McCartney
Studio album by Paul McCartney
Released	17 April 1970
Recorded	Late 1969 – March 1970
Genre	Soft rock
Length	35:03
Label	Apple, EMI
Producer	Paul McCartney
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B) link Rolling Stone (favorable) link
Paul McCartney chronology
McCartney (1970) Ram (1971)

McCartney is the first solo album by Paul McCartney and was released in 1970. It is notable for the fact that McCartney, a multi-instrumentalist, performed the entire album (all instruments and voices) by himself, except for some backing vocals from his first wife, Linda McCartney. McCartney stated that he played "bass, drums, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, piano, Mellotron, organ, toy xylophone, and bow and arrow" on the album. This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work or when driving. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... 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 Academy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Robert Christgau (born April 18, 1942), is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics.[1] In print, his name is sometimes abbreviated as Xgau. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... Ram is Paul McCartneys second solo album, officially credited to Paul and Linda McCartney, and was released in 1971. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... Linda Louise Eastman McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, and animal rights activist. ... The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. ...

History

Recorded privately at his home in London; at Morgan Studios, London; and at Abbey Road Studios, London under the pseudonym "Billy Martin" from late 1969 to March of 1970; the development of McCartney was undertaken as the Beatles were falling apart. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ...

McCartney had been the most keen to keep the band together after they began fracturing in 1968, but with John Lennon's greater interest in performing and being with Yoko Ono, as well as George Harrison's emergence as a fine songwriter, their union was merely a facade for the public after finishing the recording of Abbey Road. 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. ... Yoko Ono Lennon (小野 洋子 Ono Yōko), born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese-American artist and musician. ... For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation). ... Back cover The back cover of the original 1969 UK LP. Note that Her Majesty is not listed, unlike later reissues and the compact disc version—originally making it a hidden track. ...

Accepting that the situation was irretrievable, McCartney decamped with wife Linda McCartney and their new family, including Linda's daughter from her first marriage, Heather, and their newborn, Mary, to their home in London in the autumn of 1969 so he could plot his next move. Linda Louise Eastman McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, and animal rights activist. ... Heather Louise McCartney (nee Heather Louise See) was born on December 31, 1962. ... Mary Anna McCartney (born in London on 28 August 1969) was the first child born to rock photographer Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney of The Beatles. ...

As ever, McCartney had brought his instruments with him, as well as a portable Studer four-track tape recorder, and recorded the ad-libbed "The Lovely Linda" to test the equipment before the year was out. Enjoying the experience, he continued on, composing and improvising new material as he went along and overdubbing himself in the process. By late March 1970, as Phil Spector was concurrently mixing the Let It Be album, the simply-titled McCartney was completed. Studer is a manufacturer of Swiss audio equipment. ... The Tascam 85 16B analogue tape recorder can record 16 tracks of audio on 1 inch (2. ... Sony reel-to-reel tape recorder. ... Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26, 1939) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. ... “Let It Be” redirects here. ...

Scheduled for release on 17 April 1970 the other Beatles realised that McCartney could conflict with the impending Let It Be album and film. The amiable Ringo Starr, whose own first album was almost ready for release, was sent to request that McCartney delay his solo debut. McCartney later commented, "They eventually sent Ringo round to my house at Cavendish with a message: 'We want you to put your release date back, it's for the good of the group', and all of this sort of shit. He was giving me the party line; they just made him come round, so I did something I'd never done before or since: I told him to get out. I had to do something like that in order to assert myself because I was just sinking. I was getting pummelled about the head, in my mind anyway." is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Let It Be” redirects here. ... Richard Starkey Jr, MBE (born 7 July 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. ...

The McCartney album was thus released on 17 April as planned, but not before a major announcement.

On 10 April, McCartney finally broke the facade and publicly announced his departure from the Beatles, signalling the end of the group. The world was stunned and – whether deliberate or not – the media circus surrounding the band's dissolution proved to be beneficial to market McCartney, which was released a week later. Advance copies sent to the press included a Q & A package containing questions McCartney could – and probably would – have been asked about the Beatles' break-up and their future; he gave a strong impression of his views, but stated that he did not know whether the group's break-up would be temporary or permanent. (The complete questionnaire, as well as McCartney's own song-by-song commentary, was included in Richard DiLello's book, The Longest Cocktail Party, as an appendix.) is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Beatles were one of the most influential rock groups in history. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A rock history book by Richard DiLello, published in 1973 by Playboy Press, and reprinted in 1981, detailing the history of the Beatles company Apple Corps, and also the breakup of the Beatles and the beginning of their solo careers. ...

