Good Evening New York City
Good Evening New York City | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 17 November 2009 | |||
Recorded | 17–21 July 2009 | |||
Venue | Citi Field (New York City) | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | CDs: 123:11 DVD: 153:27 Bonus DVD: 47:04 | |||
Label | Mercury Records | |||
Producer |
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Paul McCartney chronology | ||||
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Paul McCartney live album chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
BBC | (favourable)[2] |
Beats Per Minute | 64/100[3] |
Consequence of Sound | C−[4] |
Entertainment.ie | [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[6] |
Hot Press | 3/5[7] |
Pitchfork | 5.9/10[8] |
Q | [9] |
Record Collector | [10] |
Rolling Stone | [11] |
Uncut | [12] |
Good Evening New York City is a CD/DVD double live album by Paul McCartney consisting of material performed over three nights as the inaugural concerts at New York City's Citi Field, 17, 18 and 21 July 2009, part of his Summer Live '09 concert tour.[13] Over 180,000 tickets were sold within hours of the shows being announced. The album is McCartney's third release for Hear Music, following 2007 album Memory Almost Full and the live EP Amoeba's Secret. Previous McCartney live albums such as Back in the US proved to be huge sellers based on his record-breaking live shows from the 2000s.
At the 53rd Grammy Awards, the recording of "Helter Skelter" from the album won in the category of Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance.[14]
Description
[edit]The concert footage featured on the standard edition of the set was directed by Paul Becher, who has overseen live visuals for McCartney for over 200 performances. The performances were shot using 15 cameras and digital footage incorporated from 75 flipcams handed out to fans over the course of the three night stand.[13] The audio mix, in both stereo and 5.1, was handled by longtime Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick, and also longtime McCartney engineer Paul Hicks, whose credits include the recent Beatles remasters, The Beatles Anthology and Let It Be... Naked, and two Grammy awards for his mixing work on the Beatles' Love album.[13]
The documented concerts held special significance for McCartney and his fans. Citi Field sits adjacent to the site of the former Shea Stadium, where his former band, the Beatles, set record attendance figures in 1965. In 2008, McCartney joined Billy Joel onstage for the final rock show at Shea Stadium before its demolition. Joel returned the favour for the first of McCartney's July performances, the first concerts to be held at Citi Field. Of the 20 Beatles songs performed on the album, 17 of these were released after the original Beatles performance, with "I'm Down" the only common song.
The performances of "Sing the Changes", "Jet", and "Band on the Run" included in this set were released as a downloadable three-track pack for the Rock Band video game on 5 January 2010.
Formats
[edit]The package is available in two formats: a 3-disc (2 CD + 1 DVD) standard edition and a 4-disc (2 CD + 2 DVD) deluxe version featuring expanded packaging and a bonus DVD including McCartney's 15 July performance on the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee for his appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.
The deluxe edition is available from an album specific store set up through McCartney's website and through Best Buy stores.[15]
Track listing
[edit]Standard and Deluxe Edition CDs/DVD
[edit]All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney, unless otherwise noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Drive My Car" | 2:25 | |
2. | "Jet" | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | 4:20 |
3. | "Only Mama Knows" | Paul McCartney | 3:41 |
4. | "Flaming Pie" | Paul McCartney | 2:29 |
5. | "Got to Get You into My Life" | 2:51 | |
6. | "Let Me Roll It" (with "Foxy Lady" coda) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney / Jimi Hendrix | 5:51 |
7. | "Highway" | Paul McCartney | 3:55 |
8. | "The Long and Winding Road" | 3:41 | |
9. | "My Love" | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | 3:53 |
10. | "Blackbird" | 2:43 | |
11. | "Here Today" | Paul McCartney | 2:32 |
12. | "Dance Tonight" | Paul McCartney | 3:02 |
13. | "Calico Skies" | Paul McCartney | 2:39 |
14. | "Mrs Vandebilt" | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | 4:40 |
15. | "Eleanor Rigby" | 2:25 | |
16. | "Sing the Changes" | Paul McCartney | 4:17 |
17. | "Band on the Run" | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | 5:16 |
Total length: | 60:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Back in the U.S.S.R." | 3:08 | |
2. | "I'm Down" | 2:23 | |
3. | "Something" (Tribute to George Harrison, first part played on ukulele) | George Harrison | 4:07 |
4. | "I've Got a Feeling" | 5:51 | |
5. | "Paperback Writer" | 3:29 | |
