What is the title of Paul McCartney's 1989 album featuring the song 'My Brave Face'?

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“My Brave Face” appears on Paul McCartney’s 1989 album Flowers in the Dirt. It was released as the album’s first single and became one of its best-known songs, helping announce McCartney’s return to a more prominent pop-rock sound at the end of the decade.

The song was written by McCartney with Elvis Costello, one of several collaborations between the two musicians during the album’s development. McCartney and Costello also worked together on songs such as “You Want Her Too” and “That Day Is Done.” The final recording of “My Brave Face” was reworked with producer Mitchell Froom and engineer Neil Dorfsman to give it a sharper, more contemporary edge.

Flowers in the Dirt was released on 5 June 1989 and reached number one in the United Kingdom and Norway. Its artwork combined Brian Clarke’s painted design with photography by Linda McCartney. The album also launched McCartney’s first major world tour since Wings Over the World in 1975–76.

Listeners sometimes confuse the title with McCartney albums such as Flaming Pie or Off the Ground, but neither contains “My Brave Face.”

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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