Flaming Pie
by Paul McCartney
- Type: Album
- Released: 5 May 1997
- Label: Parlophone
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 53:02
- Community rating: 3.74/5 from 4 ratings
Artists on this release: Levine Andrade, Julian Tear, Philip Dukes, John Pigneguy, Susan Milan, Martin Parry, Graeme Scott, Andy Crowley, Peter Manning, Robert Bailey, Skaila Kanga, Steve Miller, Richard Bissill, Michael Cox, Chris Laurence, Anthony Pleeth, Bernard Partridge, David Ogden, David Snell, Michael Thompson, Keith Pascoe, Bob Smissen, Adrian Levine, Jonathan Rees, Gary Kettel, Marcia Crayford, Richard Edwards, Mark Bennett, Ivo Van Der Werff, Maciej Rakowski, Andy Fawbert, Roy Carter, David Theodore, Andrew Findon, Briony Shaw, Richard Watkins, Robin McGee, Stephen Orton, Stephen Tees, Jacqueline Hartley, Snake Davis, Dave Bishop, Rita Manning, Belinda Bunt, Boguslaw Kostecki, Roger Garland, Jeremy Williams, David Woodcock, John Barclay, Martin Loveday, Kevin Robinson, Christopher Van Kampen, Nigel Black, Peter Lale, Ringo Starr
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Revitalized by his work on The Beatles Anthology, Paul McCartney returned to essential pop-rock and acoustic folk forms on 'Flaming Pie'. The album is an incredibly warm, mellow, and melodic singer-songwriter collection filled with bittersweet nostalgia and uplifting romanticism.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, acoustic, piano, storytelling, breezy
Tracklist
- The Song We Were Singing (3:52)
- The World Tonight (4:03)
- If You Wanna (4:36)
- Somedays (4:11)
- Young Boy (3:54)
- Calico Skies (2:29)
- Flaming Pie (2:27)
- Heaven On A Sunday (4:26)
- Used To Be Bad (4:08)
- Souvenir (3:38)
- Little Willow (2:55)
- Really Love You (5:14)
- Beautiful Night (5:03)
- Great Day (2:06)
Credits
- Paul McCartney - primary artist, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, bass guitar, producer, written-by, harmony vocals, double bass, harmonium, harmony vocals, drums, piano, percussion, drums, 12-string acoustic guitar, classical guitar [spanish guitar], drums, organ [hammond], vocals, percussion, other [kneeslaps], harmony vocals, piano, drums, backing vocals, drums, harpsichord, vibraphone, percussion, backing vocals, drums, piano, harpsichord, backing vocals, classical guitar [spanish guitar], piano, harpsichord, harmonium, mellotron, percussion [effects], backing vocals, electric piano [wurlitzer], backing vocals, piano, electric piano [wurlitzer], organ [hammond], percussion [additional], percussion, other [leg slap]
- The Team - design
- Geoff Emerick - engineer, engineer [orchestral session]
- Jon Jacobs - engineer, engineer [orchestral session]
- Keith Smith - engineer [assistance]
- Geoff Baker - liner notes
- Mark Lewisohn - liner notes
- Linda McCartney - photography by, backing vocals
- Jeff Lynne - producer, harmony vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, electric harpsichord [electric spinette], backing vocals, electric guitar, backing vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Marc Mann - sequenced by [digital sequencing]
- Steve Miller - harmony vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, lead vocals, electric guitar
- Andrew Findon - alto flute
- Christopher Van Kampen - cello
- Martin Loveday - cello
- David Snell - conductor
- Geoff Foster - engineer [orchestral session assistance]
- Martin Parry - flute
- Michael Cox - flute
- Skaila Kanga - harp
- Roy Carter - oboe, cor anglais
- George Martin - orchestrated by, producer
- Gary Kettel - percussion
- Levine Andrade - viola
- Peter Lale - viola
- Jacqueline Hartley - violin
- Keith Pascoe - violin
- Peter Manning - violin
- Rita Manning - violin
- Bob Kraushaar - engineer
- James McCartney - electric guitar [solo]
- John Pigneguy - french horn
- Michael Thompson - french horn
- Richard Bissill - french horn
- Richard Watkins - french horn
- Dave Bishop - baritone saxophone
- Snake Davis - saxophone
- Kevin Robinson - trumpet
- Ringo Starr - drums, drums, backing vocals [at end], percussion [additional]
- Richard Starkey - written-by
- Paul Hicks - engineer [orchestral session assistance]
- Peter Cobbin - engineer [orchestral session]
- Anthony Pleeth - cello
- Robert Bailey - cello
- Stephen Orton - cello
- Chris Laurence - double bass
- Robin McGee - double bass
- Susan Milan - flute
- Nigel Black - horn
- David Theodore - oboe
- Andy Fawbert - trombone
- Richard Edwards - trombone
- Andy Crowley - trumpet
- John Barclay - trumpet
- Mark Bennett - trumpet
- Bob Smissen - viola
- Graeme Scott - viola
- Ivo Van Der Werff - viola
- Philip Dukes - viola
- Stephen Tees - viola
- Adrian Levine - violin