Wide prairie

Wide prairie
Studio album by Linda McCartney
Publication (s)	October 26, 1998
Label (s)	Parlophone / EMI (GB) Capitol Records (USA)
Format (s)	CD , vinyl , download
Genre (s)	Rock , pop
Title (number)	16
running time	52:08
occupation	Linda McCartney - vocals, mellotron , piano , keyboard , synthesizer Paul McCartney - guitar , piano, organ , bass, drums , mellotron, banjo , clarinet , backing vocals Denny Laine - guitar, flute, piano, Various musicians
production	Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Lee "Scratch" Perry , Ian Maidman
Studio (s)	Abbey Road Studios , London Hog Hill Studios, Sussex EMI Studios, Paris Soundshop Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Sea Saint Studios, New Orleans Can Am Recorders, California Superbear Studios, France Black Art Studios, Kingston, Jamaica AIR Studios, London Positive Earth Studios, London
chronology Ram (1971) Wide prairie -

Wide Prairie is the only solo album of Linda McCartney . She was a member of the Wings music group in the 1970s and then worked with her husband Paul McCartney as an accompanying musician until 1997. The album was released on October 26, 1998 in the UK and on October 27 in the US, six months after her death (April 17, 1998).

Emergence

On the cover of the album, Paul McCartney wrote that a fan wrote a letter a few years ago asking if there were any other songs by Linda McCartney because he had liked Seaside Woman . So Paul McCartney made the decision to put this album together.

The song Seaside Woman was Linda McCartney's first original composition and was first released as a single under the pseudonym Suzy and the Red Stripes on May 31, 1977 in the USA and on August 10, 1979 in Great Britain. In the US, the single came to number 59 on the charts. On July 18, 1980, the single was re-released as a 7 "and 12" vinyl single in the UK. The B-side was always B-Side to Seaside . Another re-release in 7 "and 12" vinyl format took place on July 7, 1986 in Great Britain, with both songs being remixed by Alvin Clark.

Another song sung by Linda McCartney that was released prior to the release of the Wide Prairie album was Cook of the House from the Wings at the Speed ​​of Sound album .

The song Cow was first released on the album Oobu Joobu-Ecology, which was limited to 3,000 copies, in May 1997.

The original plan was to release a Linda McCartney album on January 16, 1991, but this project was never realized.

In March 1998, Linda and Paul McCartney went to their Hog Hill Studio to complete further recording work, so on March 7th the song Appaloosa was re-recorded. On March 18, 1998, the song The Light Comes from Within with James McCartney was recorded, on March 20, the vocals for the song I Got Up was re-recorded. The McCartney family flew to the recording of their ranch in Tucson ( Arizona ) in the US, where Linda McCartney died on April 17, 1998th

On July 7th and 8th, 1998 Paul McCartney recorded more overdubs for the songs Sugartime and I Got Up and finished the album with Geoff Emerick .

The recordings contained on Wide Prairie were taken between 1972 and 1998 and are listed here chronologically:

1. Seaside woman
   • Photo taken on: November 27, 1972
2. Oriental nightfish
   • Date of recording: October 5th, 1973 while recording the Wings album Band on the Run .
3. I got up
   • Date of recording: November 11, 1973, the recording was made by the Wings, further revisions were made on March 20 and July 9, 1998.
4. Wide prairie
   • Recorded: November 20, 1973 in Paris , and in June 1974 in Nashville ( Tennessee ) from the Wings
5. New Orleans
   • Recording date: February 1975 in New Orleans during the Wings recordings for the album Venus and Mars , further recordings took place on May 24, 1979.
6. Cook of the House
   • Recorded: January and February 1976 during the Wings recordings for the album Wings at the Speed ​​of Sound , which also contains the song. Cook of the House is also the B-side of the single Silly Love Songs .
7. B-Side to Seaside
   • Recording date: March 16, 1977 while Wings was recording the album London Town , the song became the B-side of the single Seaside Woman .
8. Mr. Sandman
   • Photo taken on June 20, 1977 in Jamaica , produced by Lee Perry .
9. Sugartime
   • Date of recording: June 20, 1977 (see Mister Sandman) and revision of the recording on July 7, 1998.
10. Love's Full Glory
    • Date of recording: July 16, 1980 and October 1980. Another recording of the Wings, here with Paul and Linda McCartney as well as Laurence Juber and the studio musician Lloyd Green.
11. Endless Days
    • Photo taken on October 21, 1987.
12. Poison ivy
    • Photo taken on October 21, 1987.
13. The White Coated Man
    • Photo taken on: March 21, 1988 and July 18, 1989.
14. Cow
    • Photo taken on: July 24th, 1988.
15. Appaloosa
    • Photo taken on: March 7th, 1998.
16. The Light Comes from Within
    • Photo taken on: March 18, 1998.

