Ebony And Ivory / Rainclouds
By Paul McCartney • 12" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
Last updated on May 3, 2020
By Paul McCartney • 12" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
Last updated on May 3, 2020
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
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
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
Written by Paul McCartney
3:41 • Studio version • B • Solo version
Paul McCartney : Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizers, Vocals, Vocoder Stevie Wonder : Drums, Electric piano, Percussion, Synthesizers 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
From Club Sandwich N°36, 1985:
The ‘Ebony and Ivory’ sleeve features the lyrics in Paul’s handwriting. Second track on the B-side is the A-side with McCartney vocals only: it would have been a classic in this form too, even without Stevie’s dream topping. ‘Rainclouds’ is great down-home stuff with mandolin and fiddle.
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