Flaming Pie

CD Europe: Release 05 May 1997, Parlophone 7243 8 57523 2 2 US: Release 27 May 1997, Capitol CDP 8 56500 2 Japan: EMI/Odeon TOCP50200. (no bonus track!) Certifications: USA: Gold status after only 3 days (500.000 copies sold).

Total Playing Time 53:46

1	The Song We Were Singing	(McCartney)	3:52
2	The World Tonight A side 7" & CD singles (..6472) - 7 Jul 97	(McCartney)	4:03
3	If You Wanna	(McCartney)	4:36
4	Somedays	(McCartney)	4:11
5	Young Boy A side 7" & CD singles (..6462) - 28 Apr 97	(McCartney)	3:54
6	Calico Skies	(McCartney)	2:29
7	Flaming Pie	(McCartney)	2:27
8	Heaven On A Sunday	(McCartney)	4:26
9	Used To Be Bad B side 7" & CD singles (..6472) - 7 Jul 97	(McCartney/Miller)	4:08
10	Souvenir	(McCartney)	3:38
11	Little Willow	(McCartney)	2:55
12	Really Love You on CD single (CD R 6472) - 7 Jul 97	(McCartney/Starkey)	5:14
13	Beautiful Night A side 7" & CD singles (..6489) - 15 Dec 97	(McCartney)	5:03
14	Great Day	(McCartney)	2:06

Notes from the CD booklet

"I came off the back of TheBeatles Anthology with an urge to do some new music. The Anthology was very good for me because it reminded me of The Beatles' standards and the standards that we reached with the songs. So in a way it was a refresher course that set the framework for this album.

Watching the Anthology also reminded me of the time that we didn't take to make an album and of the fun we had when we did one. The Beatles were not a serious group...

So I wanted to try get back into some of that; to have some fun and not sweat it. That's been the spirit of making this album. You've got to have a laugh, because it's just an album. So I called up a bunch of friends and family and we just got on and did it.

And we had fun making it. Hopefully you'll hear that in the songs.

Paul

1 THE SONG WE WERE SINGING (3:52)

Paul McCartney lead vocal, harmony vocal, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, double bass, harmonium
Jeff Lynne harmony vocal, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard

Writer Paul McCartney
Producers Jeff Lynne/Paul McCartney
Engineers Geoff Emerick/Jon Jacobs, assisted by Keith Smith
Digital sequencing Marc Mann
Studio location Sussex, England
Recording began 6 November 1995

2 THE WORLD TONIGHT (4:03)

Paul McCartney lead vocal, harmony vocal, drums, bass guitar, and electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, percussion
Jeff Lynne harmony vocal, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard

Writer Paul McCartney
Producers Jeff Lynne/Paul McCartney
Engineers Geoff Emerick/Jon Jacobs, assisted by Keith Smith
Studio location Sussex, England
Recording began 13 November 1995

3 IF YOU WANNA (4:36)

Paul McCartney lead vocal, drums, bass guitar, electric guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar
Steve Miller harmony vocal, electric guitar, acoustic guitar

Writer Paul McCartney
Producer Paul McCartney
Engineers Geoff Emerick/Jon Jacobs, assisted by Keith Smith
Studio location Sussex, England
Recording began 11 May 1995

4 SOMEDAYS (4:11)

Paul McCartney lead vocal, acoustic guitar, Spanish guitar, bass guitar

Writer Paul McCartney Orchestration George Martin
Producer Paul McCartney
Engineers Geoff Emerick/Jon Jacobs, assisted by Keith Smith
Orchestral session engineer Geoff Emerick, assisted by Geoff Foster
Studio location Sussex, England; orchestra recorded at AIR Lyndhurst, London, England
Recording began 1 November 1995

conductor David Snell; violins Keith Pascoe, Jackie Hartley, Rita Manning, Peter Manning;
celli Christian Kampen, Martin Loveday; violas Peter Lale, Levine Andade;
alto flute Andy Finddon; flutes Martin Parry, Michael Cox;
percussion Gary Kettel; harp Skaila Kanga; oboe/cor anglais Roy Carter

5 YOUNG BOY (3:54)

Paul McCartney lead vocal, drums, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ
Steve Miller backing vocal, electric guitar, rhythm guitar

Writer Paul McCartney
Producer Paul McCartney
Engineers Geoff Emerick/Jon Jacobs, assisted by Keith Smith/Frank Farrell
Studio location Idaho, USA
Recording began 22 February 1995

6 CALICO SKIES (2:29)

Paul McCartney vocal, acoustic guitar, knee slap/percussion

Writer Paul McCartney
Producers Paul McCartney/George Martin
Engineer Bob Kraushaar
Studio location Sussex, England
Recorded 3 September 1992

