Released in 1973

Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me)

Written by Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney

Last updated on August 22, 2014

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Alone Together Vol.1
Bootleg • Released in 2014
2:04 • Studio version • #1
Alone Together Vol.1
Bootleg • Released in 2014
0:37 • Studio version • #2
B
Band On The Run (1993)
CD • Released in 1993
5:49 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer, Shaker, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Shaker Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Shaker, Vocals Tony Visconti : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Ginger Baker : Shaker Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Horns, Strings Pierre Denis Le Seve : French narration Peter Mew : Remastering
SessionRecording : September 1-23, 1973 • Studio : ARC Studios, Ikeja, Nigeria
SessionOverdubs : October 1973 • Studio : AIR Studios, London, UK
SessionMixing : Late October / Early November 1973 • Studio : Kingsway Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Band On The Run (25th Anniversary)
Official album • Released in 1999
5:49 • Studio version • A1999 • 1999 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer, Shaker, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Shaker Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Shaker, Vocals Tony Visconti : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer, Remastering Ginger Baker : Shaker Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Horns, Strings Pierre Denis Le Seve : French narration Greg Calbi : Remastering
SessionRecording : September 1-23, 1973 • Studio : ARC Studios, Ikeja, Nigeria
SessionOverdubs : October 1973 • Studio : AIR Studios, London, UK
SessionMixing : Late October / Early November 1973 • Studio : Kingsway Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Band On The Run (25th Anniversary)
Official album • Released in 1999
1:11 • Studio version • C • Acoustic version
Performed by : Paul McCartney Paul McCartney : Producer Geoff Emerick : Additional engineering Eddie Klein : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer
SessionRecording : Dec 04, 1998 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
SessionAdditional engineeri : Dec 07, 1998 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Band On The Run (DTS 5.1)
Official album • Released in 1996
5:49 • Studio version • B • DTS Mix / Quadraphonic version
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer, Shaker, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Shaker Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Shaker, Vocals Tony Visconti : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Ginger Baker : Shaker Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Horns, Strings Pierre Denis Le Seve : French narration
SessionRecording : September 1-23, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Lagos, Nigeria
SessionOverdubs : October 1973 • Studio : AIR Studios, London, UK
SessionMixing : Early 1974 • Studio : AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Band On The Run (Limited White LP)
Official album • Released in 2017
5:49 • Studio version • A2010
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer, Shaker, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Shaker Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Shaker, Vocals Tony Visconti : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Ginger Baker : Shaker Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Horns, Strings Pierre Denis Le Seve : French narration
SessionRecording : September 1-23, 1973 • Studio : ARC Studios, Ikeja, Nigeria
SessionOverdubs : October 1973 • Studio : AIR Studios, London, UK
SessionMixing : Late October / Early November 1973 • Studio : Kingsway Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Band On The Run (Quadraphonic version)
Official album • Released in 1974
5:49 • Studio version • B • DTS Mix / Quadraphonic version
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer, Shaker, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Shaker Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Shaker, Vocals Tony Visconti : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Ginger Baker : Shaker Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Horns, Strings Pierre Denis Le Seve : French narration
SessionRecording : September 1-23, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Lagos, Nigeria
SessionOverdubs : October 1973 • Studio : AIR Studios, London, UK
SessionMixing : Early 1974 • Studio : AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Band On The Run (UK version)
Official album • Released in 1973
5:49 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer, Shaker, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Shaker Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Shaker, Vocals Tony Visconti : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Ginger Baker : Shaker Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Horns, Strings Pierre Denis Le Seve : French narration
SessionRecording : September 1-23, 1973 • Studio : ARC Studios, Ikeja, Nigeria
SessionOverdubs : October 1973 • Studio : AIR Studios, London, UK
SessionMixing : Late October / Early November 1973 • Studio : Kingsway Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Band On The Run (US version)
Official album • Released in 1973
5:49 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer, Shaker, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Shaker Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Shaker, Vocals Tony Visconti : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Ginger Baker : Shaker Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Horns, Strings Pierre Denis Le Seve : French narration
SessionRecording : September 1-23, 1973 • Studio : ARC Studios, Ikeja, Nigeria
SessionOverdubs : October 1973 • Studio : AIR Studios, London, UK
SessionMixing : Late October / Early November 1973 • Studio : Kingsway Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Band On The Run - 50th Anniversary Edition (Half-Speed Master) LP
LP • Released in 2024
5:49 • Studio version • A2024 • 2024 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer, Shaker, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Shaker Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Shaker, Vocals Tony Visconti : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Ginger Baker : Shaker Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Horns, Strings Pierre Denis Le Seve : French narration
SessionRecording : September 1-23, 1973 • Studio : ARC Studios, Ikeja, Nigeria
SessionOverdubs : October 1973 • Studio : AIR Studios, London, UK
SessionMixing : Late October / Early November 1973 • Studio : Kingsway Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Band On The Run - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2010
5:49 • Studio version • A2010 • 2010 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer, Shaker, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Shaker Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Shaker, Vocals Tony Visconti : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Ginger Baker : Shaker Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Horns, Strings Pierre Denis Le Seve : French narration
SessionRecording : September 1-23, 1973 • Studio : ARC Studios, Ikeja, Nigeria
SessionOverdubs : October 1973 • Studio : AIR Studios, London, UK
SessionMixing : Late October / Early November 1973 • Studio : Kingsway Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Band On The Run - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2010
1:11 • Studio version • C • Acoustic version
Performed by : Paul McCartney Paul McCartney : Producer Geoff Emerick : Additional engineering Eddie Klein : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer
SessionRecording : Dec 04, 1998 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
SessionAdditional engineeri : Dec 07, 1998 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Band On The Run - Ultimate Archive Collection
Bootleg • Released in 2016
5:49 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer, Shaker, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Shaker Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Shaker, Vocals Tony Visconti : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Ginger Baker : Shaker Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Horns, Strings Pierre Denis Le Seve : French narration
SessionRecording : September 1-23, 1973 • Studio : ARC Studios, Ikeja, Nigeria
SessionOverdubs : October 1973 • Studio : AIR Studios, London, UK
SessionMixing : Late October / Early November 1973 • Studio : Kingsway Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Band On The Run - Ultimate Archive Collection
Bootleg • Released in 2016
5:52 • Studio version • A stereo downmix of the DTS-CD 5.1 mix released in May 1996
Band On The Run - Ultimate Archive Collection
Bootleg • Released in 2016
1:11 • Studio version • C • Acoustic version
Performed by : Paul McCartney Paul McCartney : Producer Geoff Emerick : Additional engineering Eddie Klein : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer
SessionRecording : Dec 04, 1998 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
SessionAdditional engineeri : Dec 07, 1998 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Band On The Run Early Mixdown
Bootleg • Released in 2019
Studio version
M
MoMac's Hidden Tracks Vol. 5
Bootleg
5:46 • Studio version

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