Holly Days | ||||
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Released | May 13, 1977 | |||
Recorded | August 1976 | |||
Studio | Rude Studio, Campbeltown | |||
Genre | Rock, lo-fi | |||
Length | 29:49 | |||
Label | EMI Magic Records | |||
Producer | Paul McCartney | |||
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Holly Days is the second album by guitarist Denny Laine, released in 1977. It was recorded by him with fellow Wings members Paul and Linda McCartney. The album is a tribute to singer-songwriter Buddy Holly and comprises eleven cover versions of songs originally recorded (and in some cases written or co-written) by Holly, most of them lesser-known.
Paul McCartney's MPL Communications had recently bought the publishing rights to Holly's catalogue, [2] and – Laine told the press at the time – it was McCartney's father-in-law, John Eastman, who suggested that Laine record an album of tracks from this acquisition. [3] Paul McCartney laid down the basic tracks, including some overdubs, on his four-track recorder. Laine and Linda McCartney added some instrumental parts and all three joined in on the vocals; Laine sang lead and the McCartneys harmonised, [4] making this an unofficial Wings reunion of sorts. This was also the first time the core trio of Laine and the McCartney's had played by themselves on a studio album since Band on the Run . [lower-alpha 1] Due to the rudimentary recording methods used to capture the "Buddy Holly style", only tracks 2 and 3 are actually in stereo.
Paul McCartney and Wings, often billed simply as Wings, were a British-American rock band formed in 1971 by former Beatles bassist and singer-songwriter Paul McCartney and his wife Linda McCartney. The band went through frequent lineup changes but consisted throughout its existence of the McCartneys and founding guitarist Denny Laine. Wings were noted for their commercial success and musical eclecticism.
Venus and Mars is the fourth studio album by the British–American rock band Wings. Released in May 1975 as the follow-up to Band on the Run, Venus and Mars continued Wings' run of commercial success and provided a springboard for a year-long worldwide tour. The album was Paul McCartney's first post-Beatles album to be released worldwide by Capitol Records rather than Apple.
London Town is the sixth studio album by the British–American rock group Wings. It was released in March 1978, two years after its predecessor Wings at the Speed of Sound. The album had a long and tumultuous gestation during which the band's tour plans for 1977 were cancelled, due to Linda McCartney becoming pregnant with her and Paul McCartney's third child and two members of Wings having departed, leaving the band as a trio comprising Paul, Linda and Denny Laine. Recording sessions were held intermittently over a period of a year, mainly at Abbey Road Studios in London and aboard a luxury yacht in the Virgin Islands.
Denny Laine is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, known as a founder of two major rock bands: the Moody Blues, with whom he played from 1964 to 1966, and Wings, with whom he played from 1971 to 1981. Laine has worked with a variety of artists and groups over a six-decade career, and continues to record and perform as a solo artist. In 2018, Laine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues.
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"I Lie Around" is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings that was released as the B-side to the "Live and Let Die" single in 1973. The first two verses are sung by Wings guitarist Denny Laine, Paul McCartney sings the third verse.
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