Paul McCartney Was Told to Do 1 Thing to Make 'Band on the Run' a More Popular Album
Paul McCartney’s Band on the Run didn’t inspire much thought from the singer after it was done. Someone gave him advice that was supposed to make the album more successful. Band on the Run and two of its singles were big hits in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Paul McCartney‘s Band on the Run is one of the most famous albums of the 1970s. A record executive told Paul to do two things to make the album a hit. Subsequently, Paul listened to him.
The 2015 book Conversations With Paul McCartney includes information about Band on the Run. “It’s always good to have an independent pair of ears listening to your music,” Paul said. “They can tell you what you’ve done, whereas you don’t always see it. So that was the case.
“We’d done Band on the Run and I said, ‘Well there it is, I’ve made an album, you put it out, thank you, end of story.’ But [record executive] Al [Coury] rang and said, ‘Hey Paul, I can really make this a more successful album, if you want.'”
Source: Matthew Trzcinski/cheatsheet.com
