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UK Release date : Monday, July 7, 1997

The World Tonight #2

By Paul McCartneyEP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles

Last updated on September 26, 2020

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Side 1

  1. The World Tonight

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:03 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Harmony vocal, Lead vocal, Percussion, Piano, Producer Jeff Lynne : Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Harmony vocal, Keyboard, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer

    Session Recording: Nov 13-17, 1995 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Overdubs ?: February 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

  2. Really Love You

    Written by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr

    5:14 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocal, Bass guitar, Electric guitar, Lead vocal, Producer, Wurlitzer piano Ringo Starr : Drums Jeff Lynne : Backing vocal, Electric guitar, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer

    Session Recording: May 14, 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

  3. Oobu Joobu - Part 4

    1. Intro Chat

      0:06 • Radio show

    2. Oobu Joobu Main Theme

      0:37 • Radio show

    3. Link

      0:18 • Radio show

    4. Don't Break The Promise

      Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart

      3:39 • Studio versionA

      Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums (?), Electric guitar, Harmonium, Producer, Vocals Hamish Stuart : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Matt Butler : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

      Session Recording: Jun 09, 1988 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

      Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

    5. Paul McCartney Talks About Reggae

      1:25 • Radio show

    6. Link

      0:04 • Radio show

    7. Oobu Joobu Main Theme

      0:57 • Radio show


In January 1995, Eddy Pumer, producer at Capital Radio (London), was contacted by Paul’s promotion man Joe Reddington to make a radio series titled, “Oobu Joobu“. This radio series was transmitted by American radio network Westwood One, between March 27 and September 2, 1995.

As a bonus on the CD singles from “Flaming Pie“, Eddy Pumer compiled a series of home demos, interviews, and unreleased songs into six long tracks, that were released over 6 CD singles – two each for each British singles from the album. They were distributed in the UK and continental Europe, but not in the US. The main point of attraction was the unreleased songs, taken from the mid-Eighties sessions.

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