McCartney III Imagined

by Paul McCartney

Overview

Take note of the title. This is McCartney III Imagined, not "re-imagined." The difference may be slight, but the implication is clear: this collection of remixes, covers, and interpolations from Paul McCartney's 2020 album McCartney III by a variety of guest stars isn't a revision of the original, but rather an album that exists on its own parallel plane. McCartney's presence naturally looms large on McCartney III Imagined, as he provided the essential foundation for the record, not only through its songs but the original instrumental and vocal tracks. His vocals float in and out in the remixes, the apparent aging of his voice standing in striking contrast to the sleek, seamless electronic expansions. These remixes are interesting, but the most compelling moments on McCartney III Imagined arrive when artists cut their own version of one of the album's tracks: Phoebe Bridgers finding the sweet, spectral pulse on "Seize the Day," Beck singing along to his funkified version of "Find My Way," and Josh Homme treating "Lavatory Lil" like a Desert Sessions jam. These moments help elevate McCartney III Imagined into something a little more than a curio. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/23/2021
Label:	Capitol / Emi Records
UPC:	0602435136509

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paul McCartney   Primary Artist,Bass,Horn,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Recorder,Harmonium
Beck   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Robert del Naja   Primary Artist,Keyboards
St. Vincent   Primary Artist,Vocals
Damon Albarn   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Wurlitzer,Synthesizer,Drum Machine
IDRIS   Primary Artist,Vocals
Blood Orange   Primary Artist,Vocals,Synthesizer
Khruangbin   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Phoebe Bridgers   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Dominic Fike   Primary Artist,Vocals
EOB   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
3D RDN   Primary Artist,Synthesizer
Idris Elba   Primary Artist,Vocals
Josh Homme   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Rusty Anderson   Guitar (Electric)
Devonte Hynes   Keyboards,Synthesizer,Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Evan Smith   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Chad Smith   Drums
Laura Lee Ochoa   Bass,Vocals
Abe Laboriel, Jr.   Drums
Euan Dickinson   Keyboards
Beck Hansen   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Donald Johnson, Jr.   Vocals
Ethan Gruska   Keyboards
Mac DeMarco   Bass,Guitar,Percussion
Harrison Whitford   Guitar
Louis Schoorl   Piano
Tony Berg   Mellotron
Anderson .Paak   Drums
Tim McNalley   Violin
Dylan Herman   Synthesizer
Paul Castelluzzo   Guitar
PJ Harding   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Marko   Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Synthesizer
Sean Sobash   Double Bass
Annie Clark   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Mellotron,Percussion
Vicky Nguyen   Piano,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes

Technical Credits

Robert del Naja   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Idris Elba   Producer
Steve Orchard   Engineer
Beck   Producer
EOB   Remix Engineer,Producer
Gio Guillen   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Ryan Raines   Producer
St. Vincent   Producer,Remix Engineer
Tim Goldsworthy   Programming
Damon Albarn   Arranger,Producer,Remix Engineer
Paul Epworth   Producer
Greg Kurstin   Producer
Josh Homme   Mixing,Producer
Colin Leonard   Mastering Engineer
Euan Dickinson   Mixing,Producer,Programming
Devonte Hynes   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Cian Riordan   Mixing
Beck Hansen   Programming
Tim Goldsworth   Programming
Donald Johnson, Jr.   Drum Programming
Ethan Gruska   Producer
Louis Schoorl   Producer
Khruangbin   Producer
Tony Berg   Producer
Paul McCartney   Composer,Producer
Phoebe Bridgers   Producer
Steve Christensen   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Anderson .Paak   Producer,Remix Engineer
Jhair Lazo   Mixing
Riley Macintyre   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Will Maclellan   Engineer
Dylan Herman   Programming,Mixing Engineer
Brian Cruz   Engineer,Recording
Dominic Fike   Composer,Producer
Marko   Mixing
Kayla Reagan   Assistant
3D RDN   Remix Engineer
IDRIS   Producer
Ben Fletcher   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mike Mogis   Mixing
Jeff Ellis   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Stephen Sedgwick   Mixing
Rory Lyons   Producer
Annie Clark   Engineer
David Greenbaum   Programming
Keith Smith   Assistant