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| '''''Amoeba's Secret''''' is an EP by ] recorded during a secret performance at ] in ], California, on June 27, 2007.<ref name="Calkin">{{cite web|title=Paul McCartney - Amoeba's Secret|author=Calkin, Graham|url=http://www.jpgr.co.uk/hmlp30607.html|accessdate=October 16, 2009}}</ref> The EP was released in November 2007 in a limited vinyl edition, and in January 2009 on ] and ] formats.<ref name="Hear Music">{{cite web|title=Amoebas Secret HRM 31306 02 : Paul McCartney : Concord Music Group|publisher=]|url=http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/Amoebas-Secret-HRM-31306-02/|accessdate=October 16, 2009}}</ref> | '''''Amoeba's Secret''''' is an EP by ] recorded during a secret performance at ] in ], California, on June 27, 2007.<ref name="Calkin">{{cite web|title=Paul McCartney - Amoeba's Secret|author=Calkin, Graham|url=http://www.jpgr.co.uk/hmlp30607.html|accessdate=October 16, 2009}}</ref> The EP was released in November 2007 in a limited vinyl edition, and in January 2009 on ] and ] formats.<ref name="Hear Music">{{cite web|title=Amoebas Secret HRM 31306 02 : Paul McCartney : Concord Music Group|publisher=]|url=http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/Amoebas-Secret-HRM-31306-02/|accessdate=October 16, 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 |
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. | ||
| == Track listing == | == Track listing == | ||
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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 June 27, 2007. The EP was released in November 2007 in a limited vinyl edition, and in January 2009 on CD and download formats.
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.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Only Mama Knows" | McCartney | 3:47 |
| 2. | "C Moon" | McCartney, Linda McCartney | 3:17 |
| 3. | "That Was Me" | McCartney | 3:03 |
| 4. | "I Saw Her Standing There" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 13:32 | ||
Nominations
Two tracks from this EP were nominated for Grammy Awards in 2008 for the 51st Grammy Awards on February 8, 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 |   |
"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."
Release details
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | November 13, 2007 | Hear Music | 12" EP | HMLP-30607 (8 88072 30607 3) |
| January 27, 2009 | CD | HRM-31306-02 (8 88072 31306 4) | ||
| download | HRM-31306-25 |
References
- ^ Calkin, Graham. "Paul McCartney - Amoeba's Secret". Retrieved October 16, 2009.
- ^ "Amoebas Secret HRM 31306 02 : Paul McCartney : Concord Music Group". Concord Music Group. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
- Allmusic review
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( Amoeba's Secret > Overview )))". Allmusic. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
External links
- Paul McCartney Rocked Amoeba at Amoeba Music official website
- Paul McCartney's - Amoeba's Secret at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages
