- Mary Had a Little Lamb (Paul McCartney song)
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"Mary Had a Little Lamb" 
Single by Wings B-side "Little Woman Love" Released 12 May 1972 Format 7" single Recorded 1972 Genre Rock, traditional Label Apple Writer(s) Paul & Linda McCartney Producer Paul McCartney
Linda McCartneyWings singles chronology "Give Ireland Back to the Irish"
(1972)"Mary Had a Little Lamb"
(1972)"Hi, Hi, Hi"
(1972)Reverse cover 
"Little Woman Love" - United States B-side cover"Mary Had a Little Lamb" is Wings' version of the traditional nursery rhyme, recorded, according to Paul McCartney at the time, in response to the BBC ban on their previous single, the political "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", though McCartney has since denied this. Wings lead guitarist Henry McCullough plays mandolin, and the McCartney children sing on the chorus. McCartney has claimed that record logs reveal that the song was recorded before "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" had been banned by the BBC, but a source says that the song was recorded after "Give Ireland Back to the Irish"[1]
The song was virulently attacked by rock critics at the time, although a few critics thought it to be deliberately ironic.[2] It reached the top 10 in the UK, peaking at #9.[3] However, many US radio stations chose instead to play the pop/rock B-side, "Little Woman Love". Apple Records in the US even revised the picture sleeve for the single to credit both sides by name (see reverse cover), but the single still failed to rise above #28 in the U.S.[4]
The song was released as a single on 12 May 1972. It was included as a bonus track on the remastered version of Wild Life released in 1993.
Notes
- ^ Hurwitz, Matt. "Thrillington", Good Day Sunshine Magazine #78, 1995.
- ^ Dempsey, J.M. "McCartney at 60: a body of work celebrating home and hearth", Popular Music & Society, February 2004.
- ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Paul McCartney Charts and Awards". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-mccartney-p4865/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
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Denny Seiwell · Henry McCullough · Jimmy McCulloch · Geoff Britton · Joe English · Laurence Juber · Steve HolleyStudio albums Wild Life (1971) · Red Rose Speedway (1973) · Band on the Run (1973) · Venus and Mars (1975) · Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976) · London Town (1978) · Back to the Egg (1979)Live albums Wings over America (1976)Compilation albums Singles "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" / "Give Ireland Back to the Irish (instrumental version)" (1972) · "Mary Had a Little Lamb" / "Little Woman Love" (1972) · "Hi, Hi, Hi" / "C Moon" (1972) · "My Love" / "The Mess" (live) (1973) · "Live and Let Die" / "I Lie Around" (1973) · "Helen Wheels" / "Country Dreamer" (1973) · "Jet" / "Mamunia" (1973) · "Jet" / "Let Me Roll It" (1973) · "Mrs Vandebilt" / "Bluebird (1973)" · "Band on the Run" / "Zoo Gang" (UK) (1974) · "Band on the Run" / "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (US) (1974) · "Junior's Farm" / "Sally G" (1974) · "Walking in the Park with Eloise" / "Bridge Over the River Suite" (1974) · "Listen to What the Man Said" / "Love in Song" (1975) · "Letting Go" / "You Gave Me the Answer" (1975) · "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" / "Magneto and Titanium Man" (1976) · "Silly Love Songs" / "Cook of the House" (1976) · "Let 'Em In / "Beware My Love" (1977) · "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) / "Soily" (live) (1977) · "Seaside Woman" / "B Side to Seaside" (1977) · "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" (1978) · "With a Little Luck" / "Backwards Traveler/Cuff-Link" (1978) · "I've Had Enough" / "Deliver Your Children" (1978) · "London Town" / "I'm Carrying" (1978) · "Goodnight Tonight" / "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" (1979) · "Old Siam, Sir" / "Spin It On" (1979) · "Getting Closer" / "Baby's Request" (UK) (1979) · "Getting Closer" / "Spin It On" (US) (1979) · "Arrow Through Me" / "Old Siam, Sir" (1979) · "Coming Up" / "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" / "Lunchbox/Odd-Sox" (1980) · "Spies Like Us" / "My Carnival" (1985) · "Put It There" / "Mama's Little Girl" / "Same Time Next Year" (1990)Tours Wings University Tour (1972) · Wings Over Europe Tour (1972) · Wings 1973 UK Tour (May 1973) · Wings Over the World tour (1975-1976) · Wings UK Tour 1979 (1979) · Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (1979)Filmography Wings Over the World (1979) · Concert for Kampuchea (1980) · Rockshow (1980) · Back To The Egg (1981) · Paul McCartney - Wingspan - An Intimate Portrait (2001)Related articles 
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1972: "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" · "Mary Had a Little Lamb" / "Little Woman Love" · "Hi, Hi, Hi" / "C Moon"
1973: "My Love" · "Live and Let Die" / "I Lie Around" · "Helen Wheels" / "Country Dreamer" · "Jet" · "Jet" / "Let Me Roll It" · "Mrs Vandebilt" / "Bluebird"
1974: "Band on the Run" · "Zoo Gang" · "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" · "Junior's Farm" / "Sally G"
1975: "Listen to What the Man Said" · "Letting Go" / "You Gave Me the Answer" · "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" / "Magneto and Titanium Man"
1976: "Silly Love Songs" · "Let 'Em In" / "Beware My Love"
1977: "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) / "Soily" (live) · "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School"
1978: "With a Little Luck" · "I've Had Enough" · "London Town"
1979: "Goodnight Tonight" / "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" · "Old Siam, Sir" · "Getting Closer" · "Getting Closer" · "Arrow Through Me" / "Old Siam, Sir" · "Wonderful Christmastime"1980s 1980: "Coming Up" · "Waterfalls" · "Temporary Secretary"
1982: "Ebony and Ivory" · "Take It Away" · "Tug of War" · "The Girl Is Mine" (with Michael Jackson)
1983: "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson) · "Pipes of Peace"
1984: "No More Lonely Nights" · "We All Stand Together"
1985: "Spies Like Us"
1986: "Press" · "Pretty Little Head" · "Stranglehold" · "Only Love Remains"
1987: "Once Upon a Long Ago"
1989: "Ferry Cross the Mersey" · "My Brave Face" / "Flying to My Home" · "This One" · "Figure of Eight"1990s 1990: "Put It There" / "Mama's Little Girl" · "Birthday" (live) / "Good Day Sunshine" (live) · "All My Trials" (live) / "C Moon" (live)
1993: "Hope of Deliverance" · "C'Mon People" · "Off the Ground"
1997: "Young Boy" · "The World Tonight" · "Beautiful Night"
1999: "No Other Baby" / "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"2000s 2001: "From a Lover to a Friend" · "Freedom" / "From a Lover to a Friend"
2004: "Tropic Island Hum" / "We All Stand Together"
2005: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (with U2) · "Fine Line" · "Jenny Wren"
2006: "This Never Happened Before"
2007: "Dance Tonight" / "Nod Your Head" · "Ever Present Past"
2008: "Heal the Pain" (with George Michael) · "Sing the Changes"
2009: "(I Want to) Come Home" · "Walk with You" (with Ringo Starr) Book:Paul McCartney · Category:Paul McCartneyCategories:- Paul McCartney songs
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