Japanese Tears

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Japanese Tears
Denny Laine's studio album

Publication
(s)

December 6, 1980 ( UK ) ,
December 1980 ( US )

Label (s) Scratch Records (UK) / Takoma Records (US) / Metronome Musik (Germany)

Format (s)

LP , MC , CD

Genre (s)

Rock music

Title (number)

14th

running time

49 min 09 s

occupation Denny Laine Band:
  • Steve Holley: drums , backing vocals
  • Jo Jo Laine: Singing with Same Mistakes , backing vocals
  • Gordon Sellar: bass ,
  • Mike Piggot: violin

Wings :

  • Denny Seiwell: Drums (1972)
  • Joe English: Drums (1974)
  • Steve Holley: drums (1979)

production

  • Paul McCartney (1972, 1974 and 1979)
  • Denny Laine (1980)

Studio (s)

  • Olympic Studios, London (1972: I Would Only Smile )
  • Sound Shop Studios, Nashville (1974: Send Me the Heart )
  • Lympne Castle (1979: Weep for Love )
  • Rock City Studios, Shepperton (1980)
chronology
Holly Days
(1977)

Back to the Egg (Wings)
(1979)

Japanese Tears Anyone Can Fly
(1982)

Japanese Tears is the third studio album by Denny Laine , who was a member of the group Wings at the time of recording . It was released in the UK on December 6, 1980. In Germany, the album was released under the title Go Now in December 1980.

Emergence

After the release of the album Back to the Egg , the Wings prepared their world tour, which then began from November 23 to December 17, 1979 with a UK tour of 19 concerts. It was to be the Wings' last tour. A tour of Japan did not take place in January 1980 because Paul McCartney was arrested on arrival for possession of hashish . On the return flight from Japan to Europe, Laine composed the song Japanese Tears , which reflects his opinion on the incident.

In the first half of 1980 Denny Laine recorded eleven songs with Wings drummer Steve Holley and other studio musicians. Two of the songs were played live during Wings tours and sung by Denny Laine: Say You Don't Mind was played during the 1972/73 tours, Go Now , a hit by The Moody Blues group , was played during the 1973 and 1975/76 and played the 1979 tour. The Wings were released on the 1976 live album Wings over America .

Denny Laine also used three previously unpublished Wings songs:

  • The song I Would Only Smile , recorded on March 22, 1972, was originally supposed to appear on the planned Wings double album Red Rose Speedway , because the record company did not agree with the idea of ​​releasing a double album others on I Would Only Smile . It wasn't until December 2018 that the song was re-released on Red Rose Speedway's Deluxe Edition .
  • On June 6, 1974, the Wings flew to Nashville , Tennessee , USA. In the Sound Shop Studios in Nashville between June and July 1974, in addition to Junior's Farm and Sally G , which came out as a single in October 1974, Send Me the Heart , a Laine / McCartney composition, was recorded.
  • From May 28 to June 6, 1979, the Wings were to music video recordings at Lympne Castle, where they also recorded the song Weep for Love .

In May 1980, McCartney II , a solo album by Paul McCartney, was released. In July, August and October 1980 the Wings prepared their new studio album, which was not finished. In February 1981 Steve Holley and Laurence Juber left the wings; only Denny Laine worked on the now new Paul McCartney album Tug of War until March 1981 . In March / April 1981 the collaboration with Denny Laine was ended, after which on April 27, 1981 the end of the band Wings was officially announced.

Denny Laine was a founding member of the group Wings on August 3, 1971 and thus the only constant member of the group alongside Paul & Linda McCartney .

Cover design

The cover shows a photo of Denny Laine and his then wife Jo Jo Laine on the front. The reverse shows nine photos of Laine, eight with his wife. The photos are from Dezo Hoffman, the cover concept from Jo Jo Laine.

The German version Go Now had a completely independent cover design.

Track list

With the exception of Send Me the Heart and Go Now, the songs were written by Denny Laine.

page 1

  1. Japanese Tears - 4:43
  2. Danger Zone - 3:06
  3. Clock on the Wall - 4:41
  4. Send Me the Heart (Denny Laine / Paul McCartney) - 3:35
  5. Go Now (Larry Banks / Milton Bennett) - 3:15
  6. Same Mistakes - 3:41
  7. Silver - 4:05

Page 2

  1. Say You Don't Mind - 3:08
  2. Somebody Ought to Know the Way - 3:15
  3. Lovers Light - 3:01
  4. Guess I'm Only Fooling - 2:30
  5. Nothing to Go By - 3:07
  6. I Would Only Smile - 3:18
  7. Weep for Love - 4:32

Republication

The album was re-released in the following years under different titles on different recording companies. The following is a selection:

  • 1982: Denny Laine, Paul McCartney & Friends (South America)
  • 1984: In Flight (Great Britain)
  • 1985: Weep for Love (Great Britain)
  • 1995: Danger Zone (Great Britain)
  • 2005: Send Me the Heart (Netherlands)
  • 2012: Lovers Light (Germany)

Single releases

Japanese Tears

On June 13, 1980, the single Japanese Tears / Guess I'm Only Fooling was released in Great Britain , it could not place in the charts. The single was released in other countries.

Go now

On August 22, 1980, the single Go Now / Say You Don't Mind was released in Great Britain , it could not place in the charts. The single was also released in Germany.

Chart placements

The album couldn't get into the charts.

literature

  • Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms to Hold You - The Solo Compendium . 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4
  • Back cover of the LP In Flight

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ LP Go Now
  2. ↑ Live Say You Don't Mind
  3. ↑ Live Go Now
  4. ↑ Denny Laine, Paul McCartney & Friends (South America)
  5. ↑ In Flight (Great Britain)
  6. ↑ Weep for Love (Great Britain)
  7. ↑ Danger Zone (Great Britain)
  8. ↑ Send Me the Heart (Netherlands)
  9. ↑ Lovers Light (Germany)
  10. ↑ UK single: Japanese Tears
  11. ↑ International release single: Japanese Tears
  12. ↑ UK single: Go Now
  13. ^ German single: Japanese Tears