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Album This song officially appears on the Wings At The Speed Of Sound Official album.

Timeline This song has been officially released in 1976

Lyrics

Later on, the story goes
A bottle floated out to sea
After days, when it had found the perfect spot
It opened up
And I read the note
That you never wrote to me
After all, I’m sure you know
The Mayor of Baltimore is here
After days now he can finally appear
Now at last he’s here
But he never is gonna get my vote
Cos he never is gonna get a quote
From the little note that you never wrote to me
Further on, along the line
I was arrested on the shore
Holding papers of governments galore
I was taken in
But I read the note that you never wrote
Yes, I read the note that you never wrote
Oh, I read the note that you never wrote to me
To me. To me. To me

Officially appears on

Wings At The Speed Of Sound

Official album • Released in 1976

4:29 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Electric piano (?), Flute (?), Mellotron (?), Producer

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals, Keyboards, Tambourine (?)

Denny Laine :: Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Flute (?), Vocals

Jimmy McCulloch :: Electric guitar

Joe English :: Drums, Percussion, Tambourine (?)

Tony Clark :: Recording engineer

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Mixing engineer

Fiachra Trench :: String arrangement

Session Recording:: Oct 14, 1975

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: January - March 1976

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: January - March 1976

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

Wings At The Speed Of Sound (1993)

Official album • Released in 1993

4:29 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Electric piano (?), Flute (?), Mellotron (?), Producer

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals, Keyboards, Tambourine (?)

Denny Laine :: Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Flute (?), Vocals

Jimmy McCulloch :: Electric guitar

Joe English :: Drums, Percussion, Tambourine (?)

Tony Clark :: Recording engineer

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Mixing engineer

Fiachra Trench :: String arrangement

Peter Mew :: Remastering

Session Recording:: Oct 14, 1975

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: January - March 1976

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: January - March 1976

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

Wings At The Speed Of Sound - Archive Collection

Official album • Released in 2014

4:29 • Studio version • A2014 • 2014 remaster

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Electric piano (?), Flute (?), Mellotron (?), Producer

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals, Keyboards, Tambourine (?)

Denny Laine :: Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Flute (?), Vocals

Jimmy McCulloch :: Electric guitar

Joe English :: Drums, Percussion, Tambourine (?)

Tony Clark :: Recording engineer

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Mixing engineer

Fiachra Trench :: String arrangement

Session Recording:: Oct 14, 1975

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: January - March 1976

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: January - March 1976

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

Wings At The Speed Of Sound (Limited Orange LP)

Official album • Released in 2017

4:29 • Studio version • A2014

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Electric piano (?), Flute (?), Mellotron (?), Producer

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals, Keyboards, Tambourine (?)

Denny Laine :: Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Flute (?), Vocals

Jimmy McCulloch :: Electric guitar

Joe English :: Drums, Percussion, Tambourine (?)

Tony Clark :: Recording engineer

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Mixing engineer

Fiachra Trench :: String arrangement

Session Recording:: Oct 14, 1975

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: January - March 1976

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: January - March 1976

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

Bootlegs

Let 'Em Out Vol. 1 - Wings At The Speed Of Sound Sessions And More

Unofficial album • Released in 2010

4:19 • Alternate take • No strings

Wings At The Speed Of Sound - Ultimate Archive Collection

Unofficial album • Released in 2016

4:21 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Electric piano (?), Flute (?), Mellotron (?), Producer

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals, Keyboards, Tambourine (?)

Denny Laine :: Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Flute (?), Vocals

Jimmy McCulloch :: Electric guitar

Joe English :: Drums, Percussion, Tambourine (?)

Tony Clark :: Recording engineer

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Mixing engineer

Fiachra Trench :: String arrangement

Session Recording:: Oct 14, 1975

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: January - March 1976

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: January - March 1976

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

Wings At The Speed Of Sound - Ultimate Archive Collection

Unofficial album • Released in 2016

4:16 • Studio version • [no strings]

Wings At The Speed Of Sound Sessions

Unofficial album • Released in 2016

4:17 • Outtake • Basic Track, No Horns

Latest concerts where The Note You Never Wrote has been played

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.

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