Tug Of War (1993)
By Paul McCartney • Official album • Part of the collection “The Paul McCartney Collection”
Last updated on October 16, 2020
By Paul McCartney • Official album • Part of the collection “The Paul McCartney Collection”
Last updated on October 16, 2020
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Written by Paul McCartney
4:22 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Synthesizers, Vocal Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Campbell Maloney : Military snares Kenneth Sillito : Orchestra lead, Violin Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Keith Harvey : Cello John Underwood : Viola Patrick Halling : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Laurie Lewis : Violin Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer Alan John Peters : Violin Galina Solodchin : Violin Michael Rennie : Violin George Turnlund : Viola Ken Essex : Viola Alexander Kok : Cello Peter Willison : Cello David Ogden : Violin Nicolas Reader : Bassoon
Session Recording: Jan 21, 1981 • Studio Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: Mar 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Overdubs: March - December 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: Dec 13, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
4:16 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangements, Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Vocal Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Ringo Starr : Drums Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Guitar George Martin : Arrangements, Electric piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Steve Gadd : Drums Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer Unknown musician(s) : Horns
Session Recording: Feb 16-18, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Overdubs: Mar 23, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: December 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
3:19 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Spanish guitar, Vocal Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar, Synthesizer Stanley Clarke : Bass Eric Stewart : Backing vocals George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Steve Gadd : Drums, Percussion Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Adrian Brett : Pan pipes Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer
Session Recording: Feb 09, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Overdubs: July 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: Sep 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder
6:23 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Stevie Wonder : Synthesizer, Vocals Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Recording engineer George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Andy Mackay : Lyricom Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer Wonderlove : Backing vocals
Session Recording: Mar 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Overdubs: March 1981 • Studio Strawberry Studios South, Dorkins, Surrey
Session Overdubs: August 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London
Session Mixing: Oct 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
2:29 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Arrangement, Guitar, Vocals George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Jack Rothstein : Violin Bertrand Partridge : Violin Ian Jewel : Viola Keith Harvey : Cello Jon Kelly : Recording engineer John Underwood : Viola Patrick Halling : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Laurie Lewis : Violin Alan John Peters : Violin Galina Solodchin : Violin Michael Rennie : Violin George Turnlund : Viola Ken Essex : Viola Alexander Kok : Cello Peter Willison : Cello Renate Blauel : Second engineer
Session Recording: Nov 30, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: Dec 09, 1981 • Studio Odyssey Studios, London
Written by Paul McCartney
4:08 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocal Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Piano Denny Laine : Electric guitar Ringo Starr : Drums Eric Stewart : Backing vocals George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer John Barclay : Horn Jack Brymer : Clarinet gliss Peter Marshall : Narration Chris Spedding : Guitar David Ogden : Violin David Willis : Saxophone Raymond Swinfield : Saxophone Thomas Whittle : Horn
Session Recording: Jan 02, 1981 • Studio Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
Session Overdubs: Dec 14, 1980 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Overdubs: Mar 17, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: Oct 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
2:55 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Synthesizers, Vocal Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar Stanley Clarke : Bass Eric Stewart : Backing 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 04, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Recording: Feb 10, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Overdubs: Mar 12, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: Sep 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
3:49 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums Eric Stewart : Backing vocals George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Keith Harvey : Cello Adrian Sheppard : Drums, Percussion Philip Jones : Trumpet (?) John Underwood : Viola Patrick Halling : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Laurie Lewis : Violin Galina Solodchin : Violin Michael Rennie : Violin George Turnlund : Viola Ken Essex : Viola Alexander Kok : Cello Peter Willison : Cello Alan Peters : Violin David Ogden : Violin Jeff Bryant : French horn (?) Philip Jones Brass Ensemble : Brass instruments Paul Archibald : Trumpet (?) James Watson : Trumpet (?) Michael Thompson : French horn (?) John Pigneguy : French horn (?) Raymond Premu : Bass trombone (?)
Session Recording: Jan 02, 1981 • Studio Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: July 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London
Session Mixing: Oct 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
2:29 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Bass, Percussion, Synthesizers, Vocals Carl Perkins : Electric guitar, Vocal 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 24, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Mixing: Oct 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
0:34 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Arrangement, Guitar, Vocals, Vocoder George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
Session Recording and mixing: Dec 29, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
2:43 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Guitars, Vocal Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar, Synthesizer Eric Stewart : Backing vocals George Martin : Arrangement, Electric piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Dave Mattacks : Drums, Percussion Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer
Session Recording: Feb 04, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Overdubs: Mar 23, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: Aug 14, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
3:43 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
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
Paul had the final decision about which bonus tracks went on these new CDs and cassettes and I think he felt that Tug Of War should stand as it was, without the additional tracks that we suggested, because the effect might be diluted by adding something out of context.
Tony Wadsworth, marketing directory at Parlophone, in Club Sandwich #66, Summer 1993
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