Back in the U.S.

For the Beatles' song, see Back In the U.S.S.R..
Back in the U.S.
Live album by Paul McCartney
Released 11 November 2002[1]
Recorded 1 April – 18 May 2002
Genre Rock
Length 1:55:21
Label Capitol
Producer David Kahne
Paul McCartney chronology
Driving Rain
(2001)		 Back in the U.S.
(2002)		 Back in the World
(2003)
Paul McCartney live album chronology
Paul Is Live
(1993)		 Back in the U.S.
(2002)		 Back in the World
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauD[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB–[5]
The Essential Rock Discography5/10[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Uncut[8]

Back in the U.S. (subtitled Live 2002) is a double live album by Paul McCartney from his spring 2002 Driving USA Tour in the US in support of his 2001 release Driving Rain. It was released with an accompanying DVD to commemorate his first set of concerts in almost ten years.

Band

Using most of the musicians that appeared on Driving Rain, McCartney assembled a new live act composed of Rusty Anderson and Brian Ray on guitar, Abe Laboriel Jr. on drums and keyboardist Paul Wickens, who had been on McCartney's previous two tours, in 1989–90 and 1993.[9] As of 2015, these four musicians are still members of McCartney's touring band.

Controversy

Although McCartney was promoting Driving Rain, the majority of the tour setlist celebrated his past,[2] by featuring a sampling of his solo work with and without Wings, and a substantial number of the hits he had written while a member of the Beatles.[10] On Back in the U.S., McCartney reversed the songwriting credits for nineteen Lennon–McCartney compositions to read "Paul McCartney and John Lennon"[11] – a move that author Howard Sounes describes as the live album's "chief point of interest".[12] This gesture was a further attempt by McCartney to establish his legacy following Lennon's death in 1980,[13] having been vetoed from adopting the McCartney–Lennon credit during the Beatles Anthology project in 1995 by his former bandmates George Harrison and Ringo Starr.[14]

The revised credits on Back in the U.S. incensed Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, who threatened to take legal action,[11] while Starr said he found McCartney's actions "underhanded".[12][15] Some commentators observed that McCartney had similarly credited his Beatles songs to "McCartney–Lennon" on the 1976 live album Wings over America[16] and that Lennon had never publicly objected to the reversal;[13][17] in addition, the compositions in question were written with little or no input from Lennon.[12][18] When compiling Back in the U.S., McCartney had decided to act in response to Ono's dropping of his co-writer's credit for "Give Peace a Chance", on the 1997 compilation Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon. Despite their differences on this issue, McCartney and Starr united on stage for the Harrison tribute concert shortly after the release of the live album.[19]

Release

Back in the U.S. was issued in November 2002 as an exclusive North American and Japanese[1] release (an international edition with a slight track listing change, entitled Back in the World, was released a few months later). Back in the U.S. sold well on export and gained sales of over 2 million globally. The album debuted at number 8 on the US charts with sales of 224,000 copies, marking his highest sales during a single week since the introduction of Nielsen SoundScan in 1991.[20] The album was certified double platinum in America, for shipments of over 1 million units. It entered the top five on the Japanese chart, making McCartney one of the Western artists with the most top-ten albums in that country.[21] Its tie-in DVD proved to be a strong seller as well. Back in the U.S. was the first Paul McCartney album not released on vinyl.

Track listing

All songs written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, except where noted.

CD

Disc one

  1. "Hello, Goodbye" – 3:46
  2. "Jet" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney) – 4:02
  3. "All My Loving" – 2:08
  4. "Getting Better" – 3:10
  5. "Coming Up" (Paul McCartney) – 3:26
  6. "Let Me Roll It" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney) – 4:24
  7. "Lonely Road" (Paul McCartney) – 3:12
  8. "Driving Rain" (Paul McCartney) – 3:11
  9. "Your Loving Flame" (Paul McCartney) – 3:28
  10. "Blackbird" – 2:30
  11. "Every Night" (Paul McCartney) – 2:51
  12. "We Can Work It Out" – 2:29
  13. "Mother Nature's Son" – 2:11
  14. "Vanilla Sky" (Paul McCartney) – 2:29
  15. "Carry That Weight" – 3:05
  16. "The Fool on the Hill" – 3:09
  17. "Here Today" (Paul McCartney) – 2:28
    • McCartney's tribute to John Lennon
  18. "Something" (George Harrison) – 2:33
    • A tribute cover of one of George Harrison's most famous songs, played on the ukulele – one of Harrison's favourite instruments