The album was also released as a vinyl album in Europe.

Track list

1. Wide Prairie (Linda McCartney) - 4:33
2. New Orleans (Linda McCartney) - 3:13
3. The White Coated Man (Linda McCartney / Paul McCartney / Carla Lane) - 2:13
4. Love's Full Glory (Linda McCartney) - 3:46
5. I Got Up (Linda McCartney / Paul McCartney) - 3:19
6. The Light Comes from Within (Linda McCartney / Paul McCartney) - 2:57
7. Mister Sandman (Pat Ballard) - 2:50
8. Seaside Woman (Linda McCartney) - 3:54
9. Oriental Nightfish (Linda McCartney) - 2:49
10. Endless Days (Linda McCartney / Mick Bolton) - 3:11
11. Poison Ivy ( Leiber / Stoller ) - 2:54
12. Cow (Linda McCartney / Paul McCartney / Carla Lane) - 4:24
13. B-side to Seaside (Linda McCartney / Paul McCartney) - 2:38
14. Sugartime (Charlie Phillips / Odis Echols) - 2:06
15. Cook of the House (Paul McCartney) - 2:37
16. Appaloosa (Linda McCartney) - 4:44

Single releases

Wide prairie

On November 9, 1998, the 7 "vinyl picture disc single Wide Prairie / Cow and the CD single Wide Prairie / Cow / Love's Full Glory were released in Great Britain. A promotional CD single was also produced in Great Britain.

The Light Comes from Within

On January 25, 1999, the 7 "vinyl picture disc single The Light Comes from Within / I Got Up and the CD single The Light Comes from Within / I Got Up / Seaside Woman were released in Great Britain also produced a promotional CD single.

Promotional publications

A promotional CD was released in Great Britain, which also contains the animated films Wide Prairie , Seaside Woman and Oriental Nightfish as well as photos with Linda McCartney. It is an enhanced CD that can be played on a computer.

Chart placements

year	album	Chart placements					annotation
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1998	Wide prairie	-	-	-	127	-
year	Single release	Chart placements					annotation
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1998	Wide prairie Wide prairie	-	-	-	74	-
1999	The Light Comes from Within Wide Prairie	-	-	-	56	-

Re-releases

On August 2nd, 2019, the album, pressed on 180 grams of bluish-white vinyl and 180 grams of black vinyl, was released by Capitol Records . The songs were remastered at Abbey Road Studios under the supervision of Paul McCartney . A leaflet is enclosed with the album that contains information on the individual songs.

literature

• Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms To Hold You - The Solo Compendium 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 , pages 401 and 402

Web links

• official homepage
• Further information

Individual evidence

1. ^ 7 "Vinyl Single (1979): Seaside Woman
2. ↑ UK 12 ”vinyl single (1980): Seaside Woman
3. ^ 7 "Vinyl Single (1986): Seaside Woman
4. ↑ 12 "Vinyl Single (1986): Seaside Woman
5. ^ Picture disc single: Wide Prairie
6. ↑ CD single: Wide Prairie
7. ^ Promotion CD single: Wide Prairie
8. ^ Picture disc single: The Light Comes from Within
9. ↑ CD single: The Light Comes from Within
10. ^ Promotion CD single: The Light Comes from Within
11. ↑ Promotion CD: Wide Prairie
12. ↑ Wide Prairie– Colorful vinyl
13. ↑ Wide Prairie - vinyl re-release