Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Studio album by Paul McCartney
Released	12 September 2005
Recorded	Winter 2003 - Spring 2005
Genre	Rock
Length	46:53
Label	Parlophone, Capitol, EMI
Producer	Nigel Godrich
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Blender (#41, Oct. 2005, p.139) NME (6/10) link PopMatters link Q (#231, Oct. 2005, p. 120) Rolling Stone link
Paul McCartney chronology
Back in the World (2003) Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005) Ecce Cor Meum (2006)
Alternate cover
Special Edition paper sleeve (CD with DVD). It features an ambigram of McCartney's name

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The album showcases McCartney's gifts for inventive melodies and well-crafted arrangements. McCartney plays almost all of the instruments, making the album something of a throwback to the 1970 McCartney and its sequel, the 1980 McCartney II. In addition, Chaos And Creation In The Backyard marks the first time since 1984's Give My Regards to Broad Street that McCartney was not involved in producing one of his studio albums. McCartney is the first solo album by Paul McCartney and was released in 1970. ... McCartney II is the third solo album by Paul McCartney, the first since the formation of Wings in 1971. ... (book cover) Give My Regards to Broad Street is the title of Paul McCartneys soundtrack album to his self-written film, both released in 1984. ...

Chaos and Creation in the Backyard was McCartney's last rock album release for longtime label EMI. He signed a deal with Hear Music, a newly formed label by Starbucks, in March 2007.^[1] For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Hear Music is the brand name of Starbucks retail music concept. ... For other meanings of the name Starbuck, see Starbuck. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Details

According to McCartney, Godrich was at times blunt in his appraisal of McCartney's songs-in-progress during the making of Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, challenging McCartney to get the best out of the music. Although initially taken aback, McCartney appreciated Godrich's tenacity and honesty and respected him all the more for it.

Advance reviews for Chaos and Creation in the Backyard were very strong and signified that after delivering Flaming Pie, Run Devil Run, Driving Rain and this album — all in uninterrupted succession — McCartney is in a late-career creative peak. Many critics and longtime listeners also acknowledged that the album was unusually reflective and intimate-sounding for McCartney. The sudden shift in direction was generally considered an unexpected and welcome surprise, and resulted in three Grammy nominations for the album, including the coveted award for 'Album of the Year'. Flaming Pie is an album by Paul McCartney, first released in 1997. ... Run Devil Run is an album of mostly obscure 1950s rock and roll songs recorded and released by Paul McCartney in 1999. ... Driving Rain is an album by Paul McCartney, recorded and released in 2001. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

The first single, the upbeat "Fine Line", was released in late August 2005, ahead of the release of Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, and reached #20 in the UK. A second single, "Jenny Wren", reached #22 in the UK that November. The album entered the UK charts at #10 and peaked at #6 in the US, McCartney's highest position there since Flaming Pie in 1997. McCartney has also said that the song Friends To Go is influenced by, and dedicated to George Harrison. Fine Line is a song from Paul McCartneys 2005 album, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. ... Jenny Wren is a song from Paul McCartneys 2005 album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. ... For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation). ...

The cover for Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is from a photograph of McCartney strumming a guitar in his family's back yard in Liverpool, taken by brother Mike McCartney (aka Mike McGear) and originally entitled Paul Under Washing, before being retitled Our Kid Through Mum's Net Curtains. For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Born Peter Michael McCartney (January 7, 1944), Mike McGear is a British performing artist from the 1960s and 1970s, and a brother of Paul McCartney. ...

There was a promotional concert for the album held at Abbey Road Studios, called Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road, recorded July 28 2005, was a live concert given by Paul McCartney at Abbey Road Studios, specifically Studio 2, where many Beatles recordings were made. ...

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Paul McCartney. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an iconic English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ...

