- soft rock, rock, album rock, male vocalists
- 41 min
- 12 tracks
- MPL
Tug of War is the fourth solo studio album by the English musician Paul McCartney, released on 26 April 1982. It is his 11th album overall following the breakup of the Beatles in 1970, his first album released after the dissolution of his band Wings the previous year, and his first album following the murder of his former songwriting partner John Lennon.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Robert ChristgauB+
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography5/10
- Pitchfork6.7/10
- PopMatters7/10 ★
- Q3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- Uncut9/10
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Tracks
- A1Tug of War4:22
- A2Take It Away4:16
- A3Somebody Who Cares3:19
- A4What's That You're Doing?6:23
- A5Here Today2:29
- B1Ballroom Dancing4:08
- B2The Pound Is Sinking2:55
- B3Wanderlust3:50
- B4Get It2:29
- B5Be What You See (Link)0:34
- B6Dress Me Up as a Robber2:42
- B7Ebony and Ivory3:43
12 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Paul McCartney
- Label
- MPL
- Released
- 1982
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- JP
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