Title: A MusiCares Tribute to Paul McCartney
Released: 2012
Genre: Pop, Rock
Directed by: Neil Portnow, Leon Knoles
Starring: Alison Krauss & Union Station, Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Cirque du Soleil, Dave Grohl, Diana Krall, Duane Eddy, James Taylor, Jerry Douglas, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Joe Walsh, Norah Jones, Paul McCartney, Sergio Mendes

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On February 10, 2012, Sir Paul McCartney was honored as the 2012 MusiCares® Person of the Year. At a gala event in Los Angeles, McCartney and a cast of superstar guests performed some of the quintessential songs from his renowned and celebrated career. Proceeds from the sale of this product will provide essential support for MusiCares®, which ensures that music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need.

The 15 exclusive performances featured on A MusiCares Tribute to Paul McCartney include exceptional solo performances by McCartney of "Magical Mystery Tour," "Junior's Farm," and "My Valentine," a riveting medley of "Golden Slumbers," "Carry That Weight, "and" The End "by McCartney (with Dave Grohl and Joe Walsh joining the performance of" The End "), and incredible performances by a slate of all-star artists including Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Norah Jones, Neil Young with Crazy Horse , Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, James Taylor, Diana Krall, Duane Eddy, Sergio Mendes, and The Beatles "Love" cast. Proceeds from the sale of A MusiCares Tribute to Paul McCartney will provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures that music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need. Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool on 18th June 1942. He was raised in the city and educated at the Liverpool Institute. Since writing his first song at the age of 14, Paul McCartney has dreamed and dared to be different. In the sixties, as the writer and co-author of their greatest songs, he changed the world of music with The Beatles. Their legendary albums include Please Please Me, Revolver, Help !, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and The White Album. Equally renowned as a live performer as he is a songwriter, Paul McCartney is an 18-time GRAMMY® winner. He has continued to push boundaries over the last 30 years, first as a solo artist, then with Wings, and following that as a solo artist again, with recent highlights including 2007's Memory Almost Full and 2013's New.

Tracklist:
01. "Get Back / Hello Goodbye / Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - Cirque du Soleil featuring The Beatles "Love" Cast
02. "Magical Mystery Tour" - Paul McCartney
03. "Junior's Farm" - Paul McCartney
04. "Blackbird" - Alicia Keys
05. "No More Lonely Nights" - Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
06. "And I Love Her" - Duane Eddy
07. "Oh! Darling" - Norah Jones
08. "I Saw Her Standing There" - Neil Young with Crazy Horse
09. "The Fool On The Hill" - Sergio Mendes
10. "We Can Work It Out" - Coldplay
11. "Yesterday" - James Taylor with Diana Krall
12. "For No One" - Diana Krall with James Taylor
13. "My Valentine" - Paul McCartney
14. "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five" - ​​Paul McCartney
15. "Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End" - Paul McCartney featuring Dave Grohl and Joe Walsh

Issued: United States | Shout Factory
Duration: 00:58:28