Release date : Friday, July 17, 2020
Beautiful Night (2020)
By Paul McCartney • EP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
Last updated on December 23, 2023
Release date : Friday, July 17, 2020
By Paul McCartney • EP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
Last updated on December 23, 2023
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Next EP Nov 13, 2020 • "Home" by Paul McCartney released globally
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
"Beautiful Night" / "Loveliest Thing" session
Aug 21-22, 1986
Circa 1995
May 13, 1996
Orchestral overdubs for "Beautiful Night"
Feb 14, 1997
Written by Paul McCartney
5:03 • Studio version • A2020 • 2020 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Additional percussion, Backing vocal, Bass guitar, Electric guitar, Hammond organ, Lead vocal, Piano, Producer, Wurlitzer piano Linda McCartney : Backing vocal Ringo Starr : Additional percussion, Backing vocal, Drums Jeff Lynne : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocal, Electric guitar, Producer George Martin : Orchestral arrangement Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer John Barclay : Trumpet Keith Smith : Assistant engineer David Ogden : Violin Susan Milan : Flute Belinda Bunt : Violin Roger Garland : Violin Maciej Rakowski : Violin Rita Manning : Violin Bernard Partridge : Violin Jeremy Williams : Violin David Woodcock : Violin Graeme Scott : Viola Robert Bailey : Cello Anthony Pleeth : Cello Chris Laurence : Double-bass Alex Wharton : Remastering Michael Thompson : Horn Richard Watkins : Horn Andrew Crowley : Trumpet Mark Bennett : Trumpet Nigel Black : Horn Richard Edwards : Trombone Andy Fawbert : Trombone Marcia Crayford : Violin Adrian Levine : Violin Jackie Hartley : Violin Keith Pascoe : Violin Julian Tear : Violin Briony Shaw : Violin Bogustav Kostecki : Violin Jonathan Reeves : Violin Robert Smissen : Viola Stephen Thees : Viola Levine Andrade : Viola Philip Dukes : Viola Ivo Van Der Werff : Viola Stephen Orton : Cello Martin Loveday : Cello Robin McGee : Double-bass David Theodore : Oboe
Session Recording: May 13, 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Recording: May 14, 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs: Feb 14, 1997 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Written by Paul McCartney
4:27 • Studio version • C • 1995 Demo
Paul McCartney : Piano, Producer, Vocal Eddie Klein : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Alex Wharton : Mastering
Session Recording: Circa 1995
Written by Paul McCartney
4:10 • Studio version • D • Run Through
Paul McCartney : Lead vocal, Piano Ringo Starr : Drums Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Assistant recording engineer Alex Wharton : Mastering
Session Recording: May 13, 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Oobo Joobu - Part 5
And Now (Jingle)
0:10 • Radio show
Beautiful Night Chat
0:09 • Radio show
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Chat About Beautiful Night
2:06 • Radio show
Ringo Starr Chat
0:09 • Radio show
Beautiful Night (Flaming Pie Mix)
1:31 • Radio show
Written by Paul McCartney
4:02 • Studio version • B • 1986 original version
Paul McCartney : Piano, Vocals Phil Ramone : Producer Neil Jason : Bass David Brown : Electric guitar Liberty Devitto : Drums David Lebolt : Synthesizer Steve Rinkoff : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Dave O'Donnell : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
Session Recording: Aug 21-22, 1986 • Studio The Power Station, New York, USA
Goodbyes
0:17 • Radio show
From paulmccartney.com, July 17, 2020:
The ‘Beautiful Night’ EP is the latest slice of the Flaming Pie Archive Collection to land on our plates. Featuring three different recordings of ‘Beautiful Night’ including the brand new remastered single, a previously unreleased 1995 demo and run through mix alongside excerpts of ‘Oobu Joobu Part 5′.
The re-edition of the 1997 EP “Beautiful Night” doesn’t contain “Love Come Tumbling Down” but alternate takes of “Beautiful Night“, and omits the Oobu Joobu Main Theme on “Oobu Joobu Part 5“.
The below table summarizes the differences between “Oobu Joobu Part 5” released on the 1997 EP and the 2020 version.
| Oobu Joobu Part 5 (1997) | Oobu Joobu Part 5 (2020) | |
| And Now (Jingle) | 0:10 | 0:10 |
| Oobu Joobu Main Theme | 0:45 | Absent |
| Beautiful Night Chat | 0:30 | 0:30 |
| Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Chat About Beautiful Night | 1:53 | 1:53 |
| Ringo Starr Chat | 0:30 | 0:30 |
| Beautiful Night (Flaming Pie Mix) | 1:30 | 1:30 |
| Beautiful Night | 3:57 | 3:57 |
| Goodbyes | 0:19 | 0:19 |
| Oobu Joobu Main Theme | 0:37 | Absent |
| Total length | 10:11 | 8:48 |
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