Paul McCartney - Choba B CCCP - The Russian Album
Parlophone/MPL  (1991)
Rock, Rock & Roll

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CD  50:48
14 tracks
01 Kansas City             04:03
02 Twenty Flight Rock             03:04
03 Lawdy Miss Clawdy             03:18
04 I'm In Love Again             02:59
05 Bring It on Home to Me             03:14
06 Lucille             03:13
07 Don't Get Around Much Anymore             02:50
08 I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday             04:13
09 That's All Right Mama             03:48
10 Summertime             04:57
11 Ain't that a Shame             03:43
12 Crackin' Up             03:54
13 Just Because             03:34
14 Midnight Special             03:58
Personal Details
Owner Dan Dethlefsen
Location Musikrum
Details
Cat. Number CDP 7976152
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Credits
Producer Paul McCartney
Notes
Date of US Release October 28, 1991 This album of rock & roll oldies - "Lucille," "Twenty Flight Rock," and others - was recorded in two days in July, 1987, and released exclusively in the Soviet Union in 1988. It finally saw release in the U.S. in 1991 with one extra track, "I'm in Love Again," added. McCartney gives a spirited reading to the songs, which, it may be noted, are in some cases ("Ain't That a Shame," "Just Because") the same ones chosen by John Lennon for his similar Rock 'N' Roll album. But McCartney is characteristically more eclectic, including such ringers as "Summertime" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore". Capitol Year: 1991 Catalog Number: CDP 7976152 Produced by: Paul McCartney Released on Melodiya in 1988 only in USSR Out of all the former Beatles, Paul McCartney by far had the most successful solo career, maintaining a constant presence in the British and American charts during the '70s and '80s. In America alone, he had nine number one singles and seven number one albums during the first 12 years of his solo career. Although he sold records, McCartney never attained much critical respect, especially when compared to his former partner John Lennon. Then again, he pursued a different path than Lennon, deciding early on that he wanted to be in a rock band. Within a year after the Beatles' breakup, McCartney had formed Wings with his wife Linda, and the group remained active for the next ten years, racking up a string of hit albums, singles, and tours in the meantime. By the late '70s, many critics were taking potshots at McCartney's effortlessly melodic songcraft, but that didn't stop the public from buying his records. His sales didn't slow considerably until the late '80s, and he retalliated with his first full-scale tour since the '70s, which was a considerable success. During the '90s, McCartney recorded less frequently, concentrating on projects like his first classical recording, a techno album and the Beatles' Anthology. Like Lennon and George Harrison, Paul McCartney began exploring creative avenues outisde the Beatles during the late '60s, but where his bandmates released their own experimental records, McCartney confined himself to writing and production for other artists, with the exception of his 1966 soundtrack to The Family Way. Following his marriage to Linda Eastman on March 12, 1969, McCartney began working at his home studio on his first solo album. He released the record, McCartney, in April 1970, two weeks before the Beatles' Let It Be was scheduled to hit the stores. Prior to the album's release, he announced that the Beatles were breaking-up, which was against the wishes of the other members. As a result, the tensions between him and the other three members, particularly Harrison and Lennon, increased and he earned the ill-will of many critics. Nevertheless, McCartney became a hit, spending three weeks at the top of the American charts. Early in 1971, he returned with "Another Day," which became his first hit single as a solo artist. It was followed several months later by Ram, another home-made collection, this time featuring the contributions of his wife Linda. By the end of 1971, the McCartneys had formed Wings, which was intended to be a full-fledged recording and touring band. Former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine and drummer Denny Seiwell became the group's other members, and Wings released their first album, Wild Life, in December 1971. Wild Life was greeted with poor reviews and was a relative flop. McCartney and Wings, which now featured former Grease Band guitarist Henry McCullough, spent 1972 as a working ban.