Paul McCartney : McCartney
McCartney
is the debut
studio album
by English musician
Paul McCartney.
It was issued on
Apple Records
in April 1970
after McCartney
had resisted attempts
by his fellow Beatles
to have the
release delayed
to allow for Apple's
previously scheduled titles,
notably the band's
Let It Be album.
McCartney recorded this
solo album during a period
of depression and confusion,
following John Lennon's
private announcement
on September 20, 1969
that he was leaving
the Beatles,
and the conflict over
its release further
estranged McCartney
from his band mates.
A press release in
the form of
a self-interview,
supplied with
UK promotional copies
of McCartney,
led to the announcement
of the group's break-up
on April 10, 1970.
Apart from wife
Linda's vocal contributions,
McCartney performed
the entire album by himself,
playing every instrument.
Featuring loosely arranged
(and in some cases, unfinished)
home recordings,
McCartney
explored the
back-to-basics style
that had been the
original concept
for the
Let It Be
(then titled Get Back)
project in 1969.
Partly as a result of
McCartney's role
in officially ending
the Beatles' career,
the album received an
unfavorable response
from the majority
of music critics,
although the song
"Maybe I'm Amazed"
was consistently singled
out for praise.
Commercially,
McCartney
benefited from the
publicity surrounding
the break-up;
it held the
number 1 position
for three weeks
on the
US Billboard 200 chart
and peaked at
number 2 in Britain
BONUS TRACKS
CD 1
Maybe I'm Amazed
( Isolated Vocal )
Hi Hi Hi
( Isolated Vocal )
Band on The Run
( Isolated Vocal )
CD 2
Suicide
[Out-Take]
Maybe I'm Amazed
(From One Hand Clapping)
Let Me Roll It
( From One Hand Clapping )
Every Night
(Live at Glasgow, 1979)
Hot As Sun
(Live at Glasgow, 1979)
Maybe I'm Amazed
(Live at Glasgow, 1979)
Don't Cry Baby
(Out-Take)
Women Kind
(Demo Version)
Baby Face
( From One Hand Clapping )
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