Run Devil Run (album)
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| Studio album by Paul McCartney | ||||||||||
| Released | 4 October 1999 (UK) 5 October 1999 (US) |
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| Recorded | 1 March – 5 May 1999 | |||||||||
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios, London | |||||||||
| Genre | Rock and roll, rockabilly | |||||||||
| Length | 40:46 | |||||||||
| Label | Parlophone | |||||||||
| Producer | Chris Thomas, Paul McCartney | |||||||||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A– |
| The Essential Rock Discography | 7/10 |
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| Rolling Stone |  |
Run Devil Run is the eleventh solo studio album by Paul McCartney using his own name, released in 1999. It features mostly covers of both familiar and obscure 1950s rock and roll songs, along with three original McCartney compositions written in the same style, including the title track. As his first project following first wife Linda's death in 1998, McCartney felt the need to get back to his roots and perform some of the music he loved as a teenager. On 14 December 1999, McCartney returned to the Cavern Club stage to play a set publicising the new album.
Following the death of his wife Linda McCartney in April 1998, Paul McCartney had a period of a year of mourning. Wanting to keep things fresh, a lesson he had learned from his experiences working on The Beatles Anthology project and put to use on Flaming Pie, McCartney planned to cut the album as quickly as possible, much in the way the Beatles had recorded in their early years. Asking Chris Thomas to help produce, McCartney booked time at Abbey Road Studios to undertake his quest.
The album consists of twelve cover versions of rock and roll songs and three McCartney originals. Of the covers "Blue Jean Bop" was written and recorded by Gene Vincent in 1956. "She Said Yeah" had been recorded by Larry Williams. "All Shook Up", "I Got Stung" and "Party" had been recorded by Elvis Presley. "No Other Baby" was written by Dickie Bishop and Bob Watson, and was originally recorded in 1958 by skiffle group the Vipers and released as a single. Despite never owning a copy of the song, it had made a big enough imprint on McCartney for him to record it 30 years on. "Lonesome Town" had been recorded by Ricky Nelson. "Movie Magg" had been recorded by Carl Perkins.Chuck Berry's composition "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" had been recorded by him and by Buddy Holly who's version McCartney liked. "Shake a Hand" was written by Joe Morris and recorded by Little Richard in 1958. "Coquette" had ben recorded by Fats Domino. "Honey Hush" had been first recorded by Joe Turner though the liner notes state that McCartney was more familiar with the version by Johnny Burnette.
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