Flowers in the Dirt

Flowers in the Dirt is the eighth solo studio album by Paul McCartney. The album was released on 5 June 1989 on Parlophone, as he was embarking on his first world tour since the Wings Over the World tour in 1975–76. It earned McCartney some of his best reviews for an album of original songs since Tug of War (1982). The album made number one in the United Kingdom and Norway and produced several hit singles (the first being "My Brave Face"). The album artwork was a collaboration between artist Brian Clarke, who painted the canvas and arranged the flowers, and Linda McCartney, who produced the cover photography.

Flowers in the Dirt
Studio album by Paul McCartney
Released	5 June 1989
Recorded	1 October 1987 – 12 January 1989
Studio	Hog Hill Mill, East Sussex; Olympic, AIR and Hot Nights Ltd., London; Mad Hatter and Soundcastle, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	53:42
Label	Parlophone, Capitol
Producer	Paul McCartney Mitchell Froom Neil Dorfsman Elvis Costello Trevor Horn Steve Lipson Chris Hughes Ross Cullum David Foster Phil Ramone (on CD reissue tracks)
Paul McCartney chronology
Снова в СССР (1988) Flowers in the Dirt (1989) Tripping the Live Fantastic (1990)
Singles from Flowers in the Dirt
"My Brave Face" Released: 8 May 1989 "This One" Released: 17 July 1989 (UK only) "Où est le Soleil?" Released: 22 July 1989 (US only) "Figure of Eight" Released: 13 November 1989 "Put It There" Released: 5 February 1990

The album was reissued in an expanded form under the Paul McCartney Archive Collection project in March 2017, with the original demos recorded by McCartney and Elvis Costello included as part of the release.^[1][2]

Background and recording

After the meager sales for Press to Play, McCartney realised that he needed to work much harder on his follow-up. Thus, he not only teamed up with several different producers, but also spent the better part of 18 months perfecting Flowers in the Dirt.^[3] A highlight of the sessions was McCartney's alliance with Elvis Costello, with whom he composed many new songs. In his 2015 autobiography, Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, Costello described the track "That Day Is Done" as, "the unhappy sequel to 'Veronica'", which they had also co-written.^[4] Despite Costello's similarities to John Lennon, the partnership was not to endure. McCartney's then manager, Richard Ogden, confided at the time to Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn that the relationship between Costello and the former Beatle was "not entirely harmonious" and that at points McCartney had gone as far as to rant at him regarding Costello's attitude and approach to the sessions.^[5] Costello would appear on the album, even co-singing "You Want Her Too" with McCartney. Another guest included was his friend David Gilmour from Pink Floyd, who plays the guitar on "We Got Married". On "Put It There", McCartney used an old Buddy Holly trick, the knee-percussion, that McCartney recorded on the same day as the backing track.^[6]

Cover art

The album cover was conceived and designed by the McCartneys' friend and collaborator, the British artist Brian Clarke, who painted the background painting in oil on canvas. Clarke arranged the flowers and foliage and the cover was photographed by Linda McCartney. The two collaborated on multiple unique arrangements, resulting in Linda's series of Cibachrome images. Clarke was also responsible for designing stage sets and promotional material for the world tour which accompanied the album.^[7] A series of Flowers in the Dirt paintings and arrangements were made, and the full set of collaborative photographs that produced the cover artwork were exhibited that same year at the Mayor Gallery in London.^[8][9]

Release

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[10]
Deseret News	(highly favourable)^[11]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[12]
The Essential Rock Discography	6/10^[13]
Los Angeles Times	^[14]
MusicHound	3/5^[15]
The New York Times	(favourable)^[16]
Q	^[17]
Rolling Stone	^[18]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[19]
Time	(favourable)^[20]

With the intention of launching the biggest tour of his career, McCartney assembled a band to take out on the road, and who would appear in various forms on Flowers in the Dirt. Hamish Stuart was best known for his tenure in Average White Band, while Robbie McIntosh had been a member of the Pretenders. Filling out the sound would be Chris Whitten on drums and Paul "Wix" Wickens joining McCartney's wife Linda McCartney on keyboards. The Paul McCartney World Tour opened on 26 September 1989 and featured concerts in Europe, North America, Japan and Brazil until the following July.^[21]

Finally, early in 1989, the project was ready for release. In May, the Beatlesque "My Brave Face" was released as a single and promptly gave McCartney a US hit, reaching number 25, while reaching number 18 in the UK. In June, Flowers in the Dirt was released to high anticipation and went to number 1 in the UK charts, garnering very positive reviews from all around. In the US, the reaction was better than Press to Play, with the album reaching number 21, staying on the charts for a year and going gold, though it still sold beneath expectations. The second single, "This One", also reached number 18 in the UK. The follow-ups "Figure of Eight"/"Où est le Soleil?" and "Put It There" would all be minor UK hits.^[22]

A limited-edition "World Tour Pack" of Flowers in the Dirt, sold in a facsimile trunk, was issued in Britain in October 1989, and America (with British catalogue numbers) in January 1990. The set included a bonus single of "Party Party" (mixed by Bruce Forest and released on a one-sided 7" single in vinyl editions of the "World Tour Pack" and a 3" CD-single in compact disc editions of the "World Tour Pack"). In March 1990, another limited edition of the album that featured a bonus disc was released exclusively in Japan and re-entered the country's chart.

Reissues

A remastered CD was released in 1993 as part of The Paul McCartney Collection with several bonus tracks.

The album was re-issued on March 24, 2017, by Capitol Music Group as the tenth release in the ongoing Paul McCartney Archive Collection.^[23] Formats included a two-disc (CD) Special Edition (the second disc included McCartney and Costello's demos recorded prior to the album's sessions), a two LP vinyl edition, and a three disc (CD) and DVD Deluxe Edition Box Set that featured previously unreleased demos, unseen archival videos, a notebook of Paul's handwritten lyrics and notes, Linda McCartney Flowers in the Dirt Exhibition Catalogue, and a 112-page hardcover book documenting the making of the album.

The album features the song "The Lovers That Never Were". Costello said of the song:

The real lost gem from that batch of songs – one of these days one of us should cut it – is "The Lovers That Never Were." In its original condition, it's like something Dusty Springfield or Jackie DeShannon would have recorded. Paul straightened it out in the studio [for 1993's Off the Ground album] and wanted it to go a different way, but the demo is, I'd say, one of the great vocal performances of his solo career. He's standing up playing a twelve-string guitar and, weirdly enough, I'm playing piano, just thinking, 'Don't fuck up! He's really singing this!' He's singing a ballad in the voice of "I'm Down"! He’s right over my shoulder singing all this wild, distorted stuff! I had never heard him do that before.^[24]

"So Like Candy" and "Playboy to a Man" appear in finished versions on Elvis Costello’s 1991 album Mighty Like a Rose.

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album: "Paul McCartney must not only have been conscious of his slipping commercial fortunes, he must have realised that his records hadn't been treated seriously for years, so he decided to make a full-fledged comeback effort with Flowers in the Dirt."^[10]

Writing for the Chicago Tribune, David Silverman wrote that the album was "a welcome, if not wholly fantastic, return from the fabbest of the Fab Four".^[25]

Cover versions

Phil Keaggy covered "Motor of Love" on his 2000 album Inseparable and on his 2012 album The Cover of Love.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"My Brave Face"	Paul McCartney Declan MacManus	McCartney Mitchell Froom Neil Dorfsman	3:18
2.	"Rough Ride"	McCartney	Trevor Horn McCartney Steve Lipson	4:43
3.	"You Want Her Too" (with Elvis Costello)	McCartney MacManus	McCartney Dorfsman Froom Costello	3:11
4.	"Distractions"	McCartney	McCartney	4:38
5.	"We Got Married"	McCartney	McCartney David Foster	4:57
6.	"Put It There"	McCartney	McCartney	2:07

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Figure of Eight"	McCartney	Horn McCartney Lipson	3:25
2.	"This One"	McCartney	McCartney	4:10
3.	"Don't Be Careless Love"	McCartney MacManus	McCartney Costello Froom	3:18
4.	"That Day Is Done"	McCartney MacManus	McCartney Costello Dorfsman Froom	4:19
5.	"How Many People"	McCartney	Horn McCartney Lipson	4:14
6.	"Motor of Love"	McCartney	Chris Hughes McCartney Ross Cullum	6:18

Additional CD and cassette track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Ou est le Soleil?"	McCartney	Horn McCartney Lipson	4:45

Special editions

Special Package (1990 Japanese tour edition) – bonus disc

All songs written by Paul McCartney except "The Long and Winding Road" and "P.S. Love Me Do" written by Lennon–McCartney, and "Party, Party" written with Linda McCartney, Robbie McIntosh, Hamish Stuart, Chris Whitten, and Paul "Wix" Wickens.

