1986 Paul McCartney – Press To Play

Jerry Marotta, Paul McCartney

Press To Play is the sixth solo studio album by the British musician Paul McCartney, released on 25 August 1986. It was McCartney’s first album of entirely new music since Pipes of Peace in 1983, and his first solo album to be issued internationally by EMI following a six-year period with Columbia Records in the United States and Canada. Keen to re-establish himself after his poorly received 1984 musical film Give My Regards to Broad Street, McCartney enlisted producer Hugh Padgham to give the album a contemporary sound.

Tracks

1 Stranglehold (Paul McCartney; Eric Stewart) 03:36
2 Good Times Comingfeel The Sun (Paul McCartney; Eric Stewart) 04:55
3 Talk More Talk (Paul McCartney; Eric Stewart) 05:17
4 Footprints (Paul McCartney; Eric Stewart) 04:31
5 Only Love Remains (Paul McCartney) 04:12
6 Press (Paul McCartney) 04:43
7 Pretty Little Head (Paul McCartney; Eric Stewart) 05:13
8 Move Over Busker (Paul McCartney; Eric Stewart) 04:05
9 Angry (Paul McCartney; Eric Stewart) 03:36
10 However Absurd (Paul McCartney; Eric Stewart) 04:56

Biography

Paul McCartney

Musicians

Bass	Paul McCartney
Drums	Jerry Marotta
Drums	Graham Ward
Guitar	Paul McCartney
Guitar	Eric Stewart
Guitar	Carlos Alomar
Acoustic Guitar	Paul McCartney
Acoustic Guitar	Eric Stewart
Acoustic Guitar	Carlos Alomar
Keyboards	Nick Glennie-Smith
Keyboards	Paul McCartney
Keyboards	Eric Stewart
Electric Piano	Simon Chamberlain
Piano	Simon Chamberlain
Piano	Paul McCartney
Synthesizer	Paul McCartney
Sax	Dick Morrissey
Sax	Lenny Pickett
Sax	Gary Barnacle
Violin	John Bradbury
Violin	Gavyn Wright
Percussion	Jerry Marotta
Percussion	Graham Ward
Percussion	Ray Cooper
Background Vocals	Eric Stewart
Background Vocals	Kate Robbins
Background Vocals	Ruby James
Background Vocals	Linda McCartney
Vocals	Paul McCartney

Other Musicians

9 Angry

Drums	Phil Collins
Guitar	Pete Townshend
Percussion	Phil Collins

Liner Notes

Producer – Hugh Padgham, Paul McCartney
Co-producer – Eric Stewart
Arranged By – Hugh Padgham, Paul McCartney
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Tony Visconti (Track 5)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Anne Dudley (Tracks 10)
Engineer – Hugh Padgham
Engineer – Steve Jackson (Track 3)
Engineer (Additional) – Eddie Klein, Haydn Bendall, John Hammel, Jon Kelly, Matt Butler, Matt Howe, Peter Mew, Tony Clark, Trevor Jones
Mixed By – Hugh Padgham
Mixed By – Bert Bevans, Steve Forward (Track 6)

Illustration – Paul McCartney
Photography – George Hurrell

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