The Family Way (soundtrack)

The Family Way is a soundtrack recording composed by Paul McCartney, released in 1967. The album is the soundtrack to a 1966 film of the same name, directed by Roy Boulting. 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 to be the first, even though it was released in November 1968.

Track listing

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

Personnel

1. Paul McCartney: Bass guitar, piano, vocals.
2. George Martin: Concertmaster, Orchestration.
3. Andre Moisan: Clarinet.
4. Carl Aubut: Guitar, flute.
5. Claire Marchand: Flute
6. Elaine Marcil: Violin
7. Marie-Josee Arpin: Violin
8. Therese Motard: Cello
9. Margot Aldrich: Viola, vocals.
10. Claudel String Quartet.