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PAUL McCARTNEY Flaming Pie CAPITOL RECORDS C1 7243 8 56500 1 7 (1997 pressing)

Tracklist

A1 The Song We Were Singing Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Jeff LynneHarmony Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Double Bass, Harmonium – Paul McCartney 3:54 A2 The World Tonight Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Jeff LynneHarmony Vocals, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Percussion – Paul McCartney 4:05 A3 If You Wanna Backing Vocals, Guitar – Steve MillerDrums, Guitar, Bass – Paul McCartney 4:37 A4 Somedays Cello – Christian Kampden, Martin LovedayConductor – David Snell (2)Flute – Martin Parry (2), Michael Cox (3)Flute [Alto] – Andy FindonGuitar, Bass – Paul McCartneyHarp – Skalia Kanga*Oboe – Roy Carter (2)Percussion – Gary KettelViola – Levine Andrade, Peter LaleViolin – Jackie Hartley, Keith Pascoe, Peter Manning, Rita Manning 4:15 A5 Young Boy Backing Vocals, Guitar – Steve MillerDrums, Guitar, Bass, Organ – Paul McCartney 3:54 A6 Calico Skies Guitar, Percussion, Other [Knee Slap] – Paul McCartney 2:32 A7 Flaming Pie Backing Vocals, Guitar – Jeff LynneDrums, Guitar, Bass, Piano – Paul McCartney

2:30 B1 Heaven On A Sunday Backing Vocals – James McCartneyBacking Vocals, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Percussion, Harpsichord, Vibraphone – Paul McCartneyBacking Vocals, Guitar – Jeff LynneHorns – John Pigneguy, Michael Thompson (2), Richard Bissill, Richard Watkins 4:26 B2 Used To Be Bad Drums, Bass – Paul McCartneyVocals, Guitar – Steve Miller 4:12 B3 Souvenir Backing Vocals, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Harpsichord – Paul McCartneyBacking Vocals, Guitar – Jeff LynneBaritone Saxophone – Dave BishopSaxophone – Chris 'Snake' Davis*Trumpet – Kevin Robertson (2) 3:41 B4 Little Willow Backing Vocals, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Harpsichord, Mellotron, Percussion – Paul McCartneyBacking Vocals, Guitar, Harpsichord – Jeff Lynne 2:57 B5 Really Love You Backing Vocals, Guitar – Jeff LynneBacking Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano – Paul McCartneyDrums – Ringo Starr 5:17 B6 Beautiful Night Backing Vocals – Linda McCartneyBacking Vocals, Guitar – Jeff LynneBacking Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Organ, Percussion – Paul McCartneyCello – Anthony Pleeth, Martin Loveday, Robert Bailey (2), Stephen OrtonConductor – David Snell (2)Double Bass – Chris Laurence, Robin McGeeDrums – Ringo StarrFlute – Susan MilanHorns – Michael Thompson (2), Nigel Black, Richard WatkinsOboe – David TheodoreTrombone – Andy Fawbert, Richard Edwards (2)Trumpet – Andrew Crowley, John Barclay, Mark BennettViola – Robert Smissen*, Graeme Scott, Ivo Van Der Werff, Levine Andrade, Phiip Dukes, Stephen TeesViolin – Adrian Levine, Belinda Bunt, Bernard Partridge, Bogustav Kostecki, Briony Shaw, David Ogden, David Woodcock, Jackie Hartley, Jeremy Williams (2), Jonathan Rees, Julian Tear, Keith Pascoe, Maciej Rakowski, Marcia Crayford, Rita Manning, Roger Garland 5:08 B7 Great Day Backing Vocals – Linda McCartneyGuitar, Percussion, Other [Knee Slap] – Paul McCartney 2:09

*(all photos are of the actual item)

• Recorded At – Hog Hill Mill
• Licensed To – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – MPL Communications Ltd.
• Mastered At – Masterdisk
• Recorded At – Air Lyndhurst Hall
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios

• Engineer – Bob Kraushaar (tracks: 6, 14), Frank Farrell (tracks: 5), Geoff Emerick (tracks: 1-5, 7-13),Geoff Foster (tracks: 4), Jon Jacobs (tracks: 1-5, 7-13)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Keith Smith (2) (tracks: 1-5, 7-13), Paul Hicks (tracks: 13), Peter Cobbin(tracks: 13)
• Photography By – Linda McCartney
• Producer – George Martin (tracks: 6, 14), Jeff Lynne (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 8, 10-13), Paul McCartney
• Vocals – Paul McCartney
• Written-By – George Martin (tracks: 4, 13), Paul McCartney, Richard Starkey (tracks: 12)

Notes

Tracks: 1-4, 6-14 recorded in Sussex, England. 
Track 7 recorded in Idaho, USA. 
Orchestra on track 4 recorded at AIR Lyndhurst, London. 
Orchestra on track 13 recorded at Abbey Road, London. 

Recordings began: 
1 - 06/11/95 
2- 13/11/95 
3- 11/05/95 
4- 01/11/95 
5- 22/02/95 
8- 16/09/96 
10- 19/02/96 
11- 21/11/95 
12- 14/05/96 
13- 13/05/96 

Recorded: 
6- 02/09/92 
7- 27/02/96 
9- 05/05/95 
14- 07/09/92 Flaming Pie has been enjoying tremendous sales success since its release, as has the first single, The World Tonight, the feature track in the Ivan Reitman film, Father's Day. McCartney was an Artist of the Month at VH-1, and had an entire week dedicated to him on VH-1, culminating with a 90-minute documentary and an overwhelmingly successful live town hall meeting for which more than 1 million viewers tuned in to see Paul answer questions from the audience, over the phone, and from among 3 million questions submitted over the Internet.
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine According to Paul McCartney, working on the Beatles Anthology project inspired him to record an album that was stripped-back, immediate, and fun, one less studied and produced than most of his recent work. In many ways, Flaming Pie fulfills those goals. A largely acoustic collection of simple songs, Flaming Pie is direct and unassuming, and at its best, it recalls the homely charm of McCartney and Ram. McCartney still has a tendency to wallow in trite sentiment, and his more ambitious numbers, like the string-drenched epic "Beautiful Night" or the silly Beatlesque psychedelia of "Flaming Pie," fall a little flat. But when he works on a small scale, as on the waltzing "The Song We Were Singing," "Calico Skies," "Great Day," and "Little Willow," he's gently affecting, and the moderately rocking pop of "The World Tonight" and "Young Boy" is more ingratiating than the pair of aimless bluesy jams with Steve Miller. Even with the filler, which should be expected on any McCartney album, Flaming Pie is one of his most successful latter-day efforts, mainly because McCartney is at his best when he doesn't try so hard and lets his effortless melodic gifts rise to the surface.