▁the ▁film ▁rights ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ), ▁entitled ▁" We ▁All ▁Stand ▁T ogether ", ▁among ▁others . ▁The ▁product ive ▁sessions ▁continued ▁until ▁ 9 ▁December , ▁the ▁morning ▁McC art ney ▁w oke ▁up ▁to ▁discover ▁his ▁old ▁song writing ▁partner ▁and ▁fellow ▁ex - Be at le , ▁John ▁L enn on , ▁had ▁been ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Ab andon ing ▁that ▁day ' s ▁session ▁part - way ▁through ▁( where ▁he ▁and ▁Den ny ▁La ine ▁were ▁recording ▁future ▁B - side ▁" R ain cloud s "), ▁both ▁Martin ▁and ▁McC art ney ▁felt ▁it ▁was ▁best ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁project ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁being ▁and ▁start ▁an ew ▁once ▁they ▁were ▁ready . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁two ▁months ▁after ▁L enn on ' s ▁death , ▁McC art ney ▁res umed ▁the ▁sessions , ▁recording ▁that ▁month ▁with ▁Ste vie ▁Wonder , ▁Stanley ▁Clar ke , ▁Carl ▁Per kins ▁and ▁Ring o ▁St arr ▁and ▁lay ing ▁down ▁several ▁songs ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁The ▁sessions ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁A IR ▁Studios ▁in ▁Mont ser rat , ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁and ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 3 ▁February ▁to ▁ 2 ▁March , ▁ending ▁with ▁" E b ony ▁and ▁I v ory " ▁and ▁" What ' s ▁That ▁You ' re ▁Do ing ", ▁two ▁songs ▁featuring ▁Ste vie ▁Wonder . ▁ 1 0 cc