Released in 1991
Written by Paul McCartney • Carl Davis
Last updated on July 14, 2019
Album This song officially appears on the Liverpool Oratorio Official album.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1991
Father - O Father, You Have Given...
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
Father - (Ah), O Father You Have Given...
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
Father - Father, Father, Father
Officially appears on Liverpool Oratorio
This Andante Lamentoso is the first track of the fourth movement – entitled “Father” – of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio, released in 1991.
IV: FATHER. 1959. As mourners arrive for the funeral, Shanty thinks on his confusion, fears and upset at the death of his father. He reflects and worries about the relationship they had, distressed at his father’s mortality. Finally he realises fathers are only human and asks his forgiveness.
“Liverpool Oratorio” liner notes
CHORUS (mourners)
Father, Father.
Father, Father.
Official album • Released in 1991
2:59 • Live • L1
Paul McCartney : Executive producer Eddie Klein : Additional engineer John Timperley : Balance engineer Carl Davis : Orchestra conductor Peter Mew : Additional engineer, Editor John Fraser : Producer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra : Orchestra Ian Balmain : Solo trumpet (?) Anna Cooper : Cor anglais (?) Nic Raine : Assistant to carl davis Martin Astle : Additional engineer Tom Leader : Additional engineer, Editor
Concert From the concert in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Jun 28, 1991
Selections from Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio
Official album • Released in 1992
1:24 • Live • L1b • Shortened edit of the version on "Liverpool Oratorio"
Paul McCartney : Executive producer Eddie Klein : Additional engineer John Timperley : Balance engineer Carl Davis : Orchestra conductor Peter Mew : Additional engineer, Editor John Fraser : Producer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra : Orchestra Malcolm Stewart : First violin (?) Ian Balmain : Solo trumpet (?) Timothy Walden : Solo cello (?) Anna Cooper : Cor anglais (?) Nic Raine : Assistant to carl davis Martin Astle : Additional engineer Tom Leader : Additional engineer, Editor
Concert From the concert in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Jun 28, 1991
“Father - Andante Lamentoso” has been played in 2 concerts.
Liverpool • Liverpool Cathedral • United Kingdom
Jun 29, 1991 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
Liverpool • Liverpool Cathedral • United Kingdom
Jun 28, 1991 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
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