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| name = Off the Ground | type = Album | artist = Paul McCartney | cover = Off the Ground.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = 2 February 1993 | recorded = September 1991 – 30 June 1992 | venue = | studio = The Mill Studio, Sussex; Hit Factory Studios, London | genre = Rock | length = 50:25 | label = Parlophone (UK) Capitol (US) | producer = Paul McCartney, Julian Mendelsohn | prev_title = Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = Paul Is Live | next_year = 1993 | misc = {{Singles | name = Off the Ground | type = studio | single1 = Hope of Deliverance | single1date = 28 December 1992 | single2 = C'Mon People | single2date = 22 February 1993 (UK only) | single3 = Off the Ground | single3date = 19 April 1993 | single4 = Biker Like an Icon | single4date = 8 November 1993 }} }} Off the Ground is the ninth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1993. As his first studio album of the 1990s, it is also the follow-up to the well-received Flowers in the Dirt (1989). Recording and structureAfter 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. Blair Cunningham joined on drums to replace Chris Whitten, who left to join Dire Straits. 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. This approach gave a new, raw, direct feel to the work, but was not overly liked by critics.{{fact|date=June 2018}} The compositions, some of which were outtakes from Flowers in the Dirt, seemed less complex than those on the earlier album. "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. Costello, who had performed on Flowers in the Dirt, did not appear on Off the Ground. The first two songs taped were "Biker like an Icon" and "Peace in the Neighbourhood", both derived from some album rehearsals in November 1991.[1] McCartney's increased interest in social issues came to prominence on this album, with the anti–animal-cruelty rocker "Looking for Changes" (McCartney and his wife Linda both being long-time vegetarians by this time) and paeans for a better world ("Hope of Deliverance" and "C'Mon People"). The B-side "Big Boys Bickering" lambasted politicians, with the phrase "Big boys bickering, fucking it up for everyone" showing a more aggressive side of McCartney. The CD's hidden track, a short excerpt of "Cosmically Conscious", was written by McCartney in 1968 during The Beatles' stay in Rishikesh. A full length version of the recording was released as the B-side of the "Off the Ground" single and later included on Off the Ground: The Complete Works. Release and reception{{Album reviews| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}[2] |noprose=yes | rev2 = Chicago Tribune | rev2score = (favourable)[3] |rev3 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music |rev3Score = {{Rating|2|5}}[4] | rev4 = Entertainment Weekly | rev4Score = C–[5] | rev5 = The Essential Rock Discography | rev5Score = 4/10[6] | rev6 = Houston Chronicle | rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[7] | rev7 = Los Angeles Times | rev7score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}[8] | rev8 = MusicHound | rev8Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[9] | rev9 = The New York Times | rev9score = (favourable)[10] |rev10 = Q |rev10score = {{Rating|2|5}}[11] | rev11 = Rolling Stone | rev11Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}[12] | rev12 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | rev12Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[13] }} The lead single, "Hope of Deliverance", was released in the last week of December 1992 and the album followed on 2 February 1993.[14] Off the Ground was the first Paul McCartney album to contain no sizeable US hit singles since Wings' Wild Life in 1971. The album's first single barely reached number 18 in the UK, where "C'Mon People" became a minor hit as well. In the US, the album's title track also entered the Adult Contemporary chart at number 27. Singles from Off the Ground floundered on the US and the UK charts. However, "Hope of Deliverance" achieved commercial success elsewhere. It became McCartney's first international hit single since "Say, Say, Say" with Michael Jackson in 1983, cracking the top 5 on the charts in over five European territories except his homeland and selling over 250,000 copies in Germany alone. In the United Kingdom, the album itself debuted at number 5 and quickly fell off the chart, spending only 6 weeks inside the top 100.[15] In the United States, it peaked at the number 17 on the Billboard 200 with the first-week sales of only 53,000 copies, managing to receive Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[16] Although it met with mixed reviews from critics and suffered from lackluster sales in the UK and North America, the album fared better in other key markets such as Spain. In France and Japan, it surpassed its predecessor Flowers in the Dirt in cumulative sales.