Released in 1989
Written by Paul McCartney • Declan MacManus / Elvis Costello
Last updated on August 22, 2014
Official album • Released in 1989
3:13 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : 12-string acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals Robbie McIntosh : Guitar Hamish Stuart : Guitars, Harmonies Elvis Costello : Intro keyboards, Producer, Second vocal Mitchell Froom : Keyboards, Producer Chris Davis : Saxophone Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percussion Peter Henderson : Recording engineer Richard Niles : End orchestration Richard Moakes : Assistant recording engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Unknown musician(s) : Horns
Session Recording: Feb 01, 1988 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs: October 1988 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Session Overdubs ?: Oct 31, 1988 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Jan 16, 1989 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Official album • Released in 1993
3:13 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : 12-string acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals Robbie McIntosh : Guitar Hamish Stuart : Guitars, Harmonies Elvis Costello : Intro keyboards, Producer, Second vocal Mitchell Froom : Keyboards, Producer Chris Davis : Saxophone Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percussion Peter Henderson : Recording engineer Richard Niles : End orchestration Richard Moakes : Assistant recording engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Unknown musician(s) : Horns
Session Recording: Feb 01, 1988 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs: October 1988 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Session Overdubs ?: Oct 31, 1988 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Jan 16, 1989 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Flowers In The Dirt - Special Package
Official album • Released in 1990
3:13 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : 12-string acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals Robbie McIntosh : Guitar Hamish Stuart : Guitars, Harmonies Elvis Costello : Intro keyboards, Producer, Second vocal Mitchell Froom : Keyboards, Producer Chris Davis : Saxophone Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percussion Peter Henderson : Recording engineer Richard Niles : End orchestration Richard Moakes : Assistant recording engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Unknown musician(s) : Horns
Session Recording: Feb 01, 1988 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs: October 1988 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Session Overdubs ?: Oct 31, 1988 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Jan 16, 1989 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Flowers In The Dirt - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
3:13 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : 12-string acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals Robbie McIntosh : Guitar Hamish Stuart : Guitars, Harmonies Elvis Costello : Intro keyboards, Producer, Second vocal Mitchell Froom : Keyboards, Producer Chris Davis : Saxophone Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percussion Peter Henderson : Recording engineer Richard Niles : End orchestration Richard Moakes : Assistant recording engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Unknown musician(s) : Horns
Session Recording: Feb 01, 1988 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs: October 1988 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Session Overdubs ?: Oct 31, 1988 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Jan 16, 1989 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon