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Album This song officially appears on the Helen Wheels / Country Dreamer 7" Single.

Timeline This song has been officially released in 1973

Song facts

From Wikipedia:

“Country Dreamer” is the B-side song to the single “Helen Wheels” released by Paul McCartney and Wings on 26 October 1973 in the UK and 12 November 1973 in the US. It was recorded in October 1972, and its country ambiance is similar to “Heart of the Country” from Paul McCartney’s 1971 album Ram.

The song was originally intended to be on Red Rose Speedway when it was to be a double album. It appears as a bonus track on the 1988 CD release of Red Rose Speedway and on the 1993 CD release of Band on the Run included in The Paul McCartney Collection.

Last updated on March 7, 2014

Lyrics

I'd like to walk in a field with you
Take my hat and my boots off too
I'd like to lie in a field with you
Would you like to do it too, May?
Would you like to do it too?

I'd like to stand in a stream with you
Roll my trousers up and not feel blue
I'd like to wash in a stream with you
Would you like to do it too?

You and I, country dreamer
When there's nothing else to do
Me, oh my, country dreamer
Make a country dream come true

I'd like to climb up a hill with you
Stand on top and admire the view
I'd like to roll down a hill with you
Would you like to do it too, may?
Now would you like to do it too?

You and I, country dreamer
When there's nothing else to do
Me, oh my, country dreamer
Make a country dream come true

I'd like to climb up a hill with you
Take my hat and my boots off too
I'd like to lie in a field with you
Would you like to do it too, may?
Would you like to do it too?
Would you like to do it too?

Officially appears on

Helen Wheels / Country Dreamer

7" Single • Released in 1973

3:12 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Percussion (?), Piano, Producer, Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals

Denny Laine :: Backing vocals, Bass

Henry McCullough :: Slide guitar

Denny Seiwell :: Brushes, Drums

Mark Vigars :: Assistant mixing engineer (?), Assistant recording engineer

John Barrett :: Assistant mixing engineer (?)

Alan Parsons :: Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Sep 26, 1972

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Jan 10, 1973

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

Band On The Run (1993)

Official album • Released in 1993

3:12 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Percussion (?), Piano, Producer, Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals

Denny Laine :: Backing vocals, Bass

Henry McCullough :: Slide guitar

Denny Seiwell :: Brushes, Drums

Mark Vigars :: Assistant mixing engineer (?), Assistant recording engineer

John Barrett :: Assistant mixing engineer (?)

Alan Parsons :: Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

Peter Mew :: Remastering

Session Recording:: Sep 26, 1972

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Jan 10, 1973

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

Band On The Run - Archive Collection

Official album • Released in 2010

3:10 • Studio version • A2010 • 2010 remaster

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Percussion (?), Piano, Producer, Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals

Denny Laine :: Backing vocals, Bass

Henry McCullough :: Slide guitar

Denny Seiwell :: Brushes, Drums

Mark Vigars :: Assistant mixing engineer (?), Assistant recording engineer

John Barrett :: Assistant mixing engineer (?)

Alan Parsons :: Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

Session Recording:: Sep 26, 1972

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Jan 10, 1973

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

Band On The Run - Archive Collection

Official album • Released in 2010

2:17 • TV show • B • From "One Hand Clapping"

Performed by :
Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Denny Laine • Jimmy McCulloch • Geoff Britton

Paul McCartney :: Producer

Geoff Emerick :: Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

Mark Vigars :: Assistant recording engineer

John Barrett :: Assistant mixing engineer

Session Recording:: Aug 24, 1974

Studio :: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Sep 29, 1974

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection

Official album • Released in 2018

3:10 • Studio version • A2018 • 2018 remaster

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Percussion (?), Piano, Producer, Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals

Denny Laine :: Backing vocals, Bass

Henry McCullough :: Slide guitar

Denny Seiwell :: Brushes, Drums

Mark Vigars :: Assistant mixing engineer (?), Assistant recording engineer

John Barrett :: Assistant mixing engineer (?)

Alan Parsons :: Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

Alex Wharton :: Remastering

Steve Orchard :: Remastering

Session Recording:: Sep 26, 1972

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Jan 10, 1973

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

The 7” Singles Box

7" Single • Released in 2022

3:10 • Studio version • A2018

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Percussion (?), Piano, Producer, Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals

Denny Laine :: Backing vocals, Bass

Henry McCullough :: Slide guitar

Denny Seiwell :: Brushes, Drums

Mark Vigars :: Assistant mixing engineer (?), Assistant recording engineer

John Barrett :: Assistant mixing engineer (?)

Alan Parsons :: Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

Alex Wharton :: Remastering

Steve Orchard :: Remastering

Session Recording:: Sep 26, 1972

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Jan 10, 1973

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

One Hand Clapping

LP • Released in 2024

2:17 • Studio version

Bootlegs

MoMac's Hidden Tracks Vol. 8

Unofficial album

2:16 • Studio version

The Alternate Red Rose Speedway Volume 1: The Original Acetate

Unofficial album

3:10 • Studio version

The Alternate Red Rose Speedway Volume 2: Outtakes & Rough Mixes

Unofficial album

1:53 • Studio version

Unofficial album

2:19 • Studio rehearsal

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Vocals

Session Recording:: Aug 30, 1974

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

What A Mean Fiddler

Unofficial live • Released in 1992

2:25 • Live • Backyard Tape

See all bootlegs containing “Country Dreamer”

Latest concerts where Country Dreamer has been played

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.

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