Sally G

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"Sally G"
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Single by Paul McCartney and Wings
A-side "Junior's Farm"
Released25 October 1974
RecordedJuly 1974
Studio Sound Shop (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length3:39
Label Apple
Songwriter(s) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
Producer(s) Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney and Wings singles chronology
"Band on the Run"
(1974)
"Sally G"
(1974)
"Listen to What the Man Said"
(1975)

"Sally G" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Paul McCartney and Wings. It was released as the B-side to the single "Junior's Farm" in October 1974.

Contents

Writing, recording and release

McCartney composed the song during Wings' stay in Nashville, Tennessee after visiting a country music club in Printer's Alley. [1] Like the A-side, it was recorded in Nashville in July 1974 during the same visit. [1] The song has a strong country influence and includes contributions from Nashville session musicians Vassar Clements, Lloyd Green and Johnny Gimble, supporting Wings. [1]

In the US, "Sally G" charted separately from "Junior's Farm" on Billboard's country chart and Hot 100, peaking at number 51 and number 39 respectively (number 17 when still listed with "Junior's Farm"). On the Easy Listening chart, it reached number 7. The song's debut album release was as a bonus track on the CD version of Wings at the Speed of Sound .

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1974–75)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 11
Canadian RPM Top Singles61
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks11
US Billboard Hot 100 17
US Billboard Easy Listening [3] 7
US Billboard Hot Country Singles 51

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 77

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Jerry Bailey (18 July 1974). "Paul & Linda Try the Gentle Life". The Tennessean . Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  2. 1 2 "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 via Imgur.
  3. "Paul McCartney singles". AllMusic . Retrieved 2010-08-12.

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