Paul McCARTNEY


Memory Almost Full
(Limited Edition with 3 Bonus Tracks and Paul's Interview)

(2007)



1. Dance Tonight 2'56
(Paul McCartney)
2. Ever Present Past 3'00
(Paul McCartney)
3. See Your Sunshine 3'22
(Paul McCartney)
4. Only Mama Knows 4'20
(Paul McCartney)
5. You Tell Me 3'17
(Paul McCartney)
6. Mr. Bellamy 3'42
(Paul McCartney)
7. Gratitude 3'21
(Paul McCartney)
8. Vintage Clothes 2'24
(Paul McCartney)
9. That Was Me 2'41
(Paul McCartney)
10. Feet In The Clouds 3'26
(Paul McCartney)
11. House Of Wax 5'01
(Paul McCartney)
12. The End Of The End 3'00
(Paul McCartney)
13. Nod Your Head 2'01
(Paul McCartney)

Bonus Tracks

14. In Private 2'11
(Paul McCartney)
15. Why So Blue 3'14
(Paul McCartney)
16. 222 3'42
(Paul McCartney)
17.
Paul talks about the music of Memory Almost Full 26'04
(Paul McCartney)

Total Time: 77:42


  • Paul McCartney played All Instruments except:
  • Paul 'Wix' Wickens - Keyboards
  • Rusty Anderson - Guitar
  • Brian Ray - Bass Guitar
  • Abe Laboriel Jnr. - Drums
    played on "Only Mama Knows", "You Tell Me", "Vintage Clothes", "That Was Me", "Feet In The Clouds" and "House Of Wax"


    Produced and Programmed by David Kahne
    Engineers: Adam Noble, David Kahne, Steve Orchard, Geoff Emerick and Paul Hick
    Assistant Engineers: Jamie Kirkham, Eddie Klein, Adam Noble, Chris Bolster, Kevin Mills and Mirek Stiles
    Mixed by David Kahne and Andy Wallace
    Mixed at
    SEE SQUARED STUDIOS New York,
    SOUNDTRACK STUDIOS New York and
    HOG HILL MILL STUDIOS Sussex
    Mastered by Bob Ludwig at
    GATEWAY MASTERING Portland ME
    Cover Art front: BLACK LOVE CHAIR (aquatint) by Humphrey Ocean
    Cover Art back: BLACK LOVE CHAIR from Benin (gouache) by Humphrey Ocean
    Photography: Max Vadukul, Bill Bernstein and David Modell
    Ideas: Rebecca and Mike

    Recorded October 2003 - February 2007

    THANKS

    His Royal Highness the King of Cosmania and Surrounding Regions deigns to give his thanks to the following people:
    Wix, Rusty, Brian, Abe, John Hammel, Alasdhair Willis, Keith Smith, Paddy Spinks, Stuart Bell, Paul Freundlich, Robby Montgomery, Roger Huggett, Ant and Nick, Holly Dearden Lilian Marshall, Ruth Ward and all at MPL Ltd and Inc., John and Lee Eastman and from the KINGDOM Of STARBUCKS: Howard Schultz, Alan Mintz and Ken Lombard.
    Everyone at ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS, AIR STUDIOS, HENSON STUDIOS, HOG HILL MILL STUDIOS and RAK STUDIOS, not forgetting my beautiful family.

    All Tracks Published by MPL COMMUNICATIONS Ltd. / Inc. ©2007

    The Copyright in these sound recordings is owned by MPL COMMUNICATIONS Ltd. under exclusive licence to STARCON, LLC. ©2007





    1. Dance Tonight

      Everybody gonna dance tonight
      Everybody gonna feel alright
      Everybody gonna dance around tonight

      Everybody gonna dance around
      Everybody gonna hit the ground
      Everybody gonna dance around tonight

      Well you can come on to my place
      if you want to
      You can do anything you wanna do

      Everybody gonna dance tonight
      Everybody gonna feel alright
      Everybody gonna dance around tonight

      Well you can come on to my place if you want to
      You can do anything you wanna do

      Everybody gonna stamp their feet
      Everybody gonna feel the beat
      Everybody gonna dance around tonight

