Give My Regards to Broad Street
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| Soundtrack album by Paul McCartney | ||||
| Released | 22 October 1984 | |||
| Recorded | November 1982 – July 1983 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 61:10 | |||
| Label | Parlophone/EMI (UK) Columbia/CBS (US) |
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| Producer | George Martin | |||
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Give My Regards to Broad Street is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. Unlike the film, the album was successful, achieving number 1 in the UK chart and its lead single "No More Lonely Nights" was BAFTA and Golden Globe Award nominated.[2]
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Songs [edit]
The majority of the album—which is sequenced in the order of the songs' appearance in the film—features re-interpretations of many of Paul McCartney's past classics of The Beatles and Wings: "Good Day Sunshine", "Yesterday", "Here, There and Everywhere", "Silly Love Songs" (the only Wings song included), "For No One", "Eleanor Rigby" and "The Long and Winding Road". There were also interpretations of songs from McCartney's more recent albums; "Ballroom Dancing" and "Wanderlust" from Tug of War and "So Bad" from Pipes of Peace. Besides "No More Lonely Nights" (also heard in a dance version), the only previously-unheard tracks were "Not Such a Bad Boy", "No Values" and a symphonic extension of "Eleanor Rigby" entitled "Eleanor's Dream". The scope of the album was so immense that when it saw release that October, its vinyl issue had specially edited versions of its songs. The cassette and the later CD edition preserved the tracks' full lengths, while the CD went one further by including a bonus 1940's-styled piece called "Goodnight Princess".
Release and charts [edit]
Preceded by "No More Lonely Nights (Ballad)", a worldwide top 10 hit featuring guitar work by David Gilmour, Give My Regards to Broad Street entered the UK charts at number 1 while going gold with a number 21 peak in the United States (selling under expectations there). It would also mark the end of McCartney's brief alliance with Columbia Records in the US which had started with the final Wings album Back to the Egg in 1979. McCartney would re-sign with EMI worldwide (where he remained until 2007) with his Columbia output reverting to his new – and original – label in the US.
Simultaneously with the film's premiere in November McCartney's Rupert Bear recording "We All Stand Together", started back in 1980 and credited to 'Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus', was released and became a hit single in the UK, reaching number 3. The accompanying animated film was shown in cinemas immediately preceding the main Give My Regards to Broad Street feature.
The soundtrack's original release was on Columbia Records in 1984 in North America. It was remastered in 1993 and reissued on CD as part of 'The Paul McCartney Collection' series with two extended dance mixes of "No More Lonely Nights (playout version)" as bonus tracks.
Track listing [edit]
All songs by Paul McCartney, except where noted.
| CD Track | Cassette Track | LP Track | Title | CD Time | LP Time | Notes |
| 1 | A1 | A1 | "No More Lonely Nights (ballad)" | 5:13 | 4:42 | Features David Gilmour on lead guitar |
| 2 | A2 | A2 | "Good Day Sunshine" | 2:33 | 1:49 | (Lennon–McCartney) Original version on The Beatles album Revolver |
| A3 | A3 | "Corridor Music" | 0:19 | |||
| 3 | A4 | A4 | "Yesterday" | 1:43 | 1:43 | (Lennon–McCartney) Original version on The Beatles album Help! |
| 4 | A5 | A5 | "Here, There and Everywhere" | 1:43 | 1:45 | (Lennon–McCartney) Original version on The Beatles album Revolver |
| 5 | A6 | A6 | "Wanderlust" | 4:07 | 2:48 | Original version on solo album Tug of War |
| 6 | A7 | A7 | "Ballroom Dancing" | 4:51 | 4:35 | Features John Paul Jones on bass guitar. Original version on solo album Tug of War |
| 7 | A8 | A8 | "Silly Love Songs" | 5:27 | 4:31 | Original version on Wings album Wings at the Speed of Sound |
| A9 | B1 | "Silly Love Songs (reprise)" | 0:36 | Original version on Wings album Wings at the Speed of Sound | ||
| 8 | A10 | B2 | "Not Such a Bad Boy" | 3:29 | 3:19 | |
| 9 | B1 | – | "So Bad" | 3:25 | – | Original version on solo album Pipes of Peace |
