When was Paul McCartney Tug of War album released?
Paul McCartney released his third solo studio album, Tug of War, on the 26th of April 1982. The record arrived just one year after the tragic murder of John Lennon in New York City.
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Paul McCartney released his third solo studio album, Tug of War, on the 26th of April 1982. The record arrived just one year after the tragic murder of John Lennon in New York City.
Recording sessions resumed in February 1981 at AIR Studios located in Montserrat. Later that summer, McCartney moved operations to Martin's AIR Studios on Oxford Street in London.
George Martin produced the entire project with Geoff Emerick engineering the recordings. McCartney worked alongside Stevie Wonder, Stanley Clarke, Carl Perkins, and Ringo Starr during this period.
Tug of War sold over one million copies in the United States within the year it came out. The lead single Ebony and Ivory achieved considerable commercial success reaching number one globally.
A further reissue of Tug of War released on the 2nd of October 2015 as part of the Paul McCartney Archive Collection included standard two-CD sets and deluxe three-CD plus DVD box sets. Remastered vinyl versions also appeared in special gatefold editions which included download cards.