1. "Fine Line" – 3:05
   • Paul McCartney - Piano, spinet, bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, shakers, tambourine, vocals
   • Millennia Ensemble - Strings
   • Joby Talbot - String arrangement, conducting
2. "How Kind of You" – 4:47
   • Paul McCartney - Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, flugelhorn, shaker, guerrero, drums, vocals, piano loops, acoustic guitar loops
   • Nigel Godrich - Piano loops, acoustic guitar loops
3. "Jenny Wren" – 3:47
   • Paul McCartney - Acoustic guitar, floor tom, vocals
   • Pedro Eustache - Duduk
4. "At the Mercy" – 2:38
   • Paul McCartney - Piano, electric guitar, bass guitar, cello, vibes, tambourine, organ, vocals
   • Jason Falkner - Electric guitar
   • James Gadson - Drums
   • Millennia Ensemble - Strings, brass
   • Joby Talbot - String arrangement, brass arrangement, conducting
5. "Friends to Go" – 2:43
   • Paul McCartney - Piano, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, drums, tambourine, flugelhorn, melodica, shakers, vocals
6. "English Tea" – 2:12
   • Paul McCartney - Piano, bass guitar, bass drum, recorders, tubular bells, vocals
   • Millennia Ensemble - Strings, brass
   • Joby Talbot - String arrangement, brass arrangement, conducting
7. "Too Much Rain" – 3:24
   • Paul McCartney - Piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, bass guitar, autoharp, drums, maracas, vocals
8. "A Certain Softness" – 2:42
   • Paul McCartney - Classical guitar, bass guitar, piano, harmonium, gong, cymbal, triangle, vocals
   • Jason Falkner - Classical guitar
   • Joey Waronker - Bass drum, bongos, shaker
9. "Riding to Vanity Fair" – 5:07
   • Paul McCartney - Bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, Wurlitzer organ, vocals
   • The Los Angeles Music Players - Strings
   • David Campbell - String arrangement
   • James Gadson - Drums
10. "Follow Me" – 2:31
    • Paul McCartney - Bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, percussion, block, tambourine, vocals
    • Rusty Anderson - Acoustic guitar
    • Brian Ray - Acoustic guitar
    • Abe Laboriel Jnr. - Percussion, block, tambourine
    • Millennia Ensemble - Strings
    • Joby Talbot - String arrangement, conducting
11. "Promise to You Girl" – 3:10
    • Paul McCartney - Piano, bass guitar, electric guitar, drums, Moog synthesizer, tambourine, triangle, shaker, vocals
12. "This Never Happened Before" – 3:24
    • Paul McCartney - Piano, bass guitar, electric guitar, drums, vocals
    • Millennia Ensemble - Strings, brass
    • Joby Talbot - String arrangement, brass arrangement, conducting
13. "Anyway" – 7:22 (actual song ends at 3:50)
    • Contains a hidden track at 4:10: "I've Only Got Two Hands" – 3:12
    • Paul McCartney - Piano, bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, Moog synthesizer, harmonium, vocals
    • Millennia Ensemble - Strings, brass
    • Joby Talbot - String arrangement, brass arrangement, conducting

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Special Edition DVD

• "Between Chaos And Creation" - Documentary (30 mins)
• "Fine Line" - Studio Performance Video (4 mins)
• "Line Art" - 12 Minute Animated Film - drawings by Brian Clarke. Animation by Momoco. (Includes 3 instrumental tracks: "Riding To Vanity Fair", "At the Mercy" and "Anyway").
• "How Kind of You" - DVD Menu (5 mins)

From Promotional Film of Fine Line

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Bonus tracks

In addition to the above tracks, the Japanese release of the CD included the song "She Is So Beautiful". The song was also offered as a free download in Windows Media Audio format to US customers who purchased the CD at Target stores. Other bonus downloadable songs were made available to people who bought the CD at certain other stores, such as Best Buy and Wal-Mart. Also, "Fine Line" and "Jenny Wren" appeared on singles with their running time shortened. Windows Media Audio (WMA) is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft. ... This article is about the United States retail company. ... For the defunct chain of catalog showrooms, see Best Products. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...

There are six songs which were recorded for Chaos not released on the album but were released as B-Sides and on imports:

• "Comfort of Love" - 3:12
• "Growing Up Falling Down" - 3:27
  • Both available on "Fine Line" CD single
• "Summer of '59" - 2:11
  • Available on vinyl "Jenny Wren" single
• "This Loving Game" - 3:15
• "I Want You to Fly" - 5:03
  • Both available on "Jenny Wren" CD single
• "She Is So Beautiful" 3:01
  • On Japanese version of "Chaos..."
• "Jenny Wren (Live From Abbey Road"
  • Exclusive download from Paulmccartney.com (powered by 7 Digital)
  • All songs except "She Is So Beautiful" can be purchased on 7 Digital

Musicians

• Rusty Anderson - Guitar
• David Campbell - String arrangement
• Pedro Eustache - Duduk
• Jason Falkner - Guitar
• James Gadson - Drums
• Nigel Godrich - Loops
• Abe Laboriel Jnr. - Percussion
• The Los Angeles Music Players - Strings
• Paul McCartney - Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, percussion, drums, Moog synthesizer, harmonium, flugelhorn, autoharp, organ, Wurlitzer organ, spinet, melodica, loops, vibes, glockenspiel, cello, recorder
• Millennia Ensemble - Strings, brass
• Brian Ray - Guitar
• Joby Talbot - String arrangement, conducting, brass arrangement
• Joey Waronker - Percussion

Chart positions

• The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on October 1, 2005 at number 6, with first week sales of 91,544 copies. It spent 21 weeks on the chart. It was awarded a gold record by the RIAA on October 25, 2005. It has sold 535,000 units in the US as of April 2007.

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References

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External links

• Chaos and Creation in the Backyard at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages.
• Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005): Reviews at Metacritic.