- UK release date:
- Mar 29, 1982
- US release date:
- Mar 29, 1982
- Publisher:
- Parlophone
- Reference:
- R 6054
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This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions
December 8th-9th, 1980
Feb 28, 1981
Tug Of War sessions at AIR Studios, London
March 11, 1981 - March 1982
Mar 30, 1981
Overdubs for "Ebony And Ivory"
October 1981
Jan 19, 1982
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Side 1
1.
Written by Paul McCartney
3:43 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizers, Vocals, Vocoder
- Stevie Wonder :
- Backing vocals, Drums, Electric piano, Percussion, Synthesizers, Vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Mike Stavrou :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Feb 28, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 30, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- October 1981
- Studio :
- Strawberry Studios South, Dorkins, Surrey
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 19, 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Side 2
1.
Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine
3:12 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass drum, Spanish guitar, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Mixing assistant engineer, Recording assistant engineer
- Paddy Moloney :
- Uilleann pipes
- Session Recording:
- December 8th-9th, 1980
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
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From Wikipedia:
“Ebony and Ivory” spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the fourth-biggest hit of 1982. For McCartney, the song’s run atop the chart was the longest of any of his post-Beatles works, and second longest career-wise (behind “Hey Jude” with The Beatles); for Wonder, it was his longest-running chart-topper. It marked the first time that any single released by any member of the Beatles hit the Billboard R&B chart. It was McCartney’s record 28th song to hit number one on the Billboard 100.
In 2008, the song was ranked at #59 on Billboard’s Greatest Songs of all time. In 2013, it was ranked #69 on the Billboard list of the Hot 100 songs of all-time.
Last updated on April 12, 2020
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