Flowers in the Dirt
Studio album by Paul McCartney
Released	5 June 1989
Recorded	September 1987 - February 1989
Genre	Rock
Length	53:42
Label	Parlophone/EMI
Producer	Paul McCartney, George Martin, Elvis Costello, Trevor Horn, Steve Lipson, Mitchell Froom Chris Hughes and Neil Dorfsman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Paul McCartney chronology
CHOBA B CCCP (1988) Flowers in the Dirt (1989) Tripping the Live Fantastic (1990)

Flowers in the Dirt is Paul McCartney's comeback album, released in 1989. It was considered a major return upon release for McCartney due to the fact that he was embarking on his first world tour since the Wings Over the World jaunt back in 1975/1976. Flowers in the Dirt was also celebrated due to its musical quality, which earned McCartney his best reviews in years. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... For other uses, see George Martin (disambiguation). ... Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick McManus August 25, 1954) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. ... Trevor Charles Horn, born July 15, 1949 in Durham, England, is a British pop music record producer, songwriter and musician. ... Stephen J. Lipson is a producer and guitarist who has worked with numerous artists, including Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Grace Jones. ... Mitchell Froom is an American musician and record producer. ... Chris Hughes (born on November 26, 1983) co-founded the online social directory, Facebook, in 2004 with Harvard roomates Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... Снова в СССР (English: Back in the USSR or The Russian Album) is an album of rock n roll oldies by Paul McCartney originally released in 1988 exclusively in the Soviet Union. ... Tripping the Live Fantastic is Paul McCartneys first official live album and his first release of concert material since Wings 1976 Wings Over America live package. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... In 1975 and 1976, Paul McCartneys band Wings embarked on the ambitious Wings Over the World tour. ...

After the meager sales that greeted Press to Play, McCartney realized he needed to work much harder on his follow-up. Thus, he not only teamed up with several different producers, but also spent the better part of eighteen months perfecting Flowers in the Dirt. A highlight of the sessions was McCartney's unlikely alliance with Elvis Costello, with whom he composed many new songs. McCartney greatly enjoyed the partnership, even finding that Costello mirrored John Lennon in certain aspects of his personality. Costello would also appear on the album, even co-singing "You Want Her Too" (an update of "The Girl Is Mine") with Paul. Another celebrity guest included was friend David Gilmour from Pink Floyd on his trademark electric guitar. Press to Play is an album by Paul McCartney released in 1986. ... Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick McManus August 25, 1954) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... David Jon Gilmour CBE (born March 6, 1946 in Cambridge) is an English musician best known as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter in the band Pink Floyd. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ...

Knowing full well he intended to launch the biggest tour of his career thus far, McCartney also put together a regular band to take out on the road, and whom would appear in various forms on Flowers in the Dirt. Hamish Stuart was best known for his tenure in Average White Band, while Robbie McIntosh had been a member of The Pretenders. Filling out the sound would be Chris Whitten on drums and Paul Wickens joining McCartney's wife Linda McCartney on keyboards. Hamish Stuart (born 8 October 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a guitarist, singer, composer and record producer. ... The Average White Band (also AWB) is a Scottish funk and R&B band. ... The Pretenders are an Anglo-American rock band. ... Chris Whitten is a British session drummer who provided drums for the classic hits What I Am by Edie Brickell, World Shut your Mouth by Julian Cope and The Whole Of The Moon by The Waterboys. ... Paul Wix Wickens is a keyboardist and composer from Essex, UK. He has been a keyboard player for Paul McCartneys band since 1990, and recently composed the music for the new radio productions of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. ... Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, and animal rights activist. ...

Finally, early in 1989, the project was ready. In May, the Beatlesque "My Brave Face" was released as a single and promptly gave McCartney a US hit, reaching #25 (it would be McCartney's last hit to date), while reaching #18 in the UK. In June, Flowers in the Dirt was released to high anticipation and immediately entered the UK charts at #1, garnering very receptive reviews from all around. In the US, the reaction was better than Press to Play, with the album reaching #21, staying on the charts for a year and going gold, though it still sold beneath expectations. Follow-up singles "This One", "Figure Of Eight"/"Ou Est Le Soleil?" and "Put It There" would all be minor UK hits.

"The Paul McCartney World Tour" opened on 26 September 1989 and would travel the globe (including Japan) until the following July, becoming one of the highest grossing and best reviewed tours of all time. is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

A limited-edition "World Tour Pack" of Flowers in the Dirt, sold in a facsimile trunk, was issued in Britain in October 1989 and America (with British catalog numbers) in January 1990. The set included a bonus single of "Party Party" (released on a one-sided 7" single in vinyl editions of the "World Tour Pack" and a 3" CD-single in compact disc editions of the "World Tour Pack"). In March 1990, limited-edition two-CD set of Flowers in the Dirt was released in Japan. The second disc of the Japanese set included a special message for Japanese fans, an alternate take of "Rough Ride", "Party Party" (previously only available in the "World Tour Pack" edition of the album) as well as many (but not all) of the B-sides associated with Flowers in the Dirt.

In 1993, Flowers in the Dirt was remastered and reissued on CD as part of "The Paul McCartney Collection" series with "Once Upon A Long Ago"'s B-Side "Back On My Feet", "Flying To My Home" ("My Brave Face"'s flip side) and "Figure Of Eight"'s B-Side "Loveliest Thing" all added as bonus tracks.

Track listing

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1. "My Brave Face" (Paul McCartney/Declan MacManus) – 3:18
2. "Rough Ride" – 4:43
3. "You Want Her Too" (McCartney/MacManus) – 3:11
   • A duet with co-writer Elvis Costello (i.e. Declan MacManus)
4. "Distractions" – 4:39
5. "We Got Married" – 4:57
   • Features David Gilmour on lead guitar
6. "Put It There" – 2:07
   • Based upon a saying of McCartney's father, James McCartney
7. "Figure of Eight" – 3:25
   • Re-recorded in September 1989 for its single release as a double A-Side with "Ou Est Le Soleil?"
8. "This One" – 4:10
9. "Don't Be Careless Love" (McCartney/MacManus) – 3:18
10. "That Day is Done" (McCartney/MacManus) – 4:19
11. "How Many People" – 4:14
    • Dedicated to the memory of Chico Mendes, Brazilian Rain Forest Campaigner
12. "Motor of Love" – 6:18
13. "Ou Est Le Soleil?" – 4:45
    • Added to the CD edition of Flowers in the Dirt

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1. "Message" - 0:28
   • A environmental message from Paul to the Japanese fans.
2. "The Long And Winding Road" (John Lennon/McCartney) (sic) - 3:51
   • From the video "Put It There".
3. "Loveliest Thing" - 3:59
4. "Rough Ride" - 4:53
5. "Ou Est Le Soleil (7" Mix)" - 4:50
6. "Mama's Little Girl" - 3:41
7. "Same Time Next Year" - 3:06
8. "Party, Party" (McCartney/Linda McCartney/Robbie McIntosh/Hamish Stuart/Chris Whitten/Paul "Wix" Wickens) - 5:35
9. "P.S. Love Me Do" (McCartney/Lennon) - 3:40
   • The studio version of the combination of two of the Beatle songs owned by MPL Communications. The live version is found on the "Birthday" CD single.

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Charts

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Singles

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References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} norwegiancharts.com Paul McCartney - Flowers In The Dirt
2. ^ Paul McCartney UK Albums Chart Archives
3. ^ ^{a b} Paul McCartney Japanese Oricon Album Charts Archives
4. ^ Paul McCartney US billboard albums chart Archives

External links

• JPGR's Beatles site: Paul McCartney's Flowers in the Dirt