Album This song officially appears on the Holly Days Official album.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1977
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Summer 1976
“Lonesome Tears” is a song written by Buddy Holly, released in 1958. Paul McCartney and Denny Laine recorded the song for Denny’s 1977 cover album of Holly’s songs, “Holly Days“.
Official album • Released in 1977
3:02 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass (?), Drum machine (?), Drums (?), Guitar (?), Keyboard (?), Organ (?), Piano (?), Producer, Synthesizer (?) Linda Eastman / McCartney : Keyboards (?) Denny Laine : Guitar (?)
Session Recording: Summer 1976 • Studio Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
Wings At The Speed Of Sound - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
3:02 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass (?), Drum machine (?), Drums (?), Guitar (?), Keyboard (?), Organ (?), Piano (?), Producer, Synthesizer (?) Linda Eastman / McCartney : Keyboards (?) Denny Laine : Guitar (?)
Session Recording: Summer 1976 • Studio Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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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