2x CD
Liverpool Oratorio
Live Album by Paul McCartney
Released 11 October 1991
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Liverpool Oratorio: Ia. War: Andante2:02
- 2Liverpool Oratorio: Ib. War: “Non nobis solum” (Boy Solo, Boys’ Choir, Chorus)2:35
- 3Liverpool Oratorio: Ic. War: “The air raid siren slices through” (Shanty, Chorus)2:09
- 4Liverpool Oratorio: Id. War: “Oh will it all end here?” (Shanty)1:36
- 5Liverpool Oratorio: Ie. War: “Mother and father holding their child” (Chorus)1:16
- 6Liverpool Oratorio: IIa. School: “We’re here in school today to get a perfect education” (Boys, Shanty, Headmaster)2:10
- 7Liverpool Oratorio: IIb. School: “Walk in single file” (Headmaster, Boys)1:02
- 8Liverpool Oratorio: IIc. School: “Settle down” (Boys)0:40
- 9Liverpool Oratorio: IId. School: “Kept in confusion” (Shanty, Men’s Chorus)2:35
- 10Liverpool Oratorio: IIe. School: “I’ll always be here” (Mary Dee, Women’s Chorus, Full Chorus, Shanty)1:35
- 11Liverpool Oratorio: IIf. School: “Boys, this is your teacher” (Headmaster, Boys, Miss Inkley)1:23
- 12Liverpool Oratorio: IIg. School: “Tres conejos” (Miss Inkley, Boys, Headmaster, Shanty)1:50
- 13Liverpool Oratorio: IIh. School: “Not for ourselves” (Boys, Chorus, Headmaster, Miss Inkley, Shanty, Women’s Chorus)0:55
- 14Liverpool Oratorio: IIIa. Crypt: “And so it was that I had grown” (Shanty)0:48
- 15Liverpool Oratorio: IIIb. Crypt: Dance1:44
- 16Liverpool Oratorio: IIIc. Crypt: “I used to come here when this place was a crypt” (Shanty, Preacher)1:58
- 17Liverpool Oratorio: IIId. Crypt: “Here now” (Shanty)0:46
- 18Liverpool Oratorio: IIIe. Crypt: “I’ll always be here” (Mary Dee, Women’s Chorus, Shanty)2:24
- 19Liverpool Oratorio: IIIf. Crypt: “Now’s the time to tell him” (Mary Dee, Chorus, Shanty)2:21
- 20Liverpool Oratorio: IVa. Father: Andante lamentoso – “Father, Father” (Chorus)2:59
- 21Liverpool Oratorio: IVb. Father: “O Father, you have given” (Chief Mourner, Women’s Chorus)1:05
- 22Liverpool Oratorio: IVc. Father: “(Ah) O Father, you have given” (Full Chorus, Chief Mourner)1:13
- 23Liverpool Oratorio: IVd. Father: “Hey, wait a minute” (Shanty)1:44
- 24Liverpool Oratorio: IVe. Father: “Father, Father, Father” (Chorus, Boys, Shanty, Chief Mourner)4:12
- CD 2
- 1Liverpool Oratorio: Va. Wedding: Andante amoroso – “I know” (Shanty, Mary Dee, Chorus)5:42
- 2Liverpool Oratorio: Vb. Wedding: “Father, hear our humble voices” (Boys, Preacher, Women’s Chorus, Full Chorus, Solo Quartet)1:13
- 3Liverpool Oratorio: Vc. Wedding: “Hosanna, Hosanna” (Chorus, Mary Dee, Shanty)1:40
- 4Liverpool Oratorio: VIa. Work: Allegro energico1:20
- 5Liverpool Oratorio: VIb. Work: “Working women at the top” (Women’s Chorus, Mary Dee)2:52
- 6Liverpool Oratorio: VIc. Work: Violin solo5:05
- 7Liverpool Oratorio: VId. Work: “Did I sign that letter that you typed up yesterday?” (Mary Dee, Women’s Chorus)1:34
- 8Liverpool Oratorio: VIe. Work: Tempo I0:30
- 9Liverpool Oratorio: VIf. Work: “When you ask a working man” (Men’s Chorus, Shanty, Mr. Dingle)1:34
- 10Liverpool Oratorio: VIg. Work: “Let’s find ourselves a little hostelry” (Mr. Dingle, Mary Dee)2:04
- 11Liverpool Oratorio: VIIa. Crises: Allegro molto0:54
- 12Liverpool Oratorio: VIIb. Crises: “The world you’re coming into” (Mary Dee, Boy Solo)2:28
- 13Liverpool Oratorio: VIIc. Crises: Tempo I0:45
- 14Liverpool Oratorio: VIId. Crises: “Where’s my dinner?” (Shanty, Mary Dee)2:40
- 15Liverpool Oratorio: VIIe. Crises: “Let’s not argue” (Shanty, Mary Dee)0:31
- 16Liverpool Oratorio: VIIf. Crises: “I’m not a slave” (Mary Dee, Shanty)0:52
- 17Liverpool Oratorio: VIIg. Crises: “Right! That’s it! I’m off!” (Mary Dee)0:49
- 18Liverpool Oratorio: VIIh. Crises: “Stop” (Chorus)2:03
- 19Liverpool Oratorio: VIIi. Crises: “Do you know who you are” (Nurse)3:36
- 20Liverpool Oratorio: VIIj. Crises: “Ghosts of the past left behind” (Boys, Men’s Chorus, Nurse, Women’s Chorus, Mary Dee, Shanty)3:08
- 21Liverpool Oratorio: VIIk. Crises: “Do we live in a world” (Mary Dee, Nurse, Shanty, Chorus)3:18
- 22Liverpool Oratorio: VIIIa. Peace: “And so it was that you were born” (Shanty, Boy Solo, Boys’ Choir)1:22
- 23Liverpool Oratorio: VIIIb. Peace: “God is good” (Men’s Chorus, Full Chorus)1:26
- 24Liverpool Oratorio: VIIIc. Peace: “What people want is a family life” (Preacher, Basses, Altos, Tenors, Boys, Full Chorus)2:17
- 25Liverpool Oratorio: VIIId. Peace: “Dad’s in the garden, he won’t speak to Mum” (Nurse, Mary Dee, Shanty, Preacher, Full Chorus, Solo Quartet)3:13
- 26Liverpool Oratorio: VIIIe. Peace: “So on and on the story goes” (Shanty, Mary Dee)1:06
More by Paul McCartney
Release credits
- conductor
- choir vocals [2.1-3, 2.5-10, 2.12, 2.14-26, 1.2-14, 1.16-24]
- chorus master [2.1-3, 2.5-10, 2.12, 2.14-26, 1.2-14, 1.16-24]
- solo [1.2, 2.12, 2.22], treble vocals [1.2, 2.12, 2.22]
- solo [1.3-4, 1.6, 1.9-10, 1.13-14, 1.16-19, 1.23-24, 2.1, 2.3, 2.9, 2.14-16, 2.20-22, 2.25-26], tenor vocals [1.3-4, 1.6, 1.9-10, 1.13-14, 1.16-19, 1.23-24, 2.1, 2.3, 2.9, 2.14-16, 2.20-22, 2.25-26]
- solo [2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14-17, 2.20-22, 2.25-26, 1.10, 1.18-19], soprano vocals [1.10, 1.18-19, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14-17, 2.20-22, 2.25-26], vocal [12]
- violin
- choir vocals [2.1-3, 2.5-10, 2.12, 2.14-26, 1.2-14, 1.16-24]
- performing orchestra
- mezzo-soprano vocals [1.11-13, 1.21-22, 1.24, 2.19-21, 2.25], solo [2.19-21, 2.25, 1.11-13, 1.21-22, 1.24]
- bass-baritone vocals [2.2, 2.9-10, 2.24-25, 1.6-7, 1.11-13, 1.16], solo [2.2, 2.24-25, 1.6-7, 1.11-13, 1.16]
Issues
L
P11 October 1991
L2x CD22 October 1991- SDigital Media4 March 2013





