December 19, 2011

Paul McCartney has revealed that he will release a new album in 2012.

The Beatles legend has announced that the as-yet-untitled album will be released on February 6 next year and will feature guest appearances from Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder.

Although a tracklisting for the album is yet to be revealed, McCartney said it would feature covers of songs he was inspired by during his childhood as well as two new compositions.

McCartney said that the tracks chosen for the project were "the songs which inspired the songs" he would later go on to write and also described them as "the songs me and John [Lennon] based quite a few of our things on".

Speaking about songs chosen, he said: "When I kind of got into songwriting, I realised how well structured these songs were and I think I took a lot of my lessons from them.

"I always thought artists like Fred Astaire were very cool. Writers like Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, all of those guys - I just thought the songs were magical," he added. "And then, as I got to be a songwriter I thought it's beautiful, the way they made those song'."

He also gave an insight into the studio sessions, revealing: "It was very spontaneous, kind of organic, which then reminded me of the way we'd work with The Beatles.

"We'd bring a song in, kick it around, when we found a way to do it we'd say 'Okay, let's do a take now' and by the time everyone kind of had an idea of what they were doing, we'd learnt the song. So that's what we did, we did the take live in the studio."

McCartney went on to add:

It was important for me to keep away from the more obvious song choices so, many of the classic standards will be unfamiliar to some people. I hope they are in for a pleasant surprise.

Premium members of the singer's website Paulmccartney.com can also listen to the track 'My Valentine', which is being streamed for the next 24 hours.

Paul McCartney released his last solo studio album, Memory Almost Full, in 2007.

http://www.nme.com/news/p...tney/61060

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Identity said:

December 19, 2011

Paul McCartney has revealed that he will release a new album in 2012.

The Beatles legend has announced that the as-yet-untitled album will be released on February 6 next year and will feature guest appearances from Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder.

Although a tracklisting for the album is yet to be revealed, McCartney said it would feature covers of songs he was inspired by during his childhood as well as two new compositions.

McCartney said that the tracks chosen for the project were "the songs which inspired the songs" he would later go on to write and also described them as "the songs me and John [Lennon] based quite a few of our things on".

Speaking about songs chosen, he said: "When I kind of got into songwriting, I realised how well structured these songs were and I think I took a lot of my lessons from them.

"I always thought artists like Fred Astaire were very cool. Writers like Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, all of those guys - I just thought the songs were magical," he added. "And then, as I got to be a songwriter I thought it's beautiful, the way they made those song'."

He also gave an insight into the studio sessions, revealing: "It was very spontaneous, kind of organic, which then reminded me of the way we'd work with The Beatles.

"We'd bring a song in, kick it around, when we found a way to do it we'd say 'Okay, let's do a take now' and by the time everyone kind of had an idea of what they were doing, we'd learnt the song. So that's what we did, we did the take live in the studio."

McCartney went on to add:

It was important for me to keep away from the more obvious song choices so, many of the classic standards will be unfamiliar to some people. I hope they are in for a pleasant surprise.

Premium members of the singer's website Paulmccartney.com can also listen to the track 'My Valentine', which is being streamed for the next 24 hours.

Paul McCartney released his last solo studio album, Memory Almost Full, in 2007.

http://www.nme.com/news/p...tney/61060

As long as that is the way it stays if this turns into a Santana "Supernatural" type thing and Paul is dueting with Katy Perry and Kesha im have to kill myself.

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So, it's going to be an album of standards?

It will be an album of standards along with two new self-penned tracks, "My Valentine" and "Only Our Hearts".

Finally an old head who decides to work with HIS PEERS... there must be pigs flying

I can't wait to listen to it. I'm in a Macca mood. I've been discovering several McCartney albums recently, and a new album is what I need.

Quite nice...kinda reminds me of Te Amo Corazon

Thanks for the embedded audio. There's nothing quite like a McCartney melody.

I know I sound like a broken record but:

Again with the standards?

Don't he got MONEY?

He also gave an insight into the studio sessions, revealing: "It was very spontaneous, kind of organic, which then reminded me of the way we'd work with The Beatles.

