Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney - Wide Prairie - 1998

Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney - Wide Prairie - 1998

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