Flowers in the Dirt 2478380 225603455 2008-07-14T14:43:28Z Fugreena 6206981 /* Chart positions and certifications */ {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> Name = Flowers in the Dirt| Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[Paul McCartney]] | Cover = FlowersDirtCover.jpg | Released = [[5 June]] [[1989]] | Recorded = September 1987 - February 1989 | Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | Length = 53:42 | Label = [[Parlophone Records|Parlophone]]/[[EMI]]<br/>[[Capitol Records]] (US)| Producer = [[Paul McCartney]], [[George Martin]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[Trevor Horn]], [[Steve Lipson]],<br />[[Mitchell Froom]] <br />[[Chris Hughes]] <br />and [[Neil Dorfsman]]| Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nw5s8qzzbtm4 link] | Last album = ''[[CHOBA B CCCP]]''<br />(1988) | This album = ''Flowers in the Dirt''<br />(1989) | Next album = ''[[Tripping the Live Fantastic]]''<br />(1990) |}} '''''Flowers in the Dirt''''' is [[Paul McCartney]]'s comeback album, released in 1989. It was considered a major return upon release for McCartney due to the fact that he was embarking on his first world tour since the [[Wings Over the World tour|Wings Over the World]] jaunt back in 1975/1976. ''Flowers in the Dirt'' was also celebrated due to its musical quality, which earned McCartney his best reviews in years. ==History== After the meagre sales that greeted ''[[Press to Play]]'', McCartney realised he needed to work much harder on his follow-up. Thus, he not only teamed up with several different producers, but also spent the better part of eighteen months perfecting ''Flowers in the Dirt''. A highlight of the sessions was McCartney's unlikely alliance with [[Elvis Costello]], with whom he composed many new songs. McCartney greatly enjoyed the partnership, even finding that Costello mirrored [[John Lennon]] in certain aspects of his personality. Costello would also appear on the album, even co-singing "You Want Her Too" (an update of "[[The Girl Is Mine]]") with Paul. Another celebrity guest included was friend [[David Gilmour]] from [[Pink Floyd]] on his trademark electric guitar. Knowing full well he intended to launch the biggest tour of his career thus far, McCartney also put together a regular band to take out on the road, and whom would appear in various forms on ''Flowers in the Dirt''. [[Hamish Stuart]] was best known for his tenure in [[Average White Band]], while [[Robbie McIntosh]] had been a member of [[The Pretenders]]. Filling out the sound would be [[Chris Whitten]] on drums and [[Paul Wickens]] joining McCartney's wife [[Linda McCartney]] on keyboards. Finally, early in 1989, the project was ready. In May, the Beatlesque "[[My Brave Face]]" was released as a single and promptly gave McCartney a US hit, reaching #25, while reaching #18 in the UK. In June, ''Flowers in the Dirt'' was released to high anticipation and immediately entered the UK charts at #1, garnering very receptive reviews from all around. In the US, the reaction was better than ''Press to Play'', with the album reaching #21, staying on the charts for a year and going gold, though it still sold beneath expectations. The second single, "This One" reached #18 in the UK, as did "My Brave Face". The follow-ups "Figure Of Eight"/"Ou Est Le Soleil?" and "Put It There" would all be minor UK hits. "The Paul McCartney World Tour" opened on [[26 September]] 1989 and would travel the globe (including [[Japan]]) until the following July, becoming one of the highest grossing and best reviewed tours of all time. A limited-edition "World Tour Pack" of ''Flowers in the Dirt'', sold in a facsimile trunk, was issued in Britain in October 1989 and America (with British catalogue numbers) in January 1990. The set included a bonus single of "Party Party" (released on a one-sided 7" single in vinyl editions of the "World Tour Pack" and a 3" CD-single in compact disc editions of the "World Tour Pack"). In March 1990, another limited-edition of the album that is featured bonus disc was released exclusively in Japan and re-entered the country's chart. ==Track listing== {{sample box start|Paul McCartney}} {{multi-listen start}} {{multi-listen item|filename=Paul McCartney this one.ogg|title="This One"|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}} {{multi-listen end}} {{sample box end}} All songs by [[Paul McCartney]], except where noted. #"[[My Brave Face]]" (Paul McCartney/[[Elvis Costello|Declan MacManus]]) – 3:18 #"Rough Ride" – 4:43 #"You Want Her Too" (McCartney/MacManus) – 3:11 #* ''A duet with co-writer [[Elvis Costello]] (i.e. Declan MacManus)'' #"Distractions" – 4:39 #"We Got Married" – 4:57 #* ''Features [[David Gilmour]] on lead guitar'' #"Put It There" – 2:07 #* ''Based upon a saying of McCartney's father, James McCartney'' #"Figure of Eight" – 3:25 #* ''Re-recorded in September 1989 for its single release as a double A-Side with "Ou Est Le Soleil?"'' #"This One" – 4:10 #"Don't Be Careless Love" (McCartney/MacManus) – 3:18 #"That Day is Done" (McCartney/MacManus) – 4:19 #"How Many People" – 4:14 #* ''Dedicated to the memory of [[Chico Mendes]], Brazilian Rain Forest Campaigner'' #"Motor of Love" – 6:18 ===Additional track on CD and CT editions=== #"Ou Est Le Soleil?" – 4:45 ===Bonus tracks on 1993 reissue=== #"Back on My Feet" (McCartney/MacManus) #* ''Originally released as B-Side on a single "[[Once Upon a Long Ago]]" released in 1987'' #"Flying to My Home" #"Loveliest Thing" ===''Special Package'' (1990 Japanese tour edition)=== Following tracks are included on bonus disc. #"Message" - 0:28 #* ''A environmental message from Paul to the Japanese fans.'' #"The Long And Winding Road" ([[John Lennon]]/McCartney) (sic) - 3:51 #* ''From the video "Put It There".'' #"Loveliest Thing" - 3:59 #"Rough Ride" - 4:53 #"Ou Est Le Soleil (7" Mix)" - 4:50 #"Mama's Little Girl" - 3:41 #"Same Time Next Year" - 3:06 #"Party, Party" (McCartney/Linda McCartney/Robbie McIntosh/Hamish Stuart/Chris Whitten/Paul "Wix" Wickens) - 5:35 #"P.S. Love Me Do" (McCartney/Lennon) - 3:40 #* ''The studio version of the combination of two of the [[The Beatles|Beatle]] songs owned by [[MPL Communications]]. The live version is found on the "Birthday" CD single.'' ==Chart positions and certifications== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" border=2 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="left" valign="top"|Country !align="left" valign="top"|Chart !align="left" valign="top"|Position !align="left" valign="top"|Weeks !align="left" valign="top"|Certification (if any) !align="left" valign="top"|Sales/shipments |- |align="left" valign="top"|1989 |align="left" valign="top"|[[Norway]] |align="left" valign="top"|[[VG-lista]] |align="left" valign="top"|1 (4 weeks)<ref name="nochart">{{cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com Paul McCartney - Flowers In The Dirt|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Flowers+In+The+Dirt&cat=a|accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref> |align="left" valign="top"|21 |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1989 |align="left" valign="top"|[[United Kingdom]] |align="left" valign="top"|[[UK Albums Chart]] (Top 100) |align="left" valign="top"|1 |align="left" valign="top"|20<ref name="UK albums chart">{{cite web| url=http://homepage1.nifty.com/tuty/after_beatles_paul_albumchartaction_uk.htm/ | title= Paul McCartney UK Album Chart listings | publisher=''[[UK Albums Chart]]''| accessdate=2008-07-01}}</ref> |align="left" valign="top"|Platinum <ref name="bpial15">{{cite web |url= http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=3803|title= The BPI Platinum Awards Content - McCARTNEY PAUL - FLOWERS IN THE DIRT|accessdate=2008-07-08}}</ref> |align="left" valign="top"|300,000+ |- |align="left" valign="top"|1989 |align="left" valign="top"|[[Sweden]] |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"|2 |align="left" valign="top"|10 <ref name="nochart">{{cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com Paul McCartney - Flowers In The Dirt|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Flowers+In+The+Dirt&cat=a|accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref> |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1989 |align="left" valign="top"|[[Japan]] |align="left" valign="top"|[[Oricon]] Weekly CD Albums Chart (Top 100) |align="left" valign="top"|9 |align="left" valign="top"|8<ref name="Japanese albums chart">{{cite web| url=http://homepage1.nifty.com/tuty/after_beatles_paul_albumchartaction_japan.htm/ | title= Paul McCartney Japanese Album Chart listings | publisher=''[[Original Confidence]]''| accessdate=2008-07-01}}</ref> |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"|70,000+<ref name="Japanese albums chart">{{cite web| url=http://homepage1.nifty.com/tuty/after_beatles_paul_albumchartaction_japan.htm/ | title= Paul McCartney Japanese Album Chart trajectories| publisher=''[[Original Confidence]]''| accessdate=2008-07-01}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|1989 |align="left" valign="top"|[[Switzerland]] |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"|13<ref name="norwegiancharts_offtheground">{{cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com Paul McCartney - Off the