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Pipes of Peace
Studio album by Paul McCartney
Released 31 October 1983
Recorded February/March 1981, Summer 1981, September/October 1982, February/July 1983
Genre Rock, Pop
Length 38:58
Label Parlophone/EMI (UK)
Columbia/CBS (US)
Producer George Martin
Paul McCartney chronology
Tug of War
(1982)		 Pipes of Peace
(1983)		 Give My Regards to Broad Street
(1984)

Pipes of Peace is the fifth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1983. As the follow-up to the popular Tug of War, Pipes of Peace was nearly as successful and the source of more big hits for McCartney although critics were much cooler on the album than they were on its predecessor.

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[edit] Background and structure

Upon its release, many were quick to notice that Pipes of Peace mirrored its predecessor in many ways. It was produced by George Martin, it featured two collaborations with the same artist (this time with Michael Jackson; the Tug of War collaborations being with Stevie Wonder), and continued McCartney's alliance in the studio with Ringo Starr, former 10cc guitarist Eric Stewart and his last session work with Wings guitarist Denny Laine. The reason for all of this is that many of the songs released on Pipes of Peace were recorded during the 1981 sessions for Tug of War, with "Pipes of Peace", "The Other Me", "So Bad", "Tug of Peace" and "Through Our Love" being recorded afterward in September/October 1982. By November, McCartney would start shooting his self-written motion picture Give My Regards to Broad Street, co-starring wife Linda, Ringo Starr and Tracey Ullman, which would take up most of his time throughout 1983. Due to the filming commitments (and to allow a reasonable lapse of time between his new album and Tug of War), Pipes of Peace was delayed until October for release.

With momentum building for his film project—and the accompanying soundtrack album—McCartney would spend much of his energies finishing and preparing for Give My Regards to Broad Street until its release in the autumn of 1984.

In 1983 Pipes of Peace made its debut on CD on Columbia Records. In 1993, Pipes of Peace was remastered and reissued on CD as part of "The Paul McCartney Collection" series, with the previously unreleased "Twice in a Lifetime" (the title song for a 1985 film), his 1984 hit from the Rupert Bear project, "We All Stand Together", and "Simple as That", released in 1986 on an anti-heroin charity album - all as bonus tracks. "Ode to a Koala Bear" (the B-side to "Say Say Say") was overlooked for inclusion.

[edit] Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars[2]
Robert Christgau (B-) [3]

Critical reaction was less than what had greeted Tug of War, many feeling that Pipes of Peace was a weaker execution of its predecessor's formula.

The album featured the duet between McCartney and Jackson, "Say Say Say" which reached #2 in the UK and #1 in the US where it remained for six weeks (late-1983/early-1984). From 1981 to 1985, McCartney and Jackson would enjoy a friendship, until the two fell out in 1985, when Jackson purchased ATV Music, the company that owned the bulk of The Beatles' song copyrights.

Following "Say Say Say", the album's title track became a UK #1 in early 1984, while in the US, "So Bad" was a Top 30 hit. The album itself was nearly as successful as Tug Of War, reaching #4 in the UK and #15 in the US.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Paul McCartney, except "Say Say Say" and "The Man" co-written by Michael Jackson, "Hey Hey" co-written by Stanley Clarke. 

No. Title Length
1. "Pipes of Peace"   3:56
2. "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson) 3:55
3. "The Other Me"   3:58
4. "Keep Under Cover"   3:05
5. "So Bad"   3:20
6. "The Man" (with Michael Jackson) 3:55
7. "Sweetest Little Show"   2:54
8. "Average Person"   4:33
9. "Hey Hey"   2:54
10. "Tug of Peace"   2:54
11. "Through Our Love"   3:28
The Paul McCartney Collection's 1993 reissue bonus track
No. Title Length
12. "Twice in a Lifetime"   2:59
13. "We All Stand Together"   4:22
14. "Simple as That"   4:17

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1983/84) Position Weeks
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart (top 20)[4] 1 19
UK Albums Chart (top 100)[5] 4 23
Swedish Albums Chart (top 50)[6] 4 8
Japanese Oricon Weekly LP Chart (top 100)[7][8] 5 20
Australian Kent Music Report[9] 9 28
Swiss Albums Chart(top 30)[10] 12 10
U.S. Billboard 200[11][12] 15 24
Austrian Albums Chart(top 20)[13] 15 6
New Zealand Albums Chart (top 50)[14] 38 4

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Position
UK Albums Chart[15] 33
Chart (1984) Position
Japanese Oricon LP Chart[16] 45
UK Albums Chart[17] 67
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[18] 98

[edit] Sales

Country Provider Sales
Japan Oricon 201,000+[A]

Notes

  • A^ Combined sales of LP, CD, and audio cassette.

[edit] Certifications

Region Provider Certification
(sales thresholds)		 Date
United Kingdom BPI Platinum[19] 19 January 1984
United States RIAA Platinum[20] 17 February 1984

[edit] References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Pipes of Peace at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  2. ^ Rolling Stone 19 January 1984
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. Pipes of Peace. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  4. ^ "norwegiancharts.com Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace". VG-lista. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Pipes+Of+Peace&cat=a. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  5. ^ "Chart Stats Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace". The Official Charts Company. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=7617. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  6. ^ "swedishcharts.com Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace". http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Pipes+Of+Peace&cat=a. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  7. ^ "Paul McCartney Japanese Album Chart listings". Original Confidence. http://homepage1.nifty.com/tuty/after_beatles_paul_albumchartaction_japan.htm/. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  8. ^ a-ビートルズ "- Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - The Beatles" (in Japanese). 30 December 2007. http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_beatles.html a-ビートルズ. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  9. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. 
  10. ^ "Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace - hitparade.ch". http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Pipes+Of+Peace&cat=a. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  11. ^ "allmusic ((( Pipes of Peace > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/pipes-of-peace-r12651/charts-awards. Retrieved 12 August 2010. 
  12. ^ "Paul McCartney - Chart trajectories on the US Billboard 200". October 2006. http://homepage1.nifty.com/tuty/after_beatles_paul_albumchartaction_usa.htm/. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  13. ^ "Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace - austriancharts.at". http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Pipes+Of+Peace&cat=a. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  14. ^ "charts.org.nz Wings - Back To The Egg". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Pipes+Of+Peace&cat=a. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  15. ^ "UK best albums 1983". http://uktop40.republika.pl/najlep%20sprzalbumy%20uk%201983.html. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  16. ^ 1984年アルバム年間ヒットチャート "Japanese Year-End Albums Chart 1984" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.geocities.jp/entamedata/music/music_a1984.html 1984年アルバム年間ヒットチャート. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  17. ^ "UK best albums 1984". http://uktop40.republika.pl/najlep%20sprzalbumy%20uk%201984.html. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  18. ^ "1984 Billboard Year-End". Google Books. Billboard. http://books.google.co.jp/books?id=ZSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA3&dq=%22Pipes+of+Peace%22+billboard+1984+%22Top+Pop+Albums%22&hl=ja&ei=bW3wTMyFAs3IcYbgtZgK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=snippet&q=Pipes%20of%20Peace&f=false. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  19. ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 13 August 2010.  Note: User needs to enter "Pipes of Peace" in the "Search" field, "Title" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button.
  20. ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "SEARCH RESULTS". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Pipes_of_Peace&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Retrieved July 12, 2010. 

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Preceded by
Infidels by Bob Dylan		 Norwegian VG-lista Chart number-one album
(6 weeks)		 Succeeded by
Cheek to Cheek by Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan
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