[17][18] In Germany, Off the Ground has been McCartney's best-selling album, spending 20 weeks on the top-ten and eventually achieving Platinum for shipments of over half a million copies.[19] Some weeks after its release, McCartney launched "The New World Tour", taking in many successful shows across the globe during the summer months. These gigs were documented on the album Paul Is Live, which followed at the end of 1993. The feet on the album cover are of McCartney, his wife Linda and his touring band. Track listing{{Track listing| total_length = 50:25 | all_writing = Paul McCartney, except where noted | title1 = Off the Ground | length1 = 3:40 | title2 = Looking for Changes | length2 = 2:47 | title3 = Hope of Deliverance | length3 = 3:22 | title4 = Mistress and Maid | note4 = Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus | length4 = 3:00 | title5 = I Owe It All to You | length5 = 4:51 | title6 = Biker Like an Icon | length6 = 3:26 | title7 = Peace in the Neighbourhood | length7 = 5:06 | title8 = Golden Earth Girl | length8 = 3:45 | title9 = The Lovers That Never Were | note9 = Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus | length9 = 3:43 | title10 = Get Out of My Way | length10 = 3:32 | title11 = Winedark Open Sea | length11 = 5:27 | title12 = C'Mon People | note12 = ends at 5:46 followed by six seconds of silence; features 'Cosmically Conscious' as a hidden track | length12 = 7:42 }}{{Track listing | collapsed = yes | headline = iTunes Store bonus track (2007) | title13 = I Can't Imagine | length13 = 4:40 }} Off the Ground: The Complete WorksOff the Ground: The Complete Works is a two-disc set released in Germany and the Netherlands. The first disc contains the original Off the Ground album, with the second collecting various B-sides and previously unreleased songs. This edition included McCartney's rare use of swear words in the song "Big Boys Bickering", a protest song. Other notable songs on this edition are "Long Leather Coat" (a protest song by Linda McCartney) and "I Can't Imagine". It also included two unreleased tracks from his 1991 MTV Unplugged concert, "Things We Said Today" and "Midnight Special", which were later released as B-sides to the single "Biker like an Icon." Despite the title, the set is missing two B-sides and three promo remixes: "Deliverance" and "Deliverance (Dub Mix)", dance-oriented reworkings by Steve Anderson of the song "Hope of Deliverance", released as B-sides of the "C'mon People" CD single #1, and the three promo remixes of "Off the Ground" released to American radio, namely the Bob Clearmountain remix, the Keith Cohen remix, and the Keith Cohen AC remix. When the iTunes Store added McCartney's catalogue of music in 2007, "I Can't Imagine" was included as an exclusive bonus track on the main Off the Ground album. Off the Ground: The Complete Works has not been reissued and is now out of print and not legally for sale as a digital download. {{Track listing| headline = Off the Ground: The Complete Works ‐ Disc two | collapsed = yes | total_length = 47:25 | all_writing = Paul McCartney, except where noted | title1 = Long Leather Coat | note1 = Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | length1 = 3:35 | title2 = Keep Coming Back to Love | note2 = Paul McCartney, Hamish Stuart | length2 = 5:01 | title3 = Sweet Sweet Memories | length3 = 4:03 | title4 = Things We Said Today | note4 = Lennon–McCartney | length4 = 3:38 | title5 = Midnight Special | note5 = Arranged by "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, Alan Lomax | length5 = 4:03 | title6 = Style Style | length6 = 6:01 | title7 = I Can’t Imagine | length7 = 4:40 | title8 = Cosmically Conscious | length8 = 4:39 | title9 = Kicked Around No More | length9 = 5:29 | title10 = Big Boys Bickering | length10 = 3:22 | title11 = Down to the River | length11 = 3:32 | title12 = Soggy Noodle | length12 = 0:28 }} Personnel