Ground|publisher=hitparade.ch|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Off+The+Ground&cat=a|accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref> |align="left" valign="top"|9 |align="left" valign="top"|Gold<ref name="swisscertification_riverofdreams">{{cite web|title=Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community|publisher=hitparade.ch|url=http://hitparade.ch/awards.asp?year=1989|accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> |align="left" valign="top"|25,000+ |- |align="left" valign="top"|1989 |align="left" valign="top"|[[United States]] |align="left" valign="top"|The [[Billboard 200]] |align="left" valign="top"|21 |align="left" valign="top"|49 |align="left" valign="top"|Gold<ref name="riaa">{{cite web |url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Paul%20MC%20Cartney&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50|title= RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Paul Mc Cartney|accessdate=2008-06-16}}</ref> |align="left" valign="top"|500,000+ |- |align="left" valign="top"|1989 |align="left" valign="top"|[[Austria]] |align="left" valign="top"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Austria Top 40]] |align="left" valign="top"|18 |align="left" valign="top"|8 <ref name="nochart">{{cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com Paul McCartney - Flowers In The Dirt|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Flowers+In+The+Dirt&cat=a|accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref> |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1989 |align="left" valign="top"|[[Australia]] |align="left" valign="top"|[[ARIA Charts]] |align="left" valign="top"|18 |align="left" valign="top"|7 <ref name="nochart">{{cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com Paul McCartney - Flowers In The Dirt|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Flowers+In+The+Dirt&cat=a|accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref> |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"| |- |} {|class="wikitable" |- !Country!!colspan="3"|Charts (1990 JP 2CD deluxe edition) |- ! !!Peak position!!Weeks |- |Japan <ref name="Japanese albums chart">{{cite web| url=http://homepage1.nifty.com/tuty/after_beatles_paul_albumchartaction_japan.htm/ | title= Paul McCartney Japanese Album Chart trajectories| publisher=''[[Original Confidence]]''| accessdate=2008-07-01}}</ref> ||27||4 |- |} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !width="40"|Year !align="left"|Single !width="40"|<small>[[United Kingdom|UK]]</small> !width="40"|<small>[[United States|US]]</small> !width="40"|<small>[[Norway|NO]]</small> !width="40"|<small>[[Austria|AT]]</small> !width="40"|<small>[[Sweden|SE]]</small> !width="40"|<small>[[Switzerland|CH]]</small> !width="40"|<small>[[Germany|DE]]</small> !width="40"|<small>[[Australia|AU]]</small> !width="40"|<small>[[France|FR]]</small> |- |1989 |align="left"|"My Brave Face" |18 |25 |4 | - |19 |25 |29 |30 |31 |- |1989 |align="left"|"This One" |18 |94 | - |8 | - | - |40 | - | - |- |1989 |align="left"|"Figure of Eight" |42 |92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |- |1989 |align="left"|"Ou Est Le Soleil?" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |- |1990 |align="left"|"Put It There" |32 | - | - | - | - | - |60 | - | - |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.jpgr.co.uk/pcsd106.html JPGR's Beatles site: Paul McCartney's ''Flowers in the Dirt''] {{s-start}} {{succession box | before = ''[[Ten Good Reasons]]'' by [[Jason Donovan]] | title = [[UK Albums Chart]] [http://www.everyhit.com/numberalb4.html number-one album] | years = [[June 24]], [[1989]] | after = ''[[Batman (album)|Batman]]'' by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] }} {{succession box | before = ''[[Look Sharp!]]'' by [[Roxette]] [http://norwegiancharts.com/archiv.asp?todo=show&woche=24&jahr=1989&sparte=a] | title = [[VG-lista|Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart]] number one album | years = (4 weeks) | after = ''Boulevard of Broken Dreams'' by [[Smokie (band)|Smokie]][http://norwegiancharts.com/archiv.asp?todo=show&woche=29&jahr=1989&sparte=a] }} {{end}} {{Paul McCartney}} [[Category:Paul McCartney albums]] [[Category:1989 albums]] [[Category:Parlophone albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Trevor Horn]] [[Category:Albums produced by Paul McCartney]] [[Category:Albums produced by George Martin]] [[Category:Albums produced by Elvis Costello]] [[Category:Albums produced by Stephen Lipson]] [[es:Flowers in the Dirt]] [[ka:Flowers in the Dirt]] [[ja:フラワーズ・イン・ザ・ダート]] [[no:Flowers in the Dirt]] [[pt:Flowers In The Dirt]] [[sv:Flowers in the Dirt]] [[uk:Flowers in the Dirt]]