Wide Prairie
By Linda McCartney • Official album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 90s”
Last updated on March 16, 2022
By Linda McCartney • Official album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 90s”
Last updated on March 16, 2022
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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.” […]
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