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