PAUL MCCARTNEY’S ‘MEMORABLE’

NEW ALBUM DEBUTS TO WIDESPREAD

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

 

“Memory Almost Full” Ships Gold AND AN ESTIMATED SIX MILLION PEOPLE HEAR ALBUM AT STARBUCKS GLOBAL LISTENING EVENT

 

LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2007 – Hailed as one of the best albums in Paul McCartney’s solo career, “Memory Almost Full” was released yesterday to widespread critical acclaim from publications including Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, People Magazine and The New Yorker to name a few.  Hear Music’s inaugural release, “Memory Almost Full” shipped more than 500,000 copies. In addition, the video, “Dance Tonight” has been added in medium rotation at VH1 and the radio single “Ever Present Past” continues to maintain a strong presence across multiple radio formats including AAA, Classic Rock and AC. An estimated six million people heard the new album in a single day as part of Starbucks unprecedented Global Listening Event where more than 10,000 Starbucks locations in 29 countries and territories played the album across all time zones.

 

“Memory Almost Full,” reunites McCartney with longtime producer and friend David Kahne and provides a very personal retrospective drawing upon childhood memories from Liverpool, summers long gone, and the times spent writing music with John Lennon.  McCartney will discuss the new album with xx on ABC’s Good Morning America on June 7.

 

Here’s what critics are saying about McCartney’s new album:

“This majestically reminds us, there's only one Paul McCartney.”                                                                                                   -Q Magazine

 

“His most vibrant record in years.”

                                                                                                 -Newsweek

 

 “It’s his version of Bob Dylan’s Time Out of Mind…if Time Out of Mind had cutthroat pop instincts and whistling solos. A- ”

-Entertainment Weekly

 

“...his lyrical reverie is countered with a propulsive rhythm and melody that keep him philosophically moving forward.”                                          

- Los Angeles Times

 

 

Page 2 – McCartney’s Album Debuts to Widespread Acclaim

 

“...With this album he looks inward, reflecting on his past and reaching toward the future with a mix of wistfulness, irony and hope.” 

                                                                                                            -USA Today

 

“..the five track sequence that (almost) closes the album offers a dramatic contemplation of mortality from boyhood to the inevitable finale of death. It’s a curious, affecting sequence… 5 Stars”

-Observer Music Monthly (5 Stars), UK

 

'McCartney's first release on Starbucks's own imprint means that this surprisingly magnanimous record will be the strongest item on the menu.'

                                                                                                            --The Times (4/5), UK

 

 “...one of his most consistent albums in years - a worthy addition to his historically impressive catalog.”                                

       -Newsday

 

"It is McCartney once again doing what he always did best: singing a sad song and making it better."

                                                                                                          -The Chicago Tribune

 

“Memory Almost Full contains some of his most joyous tunes since he sang about Silly Love Songs.  There's much to admire here.”

                                                                                                                - The Sun (4/5), UK

 

 

About Hear Music

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