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.
- Lonely Road
- From a Lover to a Friend
- She’s Given Up Talking
- Driving Rain
- I Do
- Tiny Bubble
- Magic
- Your Way
- Spinning on an Axis – Paul McCartney, James McCartney
- About You
- Heather
- Back in the Sunshine Again – Paul McCartney, James McCartney
- Your Loving Flame
- Riding into Jaipur
- Rinse the Raindrops
- Freedom (studio mix)
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