Description
Wings At The Speed Of Sound / Paul McCartney Archive Collection / MPL 2x Audio CD 2014 / HRM-35671-02
UPC 888072356719
Wings at the Speed of Sound is the fifth studio album by the British–American rock band Wings, released on 25 March 1976. Issued at the height of the band's popularity, it reached the top spot on the US album chart—the band's fourth consecutive album to do so—and peaked at number 2 on the UK album chart. Both singles from the album also reached the top 5 of the UK and US singles charts, with "Silly Love Songs" reaching number 1 in the US.
The album was recorded and released in the midst of Wings' highly successful Wings Over the World tour, with songs from the album performed on the tour after its release. Subsequently, performances of "Let 'Em In", "Time to Hide", 'Silly Love Songs' and "Beware My Love" were included on the live album Wings over America, released in December 1976. The album, after the 2010 CD version, was again remastered in 2014 with further improved audio quality.
As a reaction to critics who believed Wings was merely a vehicle for Paul McCartney, the album featured every member of the band taking lead vocals on at least one song, and two songs from the album are written or co-written by band members other than the McCartneys.
Tracklist:
| Remastered Album | |||
| 1-1 | Let 'Em In | 5:12 | |
| 1-2 | The Note You Never Wrote |
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4:21
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| 1-3 | She's My Baby | 3:08 | |
| 1-4 | Beware My Love | 6:28 | |
| 1-5 | Wino Junko |
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5:21
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| 1-6 | Silly Love Songs | 5:54 | |
| 1-7 | Cook Of The House |
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2:39
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| 1-8 | Time To Hide |
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4:32
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| 1-9 | Must Do Something About It |
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3:43
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| 1-10 | San Ferry Anne | 2:08 | |
| 1-11 | Warm And Beautiful | 3:16 | |
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Bonus Audio |
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| 2-1 | Silly Love Songs [Demo] | 2:46 | |
| 2-2 | She's My Baby [Demo] | 3:47 | |
| 2-3 | Message To Joy | 0:24 | |
| 2-4 | Beware My Love [John Bonham Version] | 5:35 | |
| 2-5 | Must Do Something About It [Paul's Version] |
3:38 | |
| 2-6 | Let 'Em In [Demo] | 4:18 | |
| 2-7 | Warm And Beautiful [Instrumental Demo] | 1:30 |
- Composed By – Linda McCartney (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9 to 1-11, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4 to 2-7), Paul McCartney (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9 to 1-11, 2-1 to 2-7)
- Creative Director, Design – YES (5)
- Design [Original Sleeve] – Hipgnosis (2), MPL Communications
- Engineer – Pete Henderson
- Horns – Howie Casey, Steve Howard, Thaddeus Richard, Tony Dorsey
- Illustration [Inner] – Humphrey Ocean
- Performer [Wings] – Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, Joe English, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney
- Photography By [Back Cover] – Clive Arrowsmith
- Photography By [Cover, Labels, Pages 1 to 9 & 12 to 18] – Linda McCartney
- Photography By [Page 10, Inside Club] – Robert Ellis (4)
- Producer – Paul McCartney
