Publisher:
Capitol
Reference:
CDP 4 97910 2

Master release


Related sessions

This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions





"At The Speed Of Sound" sessions #2

January - February 1976



"Lee Perry" session

Jun 20, 1977




Recording "Appaloosa"

Mar 07, 1998



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Track list

Disc 1


1.

Wide Prairie

Written by Linda McCartney

4:36 • Studio versionA1

Paul McCartney :
Backing vocals, Bass, Electric organ, Piano, Producer, Rhodes
Linda McCartney :
Backing vocals, Lead vocals, Mellotron
Denny Laine :
Acoustic guitar
Jimmy McCulloch :
Electric guitar
Geoff Emerick :
Recording engineer
Thaddeus Richard :
Alto saxophone
Davey Lutton :
Drums
Ernie Winfrey :
Recording engineer
Johnny Gimble :
Fiddle
George Tidwell :
Trumpet
Barry McDonald :
Trumpet
Norman Ray :
Baritone saxophone
Vassar Clements :
Fiddle
Hewlett Quillen :
Trombone
William Puett :
Tenor saxophone

Session Recording:
Nov 20, 1973
Studio :
EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Boulogne-sur-Seine, France

Session Overdubs:
Jul 08, 1974
Studio :
Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA

Session Overdubs:
Jul 11, 1974
Studio :
Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA


2.

New Orleans

Written by Linda McCartney

3:16 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Producer
Linda McCartney :
Lead vocals, Piano
Denny Laine :
Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
Joe English :
Drums
Alan O'Duffy :
Recording engineer
Doug Hopkins :
Recording engineer
Tim Summerhayes :
Recording engineer

3.

The White Coated Man

Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Carla Lane

2:16 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Drums, Electric guitar, Emulator strings, Hofner bass, Producer
Linda McCartney :
Casio keyboard, Lead vocal
Robbie McIntosh :
Electric guitar
Carla Lane :
Spoken verse
Eddie Klein :
Recording engineer
John Hammel :
Recording engineer
Steve Johnson :
Bass kurzweil, Synth strings, Trumpet
Alvin Clark :
Recording engineer

4.

Love's Full Glory

Written by Linda McCartney

3:49 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Bass, Drums, Producer
Linda McCartney :
Harmony vocal, Lead vocals, Piano, Producer
Geoff Emerick :
Recording engineer
Laurence Juber :
Acoustic guitar
Eddie Klein :
Recording engineer
Steve Lipson :
Recording engineer
Peter Henderson :
Recording engineer
Lloyd Green :
Pedal steel

5.

I Got Up

Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

3:22 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Backing vocals, Bass, Organ, Piano, Producer
Linda McCartney :
Backing vocals, Lead vocals
Denny Laine :
Backing vocals
Jimmy McCulloch :
Guitar
Geoff Emerick :
Recording engineer
Davey Lutton :
Drums

Session Recording:
November 1973
Studio :
EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Boulogne-sur-Seine, France

Session Overdubs:
Mar 20, 1998
Studio :
Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

Session Overdubs:
Jul 09, 1998
Studio :
Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK


6.

The Light Comes from Within

Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

2:59 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Hofner bass, Piano, Producer, Wurlitzer
Linda McCartney :
Electric piano, Lead vocals
James McCartney :
Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
Geoff Emerick :
Recording engineer
Keith Smith :
Recording engineer

Session Recording:
Mar 18, 1998
Studio :
Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK


7.

Mister Sandman

Written by Pat Ballard

2:53 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Electric guitar, Producer, Recording engineer, Vocals
Linda McCartney :
Lead vocal
Mike Richards :
Drums
Winston Wright :
Keyboard
Billy Boy :
Rhythm guitar
Boris Gardiner :
Bass guitar
Lee Perry :
Producer, Recording engineer

Session Recording:
Jun 20, 1977
Studio :
Black Ark Studios, Kingston, Jamaica


8.

Seaside Woman

Written by Linda McCartney

3:57 • Studio version

Paul McCartney :
Backing and harmony vocals, Bass, Producer
Linda McCartney :
Backing vocals, Electric piano, Lead vocals
Denny Laine :
Backing vocals, Guitar, Piano
Henry McCullough :
Guitar
Denny Seiwell :
Drums
Bill Price :
Recording engineer
Steve Popovitch :
Remixing

9.

Oriental Nightfish

Written by Linda McCartney

2:53 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mellotron, Producer
Linda McCartney :
Electric piano, Lead vocal, Moog
Denny Laine :
Flute
Geoff Emerick :
Recording engineer
Peter Sweetenham :
Recording engineer

Session Recording:
Oct 04, 1973
Studio :
AIR Studios, London, UK


10.

Endless Days

Written by Linda McCartney, Mick Bolton

3:13 • Studio versionA

Linda McCartney :
Lead vocal, Producer
Mick Bolton :
Keyboard, Piano
Ian Maidman :
Bass, Drums, Producer, Recording engineer
Geoffrey Richardson :
Mandolin, Slide guitar

11.