      Everybody gonna dance tonight
      Everybody gonna feel alright
      Everybody gonna dance around tonight

      Everybody gonna jump and shout
      Everybody gonna sing it out
      Everybody gonna dance around tonight

      Well you can come on to my place if you want to
      You can do anything you wanna do

      Everybody gonna dance tonight
      Everybody gonna feel alright
      Everybody gonna dance around tonight

      Everybody gonna dance around tonight

      Everybody gonna feel alright tonight

    2. Ever Present Past

      I've got too much on my plate
      Don't have no time to be a decent lover
      I hope it isn't too late
      Searching for the time that has gone so fast
      The time that I thought would last
      My ever present past

      I've got too much on my mind
      I think of everything to be discovered
      I hope there's something to find
      Searching for the time that has gone so fast
      The time that I thought would last
      My ever present past

      The things I think I did
      I d.i. d.i. did
      The things I think I did
      When I was a kid

      I couldn't understand a word that they were saying
      But still I hung around and took it all in
      I wouldn't join in with the games that they were playing
      It went by, it went by in a flash
      It flew by, it flew by
      In a flash

      There's far too much on my plate
      Don't have no time to be a decent lover
      I hope it's never too late
      Searching for the time that has gone so fast
      The time that I thought would last
      My ever present past

      The things I think I did I d.i. d.i. did The things I think I did When I was a kid
      The things 1 think I did
      I d.i. d.i. did
      The things I think I did
      When I was a kid When I was a kid

    3. See Your Sunshine

      She makes me feel glad
      I want her so bad
      My heart is beating madly for her
      If you ask me why
      I'm not going to lie
      I'll have to say that 1 adore her

      Look what you do to me baby
      You're making me feel so fine
      Step out in front of me baby
      They want you in the front line
      They want to see your sun shine

      She picks up daisies from a field
      She loves to weave them in her hair
      And though she knows it isn't real
      She still hears music in the air
      It's coming from inside her heart
      I hope it lasts forever

      The sun is shining in her sky
      She wants to dance around the world
      And though I'd love to be the guy
      That gets to walk off with the girl
      I'll go along with all she needs
      And it will be my pleasure

      Look what you do to me baby
      You're making me feel so fine
      Step out in front of me baby
      They want you in the front line
      They want to see your sun shine

      She makes me feel glad
      I want her so bad
      My heart is beating madly for her
      If you ask me why
      I'm not going to lie
      I'll have to say that I adore her

      Look what you do to me baby
      You're making me feel so fine
      I want to see your sunshine

    4. Only Mama Knows

      Well I was found in the transit
      lounge
      Of a dirty airport town
      What was I doing on the road to ruin
      Well my mama laid me down
      My mama laid me down

      Round my hand was a plastic band
      With a picture of my face
      I was crying left to die in
      This God forsaken place
      This God forsaken place

      Only mama knows why she laid me down
      In this God forsaken town
      Where she was running to, what she ran from
      Though I always wondered I never knew
      Only mama knows
      Only mama knows

      I'm passing through I'm on my way
      I'm on the road, no ETA.
      I'm passing through, no fixed abode
      And that is why I need to try
      To hold on. I've gotta hold on, gotta hold on

      Was it planned as a one night stand
      Or did she leave in disgrace ?
      Well I never will ever see my fathers face, see my fathers face ?

      Only mama knows why she laid me down
      In this God forsaken town
      Where she was running to what she ran from
      Though I always wondered I never knew
      Only mama knows
      Only mama knows

      Only mama knows why she laid me down
      In this God forsaken town
      Where she was running to what she ran from
      Though I always wondered I never knew
      Only mama knows
      Only mama knows
      I've gotta hold on. I've gotta hold on.
      You've gotta hold on

    5. You Tell Me

      When was that summer when the skies were blue ?
      The bright red cardinal flew down from his tree
      You tell me

      When was that summer when it never rained ?
      The air was buzzing with the sweet old honey bee
      Let's see
      You tell me

      Were we there, was it real ?
      Is it truly how I feel ?
      Maybe You tell me
      Were we there, is it true ?
      Was I really there with you ?
      Let's see You tell me

