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Disc 1
1.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
5:13 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Military drum (?)
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Bass
- Howie Casey :
- Flutes, Horns
- Joe English :
- Drums
- Thaddeus Richard :
- Flutes, Horns
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Pete Henderson :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Steve Howard :
- Flutes, Horns
- Tony Dorsey :
- Flutes, Horns
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Feb 03, 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
2.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
4:29 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Electric piano (?), Flute (?), Mellotron (?), Producer
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Keyboards, Tambourine (?)
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Flute (?), Vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Drums, Percussion, Tambourine (?)
- Tony Clark :
- Recording engineer
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant engineer
- Pete Henderson :
- Mixing engineer
- Fiachra Trench :
- String arrangement
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Oct 14, 1975
- 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
3.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:07 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass (?), Electric guitar (?), Electric piano, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Bass (?)
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar (?)
- Joe English :
- Drums
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Pete Henderson :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Jan 07, 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
4.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
6:32 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar (?), Bass, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Keyboards, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Piano
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Acoustic guitar (?), Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Drums
- Tony Clark :
- Recording engineer
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Pete Henderson :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer (intro & outro)
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Oct 17, 1975
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Jan 23, 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
5.
Written by Jimmy McCulloch, Colin Allen
5:28 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Performed by :
- Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Denny Laine • Jimmy McCulloch • Joe English
- Paul McCartney :
- Producer
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Lead vocals
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Pete Henderson :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Jan 13, 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
6.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
5:57 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Mellotron (?), Percussion (?), Piano (?), Producer, String conductor, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Tambourine (?)
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Piano (?)
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar (?)
- Howie Casey :
- Horns
- Joe English :
- Drums, Percussion (?)
- Thaddeus Richard :
- Horns
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Pete Henderson :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Steve Howard :
- Horns
- Tony Dorsey :
- Horns, String arrangements
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Jan 16, 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
7.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
2:46 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- 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
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- 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
8.
Written by Denny Laine
4:32 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Performed by :
- Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Denny Laine • Jimmy McCulloch • Joe English
- Paul McCartney :
- Producer
- Denny Laine :
- Lead vocals
- Howie Casey :
- Horns
- Thaddeus Richard :
- Horns
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Pete Henderson :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Steve Howard :
- Horns
- Tony Dorsey :
- Horns
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Jan 27, 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
9.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:44 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Bass, Producer, Shaker (?)
- Linda McCartney :
- Tambourine (?)
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar (?)
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Drums, Percussion (?), Shaker (?), Vocals
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Pete Henderson :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Jan 05, 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
10.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
2:10 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- 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
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Jan 30, 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
11.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:26 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Slide guitar
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Pete Henderson :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Fiachra Trench :
- String quartet arrangement, Two tenor horns arrangement
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Feb 02, 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
12.
Bonus tracks on "The Paul McCartney Collection"
In 1993, Wings at the Speed of Sound was remastered and reissued on compact disc as part of "The Paul McCartney Collection" series
1.
Walking In The Park With Eloise
Written by Jim McCartney
3:13 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Washboard
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Bill Puitt :
- Clarinet
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Chet Atkins :
- Electric guitar
- Floyd Cramer :
- Piano
- Denis Good :
- Trombone
- Bobby Thompson :
- Banjo
- Don Sheffield :
- Trumpet
- Session Recording:
- Jul 16, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
2.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:14 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Producer
- Linda McCartney :
- Synthesizer
- Denny Laine :
- Electric guitar
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar
- Thaddeus Richard :
- Sax
- Davey Lutton :
- Drums
- Tony Dorsey :
- Brass arrangement
- Alan Parsons :
- Recording engineer
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Bill Puitt :
- Sax
- George Tidwell :
- Trumpet
- Barry McDonald :
- Trumpet
- Norman Ray :
- Baritone sax
- Dale Quillen :
- Trombone
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Sep 29, 1972
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- November 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Jul 11, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
- Session Mixing:
- July 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
3.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:39 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Acoustic guitar
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Lloyd Green :
- Dobro, Pedal steel guitar
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Bob Wills :
- Violin
- Johnny Gimble :
- Violin
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Jul 09, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
- Session Mixing:
- July 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
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This album is a true work of love. The key track, “Let ’em in” has been overlooked for years as trivial in meaning. But its one of Paul's most important songs. It's Paul' going deeper than "Imagine" offering us a metaphor for true love -- not just hallmark card love, but the kind of love where we let someone into our heart, where we let others in for real and go past the ego blinders, opening our eyes to the holy in others. We hear Paul asking for the door to be open for friends and family, but also for “Martin Luther” -- a name you might use for MLK if you were a friend -- opening the door within us to MLK's vision of agape, the love for all humanity, for even those who might hurt us, for peace. "Let 'em in" goes even deeper than “Imagine” - because where John sings about the poison of surface things — borders, ideologies, etc. — Paul gets at the root of it all, the human heart. With his instinct to never preach, Macca hides the profundity under the disarming, causal line “do me a favour and let ’em in. True, the album was written quickly, maybe without much conscious thought as to a message, but if so, then it was the angels flowing through Paul and Linda when these lyrics were penned. ... Its too bad critics were so against Paul in the 1970s that they dismissed this song as trivial, as some house-party ditty (come on in y’all and party with the McCartney’s!).”
Later on in the album (as if in reply to John), Paul sings about all his “silly love songs” knowing there’s nothing silly here — and that choosing joy and self-acceptance and an open heart is really a choice between life and death.
The album as a work illustrates the theme of love & letting others in. Wings at the Speed of Sound sees Paul following his own words and letting 'em in. He puts love over commerciality, embracing Linda and his bandmates by sharing his fame and giving them each their own spotlights on the album (a few years later John did the same, sharing his last album with Yoko).
The Beatle’s were the universe’s gift to humanity, a correction for WW2. Its sad that one of their leaders is still not given the credit he deserves for his depth. Macca’s lightness of touch and distaste for being overstated & heavy gets dismissed as superficiality.
Shine on Paul!