Working Classical

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Working Classical
Paul McCartney's studio album

Publication
(s)

October 19, 1999

Label (s) EMI Classics

Format (s)

CD , LP (Europe), download

Genre (s)

Classical music

Title (number)

14th

running time

61 min 35 s

occupation
  • Jonathan Tunick - orchestration
  • Richard Rodney Bennett - orchestration
  • Lawrence Foster - conductor
  • Andrea Quinn - conductor
  • Loma Mar Quartet - string quartet

production

Studio (s)

Abbey Road Studios , London

chronology
Run Devil Run
(1999) 		Working Classical Liverpool Sound Collage
(2000)

Working Classical ( English classical work ) is the third classical album of Paul McCartney . 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 31st album after the Beatles split up . It was released in the UK and USA on October 19, 1999.

Emergence

In contrast to Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio and Standing Stone, Working Classical is not a commissioned work, and the album does not have a uniform theme, but consists of fourteen completed songs. Ten of the fourteen songs are classic reinterpretations of previously published songs by Paul McCartney, only the songs Haymakers , Midwife , Spiral and Tuesday are new compositions.

The first recordings for the album took place on October 10 and 11, 1998 with the London Symphony Orchestra in Abbey Road Studios , where the song Tuesdays was recorded, followed on November 9, 1998 by the songs A Leaf and Spiral . From February 21 to 25, 1999, the remaining songs were recorded with the Loma Mar Quartet, also at Abbey Road Studios. During this recording session, yet another song entitled Nova was completed on September 8, 1999, which was released in a re-recording by The Joyful Company of Singers on the compilation album A Garland for Linda on February 14, 2000.

According to Paul McCartney, the title of the album Working Classical came about when he put the terms 'Working Class' and 'Classical' together, as he was proud that his ancestors came from the working class .

On October 16, 1999, Working Classical was performed at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Loma Mar Quartet. The concert was broadcast on British television.

A double vinyl long-playing record was released in the UK on December 6, 1999.

Cover design

The cover was designed by DEWYNTERS. The cover photos are by Linda McCartney , David Eustace and Brian Clarke. The CD comes with a 16-page illustrated booklet containing information about the album and the musicians.

Track list

  1. Junk - 2:49
    • The original version appeared on McCartney's 1970 studio album
  2. A Leaf - 11:08
    • The original version was released on April 21, 1995 as a CD single
  3. Haymakers - 3:33
  4. Midwife - 3:33
  5. Spiral - 10:02
  6. Warm and Beautiful - 2:31
  7. My Love - 3:48
  8. Maybe I'm Amazed - 2:04
    • The original version appeared on McCartney's 1970 studio album
  9. Calico Skies - 1:52
    • The original version appeared on the 1997 studio album Flaming Pie
  10. Golden Earth Girl - 1:57
    • The original version appeared on the 1993 studio album Off the Ground
  11. Somedays - 3:05
    • The original version appeared on the 1997 studio album Flaming Pie
  12. Tuesday - 12:26
  13. She's My Baby - 1:47
    • The original version appeared on the 1976 studio album Wings at the Speed ​​of Sound
  14. The Lovely Linda - 0:54
    • The original version appeared on McCartney's 1970 studio album

Re-releases

  • The album has not yet been remastered .
  • In May 2007 the album was released in download format.

Single releases

No single was released from the album.

In Great Britain the promotional CD Working Classical was produced with the following songs: A Leaf / Warm and Beautiful / Midwife / My Love .

Chart placements

The album could not place in the official album charts.

literature

  • Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms to Hold You - The Solo Compendium . 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 (pp. 409-410).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A Garland for Linda.
  2. ↑ PhD sampler : Working Classical