Wings At The Speed Of Sound (1993)
By Wings • Official album • Part of the collection “The Paul McCartney Collection”
By Wings • Official album • Part of the collection “The Paul McCartney Collection”
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Mike J • 2 years ago
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!
