This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Recording "Take It Away", "Average Person"
February 16-18, 1981
Tug Of War sessions at AIR Studios, London
March 11, 1981 - March 1982
Written by Paul McCartney
4:07 • Studio version • A1.2015 • Single edit (2015 remaster)
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangements, Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Vocal Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Ringo Starr : Drums Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Guitar George Martin : Arrangements, Electric piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Steve Gadd : Drums Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer Unknown musician(s) : Horns
Session Recording: Feb 16-18, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Overdubs: Mar 23, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: December 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
As part of the marketing plan to launch the Tug Of War and Pipes Of Peace remasters, some unheard tracks have been published on paulmccartney.com as free download.
To celebrate the October reissues of Paul’s early ‘80s classic albums Tug of War and Pipes of Peace – the latest additions to the GRAMMY award-winning Paul McCartney Archive Collection – PaulMcCartney.com is giving fans an exclusive free download of ‘Take It Away [Single Edit] (2015 Remaster)’. The track does not feature on the Tug of War 2015 reissue and is only available through Paul’s website.
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