Released in 1989

You Want Her Too

Written by Paul McCartney • Declan MacManus / Elvis Costello

Last updated on August 22, 2014

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Collaborators
Bootleg • Released in 2004
2:38 • Demo • McCartney & Costello demo
Recording : Spring-Summer '87
Collaborators
Bootleg • Released in 2004
3:14 • Studio version
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Flowers In The Dirt
Official album • Released in 1989
3:13 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : 12-string acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals Robbie McIntosh : Guitar Hamish Stuart : Guitars, Harmonies Elvis Costello : Intro keyboards, Producer, Second vocal Mitchell Froom : Keyboards, Producer Chris Davis : Saxophone Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percussion Peter Henderson : Recording engineer Richard Niles : End orchestration Richard Moakes : Assistant recording engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Unknown : Horns
SessionRecording : Feb 01, 1988 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
SessionOverdubs : October 1988 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
SessionOverdubs ? : Oct 31, 1988 • Studio : Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
SessionMixing : Jan 16, 1989 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
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
Flowers In The Dirt (1993)
CD • Released in 1993
3:13 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : 12-string acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals Robbie McIntosh : Guitar Hamish Stuart : Guitars, Harmonies Elvis Costello : Intro keyboards, Producer, Second vocal Mitchell Froom : Keyboards, Producer Chris Davis : Saxophone Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percussion Peter Henderson : Recording engineer Richard Niles : End orchestration Richard Moakes : Assistant recording engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Unknown : Horns
SessionRecording : Feb 01, 1988 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
SessionOverdubs : October 1988 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
SessionOverdubs ? : Oct 31, 1988 • Studio : Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
SessionMixing : Jan 16, 1989 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
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
Flowers In The Dirt - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2017
3:13 • Studio version • A2017 • 2017 remaster
Paul McCartney : 12-string acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals Robbie McIntosh : Guitar Hamish Stuart : Guitars, Harmonies Elvis Costello : Intro keyboards, Producer, Second vocal Mitchell Froom : Keyboards, Producer Chris Davis : Saxophone Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percussion Peter Henderson : Recording engineer Richard Niles : End orchestration Richard Moakes : Assistant recording engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Sam Okell : Remastering Alex Wharton : Remastering Unknown : Horns
SessionRecording : Feb 01, 1988 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
SessionOverdubs : October 1988 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
SessionOverdubs ? : Oct 31, 1988 • Studio : Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
SessionMixing : Jan 16, 1989 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
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
Flowers In The Dirt - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2017
2:40 • Demo • B • Original Demo
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Elvis Costello Paul McCartney : Producer Eddie Klein : Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Sep 03, 1987 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Flowers In The Dirt - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2017
3:19 • Demo • C • 1988 Demo
Paul McCartney : 12 string guitar, Bass, Harmony vocal, Lead vocal, Producer Hamish Stuart : Guitar, Harmony vocal Chris Whitten : Drums Elvis Costello : Acoustic guitar, Lead vocal, Producer Peter Henderson : Recording engineer Kevin Armstrong : Electric guitar Richard Moakes : Assistant recording engineer
SessionRecording : Feb 01, 1988 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Flowers In The Dirt - Special Package
Official album • Released in 1990
3:13 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : 12-string acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals Robbie McIntosh : Guitar Hamish Stuart : Guitars, Harmonies Elvis Costello : Intro keyboards, Producer, Second vocal Mitchell Froom : Keyboards, Producer Chris Davis : Saxophone Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percussion Peter Henderson : Recording engineer Richard Niles : End orchestration Richard Moakes : Assistant recording engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Unknown : Horns
SessionRecording : Feb 01, 1988 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
SessionOverdubs : October 1988 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
SessionOverdubs ? : Oct 31, 1988 • Studio : Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
SessionMixing : Jan 16, 1989 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
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
Flowers In The Dirt - Ultimate Archive Collection
Bootleg • Released in 2015
3:13 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : 12-string acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals Robbie McIntosh : Guitar Hamish Stuart : Guitars, Harmonies Elvis Costello : Intro keyboards, Producer, Second vocal Mitchell Froom : Keyboards, Producer Chris Davis : Saxophone Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percussion Peter Henderson : Recording engineer Richard Niles : End orchestration Richard Moakes : Assistant recording engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Unknown : Horns
SessionRecording : Feb 01, 1988 • Studio : Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
SessionOverdubs : October 1988 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
SessionOverdubs ? : Oct 31, 1988 • Studio : Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
SessionMixing : Jan 16, 1989 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
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
Flowers In The Dirt - Ultimate Archive Collection
Bootleg • Released in 2015
2:37 • Studio version • [demo]
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MoMac's Hidden Tracks Vol.21
Bootleg
2:36 • Studio version
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The McCartney - MacManus Collaboration
Bootleg • Released in 1998
2:35 • Demo
The McCartney - MacManus Collaboration
Bootleg • Released in 1998
2:28 • Live

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