Tripping the Live Fantastic

Tripping the Live Fantastic
Live album by Paul McCartney
Released	5 November 1990
Recorded	26 September 1989 – 30 June 1990
Genre	Rock
Length	2:18:20
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Paul McCartney, ; Bob Clearmountain, ; and Peter Henderson
Paul McCartney chronology

Tripping the Live Fantastic is Paul McCartney's first official solo live album and his first release of concert material since Wings' 1976 Wings over America live package. It was released in 1990 as triple LP, double cassette and double CD. Tripping the Live Fantastic reached number 17 in the UK and number 26 in the US. It was also simultaneously released in an abridged form, entitled Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights!

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Essential Rock Discography	4/10[3]
MusicHound	2.5/5[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

History

A document of the highly successful The Paul McCartney World Tour, Tripping the Live Fantastic encompasses McCartney's entire musical career from his Beatles hits to his recent hit album, Flowers in the Dirt, while also including some unique covers. Interspersed throughout are occasional soundcheck recordings as well. The title is an allusion to the phrase "tripping the light fantastic", meaning to dance or move to musical accompaniment, originally from the poem L'Allegro by John Milton. Although he had reversed the Lennon–McCartney credits on Wings over America in 1976, McCartney left the credits for his Beatles songs on Tripping the Live Fantastic in their original form.

The album produced a few singles that contained live B-sides from the world tour. These B-sides were songs that were not featured on the live album, which made the singles collectors items.

Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights!

Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights! is an abridged version of the double CD/triple LP Tripping the Live Fantastic. Released in 1990, it documents the highly successful Paul McCartney World Tour of 1989–1990.

Cutting out soundcheck recordings and leaving concert highlights (hence, the album's title), this set is notable for the exclusive inclusion of "All My Trials", not found on the more complete Tripping the Live Fantastic double CD set or on the US commercial release version, where it was replaced by "Put It There", but it was issued on the Columbia House mail-order Highlights release.

Not charting at all in the UK, Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights! reached number 141 in the US on the Billboard 200 and, proving to be a sustained seller, went platinum. The original set peaked at number 26 and failed to go gold.

Get Back

A VHS concert film was also released, entitled Get Back. The film was directed by Richard Lester.

Paul McCartney: Coming Home

The Disney Channel filmed Paul McCartney: Coming Home during this period. The show highlights McCartney's return to Liverpool where he introduced a tribute to John Lennon, featured on the B-side of the "All My Trials" single, comprising "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Help!" and "Give Peace a Chance".

Paul McCartney: Put It There

Another VHS film was released, titled Paul McCartney: Put It There. The film featured McCartney and his band rehearsing for the tour.

Track listing

All songs by Paul McCartney, except where noted.

Tripping the Live Fantastic

Disc One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Notes	Length
1.	"Showtime"			0:38
2.	"Figure of Eight""		Recorded in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 10 November 1989.	5:32
3.	"Jet"	P. McCartney Linda McCartney	Recorded in Wembley, London, England, 17 January 1990.	4:02
4.	"Rough Ride"		Recorded in Paris, 10 October 1989.	4:48
5.	"Got to Get You into My Life"	Lennon–McCartney	Recorded in Dortmund, Germany, 17 October 1989.	3:21
6.	"Band on the Run"	P. McCartney Linda McCartney	Recorded in Wembley, London, England, 16 January 1990.	5:09
7.	"Birthday"	J. Lennon P. McCartney	Concurrently released as a single to commemorate what would have been John Lennon's 50th birthday, recorded in Knebworth, England, 30 June 1990.	2:43
8.	"Ebony and Ivory"		Recorded in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 8 November 1989.	4:00
9.	"We Got Married"		Recorded in Wembley, London, England, 16 January 1990.	6:38
10.	"Inner City Madness"	P. McCartney L. McCartney Hamish Stuart Robbie McIntosh Paul Wickens Chris Whitten	Soundcheck by McCartney and his touring band, recorded in Birmingham, England, 2 January 1990.	1:22
11.	"Maybe I'm Amazed"		Recorded in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 8 November 1989.	4:41
12.	"The Long and Winding Road"	J. Lennon P. McCartney	Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19 April 1990.	4:18
13.	"Crackin' Up"	Ellas McDaniel	Recorded in Los Angeles, United States, 23 November 1989.	0:49
14.	"The Fool on the Hill"	J. Lennon P. McCartney	Recorded in Wembley, London, England, 13 January 1990.	5:01
15.	"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"	J. Lennon P. McCartney	Recorded in Los Angeles, US, 23 November 1989.	6:23
16.	"Can't Buy Me Love"	J. Lennon P. McCartney	Recorded in Munich, Germany, 21 October 1989.	2:14
17.	"Matchbox"	Carl Perkins	Recorded in Wembley, London, England, 21 January 1990.	3:09
18.	"Put It There"		Recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden, 28 September 1989. Contains the outro part of the Beatles' "Hello Goodbye".	2:43
19.	"Together"		Soundcheck, recorded in Chicago, US, 5 December 1989.	2:17
Total length:				69:48

