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UK Release date : Friday, May 22, 1981

All Those Years Ago / Writings On The Wall

By George Harrison7" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 80s


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  • UK release date: May 22, 1981
  • Publisher: Dark Horse
  • Reference: K 17807

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Side 1

  1. All Those Years Ago

    Written by George Harrison

    3:42 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals Ringo Starr : Drums George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitars, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals Phil McDonald : Recording engineer Herbie Flowers : Bass Ray Cooper : Producer, Tambourine Al Kooper : Electric piano

    Recording : November 19th-25, 1980 • Studio Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames, UK

    Session Overdubs: March / April 1981 ? • Studio Friar Park Studio, Henley-on-Thames, UK

Side 2

  1. Writings On The Wall

    Studio version


From Wikipedia:

[…] “All Those Years Ago” was released as the lead-off single in May 1981 to a strong response, reaching number 13 in the United Kingdom and number 2 in the United States. It was Harrison’s biggest hit since “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” in 1973, and Somewhere in England benefited from the song’s popularity. The album peaked at number 13 in the UK, giving the artist his highest-charting album there since 1973, and number 11 in the US. […]

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