March 19, 2012

Paul McCartney – Ou Est Le Soleil? (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Ou est le Soleil?” which means “Where Is The Sun?” is less a 12” single, and more a 12”, double sided B-side. “Ou est le Soleil” is also the B-side on the late-80’s McCartney single “Figure of Eight”. This 12″ features remixes by the legendary Shep Pettibone with production by Stephen Lipson and Trevor Horn. The original version of “Ou est le Soleil?” can be found on the LP “Flowers In The Dirt”.

“Ou est le Soleil?” peaked at #10 on the US Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart on December 21, 1989.

You may not be familiar with this track but give it a few listens I am sure you will grow to really enjoy it. This is one of those occasions that really makes me proud of “Burning The Ground” because I love giving new life to tracks that many people are not aware of. Enjoy!

SIDE A:
Ou Est Le Soleil? (Shep Pettibone Remix) 7:02

SIDE B:
Ou Est Le Soleil? (Tub Dub Mix) 4:27
Ou Est Le Soleil? (Instrumental Mix) 4:25

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Ou Est Le Soleil?	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – V-15499
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House
Credits: Producer – Paul McCartney, Stephen Lipson, Trevor Horn
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Shep Pettibone

NOTES:
Original version on the LP “Flowers In The Dirt”

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Jason63

April 21, 2013 12:38 am

Thanks Paul. I didn’t have this one.

Radio236

March 21, 2012 8:05 pm

Great track! I loved this album and saw Paul in 1989 when he toured in support of it. I have mixes from other tracks (“This One”, “Figure of Eight”, etc.) but this is a new one for me.

Thanks!

ric

March 20, 2012 8:33 pm

I came to know about this single when I was checking out the Club Play charts in 1989…what’s Paul doing there? and with a Pettibone remixed single that is not Figure Of Eight!
I later managed to grab a copy at a sale for $1. Charming in a way, it is certainly not Paul’s best nor worst.
But of course, on BTG, it’s not just about chart success or song brilliance. Many a times it’s about giving singles overlooked their deserved nostaglic spotlight! Thanks Paul!

Jason

March 20, 2012 10:21 am

Another great post Paul. Well done.

Bearguy

March 20, 2012 7:56 am

Thanks for this one! Still have my vinyl copy around somewhere. But as I’ve said before… your transfers always sound SO much better than mine… 🙂

Markus

March 20, 2012 4:56 am

Hey Paul – GREAT choice! I remember this song back in the day – have it on vinyl. Was odd for Paul McCartney to have such a dance/club song. Was big in Montreal in the clubs.

bodyalive

March 20, 2012 4:50 am

I appreciate you want to bring new life to abandoned music paul, but i must say that if i was Paul McCartney i definitely wouldnt be proud of this song 🙂