Wide Prairie

Infobox Album | Name = Wide Prairie
Type = Compilation Album
Artist = Linda McCartney


Released = October 27, 1998
Recorded = 27 November, 1972 -
18 March, 1998
Genre = Pop
Length = 52:08
Label = Parlophone/Capitol
Producer = Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Lee Perry & Ian Maidman
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:bvg9kext0q79 link]
Last album = "Ram"
(Paul & Linda McCartney)
(1971)
This album = "Wide Prairie"
(1998)
Next album =
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Compilation album


Lower caption = Alternate cover

Wide Prairie is a posthumous compilation by Linda McCartney. The album was compiled and released in 1998 by Paul McCartney after his wife's death, after a fan wrote in inquiring about "Seaside Woman" a reggae beat type song. [http://www.macca-central.com/albums/wideprairie/index.cfm] Paul gathered up all her recordings and put them together with the help of Capitol Records and MPL Communications. Lead guitar on the album is played by the McCartneys' son, musician/sculptor James McCartney.

Track listing

All songs by Linda McCartney, except where noted.
#"Wide Prairie" – 4:33
#*"Recorded by Wings on November 20, 1973 in Paris, and in June 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Mellotron, Backing vocals
#*Paul McCartney – Bass, Piano, Rhodes, Electric organ, Backing vocals
#*Jimmy McCulloch – Electric guitar
#*Denny Laine – Acoustic guitar
#*Davey Lutton – Drums
#*Vasser Clements and Johnny Gimble – Fiddles
#*Thaddeus Richard – Alto sax
#*Hewlett Quillen – Trombone
#*William Puett – Tenor sax
#*George Tidwell and Barry McDonald – Trumpets
#*Norman Ray – Baritone sax
#"New Orleans" – 3:13
#*"Recorded in New Orleans February 1975 during Wings sessions for album Venus and Mars, with further recording taking place on May 24, 1979."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Piano
#*Paul McCartney – Bass, Piano, Backing vocals
#*Denny Laine – Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
#*Joe English – Drums
#"The White Coated Man" (P. McCartney, L. McCartney, Carla Lane) – 2:13
#*"A song critical of the practice of vivisection, recorded March 21, 1988 and July 18, 1989."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Casio keyboard
#*Paul McCartney – Hofner bass, Emulator strings, Drums, Electric guitar
#*Robbie McIntosh – Electric guitar
#*Steve Johnson – Synth strings, Trumpet, Bass kurzweil
#*Carla Lane - Spoken verse
#"Love's Full Glory" – 3:46
#*"Recorded July 16, 1980 and October of the same year."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Piano, Harmony vocal
#*Paul McCartney – Bass, Drums
#*Lloyd Green – Pedal steel
#*Laurence Juber – Acoustic guitar
#"I Got Up" (L. McCartney, P. McCartney) – 3:19
#*"Recorded November 11, 1973 and March 20 and July 9, 1998."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Backing vocals
#*Paul McCartney – Bass, Organ, Piano, Backing vocals
#*Jimmy McCulloch – Guitar
#*Denny Laine – Backing vocals
#*Davey Lutton – Drums
#"The Light Comes From Within" (L. McCartney, P. McCartney) – 2:57
#*"Recorded March 18, 1998, in what turned out to be Linda's final recording session before her death."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Electric piano
#*Paul McCartney – Hofner bass, Electric guitar, Piano, Wurlitzer, Electric piano, Backing vocals
#*James McCartney – Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar
#"Mister Sandman" (Ballard) – 2:50
#*"Recorded in Jamaica on June 20, 1977 and in Scotland in August of the same year."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
#*Paul McCartney – Electric guitar, vocals
#*Billy Gardner – Rhythm guitar
#*Baris Gardner – Bass guitar
#*Mike Boo – Drums
#*Winston Write – Keyboard
#"Seaside Woman" – 3:54
#*"Recorded November 27, 1972."
#*"Included in a short film by Oscar Grillo that won the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival."
#*"The first song Linda McCartney ever wrote, according to Paul."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Electric piano, Backing vocals
#*Paul McCartney – Bass, Backing and Harmony vocals
#*Denny Laine – Piano, Guitar, Backing vocals
#*Henry McCullough – Guitar
#*Denny Seiwell – Drums
#"Oriental Nightfish" – 2:49
#*"Recorded October 5, 1973 during sessions for the Wings album Band on the Run."
#*"Included in a short film titled Oriental Nightfish by Linda McCartney and Ian Emes."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Moog, Electric piano
#*Paul McCartney – Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mellotron
#*Denny Laine – Flute
#"Endless Days" (L. McCartney, Mick Bolton) – 3:11
#*"Recorded October 21, 1987."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
#*Ian Maidman – Bass guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Backing vocals
#*Mick Bolton – Piano, Keyboards, Backing vocal
#*Steve Fletcher – Backing vocals
#"Poison Ivy" (Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller) – 2:54
#*"A cover version of the original by The Coasters. Recorded October 21, 1987."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
#*Mick Bolton – Piano, Keyboard
#*Ian Maidman – Bass and Drums
#*Geoffrey Richardson – Mandolin, Slide guitar
#"Cow" (L. McCartney, P. McCartney, Lane) – 4:24
#*"Recorded July 24, 1988."
#*Linda McCartney - Lead vocals, Casio keyboard, Harmony vocals
#*Paul McCartney - Hofner bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Harmony vocals
#*Carla Lane - Spoken verse
#"B Side to Seaside" (L. McCartney, P. McCartney) – 2:38
#*"As the title might suggest, recorded on May 10, 1977 specifically as a B-side for a single featuring "Seaside Woman"."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocal, Backing vocal
#*Paul McCartney – Drums, Mellotron, Backing vocals, Electric guitars, Piano, Moog, Congas, Banjo
#"Sugartime" (Charles Echols, Odis Echols) – 2:06
#*"A cover version of the original by The McGuire Sisters. Recorded June 20, 1977 and July 7, 1998."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
#*Paul McCartney – Wurlitzer, vocals
#*Billy Gardner – Rhythm guitar
#*Baris Gardner – Bass guitar
#*Mike Boo – Drums
#*Winston Write – Keyboard
#"Cook of the House" (P. McCartney) – 2:37
#*"Recorded January-February, 1976."
#*"Originally released in 1976 on the Wings album Wings at the Speed of Sound."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocal, Piano
#*Paul McCartney – Upright bass, Mellotron, Piano
#*Denny Laine – Electric guitar
#*Joe English – Drums
#"Appaloosa" – 4:44
#*"Recorded March 7, 1998."
#*"Inspired by a story about the Nez Perce tribe and their love for horses."
#*Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
#*Paul McCartney – Drums, Hofner bass, Clarinet, Wurlitzer, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar

