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''Pipes of Peace'' is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Paul McCartney, released in 1983. As the follow-up to the popular ''Tug of War'', the album came close to matching the commercial success of its predecessor in Britain but peaked only at number 15 on America's ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. While ''Pipes of Peace'' was the source of international hit singles such as "Say Say Say" (recorded with Michael Jackson) and the title track, the critical response to the album was less favourable than that afforded to ''Tug of War''. ==Background and structure== Upon its release, many were quick to notice that ''Pipes of Peace'' mirrored its predecessor in many ways. It was produced by George Martin, it featured two collaborations with the same artist (this time with Michael Jackson; the ''Tug of War'' collaborations being with Stevie Wonder), and continued McCartney's alliance in the studio with Ringo Starr, former 10cc guitarist Eric Stewart and his last session work with Wings guitarist Denny Laine. The reason for all of this is that many of the songs released on ''Pipes of Peace'' were recorded during the 1981 sessions for ''Tug of War'', with "Pipes of Peace", "The Other Me", "So Bad", "Tug of Peace" and "Through Our Love" being recorded afterwards, in September–October 1982. By November, McCartney would start shooting his self-written motion picture ''Give My Regards to Broad Street'', co-starring wife Linda, Ringo Starr and Tracey Ullman, which would take up most of his time throughout 1983. Due to the filming commitments (and to allow a reasonable lapse of time between his new album and ''Tug of War''), ''Pipes of Peace'' was delayed until October for release. However, unlike ''Tug of War'', the album features an electro-tinged sound.〔 On the track "Tug of Peace", McCartney blended the title song to ''Tug of War'' with that of the new album. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic describes the mix as "an almost-electro collage that twists the songs into ''McCartney II'' territory".〔http://www.allmusic.com/album/pipes-of-peace-mw0000190981〕 With momentum building for his film project – and the accompanying soundtrack album – McCartney spent much of his energies finishing and preparing ''Give My Regards to Broad Street'' for its release in the autumn of 1984. In 1983 ''Pipes of Peace'' made its debut on CD on Columbia Records. In 1993, the album was remastered and reissued on CD as part of "The Paul McCartney Collection" series, with the previously unreleased "Twice in a Lifetime" (the title song for a 1985 film); his 1984 hit from the Rupert Bear project, "We All Stand Together"; and "Simple as That", released in 1986 on the charity album ''The Anti-Heroin Project – It's A Live-In World'' – all as bonus tracks. "Ode to a Koala Bear" (the B-side to "Say Say Say") was overlooked for inclusion. The album was reissued in remastered form in 2015 as part of the ongoing 'Paul McCartney Archive Collection' series of releases. The version with "enhanced packaging" contains three discs: the remastered album itself, a bonus audio disc containing mostly demo versions of the songs found on the first disc, and a disc with a film. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pipes of Peace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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