Wild Life (album)
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| Studio album by Wings | ||
| Released | 7 December 1971 | |
| Recorded | August 1971 except "Dear Friend": November-December 1970 |
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| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 39:39 | |
| Label | Apple/EMI | |
| Producer(s) | Paul & Linda McCartney | |
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| Wings chronology | ||
| Ram (Paul and Linda McCartney) (1971) |
Wild Life (1971) |
Red Rose Speedway (1973) |
Wild Life is the debut album by Wings, a band formed in the summer of 1971 by Paul McCartney and his wife Linda.
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. (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.
In addition to naming the previously hidden tracks, the original CD version added "Oh Woman, Oh Why" (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: One titled "Bip Bop Link" (A Denny Laine acoustic guitar solo) ; between "I Am Your Singer" & "Tomorrow", and "Mumbo Link" (An instrumental jam); after "Dear Friend".
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Paul and Linda McCartney, except where noted.
- "Mumbo" – 3:53
- "Bip Bop" – 4:09
- "Love Is Strange" (Baker/Smith) – 4:49
- Originally projected as an early 1972 single but withdrawn before release
- "Wild Life" – 6:39
- "Some People Never Know" – 6:36
- "I Am Your Singer" – 2:13
- "Bip Bop Link" – 0:48
- "Tomorrow" – 3:23
- "Dear Friend" – 5:46
- Recorded during Ram's late 1970 sessions in New York City
- "Mumbo Link"– 0:45
[edit] 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.
