Run Devil Run

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Run Devil Run
Paul McCartney's studio album

Publication
(s)

October 4, 1999 ( UK ) ,
October 5, 1999 ( US )

Label (s)

Format (s)

LP , MC , CD , download

Genre (s)

Rock and roll

Title (number)

15th

running time

40 min 48 s

occupation

production

Studio (s)

Abbey Road Studios , London

chronology
Rushes
(1998) 		Run Devil Run Working Classical
(1999)

Run Devil Run is Paul McCartney's twelfth solo album . At the same time, including the Wings albums, the Fireman albums, the classic albums, the live albums and compilation albums, it is Paul McCartney's 30th album after the Beatles split up . It was released on October 4, 1999 in the UK and October 5, 1999 in the US.

Emergence

Almost twelve years after recording his first rock 'n' roll album Снова в СССР Paul McCartney decided to record another one, so Paul McCartney's album includes selected rock 'n' roll songs from the 1950s and three new McCartney compositions ( What It Is , Try Not to Cry and the title track Run Devil Run ), which musically fit into the album. Run Devil Run is also a decisive experience in McCartney's life, as it was his first project after the death of his wife Linda , who passed away on April 17, 1998. With the album and the associated appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, Paul McCartney returned to his musical roots.

McCartney tried to create a live atmosphere when recording the songs, as you can hear it in the early Beatles songs. Paul McCartney hired Chris Thomas, who had already been the producer of the last Wings album Back to the Egg, as co-producer , and had the recordings take place in Abbey Road Studios , where the Beatles had already recorded their albums.

Paul McCartney invited Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour , with whom he had already worked on Rockestra , Give My Regards to Broad Street and Flowers in the Dirt , and Mick Green, who had already worked on Снова в СССР , to accompany Paul McCartney as well as the Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice . The recording sessions took place from March 1st to 5th, and two more on May 4th and 5th, 1999.

During a family stay in Atlanta , USA, in January 1999 , Paul and James McCartney found a drug called Run Devil Run in the Miller's Rexall drugstore , which is supposed to keep “evil” spirits away. This name was then used for a song and the album.

The album was released on October 4, 1999 and was largely positively received by music critics. In Europe, the album was also released as a vinyl long-playing record.

Paul McCartney appeared on the German entertainment show Wetten, dass ..? On December 11, 1999 . and brought up his new single No Other Baby .

Cover design

The cover was designed by Norman Hathaway, the cover photo is by Dave Fine. Other photos used for the CD booklet are from Richard Haughton, Michael McCartney , John Hammel and Mike Owen, the drawings are from Klaus Voormann . The CD comes with a 28-page illustrated booklet that contains information about the album, the songs and the lyrics.

Track list

  1. Blue Jean Bop ( Gene Vincent , Morris Levy ) - 1:57
  2. She Said Yeah ( Larry Williams ) - 2:07
  3. All Shook Up ( Otis Blackwell , Elvis Presley ) - 2:06
  4. Run Devil Run (Paul McCartney) - 2:36
  5. No Other Baby (Dickie Bishop, Bob Watson) - 4:18
  6. Lonesome Town ( Baker Knight ) - 3:30
  7. Try Not to Cry (Paul McCartney) - 2:41
  8. Movie Magg ( Carl Perkins ) - 2:39
  9. Brown Eyed Handsome Man ( Chuck Berry ) - 2:47
  10. What It Is (Paul McCartney) - 2:23
  11. Coquette ( Johnny Green , Gus Kahn , Carmen Lombardo ) - 2:43
  12. I Got Stung ( David Hill , Aaron Schroeder) - 2:40
  13. Honey Hush ( Joe Turner ) - 2:36
  14. Shake a Hand ( Joe Morris ) - 3:52
  15. Party (Jessie Mae Robinson) - 2:38
iTunes Bonus Track (2007)
Fabulous (Harry Land, Jon Sheldon) - 2:16

Special editions

  • At the same time as the CD album release, a limited edition of Run Devil Run was released in Europe and the USA with an interview CD (length 40:47 minutes), the interview was conducted by Laura Gross and produced by Eddy Pumer. The two CDs are in a cardboard slipcase with a modified cover of Run Devil Run .
  • In the USA, Run Devil Run was distributed in two retail chains with a bonus CD with four songs, which includes the original versions: Blue Jean Bop ( Gene Vincent ), Lonesome Town ( Ricky Nelson ), Coquette ( Fats Domino ) and Let's Have a Party ( Wanda Jackson ).

