According to Paul McCartney, working on the Beatles Anthology project inspired him to record an album that was stripped-back, immediate, and fun, one less studied and produced than most of his recent work.
In many ways, Flaming Pie fulfills those goals.
A largely acoustic collection of simple songs, Flaming Pie is direct and unassuming, and at its best, it recalls the homely charm of McCartney and Ram.
McCartney still has a tendency to wallow in trite sentiment, and his more ambitious numbers, like the string-drenched epic "Beautiful Night" or the silly Beatlesque psychedelia of "Flaming Pie," fall a little flat.
But when he works on a small scale, as on the waltzing "The Song We Were Singing," "Calico Skies," "Great Day," and "Little Willow," he's gently affecting, and the moderately rocking pop of "The World Tonight" and "Young Boy" is more ingratiating than the pair of aimless bluesy jams with Steve Miller.
Even with the filler, which should be expected on any McCartney album, Flaming Pie is one of his most successful latter-day efforts, mainly because McCartney is at his best when he doesn't try so hard and lets his effortless melodic gifts rise to the surface.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Song We Were SingingPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 03:54 | 0 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | The World TonightPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 04:05 | 0 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | If You WannaPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney, Steve Miller | Play | 04:37 | 0 MB | 33 MB |
| 4 | SomedaysPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 04:15 | 0 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Young BoyPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney, Steve Miller | Play | 03:54 | 0 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Calico SkiesPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 02:32 | 0 MB | 14 MB |
| 7 | Flaming PiePaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 02:30 | 0 MB | 14 MB |
| 8 | Heaven on a SundayPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 04:26 | 0 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | Used to Be BadPaul McCartney, Steve Miller | Paul McCartney, Steve Miller | Play | 04:12 | 0 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | SouvenirPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 03:41 | 0 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | Little WillowPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 02:57 | 0 MB | 16 MB |
| 12 | Really Love YouPaul McCartney, Ringo Starr | Paul McCartney | Play | 05:17 | 0 MB | 31 MB |
| 13 | Beautiful NightPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 05:08 | 0 MB | 32 MB |
| 14 | Great DayPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 02:09 | 0 MB | 11 MB |
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| 53 mins | 332 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levine Andrade | Viola |
| 2 | Robert Bailey | Celli, Cello |
| 3 | Geoff Baker | Liner Notes |
| 4 | John Barclay | Trumpet |
| 5 | Mark Bennett | Trumpet |
| 6 | Dave Bishop | Sax (Baritone) |
| 7 | Richard Bissill | French Horn |
| 8 | Nigel Black | Horn |
| 9 | Belinda Bunt | Violin |
| 10 | Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| 11 | Roy Carter | Cor Anglais, Oboe |
| 12 | Michael Cox | Flute |
| 13 | Marcia Crayford | Violin |
| 14 | Andrew Crowley | Trumpet |
| 15 | Chris Davis | Saxophone |
| 16 | Snake Davis | Saxophone |
| 17 | Philip Dukes | Viola |
| 18 | Richard Edwards | Trombone |
| 19 | Geoff Emerick | Engineer |
| 20 | Frank Farrell | Engineer |
| 21 | Andy Fawbert | Trombone |
| 22 | Andy Findon | Flute (Alto) |
| 23 | Geoff Foster | Assistant Engineer |
| 24 | Roger Garland | Violin |
| 25 | Jacqueline Hartley | Violin |
| 26 | Paul Hicks | Assistant Engineer |
| 27 | Jon Jacobs | Engineer |
| 28 | Christian Kampen | Celli, Cello |
| 29 | Skaila Kanga | Harp |
| 30 | Gary Kettel | Percussion |
| 31 | Boguslav Kostecki | Violin |
| 32 | Bob Kraushaar | Engineer |
| 33 | Peter Lale | Viola |
| 34 | Chris Laurence | Double Bass |
| 35 | Adrian Levine | Violin |
| 36 | Mark Lewisohn | Liner Notes |
| 37 | Martin Loveday | Celli, Cello |
| 38 | Jeff Lynne | Guest Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer, Vocal Harmony, Vocals (Background) |
| 39 | Marc Mann | Digital Sequencing, Sequencing |
| 40 | Peter Manning | Violin |
| 41 | Rita Manning | Violin |
| 42 | George Martin | Orchestration, Producer |
| 43 | James McCartney | Guitar (Electric) |
| 44 | Linda McCartney | Photography, Vocals (Background) |
| 45 | Paul McCartney | Composer, Double Bass, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric), Harmonium, Harpsichord, Mellotron, Organ, Organ (Hammond), Percussion, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Spanish Guitar, Vibraphone, Vocal Harmony, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Wurlitzer |
| 46 | Robin McGee | Double Bass |
| 47 | Susan Milan | Flute |
| 48 | Steve Miller | Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Performer, Primary Artist, Vocal Harmony, Vocals (Background) |
| 49 | David Ogden | Violin |
| 50 | Steven Orton | Celli, Cello |
| 51 | Martin Parry | Flute |
| 52 | Bernard Partridge | Violin |
| 53 | Keith Pascoe | Violin |
| 54 | John Pigneguy | French Horn |
| 55 | Anthony Pleeth | Celli, Cello |
| 56 | Maciej Rakowski | Violin |
| 57 | Johnathan Rees | Violin |
| 58 | Kevin Robinson | Trumpet |
| 59 | Graeme Scott | Viola |
| 60 | Briony Shaw | Violin |
| 61 | Jeremy Smissen | Viola |
| 62 | Robert Smissen | Viola |
| 63 | Keith Smith | Assistant Engineer |
| 64 | David Snell | Conductor |
| 65 | Ringo Starr | Composer, Drums, Guest Artist, Percussion, Vocals (Background) |
| 66 | Julian Tear | Violin |
| 67 | Stephen Tees | Viola |
| 68 | David Theodore | Oboe |
| 69 | Michael Thompson | French Horn, Horn |
| 70 | Richard Watkins | French Horn, Horn |
| 71 | Ivo Jan van der Werff | Viola |
| 72 | Jeremy Williams | Violin |
| 73 | David Woodcock | Violin |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |