The first two songs taped were "Biker like an Icon" and "Peace in the Neighbourhood", both derived from some album rehearsals in November 1991. ![]() Costello, who had performed on Flowers in the Dirt, did not appear on Off the Ground. "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. ![]() The compositions, some of which were outtakes from Flowers in the Dirt, seemed less complex than those on the earlier album. ![]() This approach gave a raw, direct feel to the work. 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. Blair Cunningham joined on drums to replace Chris Whitten, who left to join Dire Straits. As his first studio album of the 1990s, it is also the follow-up to the well received Flowers in the Dirt (1989).Īfter 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. Off the Ground is the ninth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, released on 2 February 1993.
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