6. | "A Day in the Life / Give Peace a Chance" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney / John Lennon | 5:44 |
7. | "Let It Be" | 3:55 | |
8. | "Live and Let Die" | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | 3:14 |
9. | "Hey Jude" | 7:23 | |
10. | "Day Tripper" | 3:12 | |
11. | "Lady Madonna" | 2:33 | |
12. | "I Saw Her Standing There" (with Billy Joel) | 3:09 | |
13. | "Yesterday" | 2:17 | |
14. | "Helter Skelter" | 3:53 | |
15. | "Get Back" | 4:00 | |
16. | "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)/The End" | 4:28 | |
Total length: | 62:37 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Drive My Car" | ||
2. | "Jet" | McCartney, McCartney | |
3. | "Only Mama Knows" | McCartney | |
4. | "Flaming Pie" | McCartney | |
5. | "Got to Get You into My Life" | ||
6. | "Let Me Roll It" | McCartney, McCartney | |
7. | "Highway" | McCartney | |
8. | "The Long and Winding Road" | ||
9. | "My Love" | McCartney, McCartney | |
10. | "Blackbird" | ||
11. | "Here Today" | McCartney | |
12. | "Dance Tonight" | McCartney | |
13. | "Calico Skies" | McCartney | |
14. | "Mrs Vandebilt" | McCartney, McCartney | |
15. | "Eleanor Rigby" | ||
16. | "Sing the Changes" | McCartney | |
17. | "Band on the Run" | McCartney, McCartney | |
18. | "Back in the USSR" | ||
19. | "I'm Down" | ||
20. | "Something" | Harrison | |
21. | "I've Got a Feeling" | ||
22. | "Paperback Writer" | ||
23. | "A Day in the Life/Give Peace a Chance" | Lennon, McCartney/Lennon | |
24. | "Let It Be" | ||
25. | "Live and Let Die" | McCartney, McCartney | |
26. | "Hey Jude" | ||
27. | "Day Tripper" | ||
28. | "Lady Madonna" | ||
29. | "I Saw Her Standing There" (with Billy Joel) | ||
30. | "Yesterday" | ||
31. | "Helter Skelter" | ||
32. | "Get Back" | ||
33. | "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)/The End" | ||
Total length: | 2:34:27 |
Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD
[edit]All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney, unless otherwise noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Get Back" | ||
2. | "Sing the Changes" | McCartney | |
3. | "Coming Up" | McCartney | |
4. | "Band on the Run" | McCartney, McCartney | |
5. | "Let Me Roll It" | McCartney, McCartney | |
6. | "Helter Skelter" | ||
7. | "Back in the USSR" | ||
Total length: | 47:04 |
- Good Evening People (audience documentary film)
- "I'm Down" (full performance)
Personnel
[edit]- Paul McCartney – lead vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, ukulele, mandolin
- Rusty Anderson – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "I've Got a Feeling"
- Brian Ray – bass guitar, rhythm and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
- Paul Wickens – keyboards, electric guitar, accordion, harmonica, percussion, backing vocals
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Billy Joel – co-lead vocals and piano on "I Saw Her Standing There"
This is the same band which performed on McCartney's previous live album Back in the U.S.. Wickens had been with McCartney since his first live album Tripping the Live Fantastic in 1990.
Charts
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Release history
[edit]Country | Date |
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United States | 17 November 2009 |
United Kingdom | 14 December 2009 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Erlwine, Stephen Thomas. "Overview of Good Evening New York City". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ Dean, Will (23 November 2009). "Review of Paul McCartney – Good Evening New York City". BBC. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Highkin, Sean (21 January 2010). "Album Review: Paul McCartney – Good Evening New York City". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Gerber, Justin (1 December 2009). "Paul McCartney Good Evening New York City". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Murphy, Lauren (30 November 2009). "Paul McCartney – Good Evening New York City (Live)". entertainment.ie. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (11 November 2009). "Music Review: Good Evening New York City". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Freyne, Patrick (14 December 2009). "Good Evening New York City". Hot Press. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Raposa, David (3 December 2009). "Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Paul McCartney Good Evening New York City". Q. January 2010. p. 116.
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- ^ "Final Nominations List, 53rd Grammy Awards" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
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- ^ "British album certifications – Paul McCartney – Good Evening New York City". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – Paul Mc Cartney – Good Evening New York City". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- PaulMcCartney.com – official website
- Set list from Citi Field shows on PaulMcCartney.com