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London Town by Paul McCartney

London Town

Release Date: 2/23/1998

Recording Date: 3/1978

Tracks: 14

Length: 00:55:40 Hrs

Label: Parlophone

Type: CD

Genre/Styles:
Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, England, Album Rock

Album Tracks (14)

Song Title
Length
1.
London Town
04:09
2.
Cafe on the Left Bank
03:26
3.
I'm Carrying
02:44
4.
Backwards Traveller
01:08
5.
Cuff Link
02:01
6.
Children Children
02:22
7.
Girlfriend
04:41
8.
I've Had Enough
03:05
9.
With a Little Luck
05:46
10.
Famous Groupies
03:35
11.
Deliver Your Children
04:17
12.
Name and Address
03:08
13.
Don't Let It Bring You Down
04:35
14.
Morse Moose and the Grey Goose
06:24

What the Critics Say

Reduced to the core trio of McCartney, McCartney, and Laine after the successful Speed of Sound tour, London Town finds Wings dropping the band façade slightly, turning in their most song-oriented effort since Band on the Run -- which, not coincidentally, was recorded with this very trio. And although its high points don't shine as brightly as those on its two immediate predecessors, it's certainly stronger than Speed and, in its own way, as satisfying as Venus and Mars. What London Town has in its favor is Wings' (or, more likely, McCartney's) decision to settle into slick soft rock, relying on glossy, synth-heavy productions as he ratchets up the melodic quotient. This gives the album a distinctly European flavor, a feeling that intensifies when the lyrics are taken into the equation, and this gives London Town a different flavor than almost any other record in his catalog. And if its best moments aren't as strong as McCartney at his best they, along with the album tracks, find him skillfully crafting engagingly light, tuneful songs that charm with their offhanded craft, domesticity, and unapologetic sweetness. McCartney's humor is in evidence here, too, with the terrific "Famous Groupies," which means there's a little of everything he does here, outside of flat-out rocking. It's a laid-back, almost effortless collection of professional pop and, as such, it's one of his strongest albums. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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