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Released in 1972

Little Woman Love

Written by Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney

Last updated on May 3, 2022

Album This song officially appears on the Mary Had A Little Lamb / Little Woman Love (UK) 7" Single.

Timeline This song was officially released in 1972

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“Little Woman Love” is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney, recorded during the “Ram” sessions in 1970/71 and released as the B-Side of “Mary Had A Little Lamb“, Wings’ second non-album single, in May 1972.

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History

It was composed by Paul McCartney in 1970 and recorded during the Ram sessions but left off the album. In keeping with McCartney’s practice at the time, the composition was credited to Paul and Linda McCartney.

Beatle biographer John Blaney describes “Little Woman Love” as a “breezy rocker” with a rockabilly feel. The song is unusual for Wings in that instead of Paul McCartney playing electric bass guitar, jazz musician Milt Hinton plays slap bass.

Cash Box described it as a “Lady Madonna-ish rocker.“

Reception and charts

While “Mary Had a Little Lamb” was dismissed by the critics, it climbed to the top 10 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, however, radio stations also played “Little Woman Love.” As a result, the picture sleeve for “Mary Had a Little Lamb” was revised by Apple Records to have a separate listing for the flip side. The single reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. On the Cash Box chart, which listed single sides separately, “Little Woman Love” only appeared for one week at number 95.

Release

“Little Woman Love” was never released on an album until 1993, when it was included as a bonus track to Wild Life in The Paul McCartney Collection. It was included on the Special and Deluxe editions of Ram and Red Rose Speedway.

Lyrics

I got a little woman I can really love,

My woman fit me like a little glove.

You know I'll always love

My little woman love.

I take her home most ev'ry night,

My woman love to hold me tight.

You know I feel alright

My little woman mine.

Oh yeah, oh yeah,

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh yeah, oh yeah,

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

I take her home most ev'ry night,

My woman love to hold me tight.

You know I feel alright,

My little woman mine.

Variations

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Videos

Album One Hand Clapping (2 LP edition)

Live performances

“Little Woman Love” has been played in 31 concerts.

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Going further

Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989

With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.

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