Chaos And Creation In The Backyard - 13- й по сольный студийный альбом Пола Маккартни, выпущенный в 2005 году. Альбом, записывавшийся довольно долго был спродюсирован известным по сотрудничеству с Radiohead продюсером Найджелом Годричем при поддержке Джорджа Мартина.  

Альбом вышел в свет 12 сентября 2005. Многочисленные отзывы критиков были весьма доброжелательны и отмечали, что после выпуска одного за другим последних четырёх альбомов - Flaming Pie, Run Devil Run, Driving Rain и Chaos and Creation In The Backyard - Маккартни вновь находится на пике своей творческой карьеры. Многие критики и слушатели со стажем указывали, что этот альбом необычен для Маккартни своей рефлексией и "интимным" звучанием. Неожиданное изменение направления в стиле было воспринято тоже как приятный сюрприз. В результате альбом был номинирован на премию "Грэмми" в трёх номинациях, в том числе как "Лучший альбом года" (но премию ни в одной из них не получил).  

В США альбом дебютировал в чарте Billboard 200 на 6-м месте с количеством продаж за первую неделю 91,545 экземпляров. В Великобритании альбом также попал в десятку лучших, проведя в чарте 3 недели. Согласно данным EMI, альбом был продан по всему миру в количестве около 1,3 миллиона экземпляров.   Маккартни на этом альбоме исполняет почти все инструментальные партии, подобно тому, как он делал это на альбомах McCartney (1970) и McCartney II (1980). Кроме этого, альбом примечателен тем, что впервые за долгое время, начиная с альбома-саундтрека Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984), Маккартни не принимал участие в продюсировании своего студийного альбома.  

Chaos and Creation in the Backyard стал последним рок-альбомом, который Маккартни издал на лейбле EMI, с которым сотрудничал (и в составе The Beatles, и отдельно) долгое время, с начала 1960-х. В марте 2007 Маккартни подписал контракт с лейблом Hear Music, принадлежащим сети Starbucks.Первый альбом Пола Маккартни с лейблом Capitol Records.

TRACK-LIST:

1. Fine Line/ Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Joby Talbot Grand Piano [Bosendorfer], Spinet [Baldwin], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Acoustic Guitar [Martin D28], Drums [Ludwig], Shaker, Tambourine, Vocals – Paul McCartney Strings – Millennia Ensemble* Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Joby Talbot Grand Piano [Bosendorfer], Spinet [Baldwin], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Acoustic Guitar [Martin D28], Drums [Ludwig], Shaker, Tambourine, Vocals – Paul McCartney Strings – Millennia Ensemble* - 3:05

2. How Kind Of You/ Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Acoustic Guitar [Martin D28], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Grand Piano [Bosendorfer], Flugelhorn, Shaker, Performer [Guerrero], Drums [Ludwig], Vocals – Paul McCartney Loops [Piano & Epiphone Acoustic Guitar] – Nigel Godrich, Paul McCartney Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Acoustic Guitar [Martin D28], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Grand Piano [Bosendorfer], Flugelhorn, Shaker, Performer [Guerrero], Drums [Ludwig], Vocals – Paul McCartney Loops [Piano & Epiphone Acoustic Guitar] – Nigel Godrich, Paul McCartney - 4:47

3. Jenny Wren/ Acoustic Guitar [Epiphone Texan], Percussion [Ludwig Floor Tom], Vocals – Paul McCartney Duduk – Pedro Eustache Acoustic Guitar [Epiphone Texan], Percussion [Ludwig Floor Tom], Vocals – Paul McCartney Duduk – Pedro Eustache - 3:47

4. At The Mercy/ Arranged By [Strings & Brass], Conductor [Strings & Brass] – Joby Talbot Drums – James Gadson Electric Guitar – Jason Falkner Grand Piano [Steinway], Electric Guitar [Fender Telecaster], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Cello, Keyboards [Mass Vibrachimes], Tambourine, Organ [B3], Vocals – Paul McCartney Strings, Brass – Millennia Ensemble* Arranged By [Strings & Brass], Conductor [Strings & Brass] – Joby Talbot Drums – James Gadson Electric Guitar – Jason Falkner Grand Piano [Steinway], Electric Guitar [Fender Telecaster], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Cello, Keyboards [Mass Vibrachimes], Tambourine, Organ [B3], Vocals – Paul McCartney Strings, Brass – Millennia Ensemble* - 2:38

5. Friends To Go/ Grand Piano [Bosendorfer], Acoustic Guitar [Martin D28], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Drums [Ludwig], Tambourine [On Snare], Flugelhorn, Melodica [Hofner], Shaker, Vocals – Paul McCartney Grand Piano [Bosendorfer], Acoustic Guitar [Martin D28], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Drums [Ludwig], Tambourine [On Snare], Flugelhorn, Melodica [Hofner], Shaker, Vocals – Paul McCartney - 2:43

