Released 17 November 2009 Release date 17 November 2009 Genre Rock music | Artist Paul McCartney Label Hear Music | |
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Recorded 17–21 July 2009
in Citi Field
(New York City) Length CDs: 2:03:11
DVD: 2:34:27
Bonus DVD: 47:04 Good Evening New York City
(2009) Paul McCartney Live in Los Angeles
(2010) Similar Paul McCartney albums, Rock music albums | ||
Good Evening New York City is a CD/DVD double live album by Paul McCartney consisting of material performed over three nights as the inaugural concert at New York City's Citi Field, 17, 18 and 21 July 2009, part of his Summer Live '09 concert tour. Over 180,000 tickets were sold within hours of the shows being announced. The album is McCartney's third release for Hear Music, following 2007 album Memory Almost Full and the live EP Amoeba's Secret. Previous McCartney live albums such as Back in the US proved to be huge sellers based on his record-breaking live shows from the 2000s.
Contents
- Paul mccartney good evening new york city track 01 drive my car
- Description
- Formats
- Standard and Deluxe Edition CDsDVD
- Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
At the 53rd Grammy Awards, the recording of "Helter Skelter" from the album won in the category of Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance.
Paul mccartney good evening new york city track 01 drive my car
Description
The concert footage featured on the standard edition of the set was directed by Paul Becher, who has overseen live visuals for McCartney for over 200 performances. The performances were shot in high definition using 15 cameras and digital footage incorporated from 75 flipcams handed out to fans over the course of the three night stand. The audio mix, in both stereo and 5.1, was handled by longtime Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick, and also longtime McCartney engineer Paul Hicks, whose credits include the recent Beatles remasters, The Beatles Anthology and Let It Be... Naked, and two Grammy awards for his mixing work on the Beatles' Love album.
The documented concerts held special significance for McCartney and his fans. Citi Field sits adjacent to the site of the former Shea Stadium, where his former band, The Beatles, set record attendance figures in 1965. In 2008, McCartney joined Billy Joel onstage for the final rock show at Shea Stadium before its demolition. Joel returned the favour for the first of McCartney's July performances, the first concerts to be held at Citi Field.
The performances of "Sing the Changes", "Jet", and "Band on the Run" included in this set were released as a downloadable three-track pack for the Rock Band video game on 5 January 2010.
Formats
The package is available in two formats: a 3-disc (2 CD + 1 DVD) standard edition and a 4-disc (2 CD + 2 DVD) deluxe version featuring expanded packaging and a bonus DVD including McCartney's 15 July performance on the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee for his appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.
The standard version of Good Evening New York City is available through Starbucks company-operated locations in the US and Canada and other retailers. The deluxe edition is available from an album specific store set up through McCartney's website and through Best Buy stores. The deluxe edition can also be bought from McCartney's website, in a hardback book-style packaging.
Standard and Deluxe Edition CDs/DVD
All tracks written by Paul McCartney, unless otherwise noted.
All tracks written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, unless otherwise noted.
Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD
Personnel
Songs
1Drive My Car2:36
2Jet4:20
3Only Mama Knows3:39