Wings over America
Wings over America | ||||
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Released | 10 December 1976 | |||
Recorded | 7 May – 23 June 1976; October–November 1976 (studio overdubs) | |||
Studio | Abbey Road, London (overdubs) | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 115:33 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Paul McCartney | |||
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Wings over America is a triple live album by the British–American rock band Wings, released in December 1976. The album was recorded during the American leg of the band's 1975–76 Wings Over the World tour. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and reached number 1 on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.
In addition to including several of McCartney's hits with Wings, the album features performances of five of his
Recording
Originally, Wings over America was to be a two-record set of highlight performances, but this was rethought due to the success of a bootleg titled Wings from the Wings, which was released as a triple record set on red, white, and blue vinyl, and contained the entire 23 June 1976 concert recorded at
Release and reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Ultimate Classic Rock | 7/10[15] |
Uncut | 7/10[16] |
Wings over America was issued six months after the end of the band's US tour. It was another commercial success for Wings, reaching number 1 in the US in early 1977 (the last in a five-album stretch of consecutive chart-topping albums for the band)
Wings over America was the first triple set by a group to reach number 1 in the US, and was a critical success.[21] "Maybe I'm Amazed" was released as a single on 4 February 1977,[21] peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and at number 28 on the UK chart.[22]
In a retrospective review, AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine explained the wild success of the triple album: "The Beatles mystique was still very much attached to record and artist alike – at the time, John Lennon had seemingly burnt out a major chunk of his talent, George Harrison was losing his popular edge and had done a disastrous 1974 American tour, and no one was expecting great things from Ringo Starr – and it seemed like McCartney represented the part of the group's legacy that came closest to living up to fans' expectations. Thus the album ended up selling in numbers, rivaling the likes of Frampton Comes Alive! and other mega-hits of the period."[7]
Two related releases followed the album: the TV documentary Wings Over the World and a film titled Rockshow, purporting to contain a complete show from Seattle.[19] Although publicity material presented Rockshow as a document of this Seattle concert, it contains only five songs that were filmed at Seattle's Kingdome; the remainder of the film's 30 songs come from the band's New York and Los Angeles shows.[23] Limiting their relevance, however, these additional releases appeared three and four years, respectively, after the 1976 live album.[19]
Wings over America was issued as a double-compact disc in 1984 on
The album was reissued on 27 May 2013 as part of the
Track listing
All tracks are written by
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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1. | "Maybe I'm Amazed" | Paul McCartney | Recorded in Kansas City, 29 May 1976. | 5:10 |
2. | "Call Me Back Again" | Recorded in Cincinnati, 27 May 1976. | 5:04 | |
3. | "Lady Madonna" | Paul McCartney–John Lennon | Recorded in Detroit, 7 May 1976. | 2:19 |
4. | "The Long and Winding Road" | McCartney–Lennon | Recorded in Kansas City, 29 May 1976. | 4:13 |
5. | "Live and Let Die" | Recorded in Boston, 22 May 1976. | 3:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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1. | " Yesterday " | McCartney–Lennon | unknown | 1:43 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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1. | "You Gave Me the Answer" | Recorded in Inglewood, 23 June 1976. | 1:47 | |
2. | "Magneto and Titanium Man" | Recorded in Boston, 22 May 1976. | 3:11 | |
3. | "Go Now" | Larry Banks, Milton Bennett | Recorded in Inglewood, 23 June 1976. | 3:27 |
4. | "My Love" | Recorded in Uniondale, 21 May 1976. | 4:07 | |
5. | "Listen to What the Man Said" | Recorded in Kansas City, 29 May 1976. | 3:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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1. | "Let 'Em In" | Recorded in Inglewood, 23 June 1976. | 4:02 | |
2. | "Time to Hide" | Denny Laine | Recorded in New York City, 25 May 1976. | 4:46 |
3. | "Silly Love Songs" | Recorded in New York City, 25 May 1976. | 5:46 | |
4. | "Beware My Love" | Recorded in Denver, 7 June 1976. | 4:49 |
No. | Title | Notes | Length |
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1. | "Letting Go" | Recorded in Kansas City, 29 May 1976. | 4:25 |
2. | "Band on the Run" | Recorded in Denver, 7 June 1976. | 5:03 |
3. | "Hi, Hi, Hi" | Recorded in Denver, 7 June 1976. | 2:57 |
4. | "Soily" | Recorded in Denver, 7 June 1976. | 5:10 |
Total length: | 115:33 |
Archive Collection Reissue
Wings over America was reissued in several packages:[26]
- Standard Edition 2-CD; the original 28-track album
- Remastered vinyl 3-LP version of the Standard Edition
- Deluxe Edition Box Set 3-CD/1-DVD; the original 28-track album, disc of bonus tracks, DVD of the TV documentary Wings over the World, 112-page book, assorted memorabilia, 60-page photograph book, 80-page sketch book and download link to all of the material
- Remastered (Record Store Day 2013 exclusive) vinyl 12-inch single of "Maybe I'm Amazed"[32]
- Rockshow on DVD and Blu-ray digitally restored from the 35mm negative with remixed 5.1 surround sound[33]
Discs one & two (Standard Edition): Sides one to three are on disc one, while sides four to six are on disc two.
Disc three
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Let Me Roll It" | 4:19 | |
2. | "Maybe I'm Amazed" | Paul McCartney | 5:27 |
3. | "Lady Madonna" | McCartney–Lennon | 3:22 |
4. | "Live and Let Die" | 3:38 | |
5. | "Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)" | 2:14 | |
6. | "Bluebird" | 4:28 | |
7. | "Blackbird" | McCartney–Lennon | 2:38 |
8. | "Yesterday" | McCartney–Lennon | 1:57 |
All tracks previously unreleased, recorded live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, 13 and 14 June 1976.
Disc four
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wings Over the World" | 1:15:46 |
2. | "Photographer's Pass" | 7:45 |
Personnel
- Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, bass (sides 1, 5 & 6, and "Go Now"), acoustic guitar (side 3), piano (sides 2 & 4), keyboards
- Linda McCartney – piano, keyboards, backing vocals, percussion
- Denny Laine – electric guitar, acoustic guitar (side 3), bass (on the songs where McCartney plays piano), backing vocals, piano ("Go Now"), keyboards, percussion ("Spirits of Ancient Egypt"), harmonica ("Time to Hide"), lead vocals on "Spirits of Ancient Egypt", "Richard Cory", "Time to Hide", and "Go Now", harmony lead vocal on "Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)"
- Jimmy McCulloch – electric and acoustic guitars, bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Medicine Jar"
- Joe English – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Tony Dorsey – trombone, percussion
- Howie Casey – saxophone, percussion
- Steve Howard – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
- Thaddeus Richard – saxophone, clarinet, Western concert flute, percussion
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[58] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[59] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[60] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
Footnotes
Citations
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- Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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- ^ ISBN 9780878333042.
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External links
- Wings over America at Discogs (list of releases)