Related sessions
This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions
October 1973
"Suzy And The Red Stripes" sessions
November 1973
July 1974
"At The Speed Of Sound" sessions #2
January - February 1976
Feb 04, 1976
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
- 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
- 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 • A
- 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
3.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Carla Lane
2:16 • Studio version • A
- 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
4.
Written by Linda McCartney
3:49 • Studio version • A
- 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
5.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:22 • Studio version • A
- 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
- 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 • A
- 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 • A
- 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
- Session Recording:
- Jun 20, 1977
- Studio :
- Black Ark Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
8.
Written by Linda McCartney
3:57 • Studio version
- 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
9.
Written by Linda McCartney
2:53 • Studio version • A
- 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
- Session Recording:
- Oct 04, 1973
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
10.
Written by Linda McCartney, Mick Bolton
3:13 • Studio version • A
- Linda McCartney :
- Lead vocal, Producer
- Mick Bolton :
- Keyboard, Piano
- Ian Maidman :
- Bass, Drums, Producer, Recording engineer
- Geoffrey Richardson :
- Mandolin, Slide guitar
11.
Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
2:57 • Studio version • A
- 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
12.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Carla Lane
4:27 • Studio version • A
- 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
13.
Written by Linda McCartney
2:42 • Studio version
- 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
14.
Written by Charlie Phillips, Odis Echols
2:10 • Studio version • A
- 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
- Session Recording:
- Jun 20, 1977
- Studio :
- Black Ark Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
15.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
2:40 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Double-bass, Mellotron, Piano, Producer
- Linda McCartney :
- Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Howie Casey :
- Horns
- Joe English :
- Drums
- Thaddeus Richard :
- Horns
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Pete Henderson :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Steve Howard :
- Horns
- Tony Dorsey :
- Horns
- Session Recording:
- Feb 04, 1976
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- January - March 1976
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- January - March 1976
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
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16.
Written by Linda McCartney
4:44 • Studio version • A
- 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 Wikipedia:
Wide Prairie is a posthumous compilation by Linda McCartney. The album is composed of songs recorded between 1972 and 1998, some of which were previously released while others are unreleased Wings era recordings. The idea for the album was inspired by a fan who wrote in inquiring about “Seaside Woman“, a reggae song which Wings had recorded in 1972 under the name Suzy and the Red Stripes featuring Linda on lead vocals. Lead guitar on the song “The Light Comes from Within” is played by the McCartneys’ son, musician/sculptor James McCartney. The album reached number 127 in the UK charts, while the title track made the top 75, at number 74. “The Light Comes from Within” also charted, at number 56 in the UK charts.
From paulmccartney.com, August 30, 2017:
We’ve all been busy here in the office Instagramming our summers, sharing some of our favourite memories from our holiday travels. We love how a photo can show so much in one image – happiness, a beautiful view, friends and family. So with that in mind, we loved finding out the answer to Melissa’s question this month!
Melissa asks: “Of all of the photographs that you have taken, which is your favourite?”
Paul replied…
“That I’ve taken? [pauses to think] Hmmm, it’s probably the one of Linda on the cover of ‘Wide Prairie’. It’s a really nice picture of her wearing the Fair Isle sweater.” […]
Last updated on January 27, 2020
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