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| {{Merge|Live in Los Angeles (Paul McCartney album)|date=November 2024|discuss=Talk:Live in Los Angeles (Paul McCartney album)#Merge with Amoeba's Secret}} | |||
| {{Infobox album | {{Infobox album | ||
| | name = Amoeba's Secret | | name = Amoeba's Secret | ||
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| | alt = | | alt = | ||
| | released = 13 November 2007 | | released = 13 November 2007 | ||
| | recorded = |
| recorded = 27 June 2007 | ||
| | venue = | | venue = ] | ||
| | |
| genre = ] | ||
| | genre = ], ] | |||
| | length = 13:32 | | length = 13:32 | ||
| | label = ] | | label = ] | ||
| | producer = | | producer = Darrell Thorp | ||
| | prev_title = |
| prev_title = ] | ||
| | prev_year = 2007 | | prev_year = 2007 | ||
| | next_title = ] | | next_title = ] | ||
| | next_year = 2008 | | next_year = 2008 | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''''Amoeba's Secret''''' is an EP by ] recorded during a secret performance at ] in ], California, on 27 June 2007.<ref name="Calkin">{{cite web|title=Paul McCartney - Amoeba's Secret|author=Calkin, Graham|url=http://www.jpgr.co.uk/hmlp30607.html| |
'''''Amoeba's Secret''''' is an EP by ] recorded during a secret performance at ] in ], California, on 27 June 2007.<ref name="Calkin">{{cite web|title=Paul McCartney - Amoeba's Secret|author=Calkin, Graham|url=http://www.jpgr.co.uk/hmlp30607.html|access-date=16 October 2009}}</ref> | ||
| The EP reached 119 on the ] albums chart, despite relatively little promotion. The low-resolution album art is intentional, as to make the EP resemble a ]. The back of the sleeve features an incomplete ] whose letters contain hidden details of the recording. | The EP reached 119 on the ] albums chart, despite relatively little promotion. The low-resolution album art is intentional, as to make the EP resemble a ]. The back of the sleeve features an incomplete ] whose letters contain hidden details of the recording. | ||
| All four songs on this EP were later included on the 2010 12-track promotional CD '']''. Both of these were subsequently replaced by the remixed and expanded 21-track 2019 release of the entire performance called '']''. | |||
| ==Release== | ==Release== | ||
| The EP was originally released in November 2007 in a limited 12" vinyl edition. |
The EP was originally released in November 2007 in a limited 12" vinyl edition. In January 2009 it received wider release on ] and ] formats.<ref name="Hear Music">{{cite web|title=Amoebas Secret HRM 31306 02 : Paul McCartney|publisher=]|url=http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/Amoebas-Secret-HRM-31306-02/|access-date=16 October 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091124224557/http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/Amoebas-Secret-HRM-31306-02/| archive-date= 24 November 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> | ||
| The |
The songs "Only Mama Knows" and "That Was Me" were also released as b-sides to the "]" single in 2007. All the tracks of the EP were later included in the limited edition 2010 live album '']''. The concert in its entirety was released 12 July 2019 on an album titled '']''.<ref name="Second Disc">{{cite web|title=Paul Is Live: McCartney Premieres "Amoeba Gig," Reissues Classic Live Sets on CD and LP|date=24 May 2019 |url=https://theseconddisc.com/2019/05/paul-is-live-mccartney-premieres-amoeba-gig-reissues-classic-live-sets-on-cd-and-lp/|access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref> | ||
| == Track listing == | == Track listing == | ||
| ⚫ | #"Only Mama Knows" (]) – 3:47 | ||
| ===''Amoeba's Secret'' original EP=== | |||
| #"]" (]) – 3:47 | |||
| #"]" (P. McCartney, ]) – 3:17 | #"]" (P. McCartney, ]) – 3:17 | ||
| #"That Was Me" (P. McCartney) – 3:03 | #"That Was Me" (P. McCartney) – 3:03 | ||
| #"]" (]) – 3:25 | |||
| ===''Amoeba Gig'' album (2019) === | |||
| #"]" (]) – 2:41 | |||
| ⚫ | #"Only Mama Knows" (]) – 3:47 | ||
| #"]" (P. McCartney) – 3:25 | |||
| #"]" (P. McCartney, ]) – 3:13 | |||
| #"]" (]) – 3:34 | |||
| #"]" (]) – 2:56 | |||
| #"]" (P. McCartney) – 2:57 | |||
| #"That Was Me" (P. McCartney) – 3:03 | |||
| #"]" (]) – 3:44 | |||
| #"]" (P. McCartney) – 3:13 | |||
| #"]" (]) – 4:08 | |||
| #"]" (P. McCartney) – 2:00 | |||
| #"House of Wax" (P. McCartney) – 6:02 | |||
| #"]" (]) – 5:56 | |||
| #"]" (]) – 3:31 | |||
| #"]" (]) – 4:21 | |||
| #"]" (Harry Axt, Benny Davis) – 0:54 | |||
| #"]" (]) – 8:01 | |||
| #"]" (]) – 3:54 | |||
| #"]" (]) – 3:34 | |||
