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Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool on 18th June 1942. He was raised in the city and educated at the Liverpool Institute.

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  • Vinyl (3 Oct 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Parlophone
  • ASIN: B000APR530
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 191,660 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Sir Paul is an elder statesman now, but Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard finds McCartney in considered and tastefully restrained form--dignfied and old--penning songs worthy of his finest hour. McCartney crafts this collection of songs with exquisite balance, lining up haunting chimes and heartfelt lyrics ("Riding to Vanity Fair") alongside pounding "Hey Bulldog"-esque chords and eerily Beatles-ish multi-tracked vocals ("Promise to You Girl", "Fine Line") and, most impressively, distinctively new yet timeless gems of songcraft ("Anyway", "Jenny Wren"). Emotionally, the songs on Chaos and Creation manage to avoid being mired in over-sentimentality while retaining a powerful, understated sincerity. Poignant though it is, however, this record is essentially positive and hopeful: Sir Paul's playfulness beams through in his intonation which picks up a line such as "It's not right/In your life/Too much rain" and breathes life and optimism into its words. "English Tea" completes the package, an unrepentantly twee serving of Anglo-nostalgia with recorder.

Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard displays the full range of Sir Paul McCartney's inimitable talent, presenting listeners with one of his finest solo albums. -- Jonathan Davies

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Chaos And Creation In The Back Yard, Paul McCartney’s 20th studio recording since The Beatles, marks an end to a nearly four-year hiatus since his last studio recording, 2001’s platinum certified Driving Rain. The new 13-track album is co-produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Travis and Beck) and McCartney, and was recorded in London and Los Angeles over the course of the past two years

Chaos And Creation In The Back Yard is a return to the basics for McCartney. The album successfully fuses his undeniable song writing talents with his unparalleled musicianship. In fact, McCartney is credited with playing the majority of the instruments on the album, which is somewhat reminiscent of McCartney when he was credited with playing all of the instruments. They include the drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, as well as many of the less traditional instruments such as block flute, harmonium and flugelhorn.

Chaos And Creation In The Back Yard is a mix of up-tempo piano driven McCartney instant classics such as the new single "Fine Line" and "Promise To You Girl" and more introspective darker tracks such as "At The Mercy", "Too Much Rain" and "Riding To Vanity Fair". One of the many highlights is a track entitled, "Jenny Wren", which Paul describes as "daughter of Blackbird", as well as "Follow Me", which McCartney debuted at The Glastonbury Festival, while on his ’04 Summer European Tour.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After staying with Paul all these years, finding the odd gem among the poor stuff that fills many Wings and Macca solo albums, finally I can report that he has produced the masterpiece we have been waiting for. This is his best collection of songs since the White Album, which means, yes, it is better than Abbey Road, Band on the Run, Flowers in the Dirt and Flaming Pie. It truly is THAT good! The arrangements and production have been rightly praised in the reviews on this page, but it is the songwriting that shines throughout the album. This is a master craftsman finally rediscovering the muse that made him one of the greatest ever. The centrepiece of the album is Riding to Vanity Fair, a superb song in every way, but from then it picks up second wind, ending with a blaze of glory in the Lady Madonna-esque Promise to you girl, then two of the most gorgeous ballads Paul has ever written, This Never Happened Before and Anyway. Breathtaking. If you grew up loving the Beatles and have looked on in exasperation as Paul has produced mediocre albums, one after another, then rejoice! Here at last is an album worthy to stand alongside the best of his work with the Beatles. Praise indeed, but richly deserved in this case. You will not be disappointed.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A fantastic album that is a real grower and one that I keep coming back to. No trickery, no rush jobs, just a collection of fine songs that sound as if they have been carefully worked up and perfected. These sound like very personal songs - which is not a surprise given what he was going through at the time - and the best songs on the album are particularly heartfelt and fragile. One of my favourite McCartney albums.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Pleasant Surprise 18 April 2006
By Regsboy
Format:Audio CD
Having read some fairly negative reviews and being dissappointed with the singles released from the album I brought this album second hand through Amazon. When I listened to the album as a whole I completely changed my mind about it and the singles for that matter , I love the rawness of it and the melancholy that runs through the album there is a depth and sadness that I don't think I have heard in previous McCartney albums. When I say sad, its not in a way that makes you depressed or unhappy,its almost emphathic the song writer understands sadness but wants to draw along side the listener and encourage them. There are also other elements that remind me of the writing of Ray Davies (Kinks). I love the album and the more I play it the more I love it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
A very good record
This is a very good record indeed. The songs, and especially the lyrics, seem to have received more care than normal and there is no veering between styles like on so many other... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sean Farrell
Low on chaos, high on creation
What a scintillating, perfectly timed & paced album this is. An inventive, musically
unpredictable set of thirteen songs, about the length of an LP, not a note wasted, Paul in... Read more
Published 10 months ago by GlynLuke
Pure McCartney
When I first heard this album I thought it was awful. After a few plays, I thought it was fantastic!
Takes me back to his earlier albums when he launched his solo career. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2009 by Mr. W. G. Eatock
Classic McCartney
This is really easy to listen to,instantly recognisable as McCartney,some bubbly fun tracks as well as the stunning song from 'The Lake House'. A great buy.
Published on 16 Aug 2009 by Mrs. M. Simms
Understated Greatness
This is the best album of Paul McCartney's solo career. A beautiful, late-autumn call for love from a supreme songwriter without a single misstep. Read more
Published on 4 July 2009 by Ryan Ceramic
one for the fans only
I really wanted to like this album,as Paul has always been one of my guilty pleasures. In comparison to his earlier works with the Fab Four and Wings this one doesn't quite measure... Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2007 by Baldman
LET IT GROWN ON YOU.......
When I first played this album, I had no idea waht to expect - I hadn't heard any singles from it, but it was on sale so I grabbed it to add to my bursting collection of McCartney... Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2007 by BlueJan
His best album for many many years
There's not a lot of chaos in the end result but lots of dedicated creativity to produce the best album Paul McCartney has made in a long time - if not his best post-Beatles LP... Read more
Published on 22 May 2006 by Greg Farefield-Rose
Struggled to like this one...
I found it very difficult to get on with this...it seems to me like McCartney is producing such lukewarm material these days... Read more
Published on 12 May 2006 by Hat Smith
Macca goes it alone
This was my first McCartney studio album since 'Flowers in the Dirt', and therefore my first one without Linda. I must say I like it a lot. Read more
Published on 5 May 2006 by R. A. Cross
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