Driving Rain - Front Cover | Driving Rain - Rear Cover |
Driving Rain - Inner Sleeve 1 | Driving Rain - Inner Sleeve 2 |
Driving Rain - Rear of Booklet | Driving Rain - The C.D. |
Label | Parlophone | ||||||
Catalogue No. | 535 5101 535 5102 (C.D.) |
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Release date | 12th November 2001 | ||||||
Total time | 67:19 | ||||||
U.K. Album Chart Detail : |
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Detail : | Paul's thirty-third "solo" album release. Personnel : Paul - Vocals, Bass guitar, Guitars and Piano Rusty Anderson - Guitars and Backing vocals Abe Laboriel Jnr. - Drums, Percussion and Backing vocals Gabe Dixon - Keyboards and Backing vocals David Kahne - Programming, Orchestral samples, Synth and Guitar. James McCartney - Percussion (track 9) Ralph Morrison - Violin (track 11) James McCartney - Guitar (track 12) String Quartet : (track 13) David Campbell - Viola. Matt Funes - Viola. Joel Derouin - Violin. Larry Corbett - Cello. Eric Clapton - Guitar (track 16)
Produced by David Kahne
The album was recorded then mixed in just two sessions. Firstly, most of the tracks in the last two weeks of February,
then completion in June 2001. Paul and his selected musicians had never played together before, and in fact, hadn't even
met !
Cover design by Norman Hathaway, Micha Weidmann and Donat Raetzo. The vinyl rear cover has 35 of those watch camera pictures, no's 26, 29-33 and no.35 are extra (no. 34 being the one that is no. 26 on the C.D.). The vinyl edition is a double album in a single large sleeve housing both records. It does not have a booklet as the lyrics are on the inner sleeves. Record 1 inner sleeve is pink on one side with pictures only appearing on the other side (as seen above), record 2 inner sleeve is red on one side with pictures only appearing on the other side (as seen above). Recommended Retail Price of the C.D. was £12:99, whereas I paid £18 for the vinyl.
18th November 2001 this album entered the U.K. chart at number 46, in the first week it's total sales in the U.K. were
10,755 ... it dropped out the following week.
Also see singles released from this album : |
No. | Track | Composer | Recording Information | Time |
1 | Lonely Road | McCartney | Recorded 16th February 2001. Original recording on 16-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played Hofner bass and sang a live vocal, some of which was then overdubbed along with a Martin acoustic, an Epiphone
electric and another vocal. |
3:15 |
2 | From A Lover To A Friend | McCartney | Recorded 20th February 2001. Original recording on 16-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played piano, then overdubbed Hofner bass and the vocal. |
3:47 |
3 | She's Given Up Talking | McCartney | Recorded 17th February 2001. Original recording on 16-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played Martin acoustic guitar and sang a live vocal, then overdubbed Hofner bass with a fuzz effect and his own
Ludwig drum kit. |
4:56 |
4 | Driving Rain | McCartney | Recorded 27th February 2001. Original recording on 16-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played Hofner bass and sang a live vocal, then overdubbed a Martin acoustic guitar and another vocal. |
3:26 |
No. | Track | Composer | Recording Information | Time |
5 | I Do | McCartney | Recorded 17th February 2001. Original recording on 16-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played Martin acoustic then overdubbed Hofner bass and the lead vocal. |
2:55 |
6 | Tiny Bubble | McCartney | Recorded 25th February 2001. Original recording on 16-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played Fender Rhodes then overdubbed Hofner bass, Epiphone electric guitar and the lead vocal. |
4:19 |
7 | Magic | McCartney | Recorded 25th February 2001. Original recording on 16-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played Epiphone electric guitar then overdubbed Hofner bass, Martin acoustic and the vocal. |
3:57 |
8 | Your Way | McCartney | Recorded 18th February 2001. Original recording on 8-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played Epiphone electric guitar and sang the vocal, then overdubbed his Ludwig drum kit and knee slaps. |
2:54 |
No. | Track | Composer | Recording Information | Time |
9 | Spinning On An Axis | P.McCartney-J.McCartney | Recorded 21st February 2001. Original recording on 16-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played Rickenbacker bass, then overdubbed Martin acoustic, Epiphone electric guitar, percussion and the vocal. |
5:16 |
10 | About You | McCartney | Recorded 16th February 2001. Original recording on 16-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played a Pignose electric guitar and sang the vocal, then overdubbed more vocals. |
2:53 |
11 | Heather | McCartney | Recorded 2nd March 2001. Original demos were transferred to 16-track analogue tape, then loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played Piano and sang the vocal, then overdubbed electric, acoustic and bass guitars. |
3:25 |
12 | Back In The Sunshine Again | P.McCartney-J.McCartney | Recorded 28th February 2001. Original recording on 16-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played Hofner bass and sang a live vocal, then overdubbed Epiphone electric guitar and more vocals. |
4:20 |
No. | Track | Composer | Recording Information | Time |
13 | Your Loving Flame | McCartney | Recorded 19th June 2001. Original recording on 16-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played piano, then overdubbed Hofner bass, vocal, and tambourine. |
3:42 |
14 | Riding Into Jaipur | McCartney | Recorded 16th February 2001. Original recording on 8-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played Martin "Backpacker" acoustic guitar, then overdubbed Hofner bass and a vocal. |
4:07 |
15 | Rinse The Raindrops | McCartney | Recorded 19th February 2001. Original recording on 16-track analogue tape loaded into Logic audio for overdubs.
Paul played Hofner bass and sang a lead vocal, then overdubbed Spanish guitar and further vocals. |
10:08 |
Final track of the album is a "Bonus Track" on the C.D. | ||||
16 | Freedom | McCartney | See Freedom the single for detail. | 3:32 |
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