Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
May-August 1970
July 20-22, 1971
Recording "Some People Never Know"
Jul 25, 1971
Aug 06, 1971
Oct 10, 1971
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McCartney: I know I'm good. If I'm in the right mood I can write a solid gold hit
Nov 20, 1971 • From Disc And Music Echo
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Song facts
“Some People Never Know” is a song from Wings’ debut album, “Wild Life“, released in 1971.
Written while on holiday in Barbados in 1969 ?
I venture to ask if “Some People Never Know”, the first track on side two of the album, was not a reply to John’s track.
“The album was completed before John’s album came out,” he says with an air of finality that should end speculation on the subject before it begins.
Interview with Disc And Music Echo – November 20, 1971
Last updated on May 5, 2022
Lyrics
No one else will ever see how much faith you have in me,
Only fools would disagree that it's so,
Some people never know.
Like a fool I'm far away,
Ev'ry night I hope and pray
I'll be coming home to stay and it's so
Some people never know.
Some people can sleep at night time,
Believing that love is a lie.
I'm only a person like you, love,
And who in the world can be right
All the right time,
I know I was wrong,
Make me right, right.
Only love can stand the test,
Only you outshine the rest,
Only fools take second best, and it's so,
Some people never know.
Variations
Officially appears on
LP • Released in 1971
6:37 • Studio version • A • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Bongos, Congas, Electric guitar, Guiro, Harmonium (?), Maracas, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Harmonium (?), Keyboards, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell :
- Bongos, Congas, Drums, Guiro
- Tony Clark :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Session Recording:
- Jul 25, 1971
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 10, 1971
- 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
Official album • Released in 1993
6:37 • Studio version • A1993 • Stereo • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Bongos, Congas, Electric guitar, Guiro, Harmonium (?), Maracas, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Harmonium (?), Keyboards, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell :
- Bongos, Congas, Drums, Guiro
- Tony Clark :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Jul 25, 1971
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 10, 1971
- 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
Wild Life - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
6:37 • Studio version • A2018 • 2018 Remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Bongos, Congas, Electric guitar, Guiro, Harmonium (?), Maracas, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Harmonium (?), Keyboards, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell :
- Bongos, Congas, Drums, Guiro
- Tony Clark :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Jul 25, 1971
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 10, 1971
- 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
Wild Life - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
6:44 • Rough mix • B
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Bongos, Congas, Electric guitar, Guiro, Harmonium (?), Maracas, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Harmonium (?), Keyboards, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell :
- Bongos, Congas, Drums, Guiro
- Tony Clark :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Session Recording:
- Jul 25, 1971
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Aug 06, 1971
- 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
LP • Released in 2022
6:37 • Studio version • A2022 • Stereo • 2022 half-speed mastering
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Bongos, Congas, Electric guitar, Guiro, Harmonium (?), Maracas, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Harmonium (?), Keyboards, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell :
- Bongos, Congas, Drums, Guiro
- Tony Clark :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Miles Showell :
- Mastering
- Session Recording:
- Jul 25, 1971
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 10, 1971
- 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
Bootlegs
Unofficial live • Released in 2001
5:04 • Live
Concert From the concert in Hull, United Kingdom on Feb 11, 1972
Wild Life - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
6:36 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Bongos, Congas, Electric guitar, Guiro, Harmonium (?), Maracas, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Harmonium (?), Keyboards, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell :
- Bongos, Congas, Drums, Guiro
- Tony Clark :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Session Recording:
- Jul 25, 1971
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 10, 1971
- 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
Live performances
“Some People Never Know” has been played in 2 concerts.
Latest concerts where Some People Never Know has been played
Manchester • Salford University • United Kingdom
Feb 18, 1972 • Part of Wings University Tour
Hull • Hull University - West Refectory • United Kingdom
Feb 11, 1972 • Part of Wings University Tour
Going further
Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989
With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.
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