More information on individual songs

Sources mention that four more previously unreleased songs were recorded: Searchin ' , Thumbin' a Ride , We're Gonna Move, and Fools Like Me . However, it cannot be proven that these recordings exist.

On October 16, 1999, the Buddy Holly song Maybe Baby was recorded at Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood with Jeff Lynne and Paul McCartney as producers. This recording was intended for the soundtrack of the film of the same name. The soundtrack album was released in June 2000; In some countries promotional single CDs were also produced.

Re-releases

Single releases

No other baby

On November 9, 1999, the single No Other Baby / Brown Eyed Handsome Man / Fabulous was released as a 7 "vinyl single and 5" CD single in Great Britain . The 5 ″ CD single was released in stereo and mono with a different cover. Fabulous comes from the recording session of the Run Devil Run album .

In the United States, the 7 "vinyl single No Other Baby / Try Not to Cry was released on November 23rd .

Promotional and other single releases

  • In the UK, the promotional CD single and promotional 7 "vinyl single Run Devil Run / Blue Jean Bop was released.
  • The promotional CD single Try Not to Cry was released in the USA .
  • In Great Britain the promotional CD Run Devil Run - Album Sampler was produced with the following songs: No Other Baby / Brown Eyed Handsome Man / Blue Jean Bop / Run Devil Run / Party.
  • On December 7, 1999, a box containing the following eight singles was released in the UK:
  1. Blue Jean Bop / She Said Yeah
  2. All Shook Up / Run Devil Run
  3. No Other Baby / Lonesome Town
  4. Try Not to Cry / Movie Magg
  5. Brown Eyed Handsome Man / What It Is
  6. Coquette / I Got Stung
  7. Honey Hush / Shake a Hand
  8. Party / Fabulous

Music videos

Music videos were made for the songs No Other Baby and Brown Eyed Handsome Man .

Chart placements

year album Chart placements annotation
DE AT CH UK US
1999 Run Devil Run 21st 18th 36 12 27
year Single release Chart placements annotation
DE AT CH UK US
1999 No Other Baby
Run Devil Run 		- - - 42 -

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 100,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg 1 × gold
 100,000

Video publications

Live at the Cavern Club!

On December 14, 1999, Paul McCartney performed with David Gilmour, Ian Paice, Mick Green and Pete Wingfield in front of 300 visitors in the replica of the Cavern Club . The Beatles last performed at the Cavern Club on August 3, 1963, so media interest was great.

The following songs were performed and on June 25, 2001 in Great Britain and June 19, 2001 in the USA on VHS and DVD under the title Live at the Cavern Club! published, the director of the concert film was Geoff Wonfor:

  1. Honey Hush
  2. Blue Jean Bop
  3. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
  4. Fabulous
  5. What It Is
  6. Lonesome Town
  7. Twenty Flight Rock
  8. No other baby
  9. Try Not To Cry
  10. Shake A hand
  11. All shook up
  12. I saw her standing there
  13. party

The concert was broadcast live on the Internet and in the following weeks broadcast in abbreviated form in various countries on the radio, which resulted in the concert being published on bootlegs .

Paul & Friends - The PETA Concert for Party Animals

On September 18, 1999, Paul McCartney appeared with David Gilmour, Ian Paice, Mick Green and Pete Wingfield for the first time since 1993 in the USA again at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. The benefit concert, at which Sarah McLachlan , The B-52s and Chrissie Hynde also performed, was in favor of the animal rights organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). Paul McCartney played the following six songs:

  1. Honey Hush
  2. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
  3. No other baby
  4. Try Not to Cry
  5. Lonesome Town
  6. Run Devil Run

The DVD with this concert was released in January 2002.

literature

  • Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms To Hold You - The Solo Compendium . 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 , pp. 403-406, 412-413.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CD promotion single : Maybe Baby
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www2.concordmusicgroup.com
  3. ↑ 7 ”vinyl single: No Other Baby
  4. ↑ CD Singles: No Other Baby
  5. ↑ 7 ″ vinyl single: No Other Baby / Try Not to Cry
  6. ↑ CD promotion single: Run Devil Run
  7. ↑ 7 ″ vinyl promotional single: Run Devil Run
  8. ↑ CD promotion single: Try Not to Cry
  9. ↑ CD promotion sampler
  10. ↑ 7 ″ vinyl single box
  11. ↑ Video: Live at The Cavern Club
  12. ^ Video Paul & Friends - The PETA Concert for Party Animals