Paul McCartney is about to release his new album, which as fans know by now, has been simply titled NEW. While many may wonder what to call NEW when it becomes old, the focus right now is on the tracklist, which was revealed today.
McCartney showed off the names of the 12 tracks on his official website and included the names of his producers. Unlike many of his more recent records, NEW will feature four different producers. Paul Epworth produced two tracks, while Mark Ronson produced two others, including the title track.
Giles Martin, the son of Beatles producer George Martin, produced six songs. Ethan Johns produced the remaining two tracks.
NEW was first announced on Aug. 29, when McCartney released the single. The album is already available to pre-order on Amazon and iTunes. A deluxe edition will include two more tracks.
“The original idea was to go to a couple of producers whose work I loved, to see who I got on with best - but it turned out I got on with all of them!” McCartney said in a statement. “We made something really different with each producer, so I couldn’t choose and ended up working with all four. We just had a good time in different ways.”
McCartney and Martin are credited as executive producers and the album was mixed by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent. It has running time of 46:11, but the announcement didn’t include individual track times.
Here’s the tracklist:
1. Save Us (produced by Paul Epworth)
2. Alligator (produced by Mark Ronson)
3. On My Way to Work (produced by Giles Martin)
4. Queenie Eye (produced by Paul Epworth)
5. Early Days (produced by Ethan Johns)
6. New (produced by Mark Ronson)
7. Appreciate (produced by Giles Martin)
8. Everybody Out There (produced by Giles Martin)
9. Hosanna (produced by Ethan Johns)
10. I Can Bet (produced by Giles Martin)
11. Looking At Her (produced by Giles Martin)
12. Road (produced by Giles Martin)
This has been a great week for Beatles fans, since Apple announced yesterday that The Beatles’ On Air: Live At The BBC Vol 2 is coming in November.