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| "Hot as Sun/Glasses" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Paul McCartney | |
| from the album McCartney | |
| Written | 1959 (Hot as Sun), 1970 (Glasses) |
| Released | 17 April 1970 |
| Recorded | 1970 |
| Genre |
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| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney |
| Producer(s) | Paul McCartney |
| McCartney track listing | |
13 tracks
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"Hot as Sun/Glasses" is a mashup of two songs, those being "Hot as Sun" and "Glasses" by Paul McCartney that appears on his debut solo album McCartney. It contains an 8 second excerpt of a McCartney track, titled "Suicide".[2]
Background
[edit]"Hot as Sun" was written in 1959.[3]
Reception
[edit]Rolling Stone critic Langdon Winner states that it is a "delightful south of the border piece which reminds one of the stunning mariachi bands in Mexico City"[4] Author Peter Ames Carlin states that it is a "tuning-up melody he remembered from years ago"[1] Author Norman Phillip states that it sounds like "Hamburg lounge-music"[5]
Personnel
[edit]According to authors Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik,[6] except where noted:
- Paul McCartney – acoustic and electric guitars, organ, maracas, bass, bongos, drums
References
[edit]- ^ a b Carlin 2009, p. 199.
- ^ Castleman & Podrazik 1976, p. 88.
- ^ "Paul McCartney Interview: Beatles Break-up 4/9/1970 - Beatles Interviews Database". beatlesinterviews.org. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ "McCartney". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Norman 2016, p. 596.
- ^ Castleman & Podrazik 1976, p. 186.
Sources
[edit]- Castleman, Harry; Podrazik, Walter J. (1976). All Together Now: The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975. New York, NY: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25680-8.
- Carlin, Peter Ames (2009). Paul McCartney: A Life. Touchstone. ISBN 978-1-4165-6209-2.
- Norman, Philip (2016). Paul McCartney: The Life. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-32796-1.