- Wild Life (album)
Infobox Album
Name = Wild Life
Type = studio
Artist = Wings
Released =7 December 1971
Recorded = August 1971
Genre = Rock
Length = 39:39
Label = Apple,EMI
Producer =Paul McCartney ,Linda McCartney
Engineer =Alan Parsons
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kykmikc6bb79~T1 link]
*Review-Christgau|C-|album=8135
*"Rolling Stone " (not favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/wings/albums/album/204477/review/5946357/wild_life link]
Last album =
This album = "Wild Life"
(1971)
Next album = "Red Rose Speedway "
(1973)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist =Paul McCartney
Type = studio
Last album = "Ram"
(1971)
This album = "Wild Life"
(1971)
Next album = "Red Rose Speedway "
(1973)"Wild Life" is the debut album by Wings, engineered by
Alan Parsons . It is alsoPaul McCartney 's third album since the Beatles' breakup. Paul andLinda McCartney had worked with drummerDenny Seiwell on their prior album, "Ram", and they addedDenny Laine , the former leader of theMoody Blues , to that trio to become Wings.With a fresh set of McCartney/McCartney tunes, the newly formed Wings quickly recorded their debut that August with the mindset that it had to be instant and raw in order to capture the freshness and vitality of a live studio recording. Most of the songs were recorded in one take. Paul would later cite the quick recording schedule of
Bob Dylan as an inspiration for this. Paul handled all lead vocals, sharing those duties with Linda on "I Am Your Singer".After a party announcing the band's formation that November, "Wild Life" appeared the following month to lukewarm commercial and critical reaction. The album reached #11 in the UK and #10 in the US, where it went gold.
One notable song, "Dear Friend", apparently an attempt at reconciliation with
John Lennon , was recorded during the "Ram" sessions.The liner notes for "Wild Life" (and on the "
Thrillington " album) were credited to Clint Harrigan, but McCartney in 1990 admitted to journalist Peter Palmiere via an autograph request that he was Harrigan.Fact|date=December 2007 Interesting enough, the first person who ever knew the identity of Harrigan was John Lennon who admitted as much during their Melody Maker feud in 1972.Fact|date=December 2007In addition to naming the previously hidden tracks, the original CD version added "Oh Woman, Oh Why" (the B-side of "Another Day"), "Mary Had a Little Lamb", and "Little Woman Love".
In 1993, "Wild Life" was remastered and reissued on CD as part of "The Paul McCartney Collection" series with singles "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" and "Mary Had a Little Lamb" as well as B-sides "Little Woman Love" and "Mama's Little Girl"—all recorded in 1972—as bonus tracks, and also two hidden tracks: "Bip Bop Link" (a Denny Laine acoustic guitar solo) between "I Am Your Singer" and "Tomorrow"; and "Mumbo Link" (an instrumental jam) after "Dear Friend".
Track listing
All tracks written by Paul and
Linda McCartney , except where noted.# "Mumbo" – 3:54
# "Bip Bop" – 4:14
# "Love Is Strange " (Mickey Baker , Smith) – 4:50
#* Originally projected as an early 1972 single but withdrawn before release
#* Excerpts from this song are played in McCartney's 2001 documentary, "Wingspan". It was featured in the scene where McCartney discussed Linda's love for reggae music and Jamaica.
# "Wild Life" – 6:48
# "Some People Never Know" – 6:35
# "I Am Your Singer" – 2:15
# "Bip Bop Link" – 0:48
# "Tomorrow" – 3:28
# "Dear Friend" – 5:53
#* Not recorded in August 1971, but during the "Ram" sessions inNew York City in November–December 1970.
# "Mumbo Link" – 0:451993 remaster bonus tracks
#
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Give Ireland Back to the Irish " – 3:46
#* Wings' debut single; eventually banned by the BBC for political reasons. Henry McCulloch's brother was beaten up by thugs because he had connections to Wings.
# "Mary Had a Little Lamb" – 3:34
#* Wings' second single; like "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", this was never released on an album until "The Paul McCartney Collection " was released.
# "Little Woman Love " – 2:11
#* B-side to "Mary Had a Little Lamb".
# "Mama's Little Girl " – 3:41
#* To be put on Paul McCartney's never released bootleg, "Hot Hits - Cold Cuts".Personnel
*
Paul McCartney – bass guitar, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, vocals
*Linda McCartney – keyboards, piano, percussion, vocals
*Denny Laine – guitars, bass guitar, percussion, keyboards, vocals.
*Denny Seiwell – drums and percussion
*Alan Parsons - engineerChart positions and certifications
References
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