Friday, November 13, 1970
Recording "Little Woman Love"
For Paul McCartney
Last updated on September 21, 2025
Friday, November 13, 1970
For Paul McCartney
Last updated on September 21, 2025
"Ram" sessions (CBS Studios, New York City)
Oct 12 to Nov 20, 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Recording studio: CBS Studios • New York City • USA
Album Nov 06, 1970 • "Let It Be (UK - 2nd pressing)" by The Beatles released in the UK
Session Nov 10, 1970 • Recording "Too Many People"
Session Nov 13, 1970 • Recording "Little Woman Love"
Session November 16-18, 1970 • Recording "Smile Away", "Heart Of The Country"
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Mary Had A Little Lamb / Little Woman Love (UK)" 7" Single
Recording with Denny Seiwell and Hugh McCracken ?
Paul said to me he wanted someone for a slap bass and I suggested Milt Hinton, called The Judge, 60 years old at the time. We were amazed at the energy he had.
Denny Seiwell – Drummer in “Little Woman Love” – From “Paul McCartney Recording Sessions (1969-2013)” by Luca Perasi
For “Little Woman Love”, bass player Milt Hinton came in for the day. That was done at CBS. And Hinton at the time was I believe he said he was 60 years old. We played all day long, well not all day, but we worked really hard on that one and he played string bass and slapping it. And he was an elderly guy and Paul and I were on our knees, we were so tired. And this guy said “C’mon let’s do it again!” He was just having fun with it. Everyone called him “The Judge.”
Why was he called in for this particular track?
Paul wanted that slap-bass on the string bass. And when he wanted to do that, I don’t know if it was me, but everybody knew that Hinton was the king at that so we got him to do that song.
Denny Seiwell – Interview with Edward Eikelenboom, August 2013 – From Maccazine Volume 40, Issue 3
In the days of acoustic bass, before the Fender bass came along, acoustic bass players in New York like Milt Hinton and George Devillier were much in demand as session players. Those guys you could put any microphone on, as long as it was decent quality, and they’d give you a great sound.
Tim Geelan – Engineer – Interview with Allan Kozinn, February 2017 – From “The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969 – 73” by Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair, 2022
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
Recording
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