Little Woman Love
"Little Woman Love" | ||||
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US revised picture sleeve | ||||
Single by Wings | ||||
A-side | "Mary Had a Little Lamb" | |||
Released | 12 May 1972 | |||
Format | 7-inch single | |||
Recorded | 1970–71 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 2:11 | |||
Label | Apple | |||
Writer(s) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | |||
Producer(s) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | |||
Wings singles chronology | ||||
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"Little Woman Love" is a Wings song released as the B-side of the single "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on 12 May 1972.[1]
History
It was composed by Paul McCartney in 1970 and recorded during the Ram sessions but left off the album, then released as a single, although, in keeping with McCartney's practice at the time, the composition was credited to Paul and Linda McCartney.
Reception and charts
While "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was dismissed by the critics, it climbed to the top 10 in the United Kingdom.[2] In the United States, however, radio stations also played "Little Woman Love." As a result, the picture sleeve for "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was revised by Apple Records to have a separate listing for the flip side. The single reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.[3] On the Cash Box chart, which listed single sides separately, "Little Woman Love" only appeared for one week at number 95.[4]
Release
"Little Woman Love" was never released on an album until 1993, when it was included as a bonus track to Wild Life in The Paul McCartney Collection. It was included on the Special and Deluxe editions of the 2012 remaster of Ram.[5]
Personnel
- Paul McCartney – piano, bass, lead vocal
- Linda McCartney – backing vocal
- David Spinozza – guitar
- Hugh McCracken – guitar
- Denny Seiwell – drums, percussion
Notes
- ↑ McGee 2003, pp. 196.
- ↑ McGee 2003, pp. 239.
- ↑ "Paul McCartney singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book. Menonomee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.
- ↑ "Sir Paul McCartney 'RAM' tracklisting, reissue details revealed". paulmccartney.com. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
References
- McGee, Garry (2003). Band on the Run: A History of Paul McCartney and Wings. New York: Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 0-87833-304-5.