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Off the Ground is the ninth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1993. As his first studio album of the 1990s, it is also the follow-up to the well-received Flowers in the Dirt (1989).

Recording and structure
After planning another world tour, The New World Tour, in 1993, to promote the album, McCartney chose to record Off the Ground with his touring band. Blair Cunningham joined on drums to replace Chris Whitten, who left to join Dire Straits.

McCartney decided to record the album `live in the studio`, meaning that the band would rehearse an entire song then record it in one take, instead of recording each vocal track and instrumental track separately. This approach gave a new, raw, direct feel to the work.

The compositions, some of which were outtakes from Flowers in the Dirt, seemed less complex than those on the earlier album. `Mistress and Maid` and `The Lovers That Never Were`, which emerged from McCartney`s songwriting collaboration with Elvis Costello, made their appearance on this album. Costello, who had performed on Flowers in the Dirt, did not appear on Off the Ground.

The first two songs taped were `Biker like an Icon` and `Peace in the Neighbourhood`, both derived from some album rehearsals in November 1991.[1]

McCartney`s increased interest in social issues came to prominence on this album, with the anti–animal-cruelty rocker `Looking for Changes` (McCartney and his wife Linda both being long-time vegetarians by this time) and paeans for a better world (`Hope of Deliverance` and `C`Mon People`). The B-side `Big Boys Bickering` lambasted politicians, with the phrase `Big boys bickering, fucking it up for everyone` showing a more aggressive side of McCartney and rare use of swear words in the song. Other notable b-side is `Long Leather Coat`, a protest song co-written by Linda McCartney.

The CD`s hidden track, a short excerpt of `Cosmically Conscious`, was written by McCartney in 1968 during The Beatles` stay in Rishikesh. A full length version of the recording was released as the B-side of the `Off the Ground` single and later included on Off the Ground: The Complete Works.

The feet on the album cover are of McCartney, his wife Linda and his touring band.


TracklistHide Credits
1 Off The Ground 3:41
2 Looking For Changes 2:49
3 Hope Of Deliverance
Percussion – David Puttman, Davide Giovanini*, Maurice Ravalico*
3:22
4 Mistress And Maid
Arranged By – Carl Davis (5), Paul McCartney
Conductor – Carl Davis (5)
Written-By – Mac Manus*, McCartney*
3:01
5 I Owe It All To You 4:51
6 Biker Like An Icon 3:26
7 Peace In The Neighbourhood 5:05
8 Golden Earth Girl
Arranged By – Carl Davis (5), Paul McCartney
Conductor – Carl Davis (5)
Flute – Susan Milan
Oboe – Gordon Hunt
3:45
9 The Lovers That Never Were
Written-By – Mac Manus*, McCartney*
3:43
10 Get Out Of My Way
Horns – The Midnight Horns
3:33
11 Winedark Open Sea 5:27
12 C`mon People
Arranged By – George Martin, Paul McCartney
Conductor – George Martin
7:42
Companies, etc.
Pressed By – EMI Uden
Credits
Art Direction [Art Director] – Aubrey Powell
Creative Director [Creative Consultant] – Paul & Linda*
Drums, Percussion, Congas, Backing Vocals – Blair Cunningham
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [Spanish], Slide Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals – Robbie McIntosh
Engineer – Bob Kraushaar
Illustration [Centrefold Collage] – Eduardo Paolozzi
Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [Spanish], Piano, Drums, Mellotron, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Celesta [Celeste], Sitar, Ocarina, Congas, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Paul McCartney
Painting [Biker Like An Icon] – Olivier Rabb
Photography By [Band] – Linda McCartney
Photography By [Cover] – Clive Arrowsmith
Piano, Clavinet, Organ [Hammond], Accordion, Drum Programming, Synthesizer, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Wix Wickens*
Producer – Julian Mendelsohn, Paul McCartney
Vocals [Second Vocals], Autoharp, Celesta [Celeste], Synthesizer [Moog], Harmonium, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Whistle [Train Whistle] – Linda McCartney
Vocals [Second Vocals], Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Piano, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Hamish Stuart
Written-By – Paul McCartney (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10 to 12)
Notes
℗ 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by MPL Communications Inc. under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd.
© 1993 MPL Communications Ltd. under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd.

Insert: Printed in Holland
CD: Made in Holland.