| #"]" (]) – 3:25 | #"]" (]) – 3:25 | ||
| ==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
| *Paul McCartney |
*Paul McCartney – lead vocals, bass, guitar, mandolin, keyboards | ||
| *] |
*] – guitar, vocals | ||
| *] |
*] – drums, vocals | ||
| *] |
*] – guitar, bass, vocals | ||
| *] |
*] – keyboards | ||
| *Steve Orchard - 2019 remix sound engineer | |||
| == Nominations == | == Nominations == | ||
| Two tracks from this EP were nominated for ]s in 2008 for the ] on 8 February 2009: "That Was Me" for |
Two tracks from this EP were nominated for ]s in 2008 for the ] on 8 February 2009: "That Was Me" for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and "]" for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance. Neither song won, and both lost to ] tracks ("]" and "]" respectively). McCartney performed "I Saw Her Standing There" with ] on drums during the ceremony. | ||
| == Reception == | == Reception == | ||
| {{Album ratings | {{Album ratings | ||
| |rev1 = ] | |rev1 = ] | ||
| |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic" /> | |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic" /> | ||
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| Writing for ], ] commented: "Sadly, this is just a taste of the full 20-song set, but it's a good one, containing two songs from Memory (the best being "That Was Me," sounding randy and funny in a way it wasn't on LP), a giddy run through "C Moon," and an energetic closer of "I Saw Her Standing There." It's a little of everything from Sir Paul, all of it good, all enough to make you wish you were there, or at least that the whole thing came out on CD."<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|title = Amoeba's Secret > Overview |author=]|publisher=]| |
Writing for ], ] commented: "Sadly, this is just a taste of the full 20-song set, but it's a good one, containing two songs from Memory (the best being "That Was Me," sounding randy and funny in a way it wasn't on LP), a giddy run through "C Moon," and an energetic closer of "I Saw Her Standing There." It's a little of everything from Sir Paul, all of it good, all enough to make you wish you were there, or at least that the whole thing came out on CD."<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|title = Amoeba's Secret > Overview |author=]|publisher=]|access-date=16 October 2009|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1474577|pure_url=yes}}}}</ref> | ||
| == Charts == | |||
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| ⚫ | |- | ||
| ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) | |||
| ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"| US ]<ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/paul-mccartney/chart-history/tlp/|title=Chart History Paul McCartney|magazine=Billboard|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> | |||
| | 119 | |||
| |} | |||
| == Release details == | == Release details == | ||
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| ! Catalog number | ! Catalog number | ||
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|rowspan="3"| United States | ||
| | 13 November 2007 | | 13 November 2007 | ||
| |rowspan="3"| ] | |rowspan="3"| ] | ||
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| |rowspan="2"| 27 January 2009 | |rowspan="2"| 27 January 2009 | ||
| | ] | | ] | ||
| | HRM-31306-02 (8 88072 31306 4)<ref name="Hear Music"/> | | HRM-31306-02 (8 88072 31306 4)<ref name="Hear Music"/> | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | ] | | ] | ||
| | HRM-31306-25<ref name="Hear Music"/> | | HRM-31306-25<ref name="Hear Music"/> | ||
| ⚫ | |- | ||
| |} | |} | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
| {{ |
{{Reflist}} | ||
| == External links == | == External links == | ||
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| ] | ] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:49, 3 December 2024
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| Amoeba's Secret | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| EP by Paul McCartney | ||||
| Released | 13 November 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 27 June 2007 | |||
| Venue | Amoeba Music | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 13:32 | |||
| Label | Hear Music | |||
| Producer | Darrell Thorp | |||
| Paul McCartney chronology | ||||
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Amoeba's Secret is an EP by Paul McCartney recorded during a secret performance at Amoeba Music in Hollywood, California, on 27 June 2007.