      When was that summer of a dozen words ?
      The butterflies and humming birds flew free
      Let's see
      You tell me

      Let's see
      You tell me

    6. Mr Bellamy

      I'm not coming down
      No matter what you do
      I like it up here Without you

      All right Mr Bellamy
      We'll have you down soon

      No one to tell me what to do
      No one to hold my hand
      Bellamy's got a lot to do
      And I hope that you'll understand
      Nobody here to spoil the view
      Interfere with my plans
      Bellamy's got a job to do
      And he's hoping you'll understand

      Steady lads
      Easy does it
      Don't frighten him
      Here we go
      I'm not coming down
      No matter what you say
      I like it up here
      Anyway

      Sit tight Mr Bellamy
      This shouldn't take long

      In a delusionary state
      No wonder he's been feeling strange of late

      Nobody here to spoil the view
      Interfere with my plans
      Bellamy's got a job to do
      And he's hoping you'll understand

      Steady lads Easy does it
      Don't frighten him
      Here we go Here we go

      I'm not coming down
      No matter what you do
      I like it up here
      Without you
      Come down
      Come down
      Come back to me

    7. Gratitude

      Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude

      I'm so grateful for everything
      You've ever given me
      How can I explain what it means
      To be loved by you
      By you, loved by you, loved by you

      Show my gratitude, gratitude
      Show my gratitude
      I want to show my gratitude, gratitude

      Well I was lonely
      I was living with a memory
      But my cold and lonely nights ended
      When you sheltered me
      Loved by you
      I was loved by you
      Yeah I was loved by you

      I want to show my gratitude
      Want to show my gratitude
      Yeah show my gratitude
      Show my gratitude

      I should stop loving you
      Think what you put me through
      But I don't want to lock my heart away
      I will look forward to
      Days when I'll be loving you
      Until then gonna wish
      And hope and pray

      I want to show my gratitude, gratitude
      Yeah I want to show my gratitude
      Show my gratitude
      Yeah my gratitude
      To be loved by you

      Be loved by you, to be loved by you
      Loved by you


      I want to show my gratitude, gratitude

    8. Vintage Clothes

      Don't live in the past
      Don't hold on to something that's changing fast

      What we are is what we are
      And what we wear is vintage clothes

      Vintage clothes
      Vintage clothes

      We jump up for joy
      Who cares if we look like a girl or boy

      What we are is what we are
      And what we wear is vintage clothes

      Vintage clothes
      Vintage clothes
      A little worn
      A little torn

      Check the rack
      What went out is coming back

      Don't live in the past
      Don't hold on to something that's changing fast

      What we are is what we are
      And what we wear is vintage clothes

      Vintage clothes

      A little worn
      A little torn
      Check the rack
      What went out is coming back

    9. That Was Me

      That was me At the scout camp
      In the school play
      Spade and bucket
      By the sea
      That was me

      That was me
      Playing conkers
      At the bus stop
      On a blanket
      In the bluebells
      That was me

      The same me that stands here now
      And when I think that all this stuff
      Can make a life, it's pretty hard to take it in
      That was me

      Well that was me
      Royal Iris On the river
      Merseybeatin'
      With the band
      That was me

      That was me
      Sweating cobwebs
      Under contract
      In the cellar
      On TV That was me

      The same me that stands here now
      If fate decreed
      That all of this
      Would make a lifetime
      Who am 1 to disagree
      That was me

      That was me
      Acapella
      At the altar
      In the middle
      Of the picture
      That was me

      That was me
      At the party
      Sweating cobwebs
      In a cellar
      On TV That was me

      The same me that stands here now
      And when I think that all this stuff
      Can make a life, it's pretty hard to take it in
      That was me
      That was me

    10. Feet In The Clouds

      Teacher said
      I had my head in the clouds
      They directed
      I suspected
      Disconnected
      Had it my way

      Oh the street
      I had my feet on the ground
      Stood corrected
      Well protected
      Resurrected
      Had it my way

      I've got my feet in the clouds
      Got my head on the ground
      I know that I'm not a square
      As long as they're not around

