Waterfalls (Paul McCartney song)
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| Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
| from the album McCartney II | ||||
| B-side | "Check My Machine" | |||
| Released | 13 June 1980 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Label | Parlophone/EMI (UK) Columbia (US) |
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| Writer(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
| Producer | Paul McCartney | |||
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"Waterfalls" is a Paul McCartney ballad from his first solo album after Wings, McCartney II. The song has a stripped-down sound, with McCartney only playing a Fender Rhodes electric piano and a synthesizer and singing. It was released as a single with "Check My Machine" as its B-Side and reached chart position #9 in the UK.[1][2] In the US, however, it was his first single ever to miss the Billboard Hot 100 chart, only reaching number 106 despite being the follow-up to the number one hit "Coming Up".[3]
When questioned on singles he wished were more successful, McCartney stated, "There's quite a few, actually...'Waterfalls', I think is nice." He also commented that TLC's single "Waterfalls" carries elements of his song.[4]
[edit] Other versions
Sloan recorded a more uptempo version of the song on the McCartney tribute album Listen To What The Man Said.[5]
[edit] Note
- ^ "Waterfalls". http://www.connollyco.com/discography/paul_mccartney/waterfalls7.html. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ Chip Madinger & Mark Easter, Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium (Chesterfield, MO: 44.1 Productions, 2000), 250.
- ^ "Paul McCartney". The A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/paul-mccartney,14120/. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ Patrick Berkery (Oct. 10, 2001). "Various Artists (reviews)". Philadelphia Weekly. http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/various_artists-38342389.html. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
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