Paul McCartney was “pretty terrified” to work with Barbra Streisand

It can be hard to believe, but even Paul McCartney Gets stage horror.

The legendary rocker recently recorded a duet of his song “My Valentine” with Barbra Streisand -And admitted that he found the process “nerve coverage” and “nail -biting!”

On one Blog posts was divided into its website on Tuesday, May 20, McCartney, 82, opened to work with Streisand, 83, on the track, which will appear on her upcoming disc Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Twoout June 27.

“I did the session with her in LA and I was quite terrified. I think the session was about three hours, you know, a normal type of session, and it was produced by my friend Peter Asher,” McCartney wrote. “But it started with a large 40-part orchestra at Sony Lot … and we were at” Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage “, so no pressure there!”

The studio stage, named after the ego-winning star, is a famous on Sony Lot, as it is where soundtracks for films such as Away with the windThe Rump and Toy history was recorded. The song McCartney and Streisand sang together, “My Valentine”, was written for the former Beatles wife, Nancy Shevellas he married in 2011.

“I thought,” Well, this will be simple because it’s my song, it’s “My Valentine.” What can go wrong? “But what I had forgotten was that they had arranged it so that it had to go in Barbra’s key and then in my key,” he explained. “So to get from Barbra’s key to mine was a little difficult, and I had to start when I did not know what key I was in. My was lower, her was higher. It wasn’t easy at all! ”

“Band on the run” singer, however, expressed pleasure over the idea that the song became something of a modern standard, as it has also been recorded by Michael Bubble.

“That was another reason why I did it; I thought that if Barbra will do my song, I have to encourage it,” he wrote. “And she was amazing. I didn’t realize how rounded she is creative.”

McCartney noted that the recording session was filmed, and at first he became worried about all cameras and lamps. Not long, however, he remembered that Streisand is a completed director (she was the first woman to win the best director at the Golden Globes, for her 1983 film Yentl).

“I thought,“ Wow, you are directing it! “But then I remembered that she has directed three big films.

After the song’s release on May 16, Streisand praised McCartney in a Instagram It contained a photo of the two who recorded together.

“What a joy it was to record” My Valentine “with @paulmccartney. Sharing time with him in the studio was really special!” She wrote.

The Funny girl Star announced his new album in April. It works as a follow -up of 2014 Noteand includes duets with McCartney, Bob DylanThe James TaylorThe StingThe HozareThe Sam SmithThe SealThe Josh GrobanThe Tim McGrawThe Fluffand Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande.

“I’ve always loved singing duets with talented artists. They inspire me in unique and different ways and make our time in the studio a joy!” she said in a statement. “My new album, Secret of Life: Partners, Volume TwoGave me the chance to work and play with some of my old friends, label mates and new artists as well. I admire them all … and I hope you will enjoy listening to our collaborations as much as I liked recording with all my wonderful partners. ”

Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two Marks Streisand’s first new album since 2018’s WallsThat got her a Grammy nomination to the best traditional pop vocal album.