Official album • Released in 1993
3:45 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Arrangement, Backing vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Harmonium Robbie McIntosh : Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar Hamish Stuart : Backing vocals, Bass Paul Wickens : Keyboards, Percussion Blair Cunningham : Drums Julian Mendelsohn : Producer Bob Kraushaar : Recording engineer Gordon Hunt : Oboe Susan Milan : Flute Carl Davis : Arrangement, Orchestra conductor
Session Recording: December 1991 - July 1992 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs: May 18, 1992 • Studio The Hit Factory - Whitfield Street Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: September - October 1992 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Off the Ground - The Complete Works
Official album • Released in 1993
3:45 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Arrangement, Backing vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Harmonium Robbie McIntosh : Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar Hamish Stuart : Backing vocals, Bass Paul Wickens : Keyboards, Percussion Blair Cunningham : Drums Julian Mendelsohn : Producer Bob Kraushaar : Recording engineer Gordon Hunt : Oboe Susan Milan : Flute Carl Davis : Arrangement, Orchestra conductor
Session Recording: December 1991 - July 1992 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs: May 18, 1992 • Studio The Hit Factory - Whitfield Street Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: September - October 1992 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Off The Ground - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
3:45 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Arrangement, Backing vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Harmonium Robbie McIntosh : Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar Hamish Stuart : Backing vocals, Bass Paul Wickens : Keyboards, Percussion Blair Cunningham : Drums Julian Mendelsohn : Producer Bob Kraushaar : Recording engineer Gordon Hunt : Oboe Susan Milan : Flute Carl Davis : Arrangement, Orchestra conductor
Session Recording: December 1991 - July 1992 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs: May 18, 1992 • Studio The Hit Factory - Whitfield Street Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: September - October 1992 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
3:43 • Studio version • Backing track channel mix
Official album • Released in 1999
1:57 • Classical version • B
Paul McCartney : Executive producer Eddie Klein : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Recording engineer Steve Rooke : Mastering Krista Bennion Feeney : First violin Anca Nicolau : Second violin Joanna Hood : Viola Myron Lutzke : Cello Loma Mar Quartet : ArrangerPerformed by : Loma Mar Quartet John Fraser : Producer Arne Akselberg : Balance engineer Paul Baily : Editor Caroline Haigh : Editor
Session Recording: February 21-25th, 1999 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road