7 FLAMING PIE (2:27)

Paul McCartney lead vocal, harmony vocal, piano, drums, bass guitar, electric guitar
Jeff Lynne harmony vocal, electric guitar

Writer Paul McCartney
Producers Paul McCartney/Jeff Lynne
Engineers Geoff Emerick/Jon Jacobs, assisted by Keith Smith
Studio location Sussex, England
Recorded 27 February 1996

8 HEAVEN ON A SUNDAY (4:26)

Paul McCartney lead vocal, backing vocals, drums, bass guitar, electric guitar and acoustic solo, acoustic guitar, Fender Rhodes, harpsichord, vibraphone, percussion
Jeff Lynne backing vocals, acoustic guitar
James McCartney electric guitar solo
Linda McCartney backing vocals
Michael Thompson, Richard Bissill, Richard Watkins, John Pirgneguy French horn

Writer Paul McCartney
Producers Paul McCartney/Jeff Lynne
Engineers Geoff Emerick/Jon Jacobs, assisted by Keith Smith
Studio location Sussex, England
Recording began 16 September 1996

9 USED TO BE BAD (4:08)

Paul McCartney lead vocal, drums, bass guitar
Steve Miller lead vocal, electric guitar

Writers Steve Miller/Paul McCartney
Producer Paul McCartney
Engineers Geoff Emerick/Jon Jacobs, assisted by Keith Smith
Studio location Sussex, England
Recorded 5 May 1995

10 SOUVENIR (3:38)

Paul McCartney lead vocal, backing vocal, drums, piano, harpsichord, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar
Jeff Lynne backing vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboard
Kevin Robinson trumpet
Chris 'Snake' Davis saxophone

Writer Paul McCartney
Producers Jeff Lynne/Paul McCartney
Engineers Geoff Emerick/Jon Jacobs, assisted by Keith Smith
Studio location Sussex, England
Recording began 19 February 1996

11 LITTLE WILLOW (2:55)

Paul McCartney lead vocal, backing vocal, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, Spanish guitar, electric guitar, piano, harpsichord, harmonium, mellotron, percussion effects
Jeff Lynne backing vocal, electric spinette, harpsichord

Writer Paul McCartney
Producers Paul McCartney/Jeff Lynne
Engineers Geoff Emerick/Jon Jacobs, assisted by Keith Smith
Studio location Sussex, England
Recording began 21 November 1995

12 REALLY LOVE YOU (5:14)

Paul McCartney lead vocal, backing vocal, bass guitar, electric guitar, Wurlitzer piano
Jeff Lynne backing vocal, electric guitar
Ringo Starr drums

Writers Paul McCartney/Richard Starkey
Producers Paul McCartney/Jeff Lynne
Engineers Geoff Emerick/Jon Jacobs, assisted by Keith Smith
Studio location Sussex, England
Recording began 14 May 1996

13 BEAUTIFUL NIGHT (5:03)

Paul McCartney lead vocal, backing vocal, bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond organ, additional percussion
Jeff Lynne backing vocal, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Ringo Starr drums, backing vocal at end, additional percussion
Linda McCartney backing vocals

Writer Paul McCartney Orchestration George Martin
Producers Paul McCartney/Jeff Lynne
Engineers Geoff Emerick/Jon Jacobs, assisted by Keith Smith
Orchestral session engineers Geoff Emerick/Jon Jacobs/Peter Cobbin, assisted by Paul Hicks
Studio location Sussex, England; orchestra recorded at Abbey Road, London, England
Recording began 13 May 1996

conductor David Snell; trumpets John Barclay, Andrew Crowley, Mark Bennett;
trombones Richard Edwards, Andy Fawbert; horns Michael Thompson, Richard Watkins, Nigel Black;
violins Marcia Crayford, Adrian Levine, Belinda Bunt, Bernard Partridge, Jackie Hartley,
Keith Pascoe, David Woodcock, Roger Garland, Julian Tear, Briony Shaw, Rita Manning,
Jeremy Williams, David Ogden, Botustav Kostecki, Maciej Rakowski, Jonathan Rees;
violas Robert Smissen, Stephen Tees, Levine Andade, Philip Dukey, Ivo Van Der Werff, Graeme Scott;
celli Anthony Pleeth, Stephen Orton, Martin Loveday, Robert Bailey; double bass Chriss Laurence,
Robin McGee; flute Susan Milan; oboe David Theodore

14 GREAT DAY (2:06)

Paul McCartney vocal, acoustic guitar, leg slap/percussion
Linda McCartney backing vocals

Writer Paul McCartney
Producers Paul McCartney/George Martin
Engineer Bob Kraushaar
Studio location Sussex, England
Recorded 3 September 1992