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UK Release date : Monday, December 17, 2012

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

By The Justice Collective7" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 10s


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  • UK release date: Dec 17, 2012
  • Publisher: Metropolis Recordings
  • Reference: JFT96

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Side 1

  1. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

    Written by Bob Russell, Bobby Scott

    4:33 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Electric guitar solo, Lead vocals Gerry Marsden : Lead vocals Steve Sidwell : Strings arrangement Holly Johnson : Lead vocals Robbie Williams : Lead vocals Rebecca Ferguson : Lead vocals Paloma Faith : Lead vocals Eliza Doolittle : Lead vocals Beverley Knight : Backing vocals, Lead vocals Melanie C : Lead vocals Andy Brown : Backing vocals, Lead vocals Mick Jones : Electric guitar Peter Hooton : Lead vocals Chris Sharrock : Drums Ren Harvieu : Lead vocals Dave McCabe : Lead vocals Paul Heaton : Backing vocals, Lead vocals Hollie Cook : Backing vocals Jon McClure : Lead vocals John Power : Backing vocals, Lead vocals Guy Chambers : Piano, Producer Andrew Davitt : Acoustic guitar Cyrus Reynolds : Brass arrangement Ian Davidson : Choir arrangement, Choir conductor David Catlin-Birch : Bass guitar Alan Hansen : Choir John Bishop : Choir Kenny Dalglish : Choir Neil Fitzmaurice : Choir Peter Reid : Choir Steve Rotheram : Choir LIPA Gospel Choir : Choir Vasily Petrenko : Strings conductor Richard Blake : Cornet, Flugelhorn Matthew Lewis : Euphonium Meredith Moore : French horn Will Pound : Harmonica Glenn Tilbrook : Lead vocals Shane MacGowan : Lead vocals Richard Flack : Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer Oliver Som : Recording engineer Paul Stanborough : Recording engineer Liam Nolan : Assistant recording engineer Alec Brits : Assistant recording engineer (choir) Tony Draper : Recording engineer (choir) Jon Withnall : Assistant recording engineer (strings) Chris Taylor : Recording engineer (strings) Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra : Strings Adi Brett : Strings Amelia Jones : Strings Anthony Banks : Strings Catherine Marwood : Strings Daniel Sanxis : Strings David Rimbault : Strings David Ruby : Strings Fiona Stunden : Strings Gemma Bass : Strings Gethyn Jones : Strings Hilary Browning : Strings James Justin Evans : Strings James Pattinson : Strings Kathryn Cropper : Strings Lesley Gwyther : Strings Olga Muszynska : Strings Paula Muldoon : Strings Paulette Bayley : Strings Rachel Jones : Strings Rakhvinder Singh : Strings Rebecca Walters : Strings John Hebbron : Strings Sarah Hill : Strings Simon Denton : Strings Stephan Mayer : Strings Stephen Mann : Strings Susanna Jordan : Strings Thelma Handy : Strings William Roberts : Tuba

    Session Recording: November 2012 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

Side 2

  1. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

    Written by Bob Russell, Bobby Scott

    4:33 • Studio versionA1 • Instrumental version

    Paul McCartney : Electric guitar solo Steve Sidwell : Strings arrangement Mick Jones : Electric guitar Chris Sharrock : Drums Guy Chambers : Piano, Producer Andrew Davitt : Acoustic guitar Cyrus Reynolds : Brass arrangement David Catlin-Birch : Bass guitar Vasily Petrenko : Strings conductor Richard Blake : Cornet, Flugelhorn Matthew Lewis : Euphonium Meredith Moore : French horn Will Pound : Harmonica Richard Flack : Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer Oliver Som : Recording engineer Paul Stanborough : Recording engineer Liam Nolan : Assistant recording engineer Jon Withnall : Assistant recording engineer (strings) Chris Taylor : Recording engineer (strings) Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra : Strings Adi Brett : Strings Amelia Jones : Strings Anthony Banks : Strings Catherine Marwood : Strings Daniel Sanxis : Strings David Rimbault : Strings David Ruby : Strings Fiona Stunden : Strings Gemma Bass : Strings Gethyn Jones : Strings Hilary Browning : Strings James Justin Evans : Strings James Pattinson : Strings Kathryn Cropper : Strings Lesley Gwyther : Strings Olga Muszynska : Strings Paula Muldoon : Strings Paulette Bayley : Strings Rachel Jones : Strings Rakhvinder Singh : Strings Rebecca Walters : Strings John Hebbron : Strings Sarah Hill : Strings Simon Denton : Strings Stephan Mayer : Strings Stephen Mann : Strings Susanna Jordan : Strings Thelma Handy : Strings William Roberts : Tuba

    Session Recording: November 2012 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK


  • Red vinyl in picture sleeve.
  • Limited Edition of 1500.
  • Sold exclusively through online retailer What Records.
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