The Family Way (soundtrack)

The Family Way is a soundtrack recording composed by Paul McCartney, released in January 1967. The album is the soundtrack to a late 1966 film of the same name, directed by Roy Boulting and starring Hayley Mills. The album was released under the name The George Martin Orchestra, The Family Way (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).

The Family Way won a Ivor Novello Award in 1967 and was remastered and released on CD in 1996.

This recording is sometimes considered to be the first Beatles solo album, but most critics consider George Harrison's Wonderwall Music, also a soundtrack album, to be the first, because it was released under George Harrison's name while The Family Way was released under George Martin's name, even though it was released in November 1966. A 45 single was also released in 1966 featuring "Theme From 'The Family Way'" and "Love in the Open Air" on United Artists as UP1165.

Track listing, 1996 re-release

All songs by Paul McCartney, except where noted.

1. "Variation No. 1" – 3:14
2. "Variation No. 2" – 2:01
3. "Variation No. 3" – 2:00
4. "Variation No. 4" – 2:59
5. "Variation No. 5" – 2:25
6. "Variation No. 6" – 0:52
7. "Variation No. 7" – 3:18
8. "Variation No. 8" – 2:51
9. "Variation No. 9" – 2:50
10. "Hymn to the Child" (Dwight Baker/Jean-Marie Benjamin) – 4:12
    • L'Hymne a L'Enfant
    • Reminiscences
    • Double-March
11. "Theme" – 0:59
12. "Variation I" – 2:00
13. "Variation II" – 1:48
14. "Variation III" – 2:30
15. "Variation IV" – 1:48
16. "Variation V" – 1:42
17. "Capitaine Bonhomme" (Gilbert LaCombe/Michel Noël) – 2:48
18. "Le Pirate Maboule" (Herbert Ruff/P. Thériault) – 3:53
19. "Sol et Gobelet" (L. Durand/Herbert Ruff) – 3:30
20. "Grujot et Délicat" (Herbert Ruff/P. Thériault) – 2:47
21. "Monsieur Surprise" (Herbert Ruff/P. Thériault) – 2:22
22. "Sarajevo" (Carl Aubut) – 4:54
    • Children of Sarajevo
    • Les Enfants de Sarajevo

Track listing, Original 1967 Soundtrack

The George Martin Orchestra

• 1. 1st Movement
• 2. 2nd Movement
• 3. 3rd Movement
• 4. 4th Movement
• 5. 5th Movement
• 6. 6th Movement
• 7. 7th Movement
• 8. 8th Movement
• 9. 9th Movement
• 10. 10th Movement
• 11. 11th Movement
• 12. 12th Movement
• 13. 13th Movement

Personnel

• Paul McCartney: Bass guitar, piano, vocals.
• George Martin: Concertmaster, Orchestration.
• Andre Moisan: Clarinet.
• Carl Aubut: Guitar, flute.
• Claire Marchand: Flute
• Elaine Marcil: Violin
• Marie-Josee Arpin: Violin
• Therese Motard: Cello
• Margot Aldrich: Viola, vocals.
• Claudel String Quartet.

References

External links

• Online version of the original 1967 soundtrack album by The George Martin Orchestra: http://www2.mrtzcmp3.net/george_martin_family_way_1s.html