Linda McCartney - Wide Prairie

180-gram vinyl

Reissue of posthumous 1998 compilation

Linda McCartney recordings from 1970s through 1990s

Remastered at Abbey Road Studios under Paul McCartney's supervision

The only album to be released solely under Linda McCartney's name, Wide Prairie features Linda on vocals and various instruments on songs she wrote or co-composed and recorded with Wings between 1972 and 1980, the single-only "Seaside Woman"/"B-Side to Seaside" released under the pseudonym of Suzy and the Red Stripes, cover versions of classics by the McGuire Sisters, The Coasters and more, and solo work from the ‘80s and ‘90s including her final recording, "The Light Comes from Within" (co-authored by and featuring Paul McCartney, as well as their son James on electric and acoustic guitar).

The album was recorded in various locations including Jamaica, Paris, Nashville and Sussex with contributors including husband Paul; son James; Wings members Denny Laine, Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough, Jimmy McCulloch, Joe English and Laurence Juber; writer Carla Lane who also co-wrote "The White Coated Man" and "Cow"; Lee "Scratch" Perry and members of the Black Ark studio band Boris Gardiner, Winston Writer and Mikey Boo.

Two tracks from the release also highlight Linda's interest in other art forms outside photography and music. "Seaside Woman" featured in the Palme d'Or winning short film by Oscar Grillo at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980. "Oriental Night Fish" also appeared in a short film of the same title created by Linda and Ian Emes.

 

1. Wide Prairie

2. New Orleans

3. The White Coated Man

4. Loves Full Glory

5. I Got Up

6. The Light Comes From Within

7. Mister Sandman

8. Seaside Woman

9. Oriental Nightfish

10. Endless Days

11. Poison Ivy

12. Cow

13. B-side To Seaside

14. Sugartime

15. Cook Of The House

16. Appaloosa

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