Disc Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Notes	Length
1.	"Things We Said Today"	Lennon–McCartney	Recorded in Madrid, Spain, 2 November 1989.	5:01
2.	"Eleanor Rigby"	J. Lennon P. McCartney	Recorded in Worcester, England, 8 February 1990.	2:36
3.	"This One"		Recorded in Detroit, US, 1 February 1990.	4:28
4.	"My Brave Face"	P. McCartney Declan MacManus	Recorded in Wembley, London, England, 19 January 1990.	3:09
5.	"Back in the U.S.S.R."	J. Lennon P. McCartney	Recorded in Tokyo, Japan, 5 March 1990.	3:15
6.	"I Saw Her Standing There"	J. Lennon P. McCartney	Recorded in Montreal, Canada, 9 December 1989.	3:25
7.	"Twenty Flight Rock"	Eddie Cochran Ned Fairchild	Recorded in Wembley, London, England, 13 January 1990.	3:09
8.	"Coming Up"		Recorded in Tokyo, Japan, 3 March 1990.	5:18
9.	"Sally"	Will E. Haines Harry Leon Leo Towers Ned Fairchild	Recorded in Wembley, London, England, 21 January 1990.	2:03
10.	"Let It Be"	J. Lennon P. McCartney	Recorded in Miami, US, 14 April 1990.	3:53
11.	"Ain't That a Shame"	Fats Domino Dave Bartholomew	Recorded in Tokyo, Japan, 9 March 1990.	2:40
12.	"Live and Let Die"	P. McCartney L. McCartney	Recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden, 28 September 1989.	3:11
13.	"If I Were Not upon the Stage"	Thomas Sutton Bill Turner Stan Bowsher	A faux beginning to the next song, recorded in Cincinnati, US, 12 February 1990. (N.B. Booklet has incorrect date of 26 September 1989)	0:36
14.	"Hey Jude"	J. Lennon P. McCartney	Recorded in Cincinnati, US, 12 February 1990.	8:03
15.	"Yesterday"	J. Lennon P. McCartney	Recorded in Worcester, England, 9 February 1990.	2:06
16.	"Get Back"	J. Lennon P. McCartney	Recorded in Tokyo, Japan 13 March 1990.	4:11
17.	"Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End"	J. Lennon P. McCartney	Recorded in Toronto, Canada, 7 December 1989.	6:41
18.	"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"	Joe Greene	Recorded in Montreal, Canada, 9 December 1989.	4:31
Total length:				68:16

Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights!

