Holly Days
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| Label (s) | Capitol Records / EMI / Magic Records (2000) | |||
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10 |
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29 min 53 s |
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Paul McCartney |
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Rude Studio, Campbeltown |
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Holly Days is the second studio album by Denny Laine , who was a member of the group Wings at the time of recording . Paul McCartney produced and essentially recorded the album. It was released in the UK on May 6, 1977.
Emergence
On August 3, 1971, Paul McCartney announced the formation of the group Wings , of which Denny Laine was a founding member. Laine remained a member of the group until its dissolution in April 1981. Due to the frequent change of personnel, two albums by the group Band on the Run , in full, and London Town , in part, were recorded with three (Laine, Paul and Linda McCartney ).
After the release of the album Wings at the Speed of Sound , the Wings continued their world tour from March 20-26, 1976 with five appearances in continental Europe. Between May 3 and June 23, 1976, the North American tour followed, under the name Wings over America , which included 31 concerts.
In the summer of 1976, probably August, Paul and Linda McCartney and Denny Laine spent three weeks at Paul McCartney's Rude Studio in Campbeltown , Scotland to record ten Buddy Holly songs. Paul McCartney already owned the rights to the Buddy Holly songs at the time of recording. Paul McCartney overdubbed the instrumentation on a four-track tape recorder, similar to his first McCartney solo album . Denny Laine and Linda McCartney partially supplemented these recordings. The songs Lonesome Tears and I'm Looking for Someone to Love are instrumental pieces. For the songs Look at Me and Take Your Time only Denny Laine sings, for the remaining six songs Laine is supported by Paul McCartney and for three songs additionally by Linda McCartney. The orchestrations took place in the Abbey Road Studios in London . The total recording time of the album was three weeks.
The songs Moondreams and Rave On were recorded in stereo , the remaining tracks were recorded in mono and electronically post-processed so that a stereo effect is created.
After the album was completed, the Wings gave four concerts in continental Europe and three concerts in London from September 19 to October 21, 1976.
Cover design
The cover shows a photo of a McCartney horse on the front and a photo of Denny Laine riding a horse on the back. The inner sleeve shows photos of Denny Laine and Paul McCartney on his farm in Scotland or in the Rude Studio. The photos are from Linda McCartney.
Track list
page 1
- Heartbeat (Bob Montgomery / Norman Petty ) - 2:35
- Moondreams (Norman Petty) - 2:42
- Rave On (Sonny West / Bill Tilghman / Norman Petty) - 1:55
- I'm Gonna Love You Too (Joe Mauldin / Niki Sullivan / Petty) - 2:17
- Fool's Paradise (Sonny Le Claire / Horace Linsley / Norman Petty) - 2:46
- Lonesome Tears (Instrumental) ( Buddy Holly ) - 3:02
Page 2
- It's So Easy / Listen to Me (Buddy Holly / Petty / Charles Hardin) - 3:47
- Look at Me (Petty / Buddy Holly / Jerry Allison ) - 3:11
- Take Your Time (Buddy Holly / Norman Petty) - 3:39
- I'm Looking for Someone to Love (Instrumental) (Buddy Holly / Norman Petty) - 3:59
Republication
On September 11, 2000, the album was released for the first time on CD by the French recording company Magic Records . The remastered CD was available in two versions, one with a plastic cover and a leaflet that identifies the artist Denny Laine with Linda & Paul McCartney on the front and photos of Linda McCartney on the inside. The second version has a digipak cover and only mentions Denny Laine as the interpreter.
Single releases
It's So Easy / Listen to Me
In September 1976 (USA: October 1976) the single It's So Easy - Listen to Me / I'm Looking for Someone to Love was released , it could not place in the charts.
Moondreams
The second single Moondreams / Heartbeat took place in May 1977. The single did not make it into the charts.
The promotional single was released in the USA as follows: on the A side is the mono version and on the B side the stereo version of the song.
Chart placements
The album couldn't get into the charts.
literature
- Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms to Hold You - The Solo Compendium . 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 , pp. 224-225.
Web links
- Information about the album
- More information about the album
- Re-release in 2000
- General information about Denny Laine