"Red Rose Speedway" is the second album by Paul McCartney & Wings, officially credited to "Paul McCartney & Wings" upon its 1973 release, after the relatively weak commercial performance of the band's debut Wild Life, which had been credited only to the then-unknown Wings. The album was engineered by Alan Parsons. The album reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard charts. In early 1972, McCartney decided to expand Wings to a five-piece band, by adding an additional guitarist, and to begin touring with the group. The group spent many months on the road across Europe, beginning with a tour of British universities, and continuing in the summer in bigger European venues - where Paul and wife Linda McCartney would encounter their first of several marijuana busts over the ensuing years. Both tours were bookended by Red Rose Speedway's long string of studio sessions, which started that March in Los Angeles and finished in London that October. "Red Rose Speedway" was initially planned as a double album, and Paul McCartney decided to include some unreleased songs that had originally been recorded during the Ram sessions, prior to the formation of Wings. Two of those songs ("Get On the Right Thing" and "Little Lamb Dragonfly") eventually appeared on the final album, which was held up a further six months before appearing as a single record. ´My Love´, was the only single from "Red Rose Speedway", it became a UK & US Top 10 hit.
Track List:
01. Big Barn Bed - 3:48
02. My Love - 4:07
03. Get on the Right Thing - 4:17
04. One More Kiss - 2:28
05. Little Lamb Dragonfly - 6:20
06. Single Pigeon - 1:52
07. When the Night - 3:38
08. Loup (1st Indian on the Moon) - 4:23
09. Medley: A. Hold Me Tight, B. Lazy Dynamite, C. Hands of Love, D. Power Cut - 11:14
10. I Lie Around (Bonus Track) - 5:01
11. Country Dreamer (Bonus Track) - 3:08
12. The Mess (Recorded Live At The Hague) (Bonus Track) - 4:55)
Released: 4 May 1973
Recorded: March - June & September - October 1972 in Los Angeles and at Olympic Studios, Barnes
Genre: Pop Rock
Length: 55:10
Label: Apple/EMI Records
Produced By: Paul & Linda McCartney
Engineered By: Alan Parsons
All songs written and composed by: Paul & Linda McCartney
Personnel:
Paul McCartney: Vocals, Piano, Bass, Guitar, Mellotron, Electric Piano, Celeste, Moog
Linda McCartney: Vocals, Electric Piano, Organ, Harpsichord, Percussion
Denny Laine: Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Harmonica
Henry McCullough: Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Denny Seiwell: Drums, Vocals, Percussion
Hugh McCracken: Guitar
David Spinozza: Guitar
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