- rock, pop rock, soft rock, pop
- 41 min
- 9 tracks
- Paul McCartney Catalog
Band on the Run is the third studio album by the British rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, released on 30 November 1973 in the United Kingdom and 5 December 1973 in the United States. It was Paul McCartney's fifth album after leaving the Beatles in April 1970 and his final album on Apple Records. A rock and pop rock album, Band on the Run's songs reflect themes of escape and freedom.
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Classical in form, spare, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideC+
- Mojo4/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock4/5
- PopMatters9/10 ★
- Record Collector4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Uncut5/5 ★
- Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Band on the Run5:13
- 2Jet4:08
- 3Bluebird3:23
- 4Mrs Vandebilt4:40
- 5Let Me Roll It4:50
- 6Mamunia4:51
- 7No Words2:35
- 8Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)5:49
- 9Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five5:32
9 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Paul McCartney & Wings
- Label
- Paul McCartney Catalog
- Released
- November 30, 1973
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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