Off the Ground

by Paul McCartney

Off the Ground cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 9 February 1993
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 50:21
  • Community rating: 3.53/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded live in the studio with his touring band to capture a spontaneous, organic energy, this release follows the massive critical success of 'Flowers in the Dirt'. The lyrical focus frequently shifts toward the former Beatle's prominent social causes, delivering earnest pop-rock meditations on animal rights and environmentalism.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, conscious, animals, vegetarianism, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Off The Ground (3:40)
  2. Looking For Changes (2:47)
  3. Hope Of Deliverance (3:22)
  4. Mistress And Maid (2:59)
  5. I Owe It All To You (4:51)
  6. Biker Like An Icon (3:26)
  7. Peace In The Neighbourhood (5:06)
  8. Golden Earth Girl (3:44)
  9. The Lovers That Never Were (3:42)
  10. Get Out Of My Way (3:31)
  11. Winedark Open Sea (5:26)
  12. C'Mon People (7:42)

Credits

  • Paul & Linda McCartney - creative director [creative consultant]
  • Blair Cunningham - drums, percussion, congas, backing vocals
  • Robbie McIntosh - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar [spanish guitar], slide guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Eduardo Paolozzi - illustration [centrefold collage]
  • Olivier Rabb - painting [biker like an icon]
  • Paul Wickens - piano, clavinet, organ [hammond], accordion, drum programming, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals
  • Hamish Stuart - vocals [second vocals], electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, twelve-string guitar, piano, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Puttman - percussion

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