2x CD

Off the Ground

Album by Paul McCartney

Released 1 February 1993

Tracklist

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Release credits

Alan Brind
violin [12]
Andrew Kevin Hamilton
tenor saxophone [10]
Andrew Parker
viola [12]
Anthony Pleeth
cello [12]
Barry Wilde
violin [12]
Belinda Bunt
violin [4]
Ben Cruft
violin [12]
Ben Kennard
cello [12]
Bernard Partridge
violin [12]
Blair Cunningham
background vocals [2-3], congas [12], drums (drum set) [1.2-13, 2.1-11], percussion [1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9, 2.7]
Bob Kraushaar
recording [1.1-13, 2.1-3, 2.6-12]
Brendan O’Reilly
violin [4]
Carl Davis
arranger [4, 8], conductor [4, 8]
Celia Sheen
violin [12]
Chris Laurence
double bass [12]
Colin Sheen
trombone [4]
Dave Pattman
percussion [3]
David Juritz
violin [4]
David Ogden
violin [12]
David Woodcock
violin [12]
Davide Giovannini
percussion [3]
Derek Watkins
trumpet [12]
Donald Weekes
violin [12]
Eddie Klein
assistant [4-5], spoken vocals [7]
Frank Lloyd
horn [4, 12]
Frank Mead
alto saxophone [10]
Galina Solodchin
violin [12]
Gary Bradshaw
engineer [4-5]
Gary Stewart
assistant [4-5]
Geoff Emerick
mix [4-5], recording [4-5]
George Martin
arranger [12], conductor [12]
George Robertson
viola [12]
Gordon Hunt
oboe [4, 8]
Graeme Scott
viola [12]
Guy Barker
trumpet [12]
Hamish Stuart
acoustic bass guitar [4-5], acoustic guitar [2, 9], background vocals [2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6-11, 1.1-9, 1.11-13], bass [1.5-8, 1.12-13, 2.8-11], electric guitar [1.2, 1.4, 1.10-11, 2.1-3, 2.7, 2.9], lead vocals [2], percussion [1, 9], vocal [5]
Irvine Arditti
violin [12]
Jane Pickles
flute [12]
Jeremy Williams
violin [12]
John Underwood
viola [12]
Jonathan Evans‐Jones
violin [4]
Jonathan Rees
violin [12]
Jonathan Williams
cello [12]
Josephine Lively
oboe [12]
Julian Mendelsohn
producer [2.1-3, 2.6-12, 1.1-13]
Keith Smith
spoken vocals [7]
Ken Essex
viola [12]
Linda McCartney
Moog [12], autoharp [3], background vocals [2.1, 2.3, 2.6-10, 1.1-3, 1.5, 1.7-9, 1.12-13], celesta [5], clavinet [5], harmonium [2.4, 2.8, 1.8, 1.10-11, 1.13], keyboard [2.9, 1.6], percussion [1.7, 1.9-10, 2.5], tambourine [1.4, 2.3, 2.7, 2.10-11]
Maciej Rakowski
violin [4]
Martin Drover
trumpet [10]
Martin Parry
flute [12]
Maurizio Ravalico
percussion [3]
Michael Rennie
violin [12]
Miranda Fulleylove
violin [12]
Nicholas Busch
horn [12]
Nick Payn
baritone saxophone [10]
Nick Pentelow
tenor saxophone [10]
Paul Cullington
double bass [12]
Paul Kegg
cello [12]
Paul McCartney
acoustic guitar [2.4-5, 2.7-8, 2.10-11, 1.3, 1.5-6, 1.13], arranger [4, 8, 12], background vocals [2.1-3, 2.6-7, 2.9, 2.11, 1.1-4, 1.6-9, 1.11-12], bass [1.2-4, 1.9-10, 2.2-3, 2.6-7, 2.9], celesta [12], congas [7], drums (drum set) [1], electric guitar [1.2-3, 1.7, 1.12, 2.12], electric piano [11], guitar [3], harmonica [11], lead vocals [1.1-13, 2.1-11], mellotron [5], ocarina [1.13, 2.8], other vocals [5], percussion [1, 6, 9], piano [1.8, 1.12, 2.9], producer [1.1-4, 1.6-13, 2.1-11], sitar [1.13, 2.8], tambourine [2.7, 1.4-5], whistle [12]
Paul Stringsbald
trumpet [4]
Paul Wickens
Hammond organ [9], accordion [10-11], background vocals [2.3, 2.6, 2.10, 1.1-3, 1.7], bass synthesizer [1, 11], clavinet [2], congas [12], drum machine [3], grand piano [9], keyboard [2.1-3, 2.6-7, 2.9, 1.1, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8], percussion [3, 5, 8-9, 11], piano [2.4-5, 2.8, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5-7, 1.10, 1.13], programming [1, 3], synthesizer [2.1, 2.7, 1.12]
Pauline Lowbury
violin [4, 12]
Pete Craigie
assistant [4-5]
Richard Martin
trumpet [4]
Richard Morgan
oboe [12]
Rita Manning
violin [12]
Robbie McIntosh
acoustic guitar [2.4-6, 2.11, 1.2-4, 1.7-9, 1.12], background vocals [1.2-3, 1.7, 1.9, 2.1, 2.3, 2.6-7, 2.9-10], electric guitar [1.1-3, 1.5, 1.7-8, 1.10-12, 2.1-3, 2.6-7, 2.9, 2.11], guitar [2.7, 1.3], mandolin [1.9, 1.13, 2.8], percussion [1, 9], slide guitar [2.10, 1.6]
Robert Bailey
cello [12]
Roger Chase
viola [12]
Roger Garland
violin [4, 12]
Roger Smith
cello [12]
Roy Gillard
violin [4, 12]
Skaila Kanga
harp [12]
Stephen Wick
tuba [4]
Susan Milan
flute [4, 8]
Terence Emery
percussion [12]
Tristan Fry
percussion [12]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
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Off the Ground
CD
1 February 1993
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Off the Ground
CD
1 February 1993
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Off the Ground
8cm CD, CD
8 February 1993
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Off the Ground
CD
9 February 1993
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Off the Ground
CD (pressed by Capitol Jax)
February 1993
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Off the Ground
CD (Columbia House)
February 1993
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Off the Ground
CD
1993
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Off the Ground: The Complete Works
2x CD
1993
O
Off The Ground - The Complete Works
2x CD
1993
O
Off the Ground
CD
1993
O
Off The Ground
CD
1993
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Off the Ground: The Complete Works
2x CD
8 April 1994
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Off the Ground
CD
21 January 2014
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Off the Ground
CD
14 February 2014