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Artist | Paul McCartney
Title | Tug Of War
Genre | Rock Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 72:47
Label | MPL Store | 2015
Catalog | HRM-37563-02 Rip | 2015
Bitrate | 246 kbps Size | 137.99 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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CD 1/2
01. Tug Of War 4:23
02. Take It Away 4:16
03. Somebody Who Cares 3:19
04. What's That You're Doing 6:22
05. Here Today 2:28
06. Ballroom Dancing 4:08
07. The Pound Is Sinking 2:55
08. Wanderlust 3:49
09. Get It 2:28
10. Be What You See (Link) 0:34
11. Dress Me Up As A Robber 2:42
12. Ebony And Ivory 3:46
CD 2/2
01. Stop, You Don't Know Where She Came From (Demo) 1:44
02. Wanderlust (Demo) 1:45
03. Ballroom Dancing (Demo) 2:03
04. Take It Away (Demo) 5:36
05. The Pound Is Sinking (Demo) 2:34
06. Something That Didn't Happen (Demo) 2:17
07. Ebony And Ivory (Demo) 1:45
08. Dress Me Up As A Robber / Robber Riff (Demo) 3:42
09. Ebony And Ivory (Solo Version) 3:50
10. Rainclouds 3:13
11. I'll Give You A Ring 3:08
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────┤ Notes ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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Out of all the former Beatles, Paul McCartney by far had the most
successful solo career, maintaining a constant presence in the British and
American charts during the '70s and '80s. In America alone, he had nine
number one singles and seven number one albums during the first 12 years of
his solo career, and in his native United Kingdom, his record was nearly as
impressive. McCartney's hot streak began in 1970, when he became the first
Beatle to leave the group. A little more than a year after the Beatles'
breakup, McCartney formed Wings with his wife Linda and Moody Blues
guitarist Denny Laine, and the group remained active for the next ten
years, racking up a string of hit albums, singles, and tours in the
meantime.
Like 1970's "McCartney", 1980's "McCartney II" functioned as a way for Paul
McCartney to clear the decks: to experiment and recalibrate in the
aftermath of his band falling apart. This means 1982's "Tug Of War" is, in
many ways, the very first Paul McCartney solo album, a record recorded not
at home but in a studio, a record made without Wings and not co-credited to
Linda, who nevertheless is present as a backing vocalist.
McCartney recognized this album as something of a major opportunity, so he
revived his relationship with Beatles producer George Martin and brought in
several heavy-hitters as guests, including his hero Carl Perkins, his
Motown counterpart Stevie Wonder, fusion star Stanley Clarke, prog rock
refugees Eric Stewart and Andy Mackay, and his old bandmate Ringo Starr,
whose presence was overshadowed by "Here Today," an elegy written for the
murdered John Lennon.
Tucked away at the end of the first side, "Here Today" is bittersweet and
small when compared to all the show pieces elbowing each other for
attention throughout "Tug Of War": the grave march of the title track, the
vaudevillian "Ballroom Dancing," the stately drama of "Wanderlust," and
sincere schmaltz of "Ebony and Ivory," the Wonder duet that helped turn
this album into the blockbuster it was intended to be.
As good as some of these numbers are - and they are, bearing an ambition
and execution that outstrips latter-day Wings - much of the charm of "Tug
Of War" lies in the excess around the edges, whether it's the rockabilly
lark of the Perkins duet "Get It," the later-period Beatles whimsy of '"The
Pound Is Sinking," the electro-throwaway "Dress Me Up as a Robber," or the
long, electro-funk workout of "What's That You're Doing?," a track that's a
fuller collaboration between Paul and Stevie than "Ebony and Ivory."
Such crowd-pleasing genre-hopping finds its apotheosis on "Take It Away," a
salute to eager performers and the crowds who love them, which means it
summarizes not only the appeal of "Tug Of War" in general - it is, by
design, a record that gives the people old Beatle Paul - but McCartney in
general.
Special 2CD edition of "Tug Of War", includes the newly remixed album at
Abbey Road Studios, 8 unreleased demos plus b-sides.
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