UK release date:
Jul 31, 1989
Publisher:
Parlophone
Reference:
12RX 6223

Related sessions

This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions


Recording "This One"

May 18, 1988


Recording "Good Sign"

Jun 02, 1988






Mixing "This One"

Jan 23, 1989


Mixing "Good Sign"

Feb 27, 1989

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Track list

Side 1


1.

This One

Written by Paul McCartney

4:10 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Glasses, Harmonium, Keyboards, Producer, Rhythm guitar, Sitar, Tambourine, Vocals, Wine glasses
Linda McCartney :
Backing vocals
Robbie McIntosh :
Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
Hamish Stuart :
Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Vocals
Geoff Emerick :
Recording engineer
Chris Whitten :
Drums, Percussion
Neil Dorfsman :
Mixing engineer
Matt Butler :
Assistant engineer
Lance Phillips :
Assistant engineer, Glasses
Judd Lander :
Harmonica
Noel Harris :
Assistant mixing engineer

Session Recording:
May 18, 1988
Studio :
Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

Session Overdubs:
September - November 1988
Studio :
Olympic Sound Studios, London

Session Mixing:
Jan 23, 1989
Studio :
Olympic Sound Studios, London


2.

The First Stone

Written by Paul McCartney, Hamish Stuart

4:07 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Arrangement, Backing vocals, Guitars, Producer, Vocals
Hamish Stuart :
Backing vocals, Guitars
Geoff Emerick :
Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
Chris Whitten :
Drum samples, Drums
Matt Butler :
Assistant engineer

Session Recording:
Jul 13, 1988
Studio :
Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

Session Mixing:
Oct 21, 1988
Studio :
Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK


3.

Good Sign

Written by Paul McCartney

6:52 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Backing vocals, Harmony, Vocals
Robbie McIntosh :
Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar
Hamish Stuart :
Backing vocals, Harmony, Rhythm guitar
Geoff Emerick :
Recording engineer
Clare Fischer :
Arrangement
Matt Butler :
Assistant recording engineer
Alex Acuna :
Percussion
Duncan Bridgeman :
Producer
Joe Dworniak :
Mixing engineer
Unknown musician(s) :
Horns

Session Recording:
Jun 02, 1988
Studio :
Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

Session Overdubs:
September - November 1988 ?
Studio :
Olympic Sound Studios, London ?

Session Orchestral overdubs:
Dec 08, 1988
Studio :
Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, USA

Session Mixing:
Feb 27, 1989
Studio :
PRT 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:

This song was released as a 7″ single, a 12″ maxi-single, and a CD single. All songs written by Paul McCartney exept where noted

7″ single
  1. “This One” – 4:10
  2. “The First Stone” – 4:03 (McCartney/Hamish Stuart)
12″ single
  1. “This One” – 4:10
  2. “The First Stone”- 4:03 (McCartney/Hamish Stuart)
  3. “Good Sign” – 6:52
CD single
  1. “This One” – 4:10
  2. “The First Stone”- 4:03 (McCartney/Hamish Stuart)
  3. “I Wanna Cry” – 2:40
  4. “I’m In Love Again” – 2:40 (Fats Domino/Dave Bartholomew)

From Twitter – Paul on set at the video shoot for ‘This One’ in Battersea, London #ThrowbackThursday #TBT

From Twitter – From the video shoot for This One

Last updated on March 12, 2017

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