"Beautiful Night" is a song by Paul McCartney and is the 13th track on his 1997 albumFlaming Pie. In December 1997, it was released as the third and final single from that album, peaking at number 25 in the UK Singles Chart (see 1997 in British music).[1] The single featured "Love Come Tumbling Down" and "Same Love" as b-sides both of which were previously unreleased tracks and were recorded in 1987 and 1988 respectively.
The song was originally recorded in August 1986 in New York City. That version can be heard on the CD single as part of the "Oobu Joobu" section. McCartney recalled, "I had this song 'Beautiful Night', which I'd written quite a few years ago. I’d always liked it but I felt I didn't quite have the right version of it".[2] The 1986 version was officially released as a stand-alone track in 2020 as a free download on McCartney's website.[3]
The song is the first of three collaborations McCartney recorded with Ringo Starr during Flaming Pie sessions and features an orchestration by George Martin, recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Starr's inclusion was a suggestion by McCartney's producer, Jeff Lynne. McCartney explained, "I'd been saying to Ringo for years that it'd be great to do something, because we’d never really done that much work together outside the Beatles. One night Jeff Lynne suggested, 'Why don't you get Ringo in?' and I said, 'OK!' It just sort of happened".[2] Starr, meanwhile, recalled, "He invited me to play on 'Beautiful Night' and I said 'Sure'. I think it's a beautiful track".[4]
This version included a new, uptempo coda featuring vocals by Starr, as well as snippets of studio chatter from Starr. Upon completing the track, McCartney, Starr, and Lynne jammed, resulting in another track for Flaming Pie, "Really Love You".[2]
Critical receptionedit
A reviewer from Music Week gave "Beautiful Night" four out of five, stating that "this epic single stands as McCartney's best ballad since Only Love Remains and is a testament to his recaptured form on Flaming Pie."[5] The magazine's Alan Jones wrote, "Thus far, much of the attention surrounding the new Paul McCartney single Beautiful Night has centred on how lavish and controversial the video is. But it's a vintage piece of McCartney, quite literally since it's an old song dusted down and renovated with an impeccable George Martin score and one of Macca's best vocals in a good while, with extra Beatley support coming from Ringo Starr and surrogate Beatle Jeff Lynne."[6] Claudia Connell from News of the World said that "Macca serves up his best work for years. With Ringo Starr on drums and George Martin producing, it is little wonder that it sounds so much like the Fab Four."[7]
Music videoedit
The video accompanying the single was directed by Julien Temple and had to be re-edited as a brief glimpse of a woman skinnydipping caused a minor controversy. Also appearing in the video were Ringo Starr, Linda McCartney (her final appearance in a music video) and the band Spud (although they are shown performing with McCartney, they did not contribute to the recording of the track). The video debuted during an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Track listingsedit
7" R6489, CD1 CDRS6489
"Beautiful Night" – 5:03
"Love Come Tumbling Down" – 4:21
"Oobu Joobu" (Part 5) – 10:15 (CD only)
CD2 CDR6489
"Beautiful Night" – 5:08
"Same Love" – 3:53
"Oobu Joobu" (Part 6) – 8:33
Oobu Joobu informationedit
The "Oobu Joobu" songs are a series of demos, interviews, and unreleased songs jumbled together into one track. The name is taken from McCartney's radio program, Oobu Joobu.
"Oobu Joobu" (Part 5) contains:
"And Now" – 0:10
"Oobu Joobu Main Theme" – 1:14
Beautiful Night Chat – 0:09
Paul and Ringo talk about "Beautiful Night" – 2:06
Paul McCartney – Lead vocals and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, hammond organ, additional percussion
^"Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
^ abcConrad, Anna (17 July 2020). "Paul McCartney on making 'Beautiful Night': 'Looking back, Ringo and I get quite emotional'". British GQ. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^"Downloads". PaulMcCartney.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^"The Paul McCartney song Ringo Starr called "beautiful"". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^"Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 December 1997. p. 25. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^Jones, Alan (20 December 1997). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 13. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^Connell, Claudia (14 December 1997). "The Goss The Biz; Single review". News of the World.
External linksedit
Paul McCartney – Beautiful Night at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages.
December 15, 2023
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Beautiful Night is a song by Paul McCartney and is the 13th track on his 1997 album Flaming Pie In December 1997 it was released as the third and final single from that album peaking at number 25 in the UK Singles Chart see 1997 in British music 1 The single featured Love Come Tumbling Down and Same Love as b sides both of which were previously unreleased tracks and were recorded in 1987 and 1988 respectively Beautiful Night CD5 singleSingle by Paul McCartneyfrom the album Flaming PieB side Love Come Tumbling Down 7 only Same Love CD only Released15 December 1997Recorded13 May 1996StudioThe Mill Sussex and Abbey Road Studios LondonGenreRockLength5 03LabelEMI ParlophoneSongwriter s Paul McCartneyProducer s Paul McCartney Jeff LynnePaul McCartney singles chronology The World Tonight 1997 Beautiful Night 1997 Rushes 1998 Flaming Pie track listing14 tracks The Song We Were Singing The World Tonight If You Wanna Somedays Young Boy Calico Skies Flaming Pie Heaven on a Sunday Used to Be Bad Souvenir Little Willow Really Love You Beautiful Night Great Day Music video Beautiful Night on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Track listings 4 1 Oobu Joobu information 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 References 8 External linksBackground editThe song was originally recorded in August 1986 in New York City That version can be heard on the CD single as part of the Oobu Joobu section McCartney recalled I had this song Beautiful Night which I d written quite a few years ago I d always liked it but I felt I didn t quite have the right version of it 2 The 1986 version was officially released as a stand alone track in 2020 as a free download on McCartney s website 3 The song is the first of three collaborations McCartney recorded with Ringo Starr during Flaming Pie sessions and features an orchestration by George Martin recorded at Abbey Road Studios Starr s inclusion was a suggestion by McCartney s producer Jeff Lynne McCartney explained I d been saying to Ringo for years that it d be great to do something because we d never really done that much work together outside the Beatles One night Jeff Lynne suggested Why don t you get Ringo in and I said OK It just sort of happened 2 Starr meanwhile recalled He invited me to play on Beautiful Night and I said Sure I think it s a beautiful track 4 This version included a new uptempo coda featuring vocals by Starr as well as snippets of studio chatter from Starr Upon completing the track McCartney Starr and Lynne jammed resulting in another track for Flaming Pie Really Love You 2 Critical reception editA reviewer from Music Week gave Beautiful Night four out of five stating that this epic single stands as McCartney s best ballad since Only Love Remains and is a testament to his recaptured form on Flaming Pie 5 The magazine s Alan Jones wrote Thus far much of the attention surrounding the new Paul McCartney single Beautiful Night has centred on how lavish and controversial the video is But it s a vintage piece of McCartney quite literally since it s an old song dusted down and renovated with an impeccable George Martin score and one of Macca s best vocals in a good while with extra Beatley support coming from Ringo Starr and surrogate Beatle Jeff Lynne 6 Claudia Connell from News of the World said that Macca serves up his best work for years With Ringo Starr on drums and George Martin producing it is little wonder that it sounds so much like the Fab Four 7 Music video editThe video accompanying the single was directed by Julien Temple and had to be re edited as a brief glimpse of a woman skinnydipping caused a minor controversy Also appearing in the video were Ringo Starr Linda McCartney her final appearance in a music video and the band Spud although they are shown performing with McCartney they did not contribute to the recording of the track The video debuted during an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show Track listings edit7 R6489 CD1 CDRS6489 Beautiful Night 5 03 Love Come Tumbling Down 4 21 Oobu Joobu Part 5 10 15 CD only CD2 CDR6489 Beautiful Night 5 08 Same Love 3 53 Oobu Joobu Part 6 8 33Oobu Joobu information edit The Oobu Joobu songs are a series of demos interviews and unreleased songs jumbled together into one track The name is taken from McCartney s radio program Oobu Joobu Oobu Joobu Part 5 contains And Now 0 10 Oobu Joobu Main Theme 1 14 Beautiful Night Chat 0 09 Paul and Ringo talk about Beautiful Night 2 06 Ringo Chat 0 09 Beautiful Night Flaming Pie Mix 1 31 Beautiful Night Original Version 4 02 Goodbyes 0 17 Oobu Joobu Main Theme 0 37 Oobu Joobu Part 6 contains This One jingle 0 08 Oobu Joobu Main Theme 0 32 Oobu Joobu We Love You 0 15 Paul talks about Abbey Road 0 43 Strawberry Fields Forever Paul solo 0 14 Paul talks about Abbey Road 1 31 Come on Baby 0 54 Paul talks about Abbey Road 0 18 Come on Baby contd 0 33 Paul ends chat about Abbey Road 0 22 Okay are You Ready jingle 0 10 Love Mix 3 02 Widescreen Radio jingle 0 05 Goodbye 0 18 Oobu Joobu Main Theme 0 48Personnel editPaul McCartney Lead vocals and backing vocals acoustic guitar electric guitar bass guitar piano Wurlitzer electric piano hammond organ additional percussion Linda McCartney backing vocals Jeff Lynne backing vocals acoustic guitar electric guitar Ringo Starr backing and lead vocals drums percussion George Martin orchestral arrangement David Snell conductor Geoff Emerick orchestral sessions audio engineer Jon Jacobs orchestral sessions engineer Peter Cabbin orchestral sessions engineer Paul Hicks orchestral sessions engineer Susan Milan fluteCharts editChart 1997 PeakpositionUK Singles OCC 25References edit Official Charts Paul McCartney The Official UK Charts Company Retrieved 14 October 2011 a b c Conrad Anna 17 July 2020 Paul McCartney on making Beautiful Night Looking back Ringo and I get quite emotional British GQ Retrieved 12 December 2023 Downloads PaulMcCartney com Retrieved 23 July 2020 The Paul McCartney song Ringo Starr called beautiful faroutmagazine co uk 16 July 2023 Retrieved 12 December 2023 Reviews Singles PDF Music Week 6 December 1997 p 25 Retrieved 24 September 2022 Jones Alan 20 December 1997 Talking Music PDF Music Week p 13 Retrieved 24 September 2022 Connell Claudia 14 December 1997 The Goss The Biz Single review News of the World External links editPaul McCartney Beautiful Night at Graham Calkin s Beatles Pages Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beautiful Night Paul McCartney song amp oldid 1189613453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
