- UK release date:
- Oct 03, 1983
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This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Recording "Ode To A Koala Bear", "Keep Under Cover"
Nov 30, Dec 7, Dec 8, 1980
April 1982
Feb 15, 1983
Aug 31, 1983
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Side 1
1.
Written by Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson
3:55 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Backing vocals, Electric guitar (?), Electric piano (?), Percussion (?), Synthesizers (?), Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Michael Jackson :
- Backing vocals, Vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Jerry Hey :
- Horns
- Nathan Watts :
- Bass
- Bill Wolfer :
- Keyboards, Synthesizers
- David Williams :
- Electric guitar
- Chris Smith :
- Harmonica
- Ricky Lawson :
- Drums
- Ernie Watts :
- Horns
- Gary E. Grant :
- Horns
- Gary Herbig :
- Horns
- Session Recording:
- May 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK ; Odyssey Studios, London, UK
- Session Recording:
- April 1982
- Studio :
- Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, USA ; Sigma Sound Studios, New York City, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 15, 1983
- 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
Side 2
1.
Written by Paul McCartney
3:44 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Engineer assistant
- Paul Robinson :
- Drums
- Chris Lawrence :
- Bass
- Session Recording:
- Nov 30, 1980
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Aug 31, 1983
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
About
The Beatles Monthly Book, N°90, October 1983:
The first single from the album, the McCartney/Jackson duet “Say Say Say’’, is set for release by EMI on October 3rd in both 7” and 12” formats. The B-side of the 7” single (Parlophone R 6062) is a non-album McCartney composition “Ode To A Koala Bear” (I), while the 12” disc (12R 6062) features, on the A-side, a remix of “Say Say Say” by ace American discomixer John ‘Jellybean’ Benitez, and on the B-side an instrumental Jellybean remix of the track, together with Paul’s Koala ditty. Both 7” and 12” discs appear in full-colour picture bags.
Mark Lewisohn
Last updated on May 1, 2020
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