Disc two

  1. "Eleanor Rigby" – 2:17
  2. "Here, There and Everywhere" – 2:26
  3. "Band on the Run" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney) – 5:00
  4. "Back in the U.S.S.R." – 2:55
  5. "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney) – 4:48
  6. "C Moon" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney) – 3:51
  7. "My Love" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney) – 4:03
  8. "Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:09
  9. "Freedom" (Paul McCartney) – 3:18
  10. "Live and Let Die" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney) – 3:05
  11. "Let It Be" – 3:57
  12. "Hey Jude" – 7:01
  13. "The Long and Winding Road" – 3:30
  14. "Lady Madonna" – 2:21
  15. "I Saw Her Standing There" – 3:08
  16. "Yesterday" – 2:08
  17. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" / "The End" – 4:39

DVD

  1. "Hello, Goodbye"
  2. "Jet" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney)
  3. "All My Loving"
  4. "Live and Let Die" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney)
  5. "Coming Up" (Paul McCartney)
  6. "Blackbird"
  7. "We Can Work It Out"
  8. "Here, There, and Everywhere"
  9. "Eleanor Rigby"
  10. "Matchbox" (Carl Perkins)
  11. "Your Loving Flame" (Paul McCartney)
  12. "The Fool on the Hill"
  13. "Getting Better"
  14. "Here Today" (Paul McCartney)
  15. "Something" (George Harrison)
  16. "Band on the Run" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney)
  17. "Let Me Roll It" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney)
  18. "Back in the USSR"
  19. "My Love" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney)
  20. "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney)
  21. "Freedom" (Paul McCartney)
  22. "Let it Be"
  23. "Hey Jude"
  24. "Can't Buy Me Love"
  25. "Lady Madonna"
  26. "The Long and Winding Road"
  27. "Yesterday"
  28. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" / "The End"
  29. "I Saw Her Standing There"

Bonus tracks

  1. "Driving Rain" (Paul McCartney)
  2. "Every Night" (Paul McCartney)
  3. "You Never Give Me Your Money"/"Carry That Weight"

Charts

Peak positions

Album
Chart (2002–03) Position
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart [22] 4
US Billboard 200 [23] 8
DVD
Chart (2003) Position
Japanese Oricon DVDs Chart [24] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Position
US Billboard Year-End[25] 71

Certifications

Album
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[26] 2× Platinum 100,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[27] Gold 77,000[28]
United States (RIAA)[29] 2× Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
DVD
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[30] 4× Platinum 40,000^
Germany (BVMI)[31] Gold 25,000^
United States (RIAA)[32] 3× Platinum 300,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 EMI Music Japan | Release Information
  2. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Paul McCartney Back in the U.S.". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (22 April 2003). "Not Hop, Stomp". The Village Voice (New York). Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th edn). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 1257. ISBN 0-19-531373-9.
  5. ↑ Tucker, Ken (29 November 2002). "Music Review: Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.: Live 2002". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 696. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
  7. ↑ "Paul McCartney: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Paul McCartney – Back In The US: Live 2002". Uncut. April 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Sounes, pp. 510–11.
  10. ↑ Sounes, pp. 512–13.
  11. 1 2 Kimsey, p. 197.
  12. 1 2 3 Sounes, p. 518.
  13. 1 2 Garcia, Gilbert (28 January 2003). "The Ballad of Paul and Yoko". Salon. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  14. ↑ Kimsey, pp. 197–200.
  15. ↑ Doggett, p. 340.
  16. ↑ Doggett, p. 339.
  17. ↑ Rodriguez, p. 172.
  18. ↑ Doggett, pp. 139, 140.
  19. ↑ Sounes, pp. 518–19.
  20. ↑ Jonathan Cohen, ed. (4 December 2002). "DailyMusicNews". Archived from Billboard.com the original Check |url= value (help) on 7 September 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2003.
  21. ↑ カーペンターズ、40年の歴史ではじめて初登場トップ3入り "(The Carpenters' album debut at the top-3 on the Japanese chart for the first time)" Check |url= value (help). oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  22. ↑ "バック・イン・ザ・U.S.～ライヴ2002／ポール・マッカートニー-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [Highest position and charting weeks of Back in the U.S.: Live 2002 by Paul McCartney] (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  23. ↑ AllMusic – Back in the U.S. > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
  24. ↑ "ポール・マッカートニー-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [Highest position and charting weeks of Back in the U.S.: Concert Film by Paul McCartney]. oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  25. ↑ Billboard.BIZ "2003 Year End Charts Top Billboard 200 Albums" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  26. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Paul McCartney – Back in the US". Music Canada.
  27. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Paul McCartney – バック・イン・ザ・U.S.～ライヴ2002" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2003年月 on the drop-down menu
  28. ↑ "RIAJ Certification – February 2003" (PDF) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  29. ↑ "American album certifications – Paul McCartney – Back In The U.S.". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  30. ↑ "Canadian video certifications – Paul McCartney – Back in the US". Music Canada.
  31. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Paul McCartney; 'Back In The U.S.')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  32. ↑ "American video certifications – Paul McCartney – Back In The U.S.". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH

Sources

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