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- Album This song officially appears on the Walking In The Park With Eloise / Bridge On The River Suite 7" Single.
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Recording "Walking In The Park With Eloise"
Jul 16, 1974
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Paul McCartney: On the Magic of Music – From the Magician Himself
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Song facts
From eil.com:
In downtime from a mid 70s Wings Nashville recording session the idea was mooted of an album of Macca songs that had been left off previous albums or had yet to find a home. ‘Walking In The Park With Eloise’ was recorded around this time (with a view to going on the album) and was said to be inspired by a conversation between Chet Atkins (who plays on the record) and Paul McCartney about their respective fathers. With that in mind Paul duly dusted off this jazz/twenties inspired ditty which was actually written by his father James ‘Jim’ McCartney – he must have been attached to the song as years later Paul chose it as one of his Desert Island Discs.
Last updated on April 26, 2020
Officially appears on
Walking In The Park With Eloise / Bridge On The River Suite
7" Single • Released in 1974
3:09 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Washboard
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Bill Puitt :
- Clarinet
- Chet Atkins :
- Electric guitar
- Floyd Cramer :
- Piano
- Denis Good :
- Trombone
- Bobby Thompson :
- Banjo
- Don Sheffield :
- Trumpet
- Session Recording:
- Jul 16, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
Walking In The Park With Eloise / Bridge On The River Suite (1982)
7" Single • Released in 1982
3:09 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Washboard
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Bill Puitt :
- Clarinet
- Chet Atkins :
- Electric guitar
- Floyd Cramer :
- Piano
- Denis Good :
- Trombone
- Bobby Thompson :
- Banjo
- Don Sheffield :
- Trumpet
- Session Recording:
- Jul 16, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
Wings At The Speed Of Sound (1993)
Official album • Released in 1993
3:13 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Washboard
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Bill Puitt :
- Clarinet
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Chet Atkins :
- Electric guitar
- Floyd Cramer :
- Piano
- Denis Good :
- Trombone
- Bobby Thompson :
- Banjo
- Don Sheffield :
- Trumpet
- Session Recording:
- Jul 16, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
Venus And Mars - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2014
3:09 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Washboard
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Bill Puitt :
- Clarinet
- Chet Atkins :
- Electric guitar
- Floyd Cramer :
- Piano
- Denis Good :
- Trombone
- Bobby Thompson :
- Banjo
- Don Sheffield :
- Trumpet
- Session Recording:
- Jul 16, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
Ethel & Ernest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Official album • Released in 2016
2:19 • Studio version • B
- Carl Davis :
- Conductor, String arranger
- Jeremy Murphy :
- Additional mixer
- Chris Egan :
- Producer
- The Chamber Orchestra Of London :
- Strings
- Huw Watkins :
- Piano
- Steven Price :
- Recording engineer
- Mixing engineer :
- Trystan francis
- Briony Allen :
- Additional mixer
- Session Recording:
- May 2016
- Studio :
- Angel Studios, Islington, London, UK
7" Single • Released in 2022
2:19 • Studio version • B
- Carl Davis :
- Conductor, String arranger
- Jeremy Murphy :
- Additional mixer
- Chris Egan :
- Producer
- The Chamber Orchestra Of London :
- Strings
- Huw Watkins :
- Piano
- Steven Price :
- Recording engineer
- Mixing engineer :
- Trystan francis
- Briony Allen :
- Additional mixer
- Session Recording:
- May 2016
- Studio :
- Angel Studios, Islington, London, UK
Bootlegs
Desert Island Discs - In Conversation with Roy Plomley - January 20, 1982
Unofficial album
1:45 • Interview
Venus And Mars - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
3:09 • Studio version
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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I imagine old Jim must have been tickled that Chet Atkins played his song!