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Genre: Rock
Release Date: 11/17/2009

Unlike its 2002 predecessor Back in the U.S., Good Evening New York City doesn’t cherrypick highlights from a tour, it commemorates a specific event: the inauguration of Citi Field -- the replacement for the now-defunct Shea Stadium, where the Beatles played a legendary show in 1965 -- in the summer of 2009. The circumstances may be different -- different enough to lead to a Billy Joel cameo on “I Saw Her Standing There," the piano man returning a favor from Paul, who played at Billy’s Shea-closing shows in 2008 -- and McCartney might have two strong albums of new material to draw upon, but as an album, Good Evening New York City plays a lot like Back in the U.S. with a whopping 17 of its 35 tracks shared between the two titles. More importantly, the vibe is the same, with Macca delivering an expertly balanced and sequenced set with all the skill of the old pro that he is. Apart from the inclusion of “Mrs. Vanderbilt” and “I’m Down,” there are no surprises, either in song selection or performance, but no surprises doesn’t mean no satisfaction, and this is plenty entertaining.

~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Jonas Westling - Engineer
Lloyd Bishop - Photography
Bill Bernstein - Photography
Liam Nolan - Assistant Engineer
Michael Azerrad - Liner Notes
Geoff Emerick - Mixing
Richard Lancaster - Engineer
Paul Hicks - Mixing
Adam Noble - Assistant Engineer
Paul McCartney - Director
Paul McCartney - Executive Producer
Paul Becher - Video Director
Julian House - Art Direction
Tim Young - Mastering
Brantley Gutierrez - Photography
Scott Rodger - Project Manager
John Henry - Engineer

Release Date: 11/17/2009
Genre: rock