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From paulmccartney.com:
The only album credited to both Paul and Linda McCartney, RAM reached Number 1 in the UK and stayed in the US Top 10 for five months. Recording after he’d left The Beatles and before the formation of Wings, Paul initially flew with Linda to New York to record the songs they’d written but arrived without a band. As Paul recalls, “We were thinking of forming a group at that time, Wings. We went to New York, found a really grotty little basement somewhere and auditioned a bunch of people. We got someone to throw a lot of drummers at us, out of which we picked Denny Seiwell who’s one of the best, and his personality fitted. Then we went in, worked with him, Hugh McCracken, Dave Spinozza, a couple of New York session men, and did RAM.” To avoid arousing too much interest, the auditions were held under the guise of a session for a commercial jingle. As well as Paul’s lead vocals there are harmonies from Linda. “I gave her a hard time, I must say, but we were pleased with the results. Elton John later said somewhere that he thought it was the best harmonies he’d heard in a long while. It was very much the two of us against the world at that point.” Despite an initially lukewarm Rolling Stone review, it was later hailed by them as one of his best solo albums. In 2012, RAM was reissued in remastered form with many extra elements, as part of the Paul McCartney Archive Collection.
Special editions
By Paul & Linda McCartney • 12" Single
By Paul & Linda McCartney • Official album
By Paul & Linda McCartney • Official album
By Paul & Linda McCartney • Official album
By Paul & Linda McCartney • Official album
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Ram - Ultimate Archive Collection
By Paul McCartney • Unofficial album
By Paul McCartney • Unofficial album
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1971 • • Directed by Roy Benson
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Recording "Dear Boy", "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
Apr 07, 1971 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Recording "Dear Boy", "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
Mar 09, 1971 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
"Ram" sessions (Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles)
March-April, 1971 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Recording "Dear Boy", "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
Mar 01, 1971 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Feb 22, 1971 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Jan 29, 1971 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
"Ram" sessions (A&R Studios, New York City)
January-February, 1971 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Overdubs for "The Back Seat Of My Car", "Long Haired Lady"
Jan 11, 1971 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Overdubs for "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
Jan 03, 1971 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Recording "Smile Away", "Heart Of The Country"
Nov 16, 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Nov 10, 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Recording "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
Nov 06, 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Recording "Monkberry Moon Delight"
Nov 05, 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Oct 27, 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Recording "The Back Seat Of My Car", "Rode All Night"
Oct 22, 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Recording "3 Legs", "Eat At Home"
Oct 16, 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
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