Flaming Pie is the tenth solo studio album by English musician Paul McCartney, released on 5 May 1997 by Parlophone in the UK and Capitol Records in the US.

His first studio album in over four years, it was mostly recorded after McCartney's involvement in the highly successful Beatles Anthology project.

The album was reissued on 31 July 2020 as a part of the Paul McCartney Archive Collection with bonus tracks, outtakes and demos.

Beginning in February 1995, McCartney teamed up with Jeff Lynne,[10] Electric Light Orchestra lead singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer, as well as an ardent Beatles fan.

Intending to produce something pure and easy – and without elaborate productions – McCartney sporadically recorded the entire album in a space of two years, working not only with Lynne, but with Steve Miller.

[nb 3] The album also featured the Beatles producer George Martin and drummer Ringo Starr, as well as his own son, James McCartney,[1] who plays lead guitar on "Heaven on a Sunday".

[6] McCartney wrote the song "Young Boy" while his wife Linda was making lunch for a New York Times feature on 18 August 1994.

[1][12] The duo also recorded the B-side "Broomstick" and three unreleased tracks: "(Sweet Home) Country Girl", "Soul Boy", and an untitled song.

[nb 4][12] "Somedays", which was written while McCartney was escorting Linda to Kent for a photo shoot,[5] features an orchestration score by George Martin.

[16] "Heaven on a Sunday", which was written while McCartney was in the US sailing on holiday, was recorded on 16 September 1996, and features backing vocals by both Linda and James.

[20] Upon its 1997 release, on 5 May in the UK on Parlophone and on 20 May in the US on Capitol,[1] the critical reaction to Flaming Pie was strong, with McCartney achieving his best reviews since 1982's Tug of War.

With fresh credibility, even with young fans who had been introduced to him through the Anthology project,[1] it debuted at number 2 in the UK in May, giving McCartney his best new entry since Flowers in the Dirt eight years before.

Bonus tracks include home demos, outtakes, rough mixes and selections from the radio series Oobu Joobu.