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"Maybe I'm Amazed" | |
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Song by Paul McCartney | |
from the album McCartney | |
Published | Northern Songs |
Released | 17 April 1970 |
Recorded | 22 February 1970 |
Studio | Abbey Road, London |
Genre | |
Length | 3:49 |
Label | Apple |
Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney |
Producer(s) | Paul McCartney |
McCartney track listing | |
13 tracks
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Audio sample | |
"Maybe I'm Amazed" | |
Music video | |
"Maybe I'm Amazed" on YouTube |
"Maybe I'm Amazed" is a song written by English musician Paul McCartney that was first released on his 1970 debut solo album McCartney.
Although the original recording has never been released as a single, a live performance by McCartney's later band Wings, from the live album Wings over America, was. Released in 1977, this version became a top ten hit in the United States and reached number 28 in the United Kingdom.[3][4]
In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Maybe I'm Amazed" number 347 on its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.[5]
History
McCartney wrote the song in 1969, just before the Beatles' break-up. He credited his wife Linda with helping him get through the difficult time.[6] Although most of his debut solo album was recorded at his home in London, McCartney recorded "Maybe I'm Amazed" entirely in EMI's Number Two studio in Abbey Road, on the same day as he recorded "Every Night".[7] He played all the instruments: guitars, bass, piano, organ and drums. Although McCartney declined to release the song as a single in 1970, it nonetheless received a great deal of radio airplay worldwide.[7] A promotional film was made, comprising still photographs of McCartney, his wife Linda, stepdaughter Heather, and daughter Mary,[7] which first aired in the UK on 19 April 1970 on ITV in its own slot, and as a part of an episode of CBS Television's The Ed Sullivan Show.[8]
Reception
Regarded as one of McCartney's finest love songs, it achieved the number 347 position in the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list compiled by Rolling Stone magazine in November 2004,[9] and is the only solo McCartney song to make the list. In a late 2009 Q&A with journalists held in London to promote his live album Good Evening New York City, McCartney said "Maybe I'm Amazed" was "the song he would like to be remembered for in the future".[10]
In a review for the McCartney album on release, Langdon Winner of Rolling Stone described "Maybe I'm Amazed", as "a very powerful song", that states "one of the main sub-themes of the record, that the terrible burden of loneliness can be dispelled by love."[11] Winner continued to describe the track as "the only song on the album that even comes close to McCartney's best efforts of the past. It succeeds marvelously."[11] In a retrospective review for McCartney, Record Collector has highlighted "Maybe I'm Amazed", along with "Every Night" and "Junk", as songs that "still sound absolutely effortless and demonstrate the man's natural genius with a melody".[12] Joe Tangari of Pitchfork similarly evaluated "Maybe I'm Amazed", along with "Junk" and "Singalong Junk", as the "peaks" of McCartney.[13]
Live version
"Maybe I'm Amazed" | ||||
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Single by Wings | ||||
from the album Wings over America | ||||
B-side | "Soily" | |||
Released | 4 February 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 5:11 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Producer(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Wings singles chronology | ||||
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A live recording from the 1976 album Wings over America was released as a single by McCartney's band Wings[6] on 4 February 1977 and reached number 10 in the US on the Billboard pop charts,[14] and number 28 in the UK.[15] This live version is longer than the original and has a slower tempo.
Versions of the song can be heard on several other live McCartney albums including Back in the U.S. and Back in the World. "Maybe I'm Amazed" has become a centrepiece of McCartney's concerts, along with "Band on the Run" and "Live and Let Die". Live versions of the song are available on the 2011 reissue of McCartney.
Track listing
7"
- "Maybe I'm Amazed" – 5:11
- "Soily" – 5:10
12" US Promo, Record Store Day 2013 EP
Side A
- "Maybe I'm Amazed – Short Version (Mono)" – 3:43
- "Maybe I'm Amazed – Album Version (Mono)" – 5:11
Side B
- "Maybe I'm Amazed – Short Version (Stereo)" – 3:43
- "Maybe I'm Amazed – Album Version (Stereo)" – 5:11
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Personnel
According to author John C. Winn:[20]
McCartney studio version:
- Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, bass, piano, organ, drums
- Linda McCartney – backing vocals
Wings Over America live version:[citation needed]
- Paul McCartney – lead vocals, piano
- Linda McCartney – backing vocals, organ
- Denny Laine – backing vocals, bass guitar
- Jimmy McCulloch – lead guitar
- Joe English – drums
Covers
- Faces covered the song for the album Long Player.
- George Lam covered the song for the album Hit Sounds Vol. 8 in 1977.
- Joe Cocker covered the song for the album Heart & Soul.
- Billy Joel covered the song for the tribute album The Art of McCartney.[21]
- Soul singer Carleen Anderson reached no.24 in the UK singles charts with a cover in 1998.
- Contemporary Christian Music Artist Bryan Duncan covered the song on his 13th studio album Joyride in 2001 backed by a full gospel choir led by Donnie McClurkin. Duncan also covered the song with The NehoSoul Band on Music City Live in 2004.
References
- ^ Sendejas Jr., Jesse (7 August 2014). "The '70s' Seven Sexiest Soft-Rock Songs". Houston Press.
- ^ Kot, Greg (2004). "Paul McCartney". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 527–28. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Paul McCartney Charts and Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Maybe I'm Amazed in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Maybe I'm Amazed by Paul McCartney Songfacts". songfacts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ a b c "Paul McCartney: Maybe I'm Amazed | The Beatles Bible". beatlesbible.com. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970–2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 978-0-7119-8307-6.
- ^ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. November 2004. Archived from the original on 20 November 2007.
- ^ "The song Paul McCartney would like to be remembered for". Época (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 November 2009.
- ^ a b Winner, Langdon (14 May 1970). "McCartney". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Paul McCartney: McCartney". Record Collector. July 2011. p. 95.
The likes of 'Every Night,' 'Junk,' and 'Maybe I'm Amazed' still sound absolutely effortless and demonstrate the man's natural genius with a melody.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (15 June 2011). "Paul McCartney: McCartney / McCartney II Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Paul McCartney singles". allmusic. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ Calkin, Graham (200). "Paul McCartney – Maybe I'm Amazed". jpgr.com. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 2, 1977". Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 31, 1977". Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Winn 2009, p. 374.
- ^ "The Art of McCartney – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
Sources
- Winn, John C. (2009). That Magic Feeling: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966–1970. New York City: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-45239-9.
- 1970 songs
- 1971 singles
- 1977 singles
- 1970s ballads
- Rock ballads
- Paul McCartney songs
- Faces (band) songs
- Paul McCartney and Wings songs
- Songs written by Paul McCartney
- Apple Records singles
- Capitol Records singles
- Song recordings produced by Paul McCartney
- Jem (singer) songs
- Norah Jones songs
- Music published by MPL Music Publishing
- Live singles