On November 12, 2001, “Parlaphone” label released “Driving Rain”, the twelfth Paul McCartney studio album. It was recorded February – June 2001, at “Henson Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Kahne.

Personnel:

• Paul McCartney – vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Fender Rhodes, drums, percussion, knee slaps,  photography, executive producer
• Eric Clapton– guitar
• Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, tambourine, Roland handsonic electronic percussion, African drum samples, accordion, backing vocals
• Rusty Anderson–  electric, pedal steel and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, percussion,  tampura, backing vocals
• Gabe Dixon– Wurlitzer electric piano, piano, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, backing vocals
• David Kahne– Roland organ, electric guitar, synths, orchestral samples, Wurlitzer, sampled strings
• James McCartney– percussion, electric guitar
• Ralph Morrison – violin
• String quartet:
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • David Campbell – viola
  • Matt Funes – viola
  • Larry Corbett – cello
• Heather Mills– arrangements
• Mark Dearnley – engineer
• Jaime Sickora – engineer assistant
• Kevin Mills – 2nd assistant engineer
• Geoff Emerick, Paul Hicks– additional engineer
• Mark Dearnley, David Kahne – mixing
• David Leonard– mixing
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Stewart Whitmore – digital editing
• Norman Hathaway, Micha Weidmann, Donat Raetzo – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul McCartney, except where noted.

1. Lonely Road
2. From a Lover to a Friend
3. She’s Given Up Talking
4. Driving Rain
5. I Do
6. Tiny Bubble
7. Magic
8. Your Way
9. Spinning on an Axis – Paul McCartney, James McCartney
10. About You
11. Heather
12. Back in the Sunshine Again – Paul McCartney, James McCartney
13. Your Loving Flame
14. Riding into Jaipur
15. Rinse the Raindrops
16. Freedom (studio mix)