Wings
Biography
Following his second solo album, Ram, in 1971, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, formed Wings, which was intended to be a full-fledged recording and touring band. Denny Laine, a former guitarist for the Moody Blues, and drummer Denny Seiwell filled out the lineup and Wings released their first album, Wild Life, in December 1971. Wild Life was greeted with poor reviews and was a relative flop. McCartney and Wings, which now featured former Grease Band guitarist Henry McCullough, spent 1972 as a working band, releasing three singles — the protest tune "Give Ireland Back to the Irish," the reggae-fied "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and the hard-rocking "Hi Hi Hi" — in England. Red Rose Speedway followed in the spring of 1973, and while it received weak reviews, it became his second American number one album. Later in 1973, Wings embarked on their first British tour, at the conclusion of which McCullough and Seiwell left the band. Prior to their departure, McCartney's theme to the James Bond movie Live and Let Die became a Top Ten hit in the U.S. and U.K. That summer, the remaining Wings proceeded to record a new album in Nigeria. Released late in 1973, Band on the Run was McCartney's best-reviewed album to date and his most successful, spending four weeks at the top of the U.S. charts and eventually going triple platinum.. Following his second solo album, Ram, in 1971, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, formed Wings, which was intended to be a full-fledged recording and touring band. Denny Laine, a former guitarist for the Moody Blues, and drummer Denny Seiwell filled out the lineup and Wings released their first album, Wild Life, in December 1971. Wild Life was greeted with poor reviews and was a relative flop. McCartney and Wings, which now featured former Grease Band guitarist Henry McCullough, spent 1972 as a working band, releasing three singles — the protest tune "Give Ireland Back to the Irish," the reggae-fied "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and the hard-rocking "Hi Hi Hi" — in England. Red Rose Speedway followed in the spring of 1973, and while it received weak reviews, it became his second American number one album. Later in 1973, Wings embarked on their first British tour, at the conclusion of which McCullough and Seiwell left the band. Prior to their departure, McCartney's theme to the James Bond movie Live and Let Die became a Top Ten hit in the U.S. and U.K. That summer, the remaining Wings proceeded to record a new album in Nigeria. Released late in 1973, Band on the Run was McCartney's best-reviewed album to date and his most successful, spending four weeks at the top of the U.S. charts and eventually going triple platinum.
Top Albums |
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| 3. Wingspan: Hi..
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6. Band On the ..
| 7. Red Rose Spe..
| 8. Wings At the..
| 9. London Town
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11. Back to the ..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Live and Let Die | Wings Greatest | 3:11 | $1.29 | |
2. | Band On the Run | Wings Greatest | 5:09 | $1.29 | |
3. | Silly Love Songs | Wings Greatest | 5:52 | $1.29 | |
4. | Band On the Run | Band On the Run (Remastered.. | 5:13 | $1.29 | |
5. | Jet | Wings Greatest | 4:06 | $1.29 | |
6. | Let 'Em In | Wings Greatest | 5:09 | $1.29 | |
7. | My Love | Wings Greatest | 4:07 | $1.29 | |
8. | Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five | Band On the Run (Remastered.. | 5:31 | $1.29 | |
9. | Let Me Roll It | Band On the Run (Remastered.. | 4:49 | $1.29 | |
10. | With a Little Luck | Wings Greatest | 5:44 | $1.29 | |
11. | Live and Let Die | Best of Bond... James Bond .. | 3:13 | $1.29 | |
12. | Jet | Band On the Run (Remastered.. | 4:08 | $1.29 | |
13. | Junior's Farm | Wings Greatest | 4:21 | $1.29 | |
14. | Listen to What the Man Said | All the Best | 3:54 | $1.29 | |
15. | Mull of Kintyre | Wings Greatest | 4:42 | $1.29 | |
16. | Silly Love Songs | Wingspan: Hits and History | 5:54 | $1.29 | |
17. | Live and Let Die | All the Best | 3:10 | $1.29 | |
18. | Maybe I'm Amazed (Live) | Wings Over America (Live) [.. | 5:20 | $1.29 | |
19. | Medicine Jar | Venus and Mars (Remastered) | 3:37 | $1.29 | |
20. | Magneto and Titanium Man | Venus and Mars (Remastered) | 3:16 | $1.29 | |
21. | Rock Show | Venus and Mars (Remastered) | 5:30 | $1.29 | |
22. | Helen Wheels | Band On the Run (Remastered.. | 3:46 | $1.29 | |
23. | Hi Hi Hi | Wings Greatest | 3:07 | $1.29 | |
24. | Venus and Mars / Rock Show (Single E.. | Wingspan: Hits and History | 3:44 | $1.29 | |
25. | Let 'Em In | Wingspan: Hits and History | 5:10 | $1.29 | |