Paul McCartney and Wings,often billed simply as Wings,were an English-American rock band formed in 1971 in London by former Beatles bassist and singer Paul McCartney,his wife Linda McCartney on keyboards,session drummer Denny Seiwell,and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. Wings were noted for their commercial successes,musical eclecticism and frequent personnel changes;going through three lead guitarists and four drummers. However,the core trio of the McCartneys and Laine remained intact throughout the group's existence.
Back to the Egg is the seventh and final studio album by the British–American rock band Wings,released in June 1979 on Parlophone in the UK and Columbia Records in North America. Co-produced by Chris Thomas,the album reflects band leader Paul McCartney's embracing of contemporary musical trends such as new wave and punk,and marked the arrival of new Wings members Laurence Juber and Steve Holley. Back to the Egg adopts a loose conceptual theme around the idea of a working band,and its creation coincided with a period of considerable activity for the group,which included making a return to touring and work on several television and film projects.
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.
"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" is a song by Paul and Linda McCartney from the album Ram. Released in the United States as a single on 2 August 1971,it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 4 September 1971,making it the first of a string of post-Beatles,Paul McCartney-penned singles to top the US pop chart during the 1970s and 1980s. Billboard ranked the song as number 22 on its Top Pop Singles of 1971 year-end chart. It became McCartney's first gold record after the breakup of the Beatles.
"The Back Seat of My Car" is a song written by Paul McCartney,released as the closing track of his and his wife Linda's 1971 album,Ram. Several months later,it was released as a single in the UK,peaking at number 39. The song modulates stylistically between a sweeping piano-and-orchestra ballad similar to McCartney's "The Long and Winding Road" and upbeat rock sections before ending in a raucous and passionate finale.
"Junior's Farm" is a song written by Paul McCartney and performed by Paul McCartney and Wings. It was issued as a non-album single by Apple Records in October 1974;it peaked at No. 3 in the United States and No. 16 in the United Kingdom.
"Listen to What the Man Said" is a hit single from Wings' 1975 album Venus and Mars. The song featured new member Joe English on drums,with guest musicians Dave Mason on guitar and Tom Scott on soprano saxophone. It was a number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US the week of July 19,1975 and reached number 1 in Canada on the RPM National Top Singles Chart. It also reached number 6 in the UK,and reached the top ten in Norway and New Zealand and the top twenty in the Netherlands. The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over one million copies.
"Venus and Mars"/"Rock Show" is a medley of two songs written by Paul and Linda McCartney and originally performed by Wings that make up the first two songs of the album Venus and Mars. The single was released in the United States on 27 October 1975 and in the United Kingdom on 28 November 1975. The B-side is "Magneto and Titanium Man",another track from the album. The single version is considerably shorter than the album version of the songs;in the single "Rock Show" is cut by more than 3 minutes and "Venus and Mars" is cut by a few seconds. "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US,but did not chart on the UK singles chart,the first McCartney penned single to do so. In the book The Rough Guide to the Beatles,Chris Ingham praised both songs,describing "Venus and Mars" as "atmospheric" and "Rock Show" as "barnstorming".
The Wings Over the World tour was a series of concerts in 1975 and 1976 by the British–American rock band Wings performed in Britain,Australia,Europe,the United States and Canada. The North American leg constituted band leader Paul McCartney's first live performances there since the Beatles' final tour,in 1966,and the only time Wings would perform live in the US and Canada. The world tour was well-attended and critically acclaimed,and resulted in a triple live album,Wings over America,which Capitol Records released in December 1976. In addition,the tour was documented in the television film Wings Over the World (1979) and a cinema release,Rockshow (1980).
"Let Me Roll It" is a song by the British–American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings,released on their 1973 album Band on the Run. The song was also released as the B-side to "Jet" in early 1974,and has remained a staple of McCartney's live concerts since it was first released.
"Call Me Back Again" is a song credited to Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was originally released on the album Venus and Mars. It was performed throughout their world tours in Australia and America and a live version was included on the album Wings Over America. It was also included on the compilation album Wingspan:Hits and History. The song was also included on the theatrical version of the film Rockshow,documenting the Wings 1976 tour,but was excluded from the laserdisc version of the film.
"Mamunia" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney that first appeared on Wings' 1973 album Band on the Run. It was also released as the B-side of the "Jet" single in the US,but was replaced by "Let Me Roll It" when "Mamunia" was being considered as a possible future A-side.
"Beware My Love" is a rock song credited to Paul and Linda McCartney that was first released on the Wings 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was also used as the B-side of the single that included "Let 'Em In". A live version recorded on June 7,1976,in Denver,Colorado,was included on the Wings' album Wings Over America and another live version from three days later in Seattle,Washington,was shown in the concert film Rockshow. An excerpt from the Rockshow performance was also included in the documentary Wings Over the World.
"Love in Song" is a song credited to Paul and Linda McCartney that was released on Wings' 1975 album Venus and Mars. It was also released as the B-side of Wings' number 1 single "Listen to What the Man Said." It has been covered by artists such as Helen Merrill and the Judybats.
"Little Lamb Dragonfly" is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings,composed by Paul and Linda McCartney and originally released on the 1973 album Red Rose Speedway. The song was originally recorded during the sessions for McCartney's Ram album in early 1971,and thus Hugh McCracken plays guitar on the recording rather than Wings' guitarist Denny Laine. However,Laine did provide backing vocals during the production work for Red Rose Speedway. McCartney originally intended to use the song as part of his Rupert and the Frog Song animated film project. Chip Madinger and Mark Easter noted that drummer Denny Seiwell may have assisted in writing the song,although he was not credited.
"She's My Baby" is a song credited to Paul and Linda McCartney that was first released by Wings on their 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. It is a love song sung by Paul directed at Linda. Critical opinion of the song has ranged from a description as Paul McCartney's "sweetest,daftest love song" to a suggestion that it deserves an "honor for sheer awfulness." In 1998,after Linda's death,Paul McCartney rearranged the song for string quartet to be played at memorial concerts for his late wife. This version was included on the 1999 album Working Classical.
Wings Over the World is a 1979 television music documentary film featuring the rock band Wings. It consists of concert performances from their acclaimed Wings Over the World tour of 1975-1976,together with behind-the-scenes footage. Also included is a short excerpt of Wings rehearsing at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts before their 1972 UK university tour. Problems with the audio from the 1976 live performances delayed the film's release until 16 March 1979 in the United States and 8 April 1979 in the United Kingdom,by which time,band members Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English had left the group and been replaced.
"Tomorrow" is a song by the British–American band Wings from their debut album Wild Life,released in December 1971. It was written by band members Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney. In 1976,American singer David Cassidy had a hit with his cover version of the song.
"Cook of the House" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney that was first released on Wings' 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was also released as the B-side to the number 1 single "Silly Love Songs." The song was included on Linda McCartney's posthumous 1998 solo album Wide Prairie.
"Deliver Your Children" is a song written by Denny Laine and Paul McCartney that was first issued on Wings' 1978 album London Town. It was also released as the B-side of Wings' single "I've Had Enough". In the Netherlands,it received enough airplay to be ranked on the national charts along with its A-side,and joint single reached No. 13. On some charts within the Netherlands "Deliver Your Children" was ranked alone on the single charts,and it reached No. 9 on the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 chart. Laine also released solo recordings of the song.
