Run Devil Run (album)
Labels
- Parlophone / EMI ( Europe)
- Capitol Records (USA)
Occupation
- Paul McCartney - vocals, bass, guitar
- David Gilmour - guitar, vocals
- Mick Green - Guitar
- Pete Wingfield - Keyboards
- Geraint Watkins - piano
- Ian Paice, Dave Mattacks - drums
- Chris Hall - Accordion
Studios
- Abbey Road Studios, London
Run Devil Run is the twelfth solo album by Paul McCartney. At the same time it is the thirtieth album Paul McCartney after the breakup of the Beatles, including the Wings albums of The Fireman albums, classic albums, live albums and compilation albums. It was published on 4 October 1999 in the UK and on 5 October 1999 in the United States.
- 6.1 No Other Baby
- 6.2 Promotion and other single releases
- 9.2 Paul & Friends - The PETA Concert for Party Animals
Formation
Almost twelve years after the recording of his first rock 'n' roll album Снова в СССР Paul McCartney decided to take another, so are on the album by Paul McCartney selected rock ' n' roll songs of the 1950s and three new McCartney compositions (What it Is, Try Not to Cry and Fabulous, which was released as a B- side) that fit the music in the album. Run Devil Run is also available for a decisive experience in McCartney's life, as it was his first project after the death of his wife Linda McCartney, who died on 17 April 1998. With the album and the MATCHING appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, Paul McCartney returned to his musical roots.
McCartney tried a live atmosphere in the recordings of the songs create, so how can they hear in the early Beatles songs. As co - producers engaged Paul McCartney Chris Thomas, who had been active in the last Wings album Back to the Egg as a producer, and had held the recordings at Abbey Road Studios where the Beatles had already recorded their albums. As a sideman Paul McCartney invited among others the Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour one, with whom he had already worked together on Rockestra, Give My Regards to Broad Street and Flowers in the Dirt, and Mick Green, who had already participated in Снова в СССР, as well as the Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice. The recording sessions took place from 1 to 5 March, two others on 4 and 5 May 1999.
During a family visit in January 1999 in Atlanta, USA, Paul and James McCartney found in the drugstore Miller's Rexall an agent called Run Devil Run, which is to keep "evil" spirits away. This name was then used for a song and the album.
The album was released on 4 October 1999 and was mostly well received by music critics. In Europe, the album was released as a vinyl LP.
Paul McCartney joined on 11 December 1999 betting in the German entertainment show, dass. and brought his new single No Other Baby dar.
The cover
The cover photo was taken by Dave Fine, the cover design is by Norman Hathaway. More photos that were used for the CD booklet are by Richard Haughton, Mike McCartney, John Hammel and Mike Owen, the drawings are by Klaus Voormann.
Title list
ITunes bonus tracks ( 2007)
Additional expenses
- Same time as the CD album release appeared a limited edition of Run Devil Run in Europe and the U.S. with a Interview CD ( length 40:47 minutes), the interview was conducted by Laura Gross and produced by Eddy Pumer. The two CDs are in a slipcase, which has an altered cover of Run Devil Run.
- In the USA in two retail chains Run Devil Run with a bonus CD with four songs that includes the original versions sold: Blue Jean Bop ( Gene Vincent ), Lonesome Town ( Ricky Nelson), Coquette ( Fats Domino ) and Let's Have a Party ( Wanda Jackson).
For more information about individual songs
In the sources it is mentioned that another four, previously unreleased, songs were recorded: Searchin ', Thumbin ' a Ride, We're Gonna Move and Fools Like Me But it is not proven that these recordings exist.
On October 16th 1999 Studios was recorded in Hollywood, the Buddy Holly song Maybe Baby with Jeff Lynne and Paul McCartney as a producer at Capitol Recording. This recording, however, was intended for the soundtrack of the feature film of the same name. The soundtrack album was released in June 2000; in some countries, Promotion CD singles were produced.
Single releases
No Other Baby
On 9 November 1999, the single No Other Baby / Brown Eyed Handsome Man / Fabulous, on 7 " vinyl single and 5 " CD- single was released in the UK. The 5 "CD- single was released in both stereo and monaural with a different cover. Fabulous comes from the recording session of the album Run Devil Run.
In the U.S. 7 " vinyl single No Other Baby / Try Not to Cry was coupled out on 23 November.
Promotion and other single releases
In the UK, the promotional CD single and promotional 7 " vinyl single Run Devil Run / Blue Jean Bop yet been released.
In the U.S., the promotional CD single, Try Not to Cry appeared.
In the UK, the promotional CD Run Devil Run was still - Album Sampler with the following songs produced: No Other Baby / Brown Eyed Handsome Man / Blue Jean Bop / Run Devil Run / party.
On 7 December 1999 released in the UK a box with the following eight singles:
Music videos have been to the songs No Other Baby and Brown Eyed Handsome Man made .
Chart positions
Reissues
- The album has been remastered not new.
- In May 2007, the album was released in download format.
- On November 10, 2010, the album in the recorded music company Hear Music / Universal Music Group has been re-released.
Video Publications
On 14 December 1999 Paul McCartney with David Gilmour, Ian Paice, Mick Green and Pete Wingfield stepped in front of 300 people on the replica of the Cavern Club. The Beatles had occurred last August 3, 1963 at the Cavern Club and so was the interest of the media size.
The following songs were presented and on 25 June 2001 in the UK and on 19 June 2001 in the U.S. on VHS and DVD, entitled Live at the Cavern Club! published, the director of the concert film was Geoff Wonfor:
The concert was broadcast live over the Internet and sent in the following weeks in abbreviated form in different countries on the radio, which meant that the concert was released on bootlegs.
Paul & Friends - The PETA Concert for Party Animals
On September 18, 1999 Paul McCartney with David Gilmour, Ian Paice, Mick Green and Pete Wingfield since 1993, was the first in the United States and indeed in the Paramount Studios in Hollywood. The charity concert which also Sarah McLachlan, The B-52s and Chrissie Hynde appeared, was in favor of animal rights organization PETA ( People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ). Paul McCartney played the following six songs:
The DVD of this concert was released in January 2002.