Paul McCartney - Friends To Go

According to McCartney, Godrich was at times blunt in his appraisal of McCartney's songs-in-progress during the making of Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, challenging McCartney to get the best out of the music. Although initially taken aback, McCartney appreciated Godrich's tenacity and honesty and respected him all the more for it.
Advance reviews for Chaos and Creation in the Backyard were very strong and signified that after delivering Flaming Pie, Run Devil Run, Driving Rain and this album — all in uninterrupted succession — McCartney is in a late-career creative peak. Many critics and longtime listeners also acknowledged that the album was unusually reflective and intimate-sounding for McCartney. The sudden shift in direction was generally considered an unexpected and welcome surprise, and resulted in three Grammy nominations for the album, including the nomination for Album of the Year.

The first single, the upbeat "Fine Line", was released in late August 2005, ahead of the release of Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, and reached #20 in the UK. A second single, "Jenny Wren", reached #22 in the UK that November. The album entered the UK charts at #10 and peaked at #6 in the US, McCartney's highest position there since Flaming Pie in 1997. McCartney has also said that the song Friends To Go is influenced by, and dedicated to George Harrison.

The cover for Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is from a photograph of McCartney strumming a guitar in his family's back yard in Liverpool, taken by brother Mike McCartney (aka Mike McGear) and originally entitled Paul Under Washing, before being retitled Our Kid Through Mum's Net Curtains.

The 'US' Tour in fall 2005 helped to promote the album in the States and Canada.

There was also a promotional concert for the album held at Abbey Road Studios, called Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road.

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[lovinSpoonful]

Beauty! Thanks Paul and piggies1.

[piggies1]

You have a little part of your life that belongs to my life just for listening to the music I upload! Merry Xmas and thank you for your kind comments!

[txeire]

for george..nice. i think the whole paul vs george thing has been wayyy overblown

[fentdog84]

This is such a great album!

[dackmont]

One of my favorites, and all the more remarkable given that Sir Paul sings & plays every last note you hear: Grand piano, acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, drums, tambourine on snare, flugelhorn (!), melodica (like a flute with a keyboard), shakers, vocals. Sounds like a lot of work, but also fun, and boy does the end result sound good.

[MrMoviemaster26]

Actually he didn't write this for George but in fact he said it's as if George had written this from beyond the grave as it's not Paul's style of writing and it kind of just wrote itself. Check out the story cos i found it quite interesting :)

[sinksinmud123]

Its has that unique tune to it that I just really enjoy, another grand masterpeice

[borncountryful]

Happy Birthday Paul, Waitin' On The Other Side.. Long May You Sing

[rollingstonesgirl99]

recently i have an addiction to this song, i cant stop playing it! its so beautiful, R.I.P georgie <3

[rameshta3]

His friends have gone away. He is still waiting to see his friends to go! Nice composition!

[onthemoveagain]

This is Robert Nix Rock/Pop Artist,

Really glad to have this album in my CD Collection,McCartney shows us with this album that he's composed songs that further contribute to his legendary status.

[Bass69Line]

@piggies1

Merry Xmas for this advent time, next Xmas coming within 3 weeks :)

Bernard

Uploading this one vid is a matter of taste, I particularely love that Harrison-like tune...

Well done Paul & Nige!

[bgerch23]

i dont think there is any paul vs george here. paul simply said he wrote a song and it sounded like a george song to him. this one definitely does sound like george a bit and it sounds great no matter what way you hear it