Java is good for Beatle Paul

06/14/07
. (PR) Widely hailed by critics as one of the best albums in Paul McCartney�s solo career, �Memory Almost Full� sold 160, 541 copies across all retail outlets in the U.S. in its debut week, landing the record at #3 on Billboard Top 200 chart. The inaugural release from Hear Music brought McCartney his highest chart debut in ten years as a solo artist (1997�s �Flaming Pie� debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart). This week�s sales saw a significant increase over McCartney�s 2005 release, �Chaos and Creation in the Backyard,� which peaked at #6 on the Billboard chart with first week sales totaling more than 90,000 copies. In addition, �Memory Almost Full� is the first McCartney album to be made available digitally, selling 15,598 digital albums in its first week.

�We are delighted �Memory Almost Full� is receiving such a warm and enthusiastic reception from fans,� said Ken Lombard, president of Starbucks Entertainment who also oversees Hear Music. �The success of Paul�s new album illustrates our unique ability to connect artists with audiences across a broad retail spectrum.�

On June 18, Hear Music will release a one-a-kind video tribute filmed at the Global Listening Event in honor of McCartney�s 65th Birthday and distributed via a host of viral video portals. The video features well-wishes from celebrities, music lovers and McCartney fans from London, New York, Berlin, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Seattle, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Miami.

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