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UK Release date : Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Rare Bird Alert

By Steve MartinOfficial album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 10s

Last updated on June 9, 2019


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  • UK release date: Mar 15, 2011
  • US release date: Mar 15, 2011

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This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:

Track list

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Disc 1

  1. Rare Bird Alert

    Studio version

  2. Yellow-Backed Fly

    Studio version

  3. Best Love

    Written by Steve Martin

    4:21 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Vocals Steve Martin : Banjo Ron Clearfield : Cello Gary Paczosa : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Ashley : Assistant recording engineer Julian Dreyer : Assistant recording engineer

    Session Recording: 2010 ? • Studio MonkMusic Studio, East Hampton, NY

  4. Northern Island

    Studio version

  5. Go Away, Stop, Turn Around, Come Back

    Studio version

  6. Jubilation Day

    Studio version

  7. More Bad Weather On The Way

    Studio version

  8. You

    Studio version

  9. The Great Remember (for Nancy)

    Studio version

  10. Women Like To Slow Dance

    Studio version

  11. Hide Behind A Rock

    Studio version

  12. Atheists Don't Have No Songs

    Studio version

  13. King Tut

    Studio version


From Wikipedia:

Rare Bird Alert is a 2011 bluegrass album by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring guest appearances by Paul McCartney and The Dixie Chicks. This is Martin’s second consecutive musical album, and comprises 13 songs. His first all-music album was 2009’s The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo. Rare Bird Alert was first released on March 15, 2011. The album was nominated for a Grammy on November 30, 2011 (Best Bluegrass Album). “King Tut” is a new bluegrass arrangement of a song that had been a Billboard Top 20 hit for Martin in 1978. […]

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