Poison Ivy

Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

2:57 • Studio versionA

Linda McCartney :
Lead vocal, Producer
Mick Bolton :
Backing vocal, Keyboards, Piano
Ian Maidman :
Backing vocals, Bass guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Recording engineer
Steve Fletcher :
Backing vocals

12.

Cow

Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Carla Lane

4:27 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Drums, Electric guitar, Harmony vocals, Hofner bass, Producer
Linda McCartney :
Casio keyboard, Harmony vocals, Lead vocals
Carla Lane :
Spoken verse
Peter Henderson :
Recording engineer

13.

B-Side to Seaside

Written by Linda McCartney

2:42 • Studio version

Paul McCartney :
Backing vocals, Banjo, Congas, Drums, Electric guitars, Mellotron, Moog, Piano, Producer
Linda McCartney :
Backing vocal, Lead vocal
Mark Vigars :
Recording engineer
Steve Popovitch :
Remixing

14.

Sugartime

Written by Charlie Phillips, Odis Echols

2:10 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Producer, Recording engineer, Vocals, Wurlitzer
Linda McCartney :
Lead vocal
Geoff Emerick :
Recording engineer
Billy Gardner :
Rhythm guitar
Baris Gardner :
Bass guitar
Mike Richards :
Drums
Winston Wright :
Keyboard
Lee Perry :
Producer, Recording engineer

Session Recording:
Jun 20, 1977
Studio :
Black Ark Studios, Kingston, Jamaica


15.

Cook of the House

Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

2:40 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Backing vocals, Double-bass, Mellotron, Piano, Producer
Linda McCartney :
Vocals
Denny Laine :
Backing vocals, Electric guitar
Howie Casey :
Horns
Joe English :
Drums
Thaddeus Richard :
Horns
Mark Vigars :
Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
Pete Henderson :
Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
Steve Howard :
Horns
Tony Dorsey :
Horns

Session Recording:
Feb 04, 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:
January - March 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:
January - March 1976
Studio :
EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon


16.

Appaloosa

Written by Linda McCartney

4:44 • Studio versionA

Paul McCartney :
Acoustic guitar, Clarinet, Drums, Electric guitar, Hofner bass, Producer, Wurlitzer
Linda McCartney :
Lead vocal
Geoff Emerick :
Recording engineer
Keith Smith :
Recording engineer

Session Recording:
Mar 07, 1998
Studio :
Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

Session Orchestra overdubs:
Jan 29, 1992

About

From Wikipedia:

Wide Prairie is a posthumous compilation by Linda McCartney. The album is composed of songs recorded between 1972 and 1998, some of which were previously released while others are unreleased Wings era recordings. The idea for the album was inspired by a fan who wrote in inquiring about “Seaside Woman“, a reggae song which Wings had recorded in 1972 under the name Suzy and the Red Stripes featuring Linda on lead vocals. Lead guitar on the song “The Light Comes from Within” is played by the McCartneys’ son, musician/sculptor James McCartney. The album reached number 127 in the UK charts, while the title track made the top 75, at number 74. “The Light Comes from Within” also charted, at number 56 in the UK charts.

From https://paulmcmeow.tumblr.com/post/129822661752
From https://paulmcmeow.tumblr.com/post/129822661752
From https://paulmcmeow.tumblr.com/post/129822661752
From https://paulmcmeow.tumblr.com/post/129822661752

From paulmccartney.com, August 30, 2017:

We’ve all been busy here in the office Instagramming our summers, sharing some of our favourite memories from our holiday travels. We love how a photo can show so much in one image – happiness, a beautiful view, friends and family. So with that in mind, we loved finding out the answer to Melissa’s question this month!

Melissa asks: “Of all of the photographs that you have taken, which is your favourite?” 

Paul replied…

“That I’ve taken? [pauses to think] Hmmm, it’s probably the one of Linda on the cover of ‘Wide Prairie’. It’s a really nice picture of her wearing the Fair Isle sweater.” […]

From B35677- Linda McCartney Wide Prairie Press Kit (UK) – Tracks – A Parlophone press kit for Linda McCartney’s solo album ‘Wide Prairie’. It is comprised of 6 sides of printed information, 4 black and white photographs and 8 colour photographs.  All of it is contained in a colour gatefold sleeve. The printed sheets measure 29.5cm x 21cm (11.75 inches x 8.25 inches), the photos measure 25.5cm x 20.5cm (10 inches x 6.25 inches). The condition of the printed information and photographs is near mint, the condition of the sleeve is very good.
From B35677- Linda McCartney Wide Prairie Press Kit (UK) – Tracks
From B36939 – Linda McCartney Wide Prairie Press Kit (UK) – Tracks – A press kit for Linda McCartney’s solo album Wide Prairie. Comprises 6 sheets printed information, 4 black and white photographs and 8 colour photographs. All contained in a colour gatefold sleeve. The printed sheets measure 29.5cm x 21cm (11.75 inches x 8.25 inches), the photos measure 25.5cm x 20.5cm (10 inches x 6.25 inches). The condition of the printed information and photographs is mint, the condition of the sleeve is very good.

Last updated on March 16, 2022

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