1991 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
See all concerts where “Crises - Stop. Wait.” has been played
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