The EP reached 119 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, despite relatively little promotion. The low-resolution album art is intentional, as to make the EP resemble a bootleg recording. The back of the sleeve features an incomplete word search whose letters contain hidden details of the recording.
All four songs on this EP were later included on the 2010 12-track promotional CD Live in Los Angeles. Both of these were subsequently replaced by the remixed and expanded 21-track 2019 release of the entire performance called Amoeba Gig.
Release
The EP was originally released in November 2007 in a limited 12" vinyl edition. In January 2009 it received wider release on CD and download formats.
The songs "Only Mama Knows" and "That Was Me" were also released as b-sides to the "Ever Present Past" single in 2007. All the tracks of the EP were later included in the limited edition 2010 live album Live in Los Angeles. The concert in its entirety was released 12 July 2019 on an album titled Amoeba Gig.
Track listing
- "Only Mama Knows" (Paul McCartney) – 3:47
- "C Moon" (P. McCartney, Linda McCartney) – 3:17
- "That Was Me" (P. McCartney) – 3:03
- "I Saw Her Standing There" (Lennon–McCartney) – 3:25
Personnel
- Paul McCartney – lead vocals, bass, guitar, mandolin, keyboards
- Rusty Anderson – guitar, vocals
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, vocals
- Brian Ray – guitar, bass, vocals
- David Arch – keyboards
Nominations
Two tracks from this EP were nominated for Grammy Awards in 2008 for the 51st Grammy Awards on 8 February 2009: "That Was Me" for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and "I Saw Her Standing There" for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance. Neither song won, and both lost to John Mayer tracks ("Say" and "Gravity" respectively). McCartney performed "I Saw Her Standing There" with Dave Grohl on drums during the ceremony.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine commented: "Sadly, this is just a taste of the full 20-song set, but it's a good one, containing two songs from Memory (the best being "That Was Me," sounding randy and funny in a way it wasn't on LP), a giddy run through "C Moon," and an energetic closer of "I Saw Her Standing There." It's a little of everything from Sir Paul, all of it good, all enough to make you wish you were there, or at least that the whole thing came out on CD."
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 119 |
Release details
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 November 2007 | Hear Music | 12" EP | HMLP-30607 (8 88072 30607 3) |
| 27 January 2009 | CD | HRM-31306-02 (8 88072 31306 4) | ||
| download | HRM-31306-25 |
References
- ^ Calkin, Graham. "Paul McCartney - Amoeba's Secret". Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Amoebas Secret HRM 31306 02 : Paul McCartney". Concord Music Group. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- "Paul Is Live: McCartney Premieres "Amoeba Gig," Reissues Classic Live Sets on CD and LP". 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Amoeba's Secret > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- "Chart History Paul McCartney". Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
External links
- Paul McCartney Rocked Amoeba at Amoeba Music official website
- Paul McCartney's - Amoeba's Secret at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages
