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UK Release date : Friday, April 11, 1980

Coming Up

By Paul McCartney7" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles

Last updated on July 25, 2023

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Side 1

  1. Coming Up

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:49 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitars, Electric piano, Mixing engineer, Percussion, Producer, Recording engineer, Synthesizers, Tambourine, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: September 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

Side 2

  1. Coming Up

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:51 • LiveL1

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Keyboards, Vocals Denny Laine : Guitar, Vocals Howie Casey : Saxophone Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer Laurence Juber : Guitar Steve Holley : Drums Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer Thaddeus Richard : Saxophone Mark Vigars : Recording engineer Jim Jones : Assistant recording engineer Steve Howard : Trumpet Tony Dorsey : Trombone

    Concert From the concert in Glasgow, United Kingdom on Dec 17, 1979

  2. Lunch Box/Odd Sox

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

    3:54 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Piano, Producer Linda Eastman / McCartney : Moog Denny Laine : Guitar Geoff Britton : Drums Tony Dorsey : Bass Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Ken Lexton : Assistant recording engineer

    Session Recording: Jan 20, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA

    Session Mixing: Mar 17, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA


From puremccartney.com – PAUL IN THE ‘COMING UP’ VIDEO, EWART STUDIOS, LONDON, 1980
From New Musical Express – April 19, 1980
From Record Mirror – April 12, 1980
Paul McCartney writing

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