The debut EP produced by David Kahne and Paul McCartney, releasing Septembe… Read Full Bio ↴The debut EP produced by David Kahne and Paul McCartney, releasing September 21st, 2010 exclusively on Engine Company Records.
James McCartney’s new music is the result of working on and off in the studio for over two years. He played most of the instruments, including bass, guitars, and piano—and of course, he sings.
Available Light was recorded at Hog Hill Mill Studios in Sussex, Abbey Road Studios in London, and SeeSquared Studios and Avatar Studios in New York.
There were two main phases to the recordings.
Initially, the recordings were done with James playing most of the instruments, with Shawn Pelton on drums and Steven Isserlis on cello.James put a band together partway through those sessions, which included two members of The Dead 60s—Charlie Turner on bass and Bryan Johnson on drums—and Steve Bayley on guitar and keyboards. After much rehearsing and a couple of UK tours, the band went into Abbey Road to re-record some of the tracks, along with several songs that hadn’t been previously recorded.
Available Light was produced by David Kahne and Paul McCartney, and mixed by David Kahne.
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ANGEL
GLISTEN
MY FRIEND
DENIAL
OLD MAN
All songs written by James McCartney (James McCartney Ltd., administered in
the U.S. by MPL Music Publishing, Inc., ASCAP) except “Old Man” written by
Neil Young (Broken Fiddle Music, Inc., c/o Wixen Publishing, ASCAP)
Produced by David Kahne and Paul McCartney
Recorded at Hog Hill Mill Studios, Sussex, Abbey Road Studios, London, SeeSquared Studios, New York, and Avatar Studios, New York
Mixed by David Kahne
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York
Instrumentation:
James McCartney—vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, piano, bass
Divya Kasturi—vocals, vocal harmonies
Steve Bayley—guitar, keyboards, vocal harmonies
Gil Goldstein—accordion
Steven Isserlis—cello
Charlie Turner—bass, vocal harmonies
Bryan Johnson—drums
Shawn Pelton—drums
Thanks:
My family and friends, Dad, David Kahne, John Hammel, Eddie Klein, Keith Smith, Jamie Kirkham, Louis Morris, Shawn Pelton, Divya Kasturi, Steven Isserlis, Nigel Godrich, Nitin Sawney, Steve Bayley, Gil Goldstein, Bryan Johnson, Charlie Turner, Martin Scott, Geoff Emerick, Hog Hill Mill Studios, Abbey Road Studios, SeeSquared Studios, Avatar Studios, Michael Kahne, Andrew Murabito, We Art You, John Eastman, Lee Eastman, all of my inspirations, Adrian Chandler, Neil Young, Les Paul, Fender, Yamaha, Martin & Co., and everybody.
Inner Photography by James McCartney
Art Direction and Design by We Art You
Production Design by David Cloyd and Blake Morgan
(p) © 2010 MaybeNot/Engine Company.
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
James McCartney’s new music is the result of working on and off in the studio for over two years. He played most of the instruments, including bass, guitars, and piano—and of course, he sings.
Available Light was recorded at Hog Hill Mill Studios in Sussex, Abbey Road Studios in London, and SeeSquared Studios and Avatar Studios in New York.
There were two main phases to the recordings.
Initially, the recordings were done with James playing most of the instruments, with Shawn Pelton on drums and Steven Isserlis on cello.James put a band together partway through those sessions, which included two members of The Dead 60s—Charlie Turner on bass and Bryan Johnson on drums—and Steve Bayley on guitar and keyboards. After much rehearsing and a couple of UK tours, the band went into Abbey Road to re-record some of the tracks, along with several songs that hadn’t been previously recorded.
Available Light was produced by David Kahne and Paul McCartney, and mixed by David Kahne.
----------
ANGEL
GLISTEN
MY FRIEND
DENIAL
OLD MAN
All songs written by James McCartney (James McCartney Ltd., administered in
the U.S. by MPL Music Publishing, Inc., ASCAP) except “Old Man” written by
Neil Young (Broken Fiddle Music, Inc., c/o Wixen Publishing, ASCAP)
Produced by David Kahne and Paul McCartney
Recorded at Hog Hill Mill Studios, Sussex, Abbey Road Studios, London, SeeSquared Studios, New York, and Avatar Studios, New York
Mixed by David Kahne
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York
Instrumentation:
James McCartney—vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, piano, bass
Divya Kasturi—vocals, vocal harmonies
Steve Bayley—guitar, keyboards, vocal harmonies
Gil Goldstein—accordion
Steven Isserlis—cello
Charlie Turner—bass, vocal harmonies
Bryan Johnson—drums
Shawn Pelton—drums
Thanks:
My family and friends, Dad, David Kahne, John Hammel, Eddie Klein, Keith Smith, Jamie Kirkham, Louis Morris, Shawn Pelton, Divya Kasturi, Steven Isserlis, Nigel Godrich, Nitin Sawney, Steve Bayley, Gil Goldstein, Bryan Johnson, Charlie Turner, Martin Scott, Geoff Emerick, Hog Hill Mill Studios, Abbey Road Studios, SeeSquared Studios, Avatar Studios, Michael Kahne, Andrew Murabito, We Art You, John Eastman, Lee Eastman, all of my inspirations, Adrian Chandler, Neil Young, Les Paul, Fender, Yamaha, Martin & Co., and everybody.
Inner Photography by James McCartney
Art Direction and Design by We Art You
Production Design by David Cloyd and Blake Morgan
(p) © 2010 MaybeNot/Engine Company.
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
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James McCartney Lyrics
Angel Maybe i'm an angel A manifestation of them all Maybe i'm an…
Denial And you'll come here with your reasons And you'll come here …
Glisten Well this feeling that i have deep inside of me Is something…
My Friend And all the words i sang were much too far…
Old Man Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like you…