Off The Ground

Paul McCartney


Off The Ground - Front Cover	Off The Ground - Rear Cover

Off The Ground - Gatefold Inner

Label

Parlophone

Catalogue No.

PCSD 125
CDPCSD 125 ... (international number CDP 7 80362 2)
TCPCSD 125

Release date

2nd February 1993

Total time

50:23

U.K. Album Chart Detail :

Entry Date :	7th February 1993
Highest Position :	5
Weeks in Chart :	4

Detail :

Paul's twenty-third "solo" album release.
Personnel :
Paul.
Linda.
Hamish Stuart.
Robbie McIntosh.
Wix Wickens.
Blair Cunningham.
On "Hope Of Deliverance" the percussionists are Davide Giovanini, Maurice Ravalico and David Puttman.
"Golden Earth Girl" is arranged by Paul and Carl Davis, with flute - Susan Milan and oboe - Gordon Hunt.

Recording sessions :
September 1991 - "Winedark Open Sea" is first laid down as a demo.
25th November to 6th December 1991 at Paul's Sussex home studios - "Peace In The Neighbourhood" and "Biker Like An Icon".
9th December 1991 - July 1992 All the other tracks were recorded PLUS: "Long Leather Coat" (B-side to the single "Hope Of Deliverance"),
"Big Boys Bickering" (bonus track on the "Hope .." CD), "Kicked Around No More", "I Can't Imagine",
"Keep Coming Back To Love", "Down To The River", "Style, Style", "Sweet Sweet Memories", "Soggy Noodle" and
a fade-out track Paul had originally written in India in 1968 called "Cosmically Conscious"

In the last month of recording, Paul and the band are filmed recording for this album.
The finished 27 minute film appears on Channel 4 on 18th April 1993 and is entitled "Movin' On".
This documentary also includes scenes during the making of the videos for "Off The Ground" and "C'mon People".

The album cover photography was by Clive Arrowsmith, with the band photography by Linda.
The centrefold collage was by Eduardo Paolozzi.

7th February 1993 - Off The Ground entered the album chart and it's peak position of number 5.

Chart progression: 5 - 19 - 41 - 62 .... out

Side 1

Track	Composer	Time
Off The Ground	McCartney	3:41
Looking For Changes	McCartney	2:49
Hope Of Deliverance	McCartney	3:22
Mistress And Maid	McCartney-MacManus	3:01
I Owe It All To You	McCartney	4:51
Biker Like An Icon	McCartney	3:26

Side 2

Track	Composer	Time
Peace In The Neighbourhood	McCartney	5:06
Golden Earth Girl	McCartney	3:45
The Lovers That Never Were	McCartney-MacManus	3:42
Get Out Of My Way	McCartney	3:33
Winedark Open Sea	McCartney	5:27
C'mon People	McCartney	5:43
Cosmically Conscious (This last track is not listed on the cover and is preceded by 13 seconds of silence)	McCartney	1:44

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