Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
"McCartney" session (home recordings)
December 1969 to Jan 03, 1970
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Song facts
“Momma Miss America” is a track of Paul McCartney’s debut solo album, McCartney, released in April 1970. From the press release of “McCartney“:
An instrumental recorded completely at home. Made up as I went along – first a sequence of chords, then a melody on top. Piano, drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar. Originally it was two pieces but they ran into each other by accident and became one.
Paul McCartney, 1970
From PopMatters, 2010:
“Momma Miss America” is another instrumental track on the McCartney album, as the only voice heard is that of an engineer announcing that this is take one of “Rock ‘n’ Roll Springtime”. That title was soon changed, as what was to become two separate songs “ran into each other by accident and became one”. Made up as McCartney went along, it was recorded entirely at his London home.
McCartney’s only recent involvement with the song is its inclusion on The McCartney Years box DVD set. (It is used as background music on Disc 2’s “Chronology” menu.)
“Momma Miss America“, along with “Singalong Junk“, was included on the soundtrack of the 1996 movie, “Jerry Maguire“, featuring Tom Cruise.
Last updated on June 3, 2020
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 1970
4:09 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Recording engineer
- Phil McDonald :
- Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- December, 1969
- Studio :
- At home, Cavendish Avenue, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 21, 1970
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969-2013) on Amazon
McCartney (by DCC Compact Classics)
Official album • Released in 1992
4:09 • Studio version • A1992 • 1992 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Recording engineer
- Phil McDonald :
- Mixing engineer
- Steve Hoffman :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- December, 1969
- Studio :
- At home, Cavendish Avenue, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 21, 1970
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969-2013) on Amazon
Official album • Released in 1993
4:09 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Recording engineer
- Phil McDonald :
- Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- December, 1969
- Studio :
- At home, Cavendish Avenue, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 21, 1970
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
McCartney - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2011
4:08 • Studio version • A2011 • 2011 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Recording engineer
- Phil McDonald :
- Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- December, 1969
- Studio :
- At home, Cavendish Avenue, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 21, 1970
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969-2013) on Amazon
Official album • Released in 2020
4:09 • Studio version • A2020 • 2020 half-speed mastering
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Recording engineer
- Phil McDonald :
- Mixing engineer
- Miles Showell :
- Mastering
- Session Recording:
- December, 1969
- Studio :
- At home, Cavendish Avenue, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 21, 1970
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969-2013) on Amazon
Bootlegs
McCartney - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
4:08 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Recording engineer
- Phil McDonald :
- Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- December, 1969
- Studio :
- At home, Cavendish Avenue, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 21, 1970
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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