Momma Miss America

"Momma Miss America"
Song by Paul McCartney
from the album McCartney
Released	17 April 1970
Recorded	December 1969
Studio	McCartney's home, London
Genre	Rock
Length	4:04
Label	Apple
Songwriter(s)	Paul McCartney
Producer(s)	Paul McCartney
McCartney track listing
13 tracks Side one "The Lovely Linda" "That Would Be Something" "Valentine Day" "Every Night" "Hot as Sun/Glasses" "Junk" "Man We Was Lonely" Side two "Oo You" "Momma Miss America" "Teddy Boy" "Singalong Junk" "Maybe I'm Amazed" "Kreen-Akrore"

"Momma Miss America" is an instrumental by Paul McCartney from his debut solo album McCartney released in 1970. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Recording

The song was recorded completely at McCartney's home in St. John's Wood. McCartney said in 1970: "An instrumental recorded completely at home. Made up as I went along – first a sequence of chords, then a melody on top." ^{[4] [ failed verification ]}

McCartney later said of the song, "Originally it was two pieces, but they ran into each other by accident and became one." ^[5]

Personnel

• Paul McCartney - piano, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, drums

References

1. "15 Artists Who Sampled Paul McCartney Songs". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
2. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Library of Congress Copyright Office. 1971.
3. Rowan, Terry (2015-03-31). Penny Laine's Anthology. Lulu.com. ISBN   9781105582301.
4. Bessman, Jim (2003-04-12). "McCartney's MPL Picks Up 'Old Friend' Carl Perkins". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 30.
5. Benitez, Vincent Perez (2010). The Words and Music of Paul McCartney: The Solo Years. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   9780313349690.