Temporary Secretary / Secret Friend
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- UK release date:
- Sep 15, 1980
- Publisher:
- Parlophone
- Reference:
- R 6039
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Track list
Side 1
1.
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
Side 2
1.
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
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
Last updated on February 29, 2020