Of course it did!

NDRU said:

Of course it did!

I love it when legends often compared their past work to their current work... like BE MORE HONEST!

Timmy84 said:

I know I sound like a broken record but:

Again with the standards?

Don't he got MONEY?

Can't that be said about Prince and his funk tracks? The dude can't help himself.*

Anyway I really liked that "My Valentine." Some years back he did a similar "nostalgia" gimmick record of covers/originals in Run Devil Run (50s rockers) which I quite enjoyed. So color me intrigued by this one.

*=The way I see it, the world never goes wrong when those old pop musician masters are still out there somewhere cranking out new music. So I view Mr. P and Macca in the same regard. Keep it coming fossils!

RRA said:

Timmy84 said:

I know I sound like a broken record but:

Again with the standards?

Don't he got MONEY?

Can't that be said about Prince and his funk tracks? The dude can't help himself.*

Anyway I really liked that "My Valentine." Some years back he did a similar "nostalgia" gimmick record of covers/originals in Run Devil Run (50s rockers) which I quite enjoyed. So color me intrigued by this one.

*=The way I see it, the world never goes wrong when those old pop musician masters are still out there somewhere cranking out new music. So I view Mr. P and Macca in the same regard. Keep it coming fossils!

I personally don't have a problem with it myself but it seems stereotypical for a "fossil" to record old shit. I rather a younger artist do the old shit... oh wait... NEVERMIND.

Timmy84 said:

I personally don't have a problem with it myself but it seems stereotypical for a "fossil" to record old shit. I rather a younger artist do the old shit... oh wait... NEVERMIND.

I'm not bothered in this case for another reason: Consider all those tracks Paul did that were purposely old timey, dancehall corn: When You're 64, Martha My Dear, Maxwell, etc. I'm intrigued with him tackling the songs he ripped off from in the first place.

^

Don't you worry; there's ample time to pre-order a copy.

IstenSzek said:

What's it been, like 5 years since "chaos & creation in the backyard" ? And I'm still not through with that album. It's just too good. What an amazing collection of songs. Like many, I'm not too keen on a standards disc, I'd rather have one more new album.

IstenSzek said:

What's it been, like 5 years since "chaos & creation in the backyard" ? And I'm still not through with that album. It's just too good. What an amazing collection of songs. Like many, I'm not too keen on a standards disc, I'd rather have one more new album.

He's had a few albums since then. One was mainly sold in Starbucks, one was by "The Fireman", and he recently put out another classical album. He also sang with Ringo on one of his recent records.

The album's title Kisses On The Bottom comes from the album's opening song 'I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter'.

Lyrics in the track include: "I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter and make believe it came from you/ I'm gonna write words oh so sweet/ They're gonna knock me off of my feet/ A lot of kisses on the bottom, I'll be glad I got 'em."

The track list to Kisses On The Bottom is as follows:

'I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter'
'Home (When Shadows Fall)'
'It’s Only A Paper Moon'
'More I Cannot Wish You'
'The Glory Of Love'
'We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)'
'Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive'
'My Valentine'
'Always'
'My Very Good Friend The Milkman'
'Bye Bye Blackbird'
'Get Yourself Another Fool'
'The Inch Worm'
'Only Our Hearts'

'Baby's Request' (Deluxe Edition)
'My One And Only Love' (Deluxe Edition)

I like that.

Anyway, in other related news Paul is booked to play "My Valentine" at the Grammys.

I wonder if there's some more swing based arrangements. It would have been interesting if Paul did Good Night though. Even do it as a duet with Ringo.

MickyDolenz said:

Quite lovely.

I did a bit of research and found that it's an Irving Berlin cover.

Identity said:

I did a bit of research and found that it's an Irving Berlin cover.

I know Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive because I've always liked The Andrews Sisters.

Album preview.

The full album is streaming here.

"Kisses on the Bottom" has got to be the official worst album title ever. SNL could not possibly spoof this cheese fest of a tittle more that it is so cringe-worthy on it's own.

The album title is derived from a lyric by Fats Waller. I would be surprised if the SNL scribes ever heard of him.

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