1. "Message" – 0:28
2. "The Long and Winding Road" – 3:51 (b-side to "Figure of Eight")
3. "Loveliest Thing" – 3:59 (b-side to "Figure of Eight")
4. "Rough Ride – Extended Version" – 4:53 (b-side to "Figure of Eight")
5. "Ou Est Le Soleil? – 7" Mix" – 4:50 (b-side to "Figure of Eight")
6. "Mama's Little Girl" – 3:41 (b-side to "Put It There")
7. "Same Time Next Year" – 3:06 (b-side to "Put It There")
8. "Party, Party" – 5:35 (bonus single from World Tour Pack edition)
9. "P.S. Love Me Do" – 3:40

Archive Collection Reissue

• Special Edition two-CD; the original 13-track album on the first disc, plus 9 bonus tracks of Paul and Elvis's previously unreleased original demos on a second disc;
• Best Buy Special Edition two-CD + 7-inch single; same as Special Edition with additional "My Brave Face" b/w "Flying to My Home" limited collectors 7-inch vinyl coloured single;
• Deluxe Edition three-CD/one-DVD;
  • the original 13-track disc one remastered for all the new configurations at Abbey Road Studios;
  • 18 bonus audio tracks across two discs, featuring previously unreleased demos, written and performed by Paul with Elvis Costello;
  • three unheard cassette demos, as well as a collection of original B-sides, remixes and single edits as digital downloads only;
  • a 32-page notebook of Paul's handwritten lyrics and notes, a catalogue for Linda McCartney's 1989 Flowers in the Dirt photo exhibition, a 64-page photo book featuring the music videos for 'This One', and a 112-page book telling the story of making of the album;
  • a DVD includes all the music videos from the album, three new short films with unseen archive material that show some of the creation process of the album and the documentary Put It There originally released on VHS in 1989;
  • an access to downloadable 24bit 96 kHz high-resolution audio versions of the remastered album and bonus audio tracks.
• Remastered vinyl two-album with a download card. The first album includes the remastered album but in keeping with the original vinyl release does not include "Où Est Le Soleil?" (this track is available with the accompanying digital download). The second album includes McCartney's and Costello's previously unreleased original demos;
• Digital Download Digital album available as both standard and special versions.
• Record Store Day 2017 exclusive three-track cassette with demos of "I Don't Want to Confess", "Shallow Grave" and "Mistress and Maid" as in deluxe edition^[26]

Disc 1 The original 13-track album.

Disc 2 – Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello original demos
All songs written and performed by Paul McCartney and Declan McManus (Elvis Costello), as an acoustic duo.

1. "The Lovers That Never Were" – 3:58
2. "Tommy's Coming Home" – 4:09
3. "Twenty Fine Fingers" – 2:27
4. "So Like Candy" – 3:29
5. "You Want Her Too" – 2:40
6. "That Day Is Done" – 4:16
7. "Don't Be Careless Love" – 3:43
8. "My Brave Face" – 2:40
9. "Playboy to a Man" – 3:15
   • "The Lovers That Never Were" (Geoff Emerick mix) – 4:05

The Geoff Emerick mix of "The Lovers That Never Were" is a hidden bonus track.

Disc 3 – Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello 1988 demos
All songs written and performed by Paul McCartney and Declan McManus (Elvis Costello), with full band accompaniment.

1. "The Lovers That Never Were" – 3:50
2. "Tommy's Coming Home" – 5:03
3. "Twenty Fine Fingers" – 2:47
4. "So Like Candy" – 3:48
5. "You Want Her Too" – 3:20
6. "That Day Is Done" – 4:22
7. "Don't Be Careless Love" – 3:25
8. "My Brave Face" – 3:30
9. "Playboy to a Man" – 2:55

Disc 4 – DVD

Music Videos

1. "My Brave Face"
2. "My Brave Face" (version 2)
3. "This One" (version 1)
4. "This One" (version 2)
5. "Figure of Eight"
6. "Party Party"
7. "Ou Est Le Soleil?"
8. "Put It There"
9. "Distractions"
10. "We Got Married"

Creating Flowers in the Dirt

1. Paul and Elvis
2. Buds in the Studio
3. The Making of "This One" (The Dean Chamberlain One)

Put It There

1. Put It There Documentary

Digital download only – original B-sides, remixes and single edits
All songs written by Paul McCartney except "Back on My Feet" written with Declan McManus (Elvis Costello), "The First Stone" written with Hamish Stuart, and "Party Party" written with Linda McCartney, Robbie McIntosh, Hamish Stuart, Chris Whitten, and Paul "Wix" Wickens.