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Notes	Length
1.	"Got to Get You into My Life"			3:15
2.	"Birthday"		Concurrently released as a single to commemorate what would have been John Lennon's 50th birthday	2:43
3.	"We Got Married"			7:09
4.	"The Long and Winding Road"			3:48
5.	"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"			6:21
6.	"Can't Buy Me Love"			2:14
7.	"All My Trials Put It There"	Traditional	UK only US only	3:14 2:44
8.	"Things We Said Today"			5:01
9.	"Eleanor Rigby"			2:36
10.	"My Brave Face"	P. McCartney Declan MacManus		3:09
11.	"Back in the U.S.S.R."			3:15
12.	"I Saw Her Standing There"			3:25
13.	"Coming Up"			5:18
14.	"Let It Be"			3:53
15.	"Hey Jude"			8:03
16.	"Get Back"			4:11
17.	"Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End"			6:41

Personnel

Paul McCartney – lead vocals, acoustic, electric and bass guitars, piano, keyboards
Linda McCartney – keyboards, backing vocals
Hamish Stuart – acoustic, electric and bass guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Ebony and Ivory"
Robbie McIntosh – electric guitars, backing vocals
Paul 'Wix' Wickens – keyboards, backing vocals
Chris Whitten – drums, percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Tripping the Live Fantastic

Chart	Position
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[6]	33
French SNEP Albums Chart[7]	45
Italian Albums Chart[8]	1
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[9]	12
Spanish Albums Chart[10]	8
UK Albums Chart[11]	17
US Billboard 200[12]	26

Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights!

Chart	Position
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[13]	35
German Media Control Albums Chart[14]	23
New Zealand Albums Chart[15]	21
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[16]	18
Swedish Albums Chart[17]	27
Swiss Albums Chart[18]	27
US Billboard 200[12]	141

Certifications

Tripping the Live Fantastic


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights!


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[21]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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References

Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Tripping the Live Fantastic at AllMusic
Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th edn). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 1257. ISBN 0-19-531373-9.
Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 696. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 730. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
Randall, Mac; Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. p. 526. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
"Top Albums/CDs - Volume 53, No. 5". RPM. 15 December 1990. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
"InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2013.Note: user must select 'Paul McCARTNEY' from drop-down.
"Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1990" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
"ライブ！！1989－1990／ポール・マッカートニー-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [Highest position and charting weeks of Tripping the Live Fantastic by Paul McCartney] (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
"Paul McCartney > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
Allmusic – Tripping the Live Fantastic > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
"dutchcharts.nl Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights!". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
"Album Search: Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights!" (ASP) (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
"charts.nz The Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights!" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
"norwegiancharts.com Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights!". Retrieved 9 May 2013.
"swedishcharts.com Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights!". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
"Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights! – hitparade.ch". Retrieved 9 May 2013.
"Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1991–1995". Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
"British album certifications – Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Tripping the Live Fantastic in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
"American album certifications – Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Tripping the Live Fantastic at AllMusic

[Larkin-2] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th edn). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 1257. ISBN 0-19-531373-9.

[3] Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 696. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.

[4] Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 730. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.

[5] Randall, Mac; Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. p. 526. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[6] "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 53, No. 5". RPM. 15 December 1990. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[fracharts-7] "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2013.Note: user must select 'Paul McCARTNEY' from drop-down.

[itayearend-8] "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1990" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

[Jachart-9] "ライブ！！1989－1990／ポール・マッカートニー-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [Highest position and charting weeks of Tripping the Live Fantastic by Paul McCartney] (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[10] Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[Ukchart-11] "Paul McCartney > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

[USchart-12] Allmusic – Tripping the Live Fantastic > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums

[nlchart-13] "dutchcharts.nl Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights!". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[dechart-14] "Album Search: Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights!" (ASP) (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

[NZchart-15] "charts.nz The Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights!" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[nochart-16] "norwegiancharts.com Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights!". Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[sechart-17] "swedishcharts.com Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights!". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[chchart-18] "Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights! – hitparade.ch". Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[Spanish_certifications_1991-1995-19] "Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1991–1995". Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[United_KingdomPaul_McCartneyTripping_the_Live_FantasticalbumCertRef-20] "British album certifications – Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Tripping the Live Fantastic in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesPaul_McCartneyTripping_the_Live_FantasticalbumCertRef-21] "American album certifications – Paul McCartney – Tripping the Live Fantastic". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.