1983 Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – Say Say Say (US:#1 UK:#2)
“Say Say Say” is a song by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, released in October 1983 as the lead single from McCartney’s 1983 album Pipes of Peace. Produced by George Martin, it was recorded during production of McCartney’s 1982 Tug of War album, about a year before the release of “The Girl Is Mine”, the pair’s first duet from Jackson’s album Thriller (1982).
After its release in October 1983, “Say Say Say” became Jackson’s seventh top-ten hit inside a year. It was a number-one hit in the United States (his sixth number-one single there), Canada, Norway, Sweden and several other countries, reached number two in the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten in Australia, Austria, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Switzerland and over 20 other nations. In 2013, Billboard magazine listed the song as the 41st biggest hit of all time on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Album
Pipes Of Peace is the fourth solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Paul McCartney, released on 31 October 1983. As the follow-up to the popular Tug of War, the album came close to matching the commercial success of its predecessor in Britain but peaked only at number 15 on America’s Billboard Top LPs & Tape […]
Muscians
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Keyboards | Bill Wolfer |
| Harmonica | Chris Hammer Smith |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Percussion | Michael Jackson |
| Background Vocals | Linda McCartney |
| Background Vocals | Eric Stewart |
| Vocals | Michael Jackson |
| Vocals | Paul McCartney |
Produced By
George Martin
Songwriters
Paul McCartney
Michael Jackson
Charts
US:# 1
UK:# 2