      But I find it very very very very very very hard
      Yes I find it very very very very very very hard

      Love is fab
      It's like a stab in the heart
      Hidden treasure
      Made to measure
      For my pleasure
      Had it my way

      I've got my feet in the clouds
      Got my head on the ground
      I know that I'm not a square
      As long as they're not around

      And I find it very very very very very very hard
      And I find it very very very very very very hard
      Oh I find it very very, very very very very hard
      Yes I find it very very very very very very hard

      I've got my feet in the clouds
      Got my head on the ground
      I'm not a square
      As long as they're not around
      But I find it so hard I find it so hard

    11. House Of Wax

      Lightning hits the house of wax
      Poets spill out on the street
      To set alight the incomplete
      Remainders of the future

      Hidden in the yard. Hidden in the yard

      Thunder drowns the trumpets blast
      Poets scatter through the night
      But they can only dream of flight
      Away from their confusion

      Hidden in the yard. Underneath the wall
      Buried deep below a thousand layers lay the answer to it all

      Lightning hits the house of wax
      Women scream and run around
      To dance upon the battleground
      Like wild demented horses

      Hidden in the yard. Underneath the wall
      Buried deep below a thousand layers lay the answer to it all

      Hidden in the yard. Underneath the wall
      Buried deep below a thousand layers lay the answer to it all

    12. The End Of The End

      At the end of the end
      It's the start of a journey
      To a much better place
      And this wasn't bad
      So a much better place
      Would have to be special
      No need to be sad

      On the day that I die
      I'd like jokes to be told
      And stories of old
      To be rolled out like carpets
      That children have played on
      And laid on while listening
      To stories of old

      At the end of the end
      It's the start of a journey
      To a much better place
      And a much better place
      Would have to be special
      No reason to cry

      On the day that I die
      I'd like bells to be rung
      And songs that were sung
      To be hung out like blankets
      That lovers have played on
      And laid on while listening
      To songs that were sung

      At the end of the end
      It's the start of a journey
      To a much better place
      And a much better place
      Would have to be special
      No reason to cry
      No need to be sad

      At the end of the end

    13. Nod Your Head

      If you really love me baby
      Better than staying in bed
      If you really love me baby
      Nod your head

      If you really love me baby
      Till you fall down dead she said
      If you ever want to make it
      Nod your head

      Nod it up
      Nod it down
      Side to side
      Round and round

      If you ever want to prove it
      And you're hanging on a thread
      If vou ever want to shake it
      Nod your head

      If you think the life you're leading
      Is better than the life you led
      If you like the life you're living
      Well nod your head

      Well nod it up
      Nod it down
      Side to side
      Round and round

      If you really love me baby
      Better than staying in bed
      If you really love me baby
      Nod your head

    14. In Private

      ( instrumental )

    15. Why So Blue

      Staring from a cardboard castle

      Down and out
      One of life's young students
      Finds out what it's ail about
      Paper flutters
      Angry taxi drivers shout

      From the pages of a paper
      Candles shine
      On a perfect table
      Laid for two who love to dine
      They suggest a
      Highly recommended wine
      Once again the same old line

      Why so sad
      My fine young friend
      Why so blue

      Weary carriage horses stand
      In single file
      Someone at a crowded bus stop
      Wears a friendly smile
      Touching nerves that
      No one's heard from in a while
      Papers from the same old file

      Why so sad
      My fine young friend
      Why so blue

      Sometimes
      When eyes meet you know
      They have to meet again
      Sometimes
      Birds of a feather
      Got to fly together

      From a dingy attic window
      Candles shine
      On a perfect table
      Laid for two who love to dine
      Now they drink the
      Highly recommended wine
      Free at last and feeling fine

      I'm so glad
      My fine young friend
      Glad for you

      I'm so glad
      My fine young friend
      Glad for you
      You used to be so blue, you used to
      be so blue
      Why so blue

    16. 222

      Look at that—
      Look at her walking
      Turning my head
      Taking my breath away

      Look at that
      Look at her walking
      Turning my head
      Taking my breath away

      Look at that
      Look at her walking
      Turning my head Taking my breath away

      Come on to me