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 | |||
Recorded | 1970–71 | |||
Genre | Rockabilly | |||
Length | 2:11 | |||
Label | Apple | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Wings singles chronology | ||||
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"Little Woman Love" is a Wings song released as the B-side of the non album single "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on 12 May 1972 by Apple Records.[1]
History
It was composed by Paul McCartney in 1970 and recorded during the Ram sessions but left off the album.[2] In keeping with McCartney's practice at the time, the composition was credited to Paul and Linda McCartney.
Beatle biographer John Blaney describes "Little Woman Love" as a "breezy rocker" with a rockabilly feel.[2] The song is unusual for Wings in that instead of Paul McCartney playing electric bass guitar, jazz musician Milt Hinton plays slap bass.[2]
Cash Box described it as a "Lady Madonna-ish rocker."[3]
Reception and charts
While "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was dismissed by the critics, it climbed to the top 10 in the United Kingdom.[4] 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.[5] On the Cash Box chart, which listed single sides separately, "Little Woman Love" only appeared for one week at number 95.[6]
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 Ram[7] and Red Rose Speedway. It was later included on The 7" Singles Box in 2022.[8]
Personnel
- Paul McCartney – piano, lead vocal
- Linda McCartney – backing vocal
- David Spinozza – guitar
- Hugh McCracken – guitar
- Denny Seiwell – drums, percussion
- Milt Hinton – double bass
Notes
- ^ McGee, Garry (2003). Band on the Run: A History of Paul McCartney and Wings. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-87833-304-2.
- ^ a b c Blaney, J. (2007). Lennon and McCartney: together alone: a critical discography of their solo work. Jawbone Press. pp. 45, 63. ISBN 978-1-906002-02-2.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 17, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "'The 7" Singles Box' – Out 2 December 2022". PaulMcCartney.com. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
References
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- Paul McCartney
- Linda McCartney
- Denny Laine
- Denny Seiwell
- Henry McCullough
- Jimmy McCulloch
- Geoff Britton
- Joe English
- Laurence Juber
- Steve Holley
- Wild Life (1971)
- Red Rose Speedway (1973)
- Band on the Run (1973)
- Venus and Mars (1975)
- Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976)
- London Town (1978)
- Back to the Egg (1979)
- Wings over America (1976)
- Wings over Europe (2018)
- One Hand Clapping (2024)
- Wings Greatest (1978)
- Cold Cuts (unreleased)
- Wingspan: Hits and History (2001)
- "Give Ireland Back to the Irish"
- "Mary Had a Little Lamb" / "Little Woman Love"
- "Hi, Hi, Hi" / "C Moon"
- "My Love"
- "Live and Let Die" / "I Lie Around"
- "Helen Wheels" / "Country Dreamer"
- "Mrs. Vandebilt" / "Bluebird"
- "Jet" / "Mamunia"
- "Let Me Roll It"
- "Band on the Run" / "Zoo Gang"
- "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five"
- "Junior's Farm" / "Sally G"
- "Listen to What the Man Said" / "Love in Song"
- "Letting Go" / "You Gave Me the Answer"
- "Venus and Mars"/"Rock Show" / "Magneto and Titanium Man"
- "Silly Love Songs" / "Cook of the House"
- "Let 'Em In" / "Beware My Love"
- "Maybe I'm Amazed" / "Soily"
- "Seaside Woman"
- "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School"
- "With a Little Luck" / "Backwards Traveller"/"Cuff Link"
- "I've Had Enough" / "Deliver Your Children"
- "London Town" / "I'm Carrying"
- "Goodnight Tonight" / "Daytime Nighttime Suffering"
- "Old Siam, Sir"
- "Getting Closer"
- "Arrow Through Me" / "Old Siam, Sir"
- "Rockestra Theme"
- "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)"
- "Mama's Little Girl"
- "Big Barn Bed"
- "Little Lamb Dragonfly"
- "No Words"
- "Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)"
- "Call Me Back Again"
- "She's My Baby"
- "Must Do Something About It"
- "Warm and Beautiful"
- "Girlfriend"
- Wings University Tour (1972)
- Wings Over Europe Tour (1972)
- Wings 1973 UK Tour (May 1973)
- Wings Over the World tour (1975-1976)
- Wings UK Tour 1979 (1979)
- Wings Over the World (1979)
- Concert for Kampuchea (1980)
- Rockshow (1980)
- Back to the Egg (1981)
- Wingspan – An Intimate Portrait (2001)
- 1972 Wings Tour Bus
- Discography
- Songs
- McGear
- Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (album)
- Japanese Tears
- Standard Time
- Suzy and the Red Stripes
- The Oriental Nightfish
- Wide Prairie
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