Pretty Little Head / Write Away

Track list

Side 1

1. Pretty Little Head

   Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart

   3:50 • Studio version • A2 • 7" mix by Larry Alexander

   Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Keyboards Trevor Jones : Assistant engineer (?) Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer (?) Tony Clark : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Butler : Assistant engineer (?) Jon Kelly : Assistant engineer (?) Jerry Marotta : Percussion, Vibraphone John Hammel : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Howe : Assistant engineer (?) Hugh Padgham : Engineering, Mixing engineer, Producer Peter Mew : Assistant engineer (?) Larry Alexander : Remix Haydn Bendall : Assistant engineer (?)

   Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

   Session Overdubs: October 1st - December 6th 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

   Session Mixing: April 14th-18th 1986 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

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

Side 2

1. Write Away

   Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart

   3:01 • Studio version • A

   Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Trevor Jones : Assistant engineer (?) Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer (?) Tony Clark : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Butler : Assistant engineer (?) Jon Kelly : Assistant engineer (?) Jerry Marotta : Percussion Carlos Alomar : Electric guitar Eddie Rayner : Keyboards Lenny Pickett : Saxophone John Hammel : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Howe : Assistant engineer (?) Hugh Padgham : Engineering, Mixing engineer, Producer Peter Mew : Assistant engineer (?) Haydn Bendall : Assistant engineer (?)

   Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

   Session Overdubs: October 1st - December 6th 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

   Session Mixing: April 14th-18th 1986 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

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

From Wikipedia:

[…] The single was released at a length of 3:50 on the 7″ release (remixed by Larry Alexander), and as a 6:56 remix (mixed by John Potoker) on the 12″ release on the same day, 27 October 1986, and an extra track, “Angry“, was added to the 12”. The cassette version was the same as the 12″, and was released on 17 November 1986. Both of these lengths are different from the album version, which has a length of 5:14. (See Press to Play).

“Write Away“, the single’s B-side, is included only on the CD release of the album, resulting in the back of the single listing the A-side as “From the album” and the B-side as “From the compact disc“.

Tracklisting

7″ single (R 6145)

1. “Pretty Little Head” – 3:50
   • Remix by Larry Alexander
2. “Write Away” – 3:01

12″ single (12R 6145)

1. “Pretty Little Head” – 6:56
   • Remix by John ‘Tokes’ Potoker
2. “Angry” (Remix) – 3:36
   • Remix by Larry Alexander
3. “Write Away” – 3:01