UK Release date : Monday, September 15, 1980
Temporary Secretary / Secret Friend
By Paul McCartney • 12" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
Last updated on February 29, 2020
UK Release date : Monday, September 15, 1980
By Paul McCartney • 12" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
Last updated on February 29, 2020
Previous single Jul 22, 1980 • "Waterfalls / Check My Machine" by Paul McCartney released in the US
Session August 1980 • Home recordings
Article September 7-14, 1980 • 5th Buddy Holly Week
Single Sep 15, 1980 • "Temporary Secretary / Secret Friend" by Paul McCartney released in the UK
Interview Oct 01, 1980 • Paul McCartney interview for Club Sandwich
Session October 2-25, 1980 • Pugin Hall rehearsals
Next single May 11, 1981 • "All Those Years Ago" by George Harrison released in the US
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
June - July 1979
September - October 1979
Written by Paul McCartney
3:13 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Sequencer, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant
Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
Session Mixing: September 1979 • 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
Written by Paul McCartney
10:30 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Percussion, Producer, Shaker, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant
Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
Session Mixing: Oct 04, 1979 • 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
About this 12″ single:
‘Temporary Secretary’ and the non-album ‘Secret Friend’ come from the ‘all-me-own-work’ McCartney Il sessions and were released on 12″ only. Both make full use of electronics and ‘Friend’ lasts for 10 1/2 minutes, a sort of dreamy home movie for the ears. Jeff Cummins’ drawing (tarted up by Paul) of Mr. McCartney with temp on knee is a nice bonus.
From Club Sandwich N°36, 1985
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