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"'''Flying to My Home'''" is a song written by [[Paul McCartney]] in 1989. It was released as the B-side to the "[[My Brave Face]]" single from the album ''[[Flowers in the Dirt]]''. Niles Krieger's Vibrophone track originally intended to be the centerpiece of the song. However, when the track was being mixed, the Vibrophone part was mixed down and buried under the percussion played by David Slitzky. Krieger has been quoted as saying "Working with Paul was one of the highlights of my career." The song ended up being placed into the Paul McCartney lyrics book entitled ''Blackbird Singing'' numerous years following its initial release. The song is now available on the [[The Paul McCartney Collection|1993 remastered CD]] version of [[Flowers in the Dirt]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium|last= Madinger|first= Chip|coauthors= Mark Easter|year= 2000|publisher= 44.1 Productions, LP|location= Chesterfield, MO|isbn= 0-615-11724-4|page= 305}}</ref>
"'''Flying to My Home'''" is a song written by [[Paul McCartney]] in 1989. It was released as the B-side to the "[[My Brave Face]]" single from the album ''[[Flowers in the Dirt]]''. Niles Krieger's Vibrophone track originally intended to be the centerpiece of the song. However, when the track was being mixed, the Vibrophone part was mixed down and buried under the percussion played by David Slitzky. Krieger has been quoted as saying "Working with Paul was one of the highlights of my career." The song ended up being placed into the Paul McCartney lyrics book entitled ''Blackbird Singing'' numerous years following its initial release. The song is now available on the [[The Paul McCartney Collection|1993 remastered CD]] version of [[Flowers in the Dirt]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium|last= Madinger|first= Chip|coauthors= Mark Easter|year= 2000|publisher= 44.1 Productions, LP|location= Chesterfield, MO|isbn= 0-615-11724-4|page= 305}}</ref>

==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Paul McCartney - Lead Vocals, Bass
*Paul McCartney - Lead Vocals, Bass
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Revision as of 00:27, 2 February 2012

"Flying to My Home"
Song
A-sideMy Brave Face (7" and 12")
Flying to My Home (12" only)
B-sideFlying to My Home (7" only)
I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday/Ain't That a Shame (12")

"Flying to My Home" is a song written by Paul McCartney in 1989. It was released as the B-side to the "My Brave Face" single from the album Flowers in the Dirt. Niles Krieger's Vibrophone track originally intended to be the centerpiece of the song. However, when the track was being mixed, the Vibrophone part was mixed down and buried under the percussion played by David Slitzky. Krieger has been quoted as saying "Working with Paul was one of the highlights of my career." The song ended up being placed into the Paul McCartney lyrics book entitled Blackbird Singing numerous years following its initial release. The song is now available on the 1993 remastered CD version of Flowers in the Dirt.[1]

Personnel

  • Paul McCartney - Lead Vocals, Bass
  • Hamish Stuart - Backing Vocals, Guitar
  • Paul "Wix" Wickens - Piano
  • Chris Whitten - Backing Vocals, Accordion Synthesizer
  • Niles Krieger - Vibrophone
  • David Slitzky - Drums and assorted percussion

References

  1. ^ Madinger, Chip (2000). Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium. Chesterfield, MO: 44.1 Productions, LP. p. 305. ISBN 0-615-11724-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)