Wings over America
Occupation
- Paul McCartney: vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, keyboard, piano
- Linda McCartney: Keyboard, backing vocals, piano, percussion
- Denny Laine: vocals, piano, bass, percussion, harmonica
- Jimmy McCulloch: vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, bass
- Joe English: Drums, backing vocals
- Tony Dorsey: Trombone
- Thaddeus Richard: saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Steve Howard: trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
- Howie Casey: saxophone, percussion
Wings over America is the sixth album by the group Wings. At the same time it is the eighth album Paul McCartney after the breakup of the Beatles and his first live album. It was released on 10 December 1976 in the United States and Great Britain.
Formation
Following the release of her album Venus and Mars Wings had gone on their world tour Wings over the World as of September 1975. From 6 September to 23 September 1975, the Wings went on tour in the UK and gave 14 concerts; followed by an Australian tour from November 1 to November 14, 1975, nine concerts. For the first time Paul McCartney sang with the Wings songs of the Beatles, a total of five, while only Maybe I'm Amazed and Red Rose Speedway only played his solo albums Ram and Wildlife and none of his debut album, McCartney My Love. The major portion of the concert program came from the last three number-one albums of the Wings in the USA. In the five Beatles songs the authorship of Lennon - McCartney McCartney - Lennon has been renamed.
After the release of the album Wings at the Speed of Sound the Wings continued their world tour from 20 to 26 March with five appearances in continental Europe.
Between 3 May and 23 June 1976, the North American tour, under the name Wings over America, which included 31 concerts. Each of North concerts was recorded with a 24-track tape recorder. Between 19 October and 21 October 1976, the Wings gave four concerts in continental Europe as well as three concerts in London.
The order of the songs on the album corresponds with the exception of Go Now the order of the songs as they were played during the concerts. Go Now was played only during the three concerts from 21 to 23 June in Los Angeles and sung by Denny Laine.
Other concerts of the Wings were held in November and December 1979.
Wings Over America was the sixth number-one album for Paul McCartney in the United States.
The cover
The cover was designed by Jeff Cummins.
Title list
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Single releases
On February 4, 1977 ( USA February 4, 1977), the single Maybe I'm Amazed / Soily appeared.
The promotional single were released in the U.S. as follows: on the A- side is one mono version and on the B side of the album / single version of the song. Furthermore, a 12 " vinyl promotional single, has the following contents appeared in the United States: Maybe I'm Amazed ( Short Version - Mono) / Maybe I'm Amazed ( Album Version - Mono) / Maybe I'm Amazed (Short version stereo ) / Maybe I'm Amazed ( album Version stereo ). This 12 " vinyl single was re-released in April 2013 on the occasion of Record Store Day.
In Japan, the single jet / Hi Hi Hi has been decoupled in August 1981 yet.
Chart positions
Reissues
- In March 1985, the album was first released in the U.S. on CD.
- On May 25, 1987, the album was released in Europe on CD.
The album was released in May 2013 in various formats:
- Standard Edition 2- CD; the original 28- track album
- Limited Deluxe Edition includes the remastered double CD, in addition to a further CD ( " Wings over San Francisco Live at the Cow Palace ", contents: eight live tracks that were recorded on 13 and 14 June 1976), a DVD ( Synopsis: A tour documentary " Wings Over the World" and a short film " Photographer 's Pass " ) and a 80-page bound book ( " the Ocean View " ) with drawings by Humphrey Ocean, a 60-page book (" look! " ) with pictures of Linda McCartney, a 112 -page book (" Wings over America" ) by David Fricke with photos and explanations about the tour, a 136 -page book ( " Wings over America 76 " ) contains the inserted three CDs and the DVD, among other tour passports, tickets, promotional photos and promotional texts, invitation to tour party, the " set list " and the 32-page tour booklet as facsimile, three glossy photos, photos of five stages, still contains the output of a code to download the album with the bonus titles. The entire content is in a slipcase box.
The CD Wings over San Francisco (Live at The Cow Palace ) contains the following content:
- Exclusive Version 2- CD; the original 28- track album plus an additional CD ( " Wings over San Francisco Live at the Cow Palace " ), sales from Best Buy in the United States.
- The album was also released as a vinyl version as a triple - LP (new remastered ).
Promotion publication
For promotional uses to re-release the album in May 2013, the compilation album Wings over America Box Set Sampler with the following eleven songs was prepared:
Video publication
The concert film Rock Show was only completed in 1980, and had its theatrical release in November 1980 in New York City at the Ziegfeld Theatre. All songs of the LP / CD are also included in the film, but the recording locations of the individual songs are not identical, so the songs Venus and Mars / Rock Show, Beware my Love were, Letting Go and Band on the Run was on June 10, 1976 was added; Maybe I'm Amazed, The Long and Winding Road, Yesterday and Silly Love Songs were filmed on May 25, 1976 in New York, the rest of the songs were recorded in Los Angeles on June 22, 1976. The musical production was made by Chris Thomas.
In October 1981, an abridged version of the film was released on VHS. The songs Blackbird, Call Me Back Again, Picasso 's Last Words ( Drink to Me), Lady Madonna, The Long and Winding Road, My Love and Richard Cory are not included.
In June 2013 Rock Show was re-released in a restored and remastered version on Blu -ray and DVD in a 5.1 mix. This publication, which is dedicated to Linda McCartney and Jimmy McCulloch, includes all songs that are included on the LP / CD.
Also an eponymous TV special was produced by the world tour Wings over the World, which included, among others, material from rock show. The television broadcast on March 16, 1979 in the U.S. and on 8 April 1979 in the UK. The publication of Wings over the World took place in May 2013 as part of the re- release of the album Wings over America in the Limited Deluxe Edition.
More information
Before the U.S. tour began on May 3, 1976 Paul McCartney visited in New York on April 24, John Lennon. It was the last meeting between the two ex- Beatles.
During the concert on June 25, 1976 in Los Angeles Ringo Starr was in the audience in attendance and is gone at the end of the show on stage, but did not seem to musically. During the film Wings over the World is to see how Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney meet in the backstage area.