Wide Prairie

Wide Prairie
Studio album / Compilation by Linda McCartney
Released	26 October 1998
Recorded	27 November 1972 – 18 March 1998
Genre	Pop
Length	52:08
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Lee Perry & Ian Maidman
Linda McCartney chronology
Ram (Paul & Linda McCartney) (1971) Wide Prairie (1998)
Singles from Wide Prairie
"Wide Prairie" Released: 9 November 1998 "The Light Comes from Within" Released: January 1999

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Wide Prairie is a posthumous compilation by Linda McCartney. The album was compiled and released in 1998 by Paul McCartney after his wife's death, after a fan wrote in enquiring about "Seaside Woman"; a reggae beat type song which Wings had recorded in 1972, under the name Suzy and the Red Stripes, featuring Linda on lead vocals. Her husband compiled all her recordings with the help of Parlophone Records and MPL Communications. Lead guitar on the song "The Light Comes from Within" is played by the McCartneys' son, musician/sculptor James McCartney. The album reached number 127 in the UK charts, while the title track made the top 75, at number 74. "The Light Comes from Within" also charted, at number 56 in the UK charts.

Track listing

All songs by Linda McCartney, except where noted.

1. "Wide Prairie" – 4:33
   • Recorded by Wings on 20 November 1973 in Paris, and in June 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Mellotron, Backing vocals
   • Paul McCartney – Bass, Piano, Rhodes, Electric organ, Backing vocals
   • Jimmy McCulloch – Electric guitar
   • Denny Laine – Acoustic guitar
   • Davey Lutton – Drums
   • Vassar Clements and Johnny Gimble – Fiddles
   • Thaddeus Richard – Alto saxophone
   • Hewlett Quillen – Trombone
   • William Puett – Tenor saxophone
   • George Tidwell and Barry McDonald – Trumpets
   • Norman Ray – Baritone saxophone
2. "New Orleans" – 3:13
   • Recorded in New Orleans February 1975 during Wings sessions for album Venus and Mars, with further recording taking place on 24 May 1979.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Piano
   • Paul McCartney – Bass, Piano, Backing vocals
   • Denny Laine – Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
   • Joe English – Drums
3. "The White Coated Man" (P. McCartney, L. McCartney, Carla Lane) – 2:13
   • A song critical of the practice of vivisection, recorded 21 March 1988 and 18 July 1989.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Casio keyboard
   • Paul McCartney – Hofner bass, Emulator strings, Drums, Electric guitar
   • Robbie McIntosh – Electric guitar
   • Steve Johnson – Synth strings, Trumpet, Bass kurzweil
   • Carla Lane - Spoken verse
4. "Love's Full Glory" – 3:46
   • Recorded 16 July 1980 and October of the same year.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Piano, Harmony vocal
   • Paul McCartney – Bass, Drums
   • Lloyd Green – Pedal steel
   • Laurence Juber – Acoustic guitar
5. "I Got Up" (L. McCartney, P. McCartney) – 3:19
   • Recorded 11 November 1973 and 20 March and 9 July 1998.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Backing vocals
   • Paul McCartney – Bass, Organ, Piano, Backing vocals
   • Jimmy McCulloch – Guitar
   • Denny Laine – Backing vocals
   • Davey Lutton – Drums
6. "The Light Comes from Within" (L. McCartney, P. McCartney) – 2:57
   • Recorded 18 March 1998, in what turned out to be Linda's final recording session before her death.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Electric piano
   • Paul McCartney – Hofner bass, Electric guitar, Piano, Wurlitzer, Electric piano, Backing vocals
   • James McCartney – Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar
7. "Mister Sandman" (Ballard) – 2:50
   • Recorded in Jamaica at The Black Ark studio on 20 June 1977 and in Scotland in August of the same year.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
   • Paul McCartney – Electric guitar, vocals
   • Billy Boy – Rhythm guitar
   • Boris Gardiner – Bass guitar
   • Mike "Boo" Richards – Drums
   • Winston Wright – Keyboard
8. "Seaside Woman" – 3:54
   • Recorded 27 November 1972.
   • Included in a short film by Oscar Grillo that won the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival.
   • The first song Linda ever wrote, according to Paul.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Electric piano, Backing vocals
   • Paul McCartney – Bass, Backing and Harmony vocals
   • Denny Laine – Piano, Guitar, Backing vocals
   • Henry McCullough – Guitar
   • Denny Seiwell – Drums
9. "Oriental Nightfish" – 2:49
   • Recorded 5 October 1973 during sessions for the Wings album Band on the Run.
   • Included in a short film titled Oriental Nightfish by Linda McCartney and Ian Emes.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Moog, Electric piano
   • Paul McCartney – Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mellotron
   • Denny Laine – Flute
10. "Endless Days" (L. McCartney, Mick Bolton) – 3:11
    • Recorded 21 October 1987.
    • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
    • Mick Bolton – Piano, Keyboard
    • Ian Maidman – Bass and Drums
    • Geoffrey Richardson – Mandolin, Slide guitar
11. "Poison Ivy" (Leiber/Stoller) – 2:54
    • A cover version of the original by The Coasters. Recorded 21 October 1987.
    • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
    • Ian Maidman – Bass guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Backing vocals
    • Mick Bolton – Piano, Keyboards, Backing vocal
    • Steve Fletcher – Backing vocals
12. "Cow" (L. McCartney, P. McCartney, Lane) – 4:24
    • Recorded 24 July 1988.
    • Linda McCartney - Lead vocals, Casio keyboard, Harmony vocals
    • Paul McCartney - Hofner bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Harmony vocals
    • Carla Lane - Spoken verse
13. "B-side to Seaside" (L. McCartney, P. McCartney) – 2:38
    • As the title might suggest, recorded on 16 March 1977 specifically as a B-side for a single featuring "Seaside Woman".
    • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal, Backing vocal
    • Paul McCartney – Drums, Mellotron, Backing vocals, Electric guitars, Piano, Moog, Congas, Banjo
14. "Sugartime" (Charlie Phillips, Odis Echols) – 2:06
    • A cover version of the original by The McGuire Sisters. Recorded in Jamaica at The Black Ark studio, 20 June 1977 and 7 July 1998.
    • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
    • Paul McCartney – Wurlitzer, vocals
    • Billy Boy – Rhythm guitar
    • Boris Gardiner – Bass guitar
    • Mike "Boo" Richards – Drums
    • Winston Wright – Keyboard
15. "Cook of the House" (P. McCartney) – 2:37
    • Recorded January–February 1976.
    • Originally released in 1976 on the Wings album Wings at the Speed of Sound and also as the B-side to "Silly Love Songs".
    • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal, Piano
    • Paul McCartney – Upright bass, Mellotron, Piano
    • Denny Laine – Electric guitar
    • Joe English – Drums
16. "Appaloosa" – 4:44
    • Recorded 7 March 1998.
    • Inspired by a story about the Nez Perce tribe and their love for horses.
    • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
    • Paul McCartney – Drums, Hofner bass, Clarinet, Wurlitzer, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar

External links

• Wide Prairie at Macca-central.com