As for McCartney, the album quickly shot to #1 in the US for three weeks, eventually going double platinum. In the UK it was only denied the top spot by the highest-selling album of 1970 (and one of the all-time top-selling albums) Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water, which stayed at #1 for 41 (non-consecutive) weeks. There McCartney debuted straight at #2, where it remained for 3 weeks. The duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are American popular musicians known collectively as Simon and Garfunkel. ... Bridge Over Troubled Water is an album by Simon and Garfunkel released on January 26, 1970. ...

Although McCartney contains several pieces that are considered to be less than profound, it also includes "Every Night" and, more importantly, "Maybe I'm Amazed", one of McCartney's many love songs for his first wife, and one of his most enduring songs. McCartney has subsequently revealed that Linda was instrumental in bolstering his spirits and confidence during the album's making, and helping him out of his depression over losing the Beatles. Shortly after the album's release, George Harrison described "Maybe I'm Amazed" and "That Would Be Something" as "great", and regarded the other tracks as "fair". Every Night is a song written by Paul McCartney while he was on holiday in Greece, and first released on his McCartney album on April 17, 1970. ... Maybe Im Amazed is a song written by Paul McCartney that was first released on his McCartney album on April 17, 1970. ... For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation). ... Maybe Im Amazed is a song written by Paul McCartney that was first released on his McCartney album on April 17, 1970. ... That Would Be Something is a song written by Paul McCartney in Scotland, which was first released on his McCartney album on April 17, 1970. ...

With a raw honesty that had never typified a McCartney-related recording before, McCartney indeed has an unpolished sound; but its minimalist, intimate feel was – and remains – a refreshing change from much of McCartney's more ambitious recorded works. Although some of its initial critics considered it slight (especially compared with the scope of the recent Abbey Road), the album's reputation has increased with time, and McCartney is a firm favourite with many McCartney devotees. Back cover The back cover of the original 1969 UK LP. Note that Her Majesty is not listed, unlike later reissues and the compact disc version—originally making it a hidden track. ...

In 1993, McCartney was remastered and reissued on CD as part of "The Paul McCartney Collection" series.

Track listing

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1. "The Lovely Linda" – 0:44
   • A short acoustic song recorded at his recording studio, in his house.
2. "That Would Be Something" – 2:39
3. "Valentine Day" – 1:40
   • Instrumental
4. "Every Night" – 2:32
5. "Hot as Sun/Glasses" – 2:07
   • "Hot as Sun", one of McCartney's earliest songs, was composed during his Quarrymen days in 1959
   • The beginning of "Glasses" consists of notes being "sung" on the rims of crystal glasses; the track then breaks into a fragment of another McCartney song, "Suicide"
6. "Junk" – 1:55
   • Originally written in 1968 in India where The Beatles were studying transcendental meditation, and demoed at George Harrison's house with some of McCartney's inclusions for the double album The White Album; also subsequently considered for the Abbey Road album
7. "Man We Was Lonely" – 2:57
8. "Oo You" – 2:49
9. "Momma Miss America" – 4:05
   • Originally titled "Rock 'n' Roll Springtime", hence the engineer's announcement at the track's beginning
10. "Teddy Boy" – 2:23
    • Written in 1968 in India, and originally recorded by The Beatles in January 1969 as a contender for the Let It Be project before being dropped
11. "Singalong Junk" – 2:35
    • An instrumental version of "Junk", featuring Mellotron strings
12. "Maybe I'm Amazed" – 3:51
    • Achieved the #338 position in the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list compiled by Rolling Stone magazine in 2004
13. "Kreen-Akrore" – 4:15
    • Instrumental
    • The Kreen-Akrore are a forest Indian tribe living in the Amazon basin of Brazil

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Charts

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Paul McCartney US Billboard Albums Chart Archives
2. ^ norwegiancharts.com Paul McCartney - McCartney
3. ^ Paul McCartney Japanese Oricon Album Charts Archives

• Spitz, Bob (2005). The Beatles. Little Brown. ISBN 0-316-80352-9. 

External links

• JPGR's Beatles site: Paul McCartney's McCartney
• McCartney Album reviews