- Album This song officially appears on the Off The Ground Official album.
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
December 1991 - July 1992
September - October 1992
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Song facts
“I Owe It All To You” is a track from 1993 album “Off The Ground“. From the “New World Tour” tour book:
Paul: I’d been to a place in the south of France — the kids took us there for Linda’s birthday. I drove past this sign which said Cathedrale Des Images. It turned out to be this huge place carved out of the rock, you’re this big (finger and thumb apart) and the walls are this big (arm’s width). They have dozens of projectors and they throw these images on the walls suddenly the whole place lights up and it’s an Egyptian temple, next thing (finger snap) it’s all stained glass, and so on. It’s a trip, like UFO was back in Pink Floyd’s time. I came back and wrote I Owe It All To You: ‘I stood inside Egyptian temples/ I looked into eternal gardens’.
Hamish Stuart: I felt very involved in that song, played a lot and sang, and it came out very straightforwardly.
“I Owe It All To You” was performed a few times live and during soundchecks, but didn’t make it to the set list for the New World Tour.
Last updated on May 12, 2019
Lyrics
Last night you helped me through,
Took me to the lovers zone.
I saw there, images
Projected on a wall of stone.
I stood inside Egyptian temples,
I looked into eternal gardens,
Lay on the shores of distant islands,
Listening to the sea birds song of joy.
Oh - I owe it all to you,
You make me happy,
Oh - I owe it all to you.
Late last night, we were right
Into some exotic scene.
Everywhere, images
Appearing on a giant screen.
I stood inside a glass cathedral,
I looked into the golden canyon,
Lay by the lakes of holy water
Glistening like a diamond in the light.
Oh - I owe it all to you,
You make me happy,
Oh - I owe it all to you.
Officially appears on
Off the Ground - The Complete Works
Official album • Released in 1993
4:51 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Mellotron, Producer, Tambourine, Vocal percussion, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Celeste, Clavinet
- Robbie McIntosh :
- Electric slide guitar
- Hamish Stuart :
- Backing vocals, Bass
- Paul Wickens :
- Percussion, Piano
- Blair Cunningham :
- Drums, Percussion
- Julian Mendelsohn :
- Producer
- Bob Kraushaar :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- December 1991 - July 1992
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Mixing:
- September - October 1992
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, 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
Official album • Released in 1993
4:51 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Mellotron, Producer, Tambourine, Vocal percussion, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Celeste, Clavinet
- Robbie McIntosh :
- Electric slide guitar
- Hamish Stuart :
- Backing vocals, Bass
- Paul Wickens :
- Percussion, Piano
- Blair Cunningham :
- Drums, Percussion
- Julian Mendelsohn :
- Producer
- Bob Kraushaar :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- December 1991 - July 1992
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Mixing:
- September - October 1992
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, 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
Bootlegs
Up Close - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial live • Released in 2015
4:52 • Live
Concert From ""Up Close" taping" in New York City, USA on Dec 10, 1992
Off The Ground - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
4:51 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Mellotron, Producer, Tambourine, Vocal percussion, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Celeste, Clavinet
- Robbie McIntosh :
- Electric slide guitar
- Hamish Stuart :
- Backing vocals, Bass
- Paul Wickens :
- Percussion, Piano
- Blair Cunningham :
- Drums, Percussion
- Julian Mendelsohn :
- Producer
- Bob Kraushaar :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- December 1991 - July 1992
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Mixing:
- September - October 1992
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, 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
Live performances
“I Owe It All To You” has been played in 4 concerts and 3 soundchecks.
Latest concerts where I Owe It All To You has been played
Jan 01, 1993 • United Kingdom • Harlesden • The Mean Fiddler • TV show
Dec 11, 1992 • USA • New York City • The Ed Sullivan Theatre • TV show
Dec 10, 1992 • USA • New York City • The Ed Sullivan Theatre • TV show
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