Wings At The Speed of Sound
	Produced by Paul McCartney
	Released on March 1976
	UK CHART POSITION #2 . . . US CHART POSIITON #1
	Find it at GEMM
SW-11525 cover

I f you don’t believe that Wings was a flimsy excuse for a band, take a flier on Wings at the Speed of Sound. Half of the material is sung by Paul McCartney, half by the rest of the band (guess which half is better). Paul’s tracks include the classic “Let ‘Em In” (a return to the subdued sounds of “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey”) and the slightly discofied but ageless “Silly Love Songs.” On the other turkey wing, you have Jimmy McCulloch’s depressing “Wino Junko” and Linda McCartney setting the woman’s movement back ten years with “Cook of the House.” Not that Paul used his free time away from the mike to write better material; “Warm and Beautiful,” “She’s My Baby” and “San Ferry Anne” are pretty, but calling them sleepers is a stretch. Denny Laine does contribute one rocking track, “Time to Hide,” and for a brief moment Wings almost sounds like Cream, but the mirage is soon dispelled by Joe English’s laidback cameo on “Must Do Something About It.” Stylistically, Wings at the Speed of Sound is a continuation of the music explored on Venus & Mars, though more intimate. Tracks from that album -- “Spirits of Ancient Egypt,” “Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People” -- would have felt at home on here as well. But there’s little on this album beyond the first two singles to warrant the purchase (and fortunately you can find both on Wings Greatest). In other words, no harm done if you let Wings at the Speed of Sound pass you by.

SW-11525 back cover	SW-11525 picture sleeve

TRACK LISTING

1. LET 'EM IN
2. THE NOTE YOU NEVER WROTE
3. SHE'S MY BABY
4. BEWARE MY LOVE
5. WINO JUNKO    (Jimmy McCulloch/Allen)
6. SILLY LOVE SONGS
7. COOK OF THE HOUSE
8. TIME TO HIDE    (Denny Laine)
9. MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
10. SAN FERRY ANNE
11. WARM AND BEAUTIFUL
    
    CD reissue bonus tracks
    
12. WALKING IN THE PARK WITH ELOISE
13. BRIDGE ON THE RIVER SUITE
14. SALLY G
    
    All songs written by Paul McCartney unless noted

CREDITS

JOE ENGLISH -- drums, lead vocal (9)
DENNY LAINE -- guitar, lead vocal (2,8)
LINDA McCARTNEY -- keyboards, vocals, lead vocal (7), cover photo
PAUL McCARTNEY -- bass, vocals
JIMMY McCULLOCH -- guitar, lead vocal (5)
Howie Casey -- horns
Tony Dorsey -- horns
Steve Howard -- horns
Thaddeus Richard -- horns
Pete Henderson -- engineer
Clive Arrowsmith -- back cover photo
Bob Ellis -- inside club photo

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