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- Release date:
- Aug 02, 2019
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This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions
October 1973
"Suzy And The Red Stripes" sessions
November 1973
July 1974
Jun 20, 1977
March 1998
Mar 07, 1998
Recording "The Light Comes from Within"
Mar 18, 1998
July 1998
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Track list
Disc 1
1.
Written by Linda McCartney
4:36 • Studio version • A1.2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
- 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.
Written by Linda McCartney
3:16 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
3.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Carla Lane
2:16 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
4.
Written by Linda McCartney
3:49 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
5.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:22 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
- 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.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
2:59 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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.
Written by Pat Ballard
2:53 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Jun 20, 1977
- Studio :
- Black Ark Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
8.
Written by Linda McCartney
3:57 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
9.
Written by Linda McCartney
2:53 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Oct 04, 1973
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
10.
Written by Linda McCartney, Mick Bolton
3:13 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- Linda McCartney :
- Lead vocal, Producer
- Mick Bolton :
- Keyboard, Piano
- Ian Maidman :
- Bass, Drums, Producer, Recording engineer
- Geoffrey Richardson :
- Mandolin, Slide guitar
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
11.
Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
2:57 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
12.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Carla Lane
4:27 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
13.
Written by Linda McCartney
2:42 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
14.
Written by Charlie Phillips, Odis Echols
2:10 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Jun 20, 1977
- Studio :
- Black Ark Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
15.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
2:40 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
16.
Written by Linda McCartney
4:44 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- 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 paulmccartney.com, August 2, 2019:
Wide Prairie, a posthumous 1998 compilation of Linda McCartney recordings spanning the early 1970s through the late 1990s is out now having been remastered at Abbey Road Studios under Paul’s supervision. […]
Wide Prairie is also available at the first UK showing of the Linda McCartney Retrospective at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow. The major retrospective of Linda’s photography is open now till January 12th 2020 and has been curated by Paul, Mary and Stella McCartney. […]
From UDiscoverMusic:
Wide Prairie, a posthumous 1998 compilation of Linda McCartney recordings spanning the early 1970s through the late 1990s, will be re-released Friday 2nd August via MPL / Capitol / UMe.
The only album to be released solely under Linda’s name, Wide Prairie features Linda on vocals and various instruments on songs she wrote or co-composed and recorded with Wings between 1972 and 1980, the single-only ‘Seaside Woman’ / ‘B-Side to Seaside’ released under the pseudonym of Suzy and the Red Stripes, cover versions of classics by the McGuire Sisters, The Coasters and more, and solo work from the ‘80s and ‘90s including her final recording, ‘The Light Comes from Within’ (co-authored by and featuring Paul McCartney, as well as their son James on electric and acoustic guitar).
The album was recorded in various locations including Jamaica, Paris, Nashville and Sussex with contributors including husband Paul; son James; Wings members Denny Laine, Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough, Jimmy McCulloch, Joe English and Laurence Juber; writer Carla Lane who also co-wrote ’The White Coated Man’ and ‘Cow’; Lee “Scratch” Perry and members of the Black Ark studio band Boris Gardiner, Winston Writer and Mikey Boo.
Two tracks from the release highlight Linda’s interest in other art forms outside photography and music. ‘Seaside Woman’ featured in the Palme d’Or winning short film by Oscar Grillo at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980. ‘Oriental Night Fish’ also appeared in a short film of the same title created by Linda and Ian Emes.
Wide Prairie will be released Friday 2nd August on limited edition white / blue coloured vinyl and classic black vinyl, digitally and on streaming services. The reissue will mark the first time the album has been available on vinyl since its original 1998 release.
To celebrate the first UK showing of the Linda McCartney Retrospective, the limited edition colour vinyl LP pressing of Wide Prairie will be available exclusively for one month prior to the album’s general release at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow from the exhibition’s Friday 5th July opening. The major retrospective of Linda’s photography has been curated by Paul, Mary and Stella McCartney.
Last updated on January 27, 2020
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