6. English Tea/ Arranged By [Strings & Brass], Conductor [Strings & Brass] – Joby Talbot Grand Piano [Bosendorfer], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Bass Drum [Ludwig], Recorder, Bells [Tubular], Vocals – Paul McCartney Strings, Brass – Millennia Ensemble* Arranged By [Strings & Brass], Conductor [Strings & Brass] – Joby Talbot Grand Piano [Bosendorfer], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Bass Drum [Ludwig], Recorder, Bells [Tubular], Vocals – Paul McCartney Strings, Brass – Millennia Ensemble* - 2:12

7. Too Much Rain/ Grand Piano [Bosendorfer], Electric Guitar [Fender Stratocaster], Acoustic Guitar [Martin D28], Guitar [Martin 12 String], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Autoharp [Schmidt], Drums [Ludwig], Maracas, Vocals – Paul McCartney Grand Piano [Bosendorfer], Electric Guitar [Fender Stratocaster], Acoustic Guitar [Martin D28], Guitar [Martin 12 String], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Autoharp [Schmidt], Drums [Ludwig], Maracas, Vocals – Paul McCartney - 3:24

8. A Certain Softness/ Bass Drum, Bongos, Shaker – Joey Waronker Guitar [Classical] – Jason Falkner Guitar [Petersen Classical], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Upright Piano [Crown], Harmonium, Gong [Paiste], Cymbal, Triangle, Vocals – Paul McCartney Bass Drum, Bongos, Shaker – Joey Waronker Guitar [Classical] – Jason Falkner Guitar [Petersen Classical], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Upright Piano [Crown], Harmonium, Gong [Paiste], Cymbal, Triangle, Vocals – Paul McCartney - 2:42

9. Riding To Vanity Fair/ Arranged By [Strings] – David Campbell Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Acoustic Guitar [Martin D28], Glockenspiel [Toy], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Vocals – Paul McCartney Drums – James Gadson Strings – The Los Angeles Music Players Arranged By [Strings] – David Campbell Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Acoustic Guitar [Martin D28], Glockenspiel [Toy], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Vocals – Paul McCartney Drums – James Gadson Strings – The Los Angeles Music Players - 5:07

10. Follow Me/ Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Joby Talbot Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Acoustic Guitar [Epiphone Texan], Drums [Ludwig], Percussion, Percussion [Block], Tambourine, Vocals – Paul McCartney Percussion, Percussion [Block], Tambourine – Abe Laboriel Jnr.* Strings – Millennia Ensemble* Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Joby Talbot Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Acoustic Guitar [Epiphone Texan], Drums [Ludwig], Percussion, Percussion [Block], Tambourine, Vocals – Paul McCartney Percussion, Percussion [Block], Tambourine – Abe Laboriel Jnr.* Strings – Millennia Ensemble* - 2:31

11. Promise To You Girl/ Upright Piano [Crown], Grand Piano [Steinway], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Drums [Ludwig], Synthesizer [Moog], Tambourine, Triangle, Shaker, Vocals – Paul McCartney Upright Piano [Crown], Grand Piano [Steinway], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Drums [Ludwig], Synthesizer [Moog], Tambourine, Triangle, Shaker, Vocals – Paul McCartney - 3:10

12. This Never Happened Before/ Arranged By [Strings & Brass], Conductor [Strings & Brass] – Joby Talbot Grand Piano [Yamaha], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Drums [Ludwig], Vocals – Paul McCartney Strings, Brass – Millennia Ensemble* Arranged By [Strings & Brass], Conductor [Strings & Brass] – Joby Talbot Grand Piano [Yamaha], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Epiphone Casino], Drums [Ludwig], Vocals – Paul McCartney Strings, Brass – Millennia Ensemble* - 3:26

13.1 Anyway/ Arranged By [Strings & Brass], Conductor [Strings & Brass] – Joby Talbot Grand Piano [Steinway], Grand Piano [Bosendorfer], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Gibson L5], Acoustic Guitar [Martin D28], Drums [Ludwig], Synthesizer [Moog], Harmonium, Vocals – Paul McCartney Strings, Brass – Millennia Ensemble* Arranged By [Strings & Brass], Conductor [Strings & Brass] – Joby Talbot Grand Piano [Steinway], Grand Piano [Bosendorfer], Bass Guitar [Hofner], Electric Guitar [Gibson L5], Acoustic Guitar [Martin D28], Drums [Ludwig], Synthesizer [Moog], Harmonium, Vocals – Paul McCartney Strings, Brass – Millennia Ensemble* - 3:50

Bonus Track:

13.2 I've Only Got Two Hands - 3:13

ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ:

Жанр: Pop/ Rock, Folk

Стиль: Adult Contemporary, Album Rock, Soft Rock, Pop / Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/ Songwriter, Rock & Roll / Roots, Singer / Songwriter, AM Pop, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Rock & Roll, Acoustic Rock, Baroque Pop, Chamber Pop, Folk-Rock, British Folk-Rock

Страна: ЯПОНИЯ (JAPAN)

Дата первоначального релиза: 2005-09-12

Дата релиза: 2018-05-18

Лейбл: Capitol Records/ MPL

Кол-во носителей: 1

Штрих-код: 4 988031 276990

Кат. номер: Capitol Records – UICY-78804, MPL (2) – UICY-78804

Количество треков: 14

Длительность: 50:06

Состояние компакт-диска: New! ( Sealed/ Sealed)! Новый! Запечатан!