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Paul McCartney must not only have been conscious of his slipping commercial fortunes, he must have realized that his records hadn't been treated seriously for years, so he decided to make a full-fledged comeback effort with Flowers in the Dirt. His most significant move was to write a series of songs with Elvis Costello, some of which appeared on Costello's own Spike and many of which surfaced here. These may not be epochal songs, the way many wished them to be, but McCartney and Costello turn out to be successful collaborators, spurring each other toward interesting work. And, in McCartney's case, that carried over to the album as a whole, as he aimed for more ambitious lyrics, themes, sounds, and productions for Flowers in the Dirt. This didn't necessarily result in a more successful album than its predecessors, but it had more heart, ambition, and nerve, which was certainly welcome. And the moments that did work were pretty terrific. Many of these were McCartney/McManus collaborations, from the moderate hit "My Brave Face" to the duet "You Want Her Too" and "That Day Is Done," but McCartney also demonstrates considerable muscle on his own, from the domestic journal "We Got Married" to the lovely "This One." This increased ambition also means McCartney meanders a bit, writing songs that are more notable for what they try to achieve than what they do, and at times the production is too fussy and inextricably tied to its time, but as a self-styled comeback affair, Flowers in the Dirt works very well.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Chris White, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie McIntosh, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hamish Stuart, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Mccartney, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Dorfsman, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Rhodes, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Bishop, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - Chris Davis, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Whitten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
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Trevor Horn, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Lipson, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Bass, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Mccartney, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Linda Mccartney, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Heff Moraes, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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Paul Mccartney, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer - Neil Dorfsman, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist
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Paul Mccartney, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
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Guy Barker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie McIntosh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Kelly, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Mccartney, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Gilmour, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Dorfsman, Producer, Additional Producer - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Jacobs, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Hamish Stuart, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Mccartney, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Martin, Unknown, Other - Neil Dorfsman, Producer, Additional Producer - Geoff Emerick, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Henderson, Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Phillips, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Whitten, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Trevor Horn, Producer - Steve Lipson, Producer - Paul Mccartney, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Hamish Stuart, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Mccartney, Acoustic Guitar, Tambourine, Vocals, Bass, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Dorfsman, Producer, Additional Producer - Peter Henderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Moakes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tchad Blake, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Whitten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer - Neil Dorfsman, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Trevor Horn, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Lipson, Producer, Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hamish Stuart, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Mccartney, Producer, Flugelhorn, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Bass, Mellotron, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Neil Dorfsman, Producer, Additional Producer - Linda Mccartney, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Heff Moraes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jah Bunny, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Whitten, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hughes, Producer - Ross Cullum, Producer
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Trevor Horn, Producer - Steve Lipson, Producer - Paul Mccartney, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Paul Mccartney, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 MPL Communications Inc/Ltd
Albumbeschreibung
Paul McCartney must not only have been conscious of his slipping commercial fortunes, he must have realized that his records hadn't been treated seriously for years, so he decided to make a full-fledged comeback effort with Flowers in the Dirt. His most significant move was to write a series of songs with Elvis Costello, some of which appeared on Costello's own Spike and many of which surfaced here. These may not be epochal songs, the way many wished them to be, but McCartney and Costello turn out to be successful collaborators, spurring each other toward interesting work. And, in McCartney's case, that carried over to the album as a whole, as he aimed for more ambitious lyrics, themes, sounds, and productions for Flowers in the Dirt. This didn't necessarily result in a more successful album than its predecessors, but it had more heart, ambition, and nerve, which was certainly welcome. And the moments that did work were pretty terrific. Many of these were McCartney/McManus collaborations, from the moderate hit "My Brave Face" to the duet "You Want Her Too" and "That Day Is Done," but McCartney also demonstrates considerable muscle on his own, from the domestic journal "We Got Married" to the lovely "This One." This increased ambition also means McCartney meanders a bit, writing songs that are more notable for what they try to achieve than what they do, and at times the production is too fussy and inextricably tied to its time, but as a self-styled comeback affair, Flowers in the Dirt works very well.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 31 track(s)
- Total length: 01:56:50
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Paul McCartney
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Paul McCartney Catalog
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
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