Give My Regards to Broad Street
Labels
- Parlophone / EMI (UK )
- Columbia Records (USA / Canada )
Occupation
- Paul McCartney: vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, electric harp, bass
- Eric Stewart: vocals, guitar
- Linda McCartney: vocals, keyboard
- David Gilmour, Steve Lukather, Eric Ford, Dave Edmunds, Chris Spedding: guitar
- Pat Halling, Laurie Lewis, Raymond Keenlyside, Tony Gilbert: violin
- Derek Grossmith: clarinet, alto saxophone
- Eddie Mordue: clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Vic Ash Tenor Saxophone
- Ronnie Hughs, Bobby Haughey: Trumpet
- Chris Smith: Trombone
- Jeff Bryant: flugelhorn
- George Martin: piano
- Gerry Butler, Trevor Barstow: Keyboard
- Anne Dudley: Synthesizer
- Russ Stableford: Acoustic Bass
- Herbie Flowers, Louis Johnson, John Paul Jones: Bass
- Jeff Porcaro, Dave Mattacks, Ringo Starr, John Dean: Drums
- Jody Linscott: Percussion
Studios
- A.I.R. Studios, London
- Abbey Road Studios, London
- CTS Studios, London
Give My Regards to Broad Street is the sixth solo album by Paul McCartney. At the same time, it is including the Wings albums the sixteenth album Paul McCartney after the breakup of the Beatles. It was released on 22 October 1984 as a soundtrack to the film music Broad Street.
Formation
McCartney was in 1982 in the middle of the work on his new album, Pipes of Peace, which was partly contain material which had already been incorporated in the 1980/ 1981. He interrupted his work on the album in early November 1982 to devote himself to his long-cherished movie project Broad Street. For the film, he wrote the screenplay, which after a few rejections -. Among others by Richard Lester and David Puttnam - has finally been embraced by director Peter Webb The film deals with a day in the life of Paul McCartney. In the illustrated 14 hours he tries to regain apparently missing master tapes of his new album. The day he graduated Among other recordings, rehearsals and an interview and live performance at the BBC.
The soundtrack to the film was written between November 1982 and July 1984. The shooting of the film had already been completed in late July 1983. A release from the album and film has been postponed to 1984 because in October 1983, first McCartney solo album, Pipes of Peace appeared. Musically, the album was mainly re-recordings of previously published songs, like the Beatles Time: Good Day Sunshine, Yesterday, Here, There and Everywhere, Eleanor Rigby, For No One and The Long and Winding Road, as well as the solo time of Paul McCartney: Wanderlust, Ballroom Dancing, Silly Love Songs and So Bad. New, not yet published, songs are: No More Lonely Nights, Not Such a Bad Boy and No Values as well as film music: Music Corridor and Eleanor 's Dream. Goodnight Princess is an instrumental piece that was not used for the film.
As feedforward to the soundtrack was released on 24 September 1984, the single No More Lonely Nights. The soundtrack was released on October 22, 1984 to coincide with the premiere of the film Broad Street.
Give My Regards to Broad Street is the sixth number-one album for Paul McCartney in the UK and the first album that is no longer placed in the U.S. in the top 20.
In October / November 1980 McCartney had with George Martin in the AIR Studios worked in London at the single We All Stand Together for the short animated film Rupert and the Frog Song; but the single was released on November 12, 1984 in the UK and is not included on the album. The film came as a supporting film to Broad Street in the cinemas.
From September and October 1984 produced Paul McCartney with David Foster nor the songs I Love this House (published in April 1997 on the B - side of the single Young Boy), Lindiana (previously released only on bootlegs) and We Got Married ( the completion of the song took place during the recording of Flowers in the Dirt ).
The cover
The cover shows a photo of Paul McCartney in front of black background, Terry O'Neill created. In addition, the outline of a man is seen with hat, holding the blue box with the master tapes in his hands.
Title list
The numbering refers to the CD release.
1993 Remaster Bonus Tracks
Information about individual songs
In Ballroom Dancing John Paul Jones is heard on electric bass, on No More Lonely Nights David Gilmour plays guitar.
Eleanor Rigby has been added to a long version to extend a six- minute-long classic part called Eleanor 's Dream. This could be taken only cut to the LP due to lower storage capacity as a variety of other titles.
Single releases
No More Lonely Nights
On September 24, 1984 ( USA: October 8, 1984), the single No More Lonely Nights ( Ballad ) / No More Lonely Nights ( Playout Version) appeared. The A-side was cut. The 12 " Maxi Single contains the following songs: No More Lonely Nights (Extended Version) / Silly Love Songs / No More Lonely Nights ( Ballad ). The 12 " Maxi single was released in the U.S. and the UK as a picture disc single.
On 29 October 1984 ( USA: October 1984), the single No More Lonely Nights ( Ballad ) / No More Lonely Nights (Special Dance Version ) appeared. The 12 " Maxi Single contains the following songs: No More Lonely Nights ( Special Dance Mix) / Silly Love Songs / No More Lonely Nights ( Ballad ). The two mixtures of No More Lonely Nights were made by Arthur Baker.
In the UK, a one-sided 12 " promotion Maxi Single No More Lonely Nights was made that has been mixed by Arthur Baker and is not identical with the Special Dance Version. The blending was called Mole mix. The promotional 7 " vinyl singles in the U.S. on either side containing Specifies the stereo version of the A - side. The promotional 12 " vinyl singles in the United States included on the A-side: No More Lonely Nights ( Ballad ) and on the B-side: No More Lonely Nights ( Special Dance Mix). Another promotional 12 " vinyl single in the U.S. contains the A- side: No More Lonely Nights ( Special Dance Mix) and on the B - side: No More Lonely Nights ( Special Dance Mix).
In 1984 Series has been in the U.S. for disc jockeys on the compilation album Hot Tracks, 3 distributed another version of No More Lonely Nights (Extended Edit by Warren Sanford ).
We All Stand Together
On 12 November 1984 the single We All Stand Together / We All Stand Together ( Humming Version) was released in the UK and the Netherlands. In the U.S., not to publish, in Germany it was only available on import. On 3 December 1984, a picture disc single was released in the UK even further in shape format.
Music videos have been made to the single- A-side and B-side No More Lonely Nights (Special Dance Version ).
Chart positions
Video Publications
The feature film Give My Regards to Broad Street was published in November 1985 on VHS tape. A DVD version was released in April 2004.
The VHS video cassette from Rupert and the Frog Song also appeared in November 1985, the cassette also includes the two animated films to the Linda McCartney songs Seaside Woman and Oriental Night Fish. A DVD release in September 2004, on the DVD entitled The Animation Collection, which still contained more animation films by Paul McCartney.
Reissues
- On October 22, 1984, the album without bonus tracks was first published in parallel with the LP on CD.
- In April 1993, the CD was released in a remastered version again with two bonus pieces.
- In May 2007, the album was released in download format.
Criticism
During the movie Broad Street received devastating reviews, the soundtrack was recorded mixed. allmusic criticized that, although re-recorded numerous titles, but were not re-interpreted, but praised the Single No More Lonely Nights as " beautiful mid-tempo number". The Rolling Stone was that the soundtrack was not blamabelstes McCartney's solo album, the compilation with numerous 1:1 remake of his own songs was shameful, however. Kurt Loder critics appeared in Rolling Stone stunned by McCartney's attitude: " McCartney's contempt of his own ability leads to one of the saddest declines in contemporary pop ."
Awards
Paul McCartney received a BAFTA nomination in the Best Original Song category, as well as a Golden Globe nomination in the category of Best Original Song for No More Lonely Nights 1985.