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September - November 1988

"Flowers In The Dirt" sessions with Mitchell Froom & Neil Dorfsman

For Paul McCartney

Last updated on April 25, 2021


Location

  • Recording studio: AIR Studios, London, UK

  • Recording studio: Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

  • Recording studio: Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA

  • Recording studio: Olympic Sound Studios, London

  • Recording studio: Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA

  • Recording studio: Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, USA

Timeline

Master release

AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Flowers In The Dirt" Official album

Some of the songs from this session also appear on:

From unknown “Flowers In The Dirt” session – Photo credit: 1988 © Paul McCartney / Photo by Linda McCartney.

Related sessions

Session activities

  1. My Brave Face

    Written by Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus / Elvis Costello

    Recording • October 1988

  2. Good Sign

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

  3. Flying To My Home

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording • Overdubs at Olympic Sound Studios ?

  4. This One

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

  5. That Day Is Done

    Written by Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus / Elvis Costello

    Recording • October 1988

  6. You Want Her Too

    Written by Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus / Elvis Costello

    Recording

  7. Love Mix

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording • Overdubs

  8. We Got Married

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

  9. The First Stone

    Oct 21, 1988Mixing "The First Stone"

  10. Don't Be Careless Love

    Oct 27, 1988Recording "Don't Be Careless Love"

  11. Don't Be Careless Love

    Friday, October 28-29, 1988Recording "Don't Be Careless Love"

  12. You Want Her Too

    Oct 31, 1988Recording "You Want Her Too"

  13. Distractions

    Nov 01, 1988Orchestral overdubs for "Distractions"

  14. Flying To My Home

    Nov 09, 1988Mixing "Flying To My Home"

  15. Put It There

    Nov 28, 1988Orchestra overdubs for "Put It There"

  16. We Got Married

    Dec 01, 1988Recording "We Got Married"

  17. Good Sign

    Dec 08, 1988Orchestral overdubs for "Good Sign"


Going further

Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989

With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.

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Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium

We owe a lot to Chip Madinger and Mark Easter for the creation of those session pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details!

Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium is the ultimate look at the careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr beyond the Beatles. Every aspect of their professional careers as solo artists is explored, from recording sessions, record releases and tours, to television, film and music videos, including everything in between. From their early film soundtrack work to the officially released retrospectives, all solo efforts by the four men are exhaustively examined.

As the paperback version is out of print, you can buy a PDF version on the authors' website

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