Based on a True Story (Paddy Milner album)
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Based on a True Story is the third studio album by Paddy Milner
and was released on 28 May 2007. Recorded in Denmark
and London
, mixed in Italy
it is a truly international affair and the album is said to be Paddy's best yet. The album includes the rarely covered Beatles
classic Hey Bulldog
and a characteristically quirky reworking of the Violent Femmes
' Blister in the Sun
.
To promote the album, several launch parties were organised, both in London
and in Dorset
, where Paddy grew up.
Paddy Milner
Paddy Milner is a Scottish singer-songwriter.-History:After living for a short while in Scotland, Milner spent most of his youth in Dorset, England. It was here that he was exposed to music from an early age and learnt to play the piano...
and was released on 28 May 2007. Recorded in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, mixed in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
it is a truly international affair and the album is said to be Paddy's best yet. The album includes the rarely covered Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
classic Hey Bulldog
Hey Bulldog
"Hey Bulldog" is a song by The Beatles which first appeared on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack album in 1969. Primarily by John Lennon , and finished in the studio by Lennon and McCartney, the song was recorded during the filming of the "Lady Madonna" promotional video, and like "Lady Madonna" is...
and a characteristically quirky reworking of the Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes were an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active between 1980 and 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009...
' Blister in the Sun
Blister in the Sun
"Blister in the Sun" is a song by the American alternative rock band Violent Femmes, originally released on their 1983 self-titled debut album. It has also been covered by Nouvelle Vague, on their 2009 album 3. This version was used in an episode Gossip Girl.In August 2007, Gordon Gano was the...
.
To promote the album, several launch parties were organised, both in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and in Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, where Paddy grew up.
Track listing
- "Blister in the SunBlister in the Sun"Blister in the Sun" is a song by the American alternative rock band Violent Femmes, originally released on their 1983 self-titled debut album. It has also been covered by Nouvelle Vague, on their 2009 album 3. This version was used in an episode Gossip Girl.In August 2007, Gordon Gano was the...
" - "Jump Into My Car"
- "Bob (Based on a True Story)"
- "Dust"
- "Standing At The Edge of the World"
- "Hey BulldogHey Bulldog"Hey Bulldog" is a song by The Beatles which first appeared on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack album in 1969. Primarily by John Lennon , and finished in the studio by Lennon and McCartney, the song was recorded during the filming of the "Lady Madonna" promotional video, and like "Lady Madonna" is...
" - "Smile"
- "Forever Gone"
- "Changes"
- "Frome Time to Time"
- "Got Your Booty Shaking"
- "Big Sounds"
- "Am I a Smoker?"