McCartney III (Spotify LP)

Track list

Disc 1

1. Long Tailed Winter Bird

   Written by Paul McCartney

   5:17 • Studio version • A

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Drums, Harmonium, Hofner bass, Producer, Recorder, Vocals Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

   Session Recording: April - June 2020 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

2. Find My Way

   Written by Paul McCartney

   3:54 • Studio version • A

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Harpsichord, Hofner bass, Moog bass, Piano, Producer, Synth bass, Vocals Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

   Session Recording: April - June 2020 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

3. Pretty Boys

   Written by Paul McCartney

   3:00 • Studio version • A

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Double bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Harpsichord, Piano, Producer, Vocals Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

   Session Recording: April - June 2020 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

4. Women And Wives

   Written by Paul McCartney

   2:52 • Studio version • A

   Paul McCartney : Double bass, Drums, Piano, Producer, Vocals Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

   Session Recording: April - June 2020 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

5. Lavatory Lil'

   Written by Paul McCartney

   2:22 • Studio version • A

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Moog bass, Producer, Vocals Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

   Session Recording: April - June 2020 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

6. Slidin'

   Written by Paul McCartney

   3:23 • Studio version • A

   Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals Rusty Anderson : Electric guitar Abe Laboriel Jr. : Drums Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Greg Kurstin : Producer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alex Pasco : Recording engineer

   Session Recording: Between 2017 and 2019

   Session Recording: April - June 2020 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

Disc 2

1. Deep Deep Feeling

   Written by Paul McCartney

   8:26 • Studio version • A

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Foot stamping, Hofner bass, Maracas, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

   Session Recording: April - June 2020 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

2. The Kiss Of Venus

   Written by Paul McCartney

   3:06 • Studio version • A

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Harpsichord, Producer, Vocals Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

   Session Recording: April - June 2020 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

3. Seize The Day

   Written by Paul McCartney

   3:21 • Studio version • A

   Paul McCartney : Drums, Electric guitar, Hofner bass, Maracas, Piano, Producer, Rhodes, Tambourine, Vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

   Session Recording: April - June 2020 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

4. Deep Down

   Written by Paul McCartney

   5:52 • Studio version • A

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Drums, Harmonium, Moog bass, Producer, Rhodes, Vocals Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

   Session Recording: April - June 2020 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

5. Medley

1. Winter Bird

   Written by Paul McCartney

   0:25 • Studio version • A

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Harmonium, Hofner bass, Mellotron, Percussion, Producer, Recorder, Vocals Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

   Session Recording: April - June 2020 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

2. When Winter Comes

   Written by Paul McCartney

   2:47 • Studio version • A

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer, Vocals George Martin : Producer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Bob Kraushaar : Recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer

   Session Recording: September 3, 1992 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

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Written, composed, and produced by Paul McCartney

Cover Art and Typography by Ed Ruscha

Cover Portrait by Mary McCartney

Gatefold featuring photography by Mary McCartney, Sonny McCartney and Paul McCartney (it’s a family affair!)

130g coke bottle clear vinyl disc with printed inner disc sleeve

‘Made in Rockdown’

50 years following the release of his self-titled first solo album McCartney, featuring Paul playing every instrument and writing and recording every song, Paul McCartney will release McCartney III on December 11th. Paul hadn’t planned to release an album in 2020, but in the isolation of ‘Rockdown,’ he soon found himself fleshing out some existing musical sketches and creating even more new ones. Before long an eclectic collection of spontaneous songs would become McCartney III: a stripped-back, self-produced and, quite literally, solo work marking the opening of a new decade, in the tradition of 1970’s McCartney and 1980’s McCartney II. Recorded earlier this year in Sussex (UK), McCartney III is mostly built from live takes of Paul on vocals and guitar or piano, overdubbing his bass playing, drumming, etc. atop that foundation. McCartney III spans a vast and intimate range of modes and moods, from soul-searching to wistful, from playful to raucous and all points between — captured with some of the same gear from Paul’s Rude Studio used as far back as 1971 Wings sessions. And Paul’s array of vintage instruments he played on the new album have an even more storied history, including Bill Black of Elvis Presley’s original trio’s double bass alongside Paul’s own iconic Hofner violin bass, and a mellotron from Abbey Road Studios used on Beatles recordings, to name but a few. Just as McCartney’s 1970 release marked Paul’s return to basics in the wake of the biggest band break-up in musical history, and the 1980 avant-garde masterpiece McCartney II rose from the ashes of Wings, McCartney III finds Paul back on his own, turning unexpected circumstances into a personal snapshot of a timeless artist at a unique point in history.