Musicians

* Mick Bolton - Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
* Mike Boo - Drums
* Vasser Clements - Fiddle
* Joe English - Drums
* Steve Fletcher - Vocals
* Baris Gardner - Bass
* Billy Gardner - Guitar
* Johnny Gimble - Fiddle
* Lloyd Green - Pedal Steel
* Steve Johnson - Kurzweil, String Synth, Trumpet
* Denny Laine - Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Flute
* Carla Lane - Vocals
* Davey Lutton - Drums
* Ian Maidman - Bass, Drums, Vocals, Guitar
* James McCartney - Guitar
* Linda McCartney - Vocals, Piano, Electric Piano, Keyboards, Mellotron, Moog
* Paul McCartney - Bass, Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Drums, Wurlitzer, Mellotron, Organ, Banjo, Electric Piano, Rhodes, Moog, String Synth, Congas, Clarinet
* Jimmy McCulloch - Guitar
* Henry McCullough - Guitar
* Barry McDonald - Trumpet
* Robbie McIntosh - Guitar
* Wiliam Puett - Tenor Sax
* Hewlett Quillen - Trombone
* Norman Ray - Baritone Sax
* Thaddeus Richards - Alto Sax
* Geoffrey Richardson - Guitar, Mandolin
* Denny Seiwell - Drums
* George Tidwell - Trumpet
* Winston Write - Keyboards

External links

* [http://www.macca-central.com/albums/wideprairie/index.cfm Wide Prairie at Macca-central.com]