| 10 | B2 | B3 | "No Values" | 4:12 | 4:13 | No More Lonely Nights (ballad reprise) is incorrectly listed as being segued with No Values on the 1993 CD remaster |
| 11 | B3 | B4 | "No More Lonely Nights (ballad reprise)" | 2:12 | 0:13 | |
| B5 | B5 | "For No One" | 1:58 | (Lennon–McCartney) Original version on The Beatles album Revolver | ||
| 12 | B5 | B6 | "Eleanor Rigby" | 9:10 | 2:07 | (Lennon–McCartney) Original version on The Beatles album Revolver |
| B7 | "Eleanor's Dream" | 1:01 | Original version (of "Eleanor Rigby") on The Beatles album Revolver | |||
| 13 | B6 | B8 | "The Long and Winding Road" | 3:57 | 3:47 | (Lennon–McCartney) Original version on The Beatles album Let It Be |
| 14 | B7 | B9 | "No More Lonely Nights (playout version)" | 5:03 | 4:26 | |
| 15 | – | – | "Goodnight Princess" | 3:58 | – | Original Columbia CDs (CK 39613) listed this track as Goodnight Lonely Princess |
| 16 | – | – | "No More Lonely Nights (extended version)" | 8:11 | – | Bonus tracks on 1993 reissue "No More Lonely Nights (special dance edit)" incorrectly listed as "No More Lonely Nights (special dance mix)" |
| 17 | – | – | "No More Lonely Nights (special dance mix)" | 4:21 | – |
LP version [edit]
Due to the length of the recording, the 1984 LP omits "So Bad" and "Goodnight Princess", edits out about six minutes of "Eleanor's Dream", and also sections of "Good Day Sunshine", "Wanderlust" and "No More Lonely Nights (playout version)".
On the LP cover a remark alerts the listener:
- This record is longer than usual but due to the available playing time on a vinyl disc some editing of the sound track has been necessary in order to retain full volume and dynamic range. Even longer versions exist on cassette and compact disc.
Track lengths on album notes do not include spoken sections between songs and so do not match CD timings. On the list above these sections are included at the beginning of each track, as on the 1984 release, while on the remastered 1993 CD (listed above) they are mostly included at the end of the tracks.
Personnel [edit]
- Paul McCartney – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, electric harpsichord, bass
- Eric Stewart – vocals, guitar
- Linda McCartney – vocals, keyboards
- David Gilmour, Steve Lukather, Eric Ford, Dave Edmunds, Chris Spedding – guitar
- Pat Halling, Laurie Lewis, Raymond Keenlyside, Tony Gilbert – violin
- Derek Grossmith – clarinet, alto saxophone
- Eddie Mordue – clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Vic Ash – tenor saxophone
- Ronnie Hughs, Bobby Haughey – trumpet
- Chris Smith – trombone
- Jeff Bryant – French horn
- George Martin – piano
- Gerry Butler, Trevor Barstow – keyboards
- Anne Dudley – synthesizer
- Russ Stableford – acoustic bass
- Herbie Flowers, Louis Johnson, John Paul Jones – bass
- Jeff Porcaro, Dave Mattacks, Ringo Starr, John Dean – drums
- Jody Linscott – percussion
Charts and certifications [edit]
Charts [edit]
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Certifications [edit]
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References [edit]
- ^ Give My Regards to Broad Street at Allmusic
- ^ Broad Street (1984) – Awards
- ^ a b c d "norwegiancharts.com Paul McCartney – Give My Regard to Broad Street". VG-lista. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ Give My Regards to Broad Street at Allmusic
- ^ "British album certifications – Paul McCartney – Give My Regards to Broad Street". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Give My Regards to Broad Street in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
- ^ "American album certifications – Paul McCartney – Give My Regards to Broad Street". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
External links [edit]
| Preceded by Steeltown by Big Country |
UK number one album 3 November 1984 – 10 November 1984 |
Succeeded by Welcome to the Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes to Hollywood |
- Albums certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry
- Albums certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
- Albums produced by George Martin
- Paul McCartney albums
- 1984 soundtracks
- Film soundtracks
- Parlophone soundtracks
- EMI Records soundtracks
- Columbia Records soundtracks
- Capitol Records soundtracks
