London Town

Paul McCartney - London Town

London Town
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Artist: Paul McCartney
Brand: MCCARTNEY,PAUL & WINGS
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1993-06-08
Music Label: MSI:EMI/PARLOPHONE
Soundtracks:
  1. London Town
  2. Cafe On The Left Bank
  3. I'm Carrying
  4. Backwards Traveller
  5. Cuff Link
  6. Children Children
  7. Girlfriend
  8. I've Had Enough
  9. With A Little Luck
  10. Famous Groupies
  11. Deliver Your Children
  12. Name And Adress
  13. Don't Let It Bring You Down
  14. Morse Moose And They Grey Goose
  15. Girls' School
  16. Mull Of Kintyre

Music reviews of London Town

Music Review: London Town
Rating: 4 Stars

Of all of Sir Paul's 70's albums this is probably his mellowest, it's also one of his better efforts. Once again his group Wings was reduced to himself, his wife & the faithful Denny Laine. There are a few actual Wings recordings here but mostly it's just the three of them. Some of this album was recorded on a yacht which might partly account for its mellower nature. London Town peaked at #2 on the album charts. There were also three singles that charted: "I've Had Enough" went to #25 & is one of Sir Paul's 'edgier' songs, "London Town" went to #39 & "Witha a Little Luck" went to #1 (also #5 Adult Contemporary).

The album opens with "London Town", a slow tempo song with plenty of synthesizers. The song is little more than average though pleasant. "Cafe on the Left Bank" quickens the tempo but is still only an average McCartney effort. "I'm Carrying" is a thoughtful ballad & is the first good song of the album. Then comes the mysterious "Backwards Traveler" that has vague lyrics he's so famous for. This segues into "Cuff Link", an instrumental that reminds us of Sir Paul's desire to emulate Pink Floyd. Though he doesn't pull this off, it IS interesting ear candy. "Children Children" has Denny Laine doing a turn at lead vocal but it's still an average song. "Girlfriend" is one of the two weakest songs on the album. McCartney does a falsetto lead vocal throughout most of it. Michael Jackson would cover the song later & have a hit. "I've Had Enough" is a solid rocker & underrated, one of the best songs on the album. The version of "With a Little Luck" that's on the album is the complete version of the song. It has an expanded middle section that features synthesizers. "Famous Groupies" is exactly what the title says. Lyrically it meanders a lot & is only average. "Deliver Your Children" is one of the best songs on the album. It features Laine on lead vocals; this is the third co-writing effort on the album by McCartney/Laine. "Name and Address" is a throwback to the fifties style rocker & that's about all that needs to be said. Then comes the slow, moody "Don't Let It Bring You Down". Once again, the lyrics are obscure but, in this case, it enhances the song, one of the album's outstanding songs. The original album closes with "Morse Moose and the Grey Goose". Once you get past the title it's a good song. It's reminiscent of the Beatles in some ways. it's co-written by McCartney & Laine & was two song fragments that were put together, ala the Beatles. McCartney vocalizes his written part as does Laine on his section. This is one of those songs that proves just how much of a master McCartney is in the studio. There's plenty of sound effects & studio wizardry that makes this song work.

Two bonus tracks have been added. They are both sides of a single that was released at about the same time as this album. The first is "Girls' School" which went to #33. It was the A-side in the States but the B-side in Britain. The other song, "Mull of Kintyre" was co-written by McCartney & Laine. This is one of the best things that McCartney ever recorded. In the States it barely made the Top 100 but in Britain it became the biggest hit ever at that time surpassing "Hey Jude". It's in the style of a Scots traditional folk song. It features bagpipes to great effect, you can even feel like in your in a Scots pub, drinking ale, & having a great time & singing along in the chorus' a masterpiece by the master.

Much of this album was recorded on a large yacht while out to sea, one of the main reasons as to why it's such a mellow effort. This was the last album McCartney recorded for EMI/Capitol before switching to Columbia. It's a very good effort & should be owned by McCartney fans.
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Description of London Town

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  • Track: 10: Famous Groupies,
  • Track: 11: Deliver Your Children,
  • Track: 12: Name And Adress,
  • Track: 13: Don't Let It Bring You Down,
  • Track: 14: Morse Moose And They Grey Goose,
  • Track: 15: Girls' School,
  • Track: 16: Mull Of Kintyre,
  • Track: 1: London Town,
  • Track: 2: Cafe On The Left Bank,
  • Track: 3: I'm Carrying,
  • Track: 4: Backwards Traveller,
  • Track: 5: Cuff Link,
  • Track: 6: Children Children,
  • Track: 7: Girlfriend,
  • Track: 8: I've Had Enough,
  • Track: 9: With A Little Luck
    Media Type: CD
    Artist: MCCARTNEY,PAUL & WINGS
    Title: LONDON TOWN
    Street Release Date: 02/25/1997
    Import
    Genre: ROCK/POP
    The previous time Paul McCartney's Wings had been pared down to its core trio (Macca, wife Linda, and singer-guitarist Denny Laine), the band endured a star-crossed series of crises (the sudden defection of two band members and near-disastrous sessions in Nigeria) to produce its enduring 1973 masterpiece, Band on the Run. Conceived and recorded five years later under considerably more idyllic circumstances, London Town often seems like the previous album's laconic twin. It's also a collection whose softened edges often foreshadow the tone of not only McCartney's later, oft-critiqued solo work, but that of old partner John Lennon's final album, Double Fantasy. Suffice it to say that "With A Little Luck" is not "Band on the Run," nor will "I've Had Enough" ever challenge "Jet" for pop-icon status. Still, there are enough natural McCartney-isms here ("Café on the Left Bank," "I'm Carrying") to suffuse it with a consistent, breezy tone. --Jerry McCulley

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