![]() ![]() So in a way it was a refresher course that set the framework for this album." Produced by Paul, Jeff Lynne and George Martin and featuring a supporting cast of family and friends including Ringo Starr, Steve Miller, Linda McCartney and son James, Flaming Pie is equal parts a masterclass in songcraft and a sustained burst of joyful spontaneity. Recorded largely in the wake of Paul's involvement in the curation and release of The Beatles Anthology series, Flaming Pie was shaped and inspired by that experience, with Paul remarking at the time "(The Beatles Anthology) reminded me of The Beatles' standards and the standards that we reached with the songs. Originally released May 5, 1997, Flaming Pie ended a four-year gap between McCartney studio albums. Two additional EPs will be available for pre-order with "The World Tonight" arriving on June 26 and "Beautiful Night" on July 17. The two music videos for the track have been restored and will also be published on the same day. Also available as a stand alone purchase, the EP recreates the 1997 "Young Boy" maxi single and features the remastered Flaming Pie single "Young Boy," a home recorded version of the song, the original B-side "Looking For You," and excerpts of "Oobu Joobu Part 1", also from the original single. Paul McCartney proudly announces the thirteenth installment in his GRAMMY Award-winning Archive Collection: On July 24, Paul's critically acclaimed and universally beloved tenth solo album Flaming Pie is the latest to receive the Archive Collection treatment, being released on formats including a 5CD/2DVD/4LP Collector's Edition, a 5CD/2DVD Deluxe Edition, plus 3LP, 2LP and 2CD editions.Īll digital pre-orders for the Archive Collection release of Flaming Pie will include YOUNG BOY. The showcase, dubbed Paul McCartney: The Lyrics, will be available to view from November 5th through March 13th.LIMITED NUMBERED DELUXE EDITIONS INCLUDES REMASTERED ORIGINAL ALBUM, BONUS TRACKS, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL, EXCLUSIVE BOOKS, PHOTOS, ARTWORK, & MUCH MORE ![]() And these songs span my entire life.” He also used some of this statement in a teaser video for the tome, which showed photos of the singer from throughout his life and was set to “Calico Skies,” a track on his recently reissued 1997 solo LP, Flaming Pie.īeginning the week of publication, the British Library in London will host a free exhibition of the songwriter’s handwritten lyrics and photos. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I’ve learned serve much the same purpose. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. “The one thing I’ve always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. “More often than I can count, I’ve been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right,” McCartney, now age 79, wrote in the book’s foreword. He accompanies each entry with commentary about his creative process. ![]() ![]() The anthology features McCartney’s handwritten lyrics, previously unpublished photos, drafts, and drawings. It also includes the words to an unrecorded Beatles song, “Tell Me Who He Is,” from the early Sixties McCartney discovered the handwritten lyrics in a notebook while researching the book. The tunes (detailed below) include titles from his work with the Beatles, Wings, and his own solo recordings. Paul McCartney will tell the stories behind 154 songs he wrote throughout his career in his upcoming book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, due out November 2nd. ![]()
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