Paul McCartney muziek cassette Tug of war promo EMI edition

Tug of war is the third solo studio album by the english musician paul mccartney, released on 26 april 1982. It is his 11th album overall following the break up of the beatles in 1970, his first album released after the dissolution of his band wings the previous year, and his first album following the murder of his former songwriting partner john lennon.


The cover features an abstract oil painting by the artist brian clarke, a frequent mccartney collaborator, incorporating an overpainted transparency of a portrait of paul taken by linda mccartney. Tug of war was produced by former beatles producer george martin and was a number-one hit in many countries, selling over one million copies in the united states in the year of its release.


Some critics hailed it as a ;return to form; for mccartney, with far out magazine declaring it his strongest work following the release of the solo album mccartney ii, mccartney;s band wings regrouped in july and october 1980 to rehearse several songs which later appeared on tug of war and pipes of peace.


Feeling the need for direction, mccartney called upon his former producer, george martin, to begin recording a song written for the animated rupert bear character (to which mccartney acquired the film rights in 1970), titled we all stand together;, among others. The productive sessions continued until 9 december, the morning mccartney woke up to learn that his former songwriting partner and fellow ex-beatle, john lennon, had been murdered in new york city the previous night. Abandoning that day;s session (in which he and denny laine were recording future b-side ;rainclouds;) part-way through, both martin and mccartney felt it was best to leave the project for the time being and start anew once they were ready.


In february 1981, two months after lennon;s death, mccartney resumed the sessions, recording that month with stevie wonder, stanley clarke, carl perkins and ringo starr, and laying down several songs in the process. The sessions were held at air studios in montserrat, in the caribbean, and lasted from 3 february to 2 march, ending with;ebony and ivory and ;whats that you;re doing;, two songs featuring stevie wonder.


10Cc guitarist eric stewart also became a frequent collaborator of mccartney during this period. Further sessions were undertaken that summer at martin;s air studios in oxford street, london. The sessions were so productive that several resulting tracks were held over for mccartney;s next album, pipes of peace, which followed in 1983.
The rest of 1981 was spent in a quiet fashion, with mccartney and martin giving the finishing touches to the album.


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