1. "Back On My Feet" – 4:24
2. "Flying To My Home" – 4:15
3. "The First Stone" – 4:06
4. "Good Sign" – 6:59
5. "This One" (Club Lovejoys mix) – 6:11
6. "Figure of Eight" (12-inch Bob Clearmountain mix) – 5:14
7. "Loveliest Thing" – 4:03
8. "Ou Est Le Soleil?" (12-inch mix) – 7:06
9. "Ou Est Le Soleil?" (Tub Dub mix) – 4:30
10. "Ou Est Le Soleil?" (7-inch mix) – 4:53
11. "Ou Est Le Soleil?" (instrumental) – 4:29
12. "Party Party" (original mix) – 5:32
13. "Party Party" (club mix) – 6:21

Digital download only – Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello cassette demos
All songs written and performed by Paul McCartney and Declan McManus (Elvis Costello).

1. "I Don't Want to Confess" – 2:21
2. "Shallow Grave" – 2:14
3. "Mistress and Maid" – 2:29

Digital-only bonus tracks Available only on Paulmccartney.com

1. "Distractions" (demo) – 4:56
2. "This One" (demo) – 3:26
3. "Back On My Feet" (demo) – 3:23

Personnel

• Paul McCartney – vocals (lead and backing), guitar (acoustic, bass guitar, electric, 12-string and Mexican), piano, synthesizer, drums, tambourine, percussion, celeste, sitar, wine glasses, harmonium, hand claps, finger snaps, mellotron, flugelhorn, bongos, keyboards, woodsaw
• Linda McCartney – Minimoog, backing vocals, hand claps
• Robbie McIntosh – guitar (acoustic and electric)
• Hamish Stuart – guitar (electric, acoustic and bass guitar), percussion, backing vocals
• Chris Whitten – drums, percussion, hand claps, synth drums
• Paul Wickens – keyboards
• Elvis Costello – vocals (backing and co-lead), keyboards
• David Gilmour – electric guitar on "We Got Married"
• Greg Hawkes – keyboards on "Motor of Love"
• David Foster – keyboards
• Dave Mattacks – drums
• Guy Barker – trumpet
• Stephen Lipson – computer & drum programming, guitar (electric and bass), keyboards
• Peter Henderson – computer programming
• Trevor Horn – keyboards, hand claps
• Nicky Hopkins – piano
• Mitchell Froom – keyboards
• David Rhodes – EBow guitar
• Judd Lander – harmonica
• Chris Davis – saxophone
• Chris White – saxophone
• Dave Bishop – saxophone
• John Taylor – cornet
• Tony Goddard – cornet
• Ian Peters – euphonium
• Ian Harper – tenor horn
• Jah Bunny – tongue styley
• Eddie Klein – additional computer programming
• Clare Fischer – orchestral arrangement on "Distractions"^[27]

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1990	Flowers in the Dirt	Best Engineered Non-classical Album^[28]	Nominated

Brit Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1990	"My Brave Face"	Best Music Video^[29]	Nominated

Charts

Weekly charts Original album Chart (1989/90) Peak position Australian ARIA Albums Chart^[30] 18 Austrian Albums Chart^[31] 18 Canadian RPM Albums Chart^[32] 16 Dutch Mega Albums^[33] 15 French SNEP Albums Chart^[34] 8 German Media Control Albums Chart^[35] 9 Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart^[36]^[A] 9 Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart^[37] 1 Swedish Albums Chart^[38] 2 Spanish Albums Chart^[39] 4 Swiss Albums Chart^[40] 13 UK Albums Chart^[41] 1 United States Billboard 200^[42]^[43] 21

Reissue Chart (2017) Position UK Albums Chart^[44] 41 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[45] 30 US Billboard 200^[46] 33

Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position Austrian Albums Chart^[47] 69 Canadian Albums Chart^[48] 84 Dutch Albums Chart^[49] 74 French Albums Chart^[50] 49 German Albums Chart^[51] 18 Spanish Albums Chart^[39] 6 UK Albums Chart^[52] 71

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[53]	Gold	50,000^^
France (SNEP)^[54]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[55]	Gold	250,000^^
Italy	—	160,000^[56]
Japan (RIAJ)^[58]	Gold	86,000^[B]^[57]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[59]	2× Platinum	260,000^[60]
Sweden (GLF)^[61]	Gold	50,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[62]	Gold	25,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)^[63]	Platinum	300,000^^
United States (RIAA)^[65]	Gold	600,000^[64]
Summaries
Europe	—	1,000,000^[64]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

• A^ Aside from standard version, Double-CD deluxe edition subtitled Special Package released in Japan. In 1990, it peaked at No. 27 on the chart and entered there for 4 weeks.^[66]
• B^ Combined sales of standard edition and its expanded reissue.

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External links

• Flowers in the Dirt at Discogs (list of releases)
• JPGR's Beatles site: Paul McCartney's Flowers in the Dirt