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Certifications{{certification Table Top}}{{certification Table Entry|title=Off the Ground|type=album|artist=Paul McCartney|autocat=yes|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|certmonth=3|region=Australia|award=Gold|recent=book|id=181}}{{certification Table Entry|title=Off the Ground|type=album|artist=Paul McCartney|autocat=yes|relyear=1993|region=Austria|award=Gold}}{{certification Table Entry|title=Off the Ground|type=album|artist=Paul McCartney|autocat=yes|relyear=1993|region=Canada|award=Gold}}{{certification Table Entry|title=Off the Ground|type=album|artist=Paul McCartney|autocat=yes|region=France|award=Gold|salesamount=167,400|salesref=[17]|certyear=1993|recent=false}}{{certification Table Entry|title=Off the Ground|type=album|artist=Paul McCartney|autocat=yes|relyear=1993|region=Germany|award=Platinum}}{{certification Table Entry|title=オフ・ザ・グラウンド|artist=ポール・マッカートニー|type=album|region=Japan|award=Gold|work=Recording Industry Association of Japan |language=Japanese |relyear=1993|certyear=1993|certmonth=4|salesamount=92,000|salesref=[18]|autocat=yes}}{{certification Table Entry|title=Off the Ground|type=album|artist=Paul McCartney|autocat=yes|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|region=Spain|award=Platinum|certref=[38]}}{{certification Table Entry|title=Off the Ground|type=album|artist=Paul McCartney|autocat=yes|relyear=1993|region=Switzerland|award=Gold}}{{certification Table Entry|title=Off the Ground|type=album|artist=Paul McCartney|autocat=yes|relyear=1993|region=United Kingdom|award=Silver}}{{certification Table Entry|title=Off the Ground|type=album|artist=Paul McCartney|autocat=yes|relyear=1993|region=United States|award=Gold}}{{certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}References1. ^Luca Perasi, Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969–2013), L.I.L.Y. 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Media|first1=Inc|date=1993-03-13}} 25. ^{{cite web|url=http://infodisc.fr/Album_M.php |title=InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste |publisher=infodisc.fr |accessdate=31 August 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228034713/http://infodisc.fr/Album_M.php |archivedate=28 December 2010 }} 26. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Paul+McCartney&title=Off+The+Ground&cat=a&country=de| title=Album Search: Paul McCartney – Off The Ground| language=German| publisher=Media Control|format=ASP|accessdate=10 October 2013}} 27. ^{{cite web|title=Hungarian Albums Chart|work=Mahasz.hu|url=http://mahasz.hu/m/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=1993&het=10&submit_=Keresés|accessdate=3 December 2009|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6DVmOM61c?url=http://mahasz.hu/|archivedate=8 January 2013|df=dmy-all}} 28. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1993.htm | title = Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1993 |language=Italian|publisher=hitparadeitalia.it|accessdate=3 June 2011}} 29. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/265074/1/|title=ポール・マッカートニー-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック|trans-title= Highest position and charting weeks of Off the Ground by Paul McCartney| language=Japanese| publisher=oricon.co.jp| accessdate=2 May 2011}} 30. ^{{cite web|title=charts.org.nz Paul McCartney – Off The Ground|publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Off+The+Ground&cat=a|accessdate=3 May 2010}} 31. ^{{cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com Paul McCartney – Off The Ground|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Off+The+Ground&cat=a|accessdate=3 May 2012}} 32. ^{{cite web|title=swedishcharts.com Paul McCartney – Off The Ground|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Off+The+Ground&cat=a|accessdate=3 May 2012}} 33. ^{{cite web|title= Paul McCartney – Off The Ground – hitparade.ch|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+McCartney&titel=Off+The+Ground&cat=a|accessdate=3 March 2014}} 34. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/| title= Paul McCartney: Artist: Official Charts | publisher=Official Chart Company| accessdate=5 March 2014}} 35. ^{{cite web|title=Allmusic: Off The Ground: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums|publisher=AllMusic|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r74682/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=31 August 2011}} 36. ^{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/1993_album.asp |title=Austriancharts.st – Jahreshitparade 1982|publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=1 August 2010}} 37. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD_1993.php |title=Les Albums (CD) de 1993 par InfoDisc |language=French |format=PHP |publisher=infodisc.fr |accessdate=29 January 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023045245/http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD_1993.php |archivedate=23 October 2014 |df= }} 38. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mediafire.com/view/vqzno2c0fe48zam|title=Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1991–1995|publisher=Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano}} 5 : Paul McCartney albums|1993 albums|Parlophone albums|Albums produced by Paul McCartney|Albums produced by Julian Mendelsohn |
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