Wide Prairie - Track Listing

Track Listing

All songs by Linda McCartney, except where noted.

1. "Wide Prairie" – 4:33
   • Recorded by Wings on 20 November 1973 in Paris, and in June 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Mellotron, Backing vocals
   • Paul McCartney – Bass, Piano, Rhodes, Electric organ, Backing vocals
   • Jimmy McCulloch – Electric guitar
   • Denny Laine – Acoustic guitar
   • Davey Lutton – Drums
   • Vassar Clements and Johnny Gimble – Fiddles
   • Thaddeus Richard – Alto saxophone
   • Hewlett Quillen – Trombone
   • William Puett – Tenor saxophone
   • George Tidwell and Barry McDonald – Trumpets
   • Norman Ray – Baritone saxophone
2. "New Orleans" – 3:13
   • Recorded in New Orleans February 1975 during Wings sessions for album Venus and Mars, with further recording taking place on 24 May 1979.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Piano
   • Paul McCartney – Bass, Piano, Backing vocals
   • Denny Laine – Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
   • Joe English – Drums
3. "The White Coated Man" (P. McCartney, L. McCartney, Carla Lane) – 2:13
   • A song critical of the practice of vivisection, recorded 21 March 1988 and 18 July 1989.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Casio keyboard
   • Paul McCartney – Hofner bass, Emulator strings, Drums, Electric guitar
   • Robbie McIntosh – Electric guitar
   • Steve Johnson – Synth strings, Trumpet, Bass kurzweil
   • Carla Lane - Spoken verse
4. "Love's Full Glory" – 3:46
   • Recorded 16 July 1980 and October of the same year.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Piano, Harmony vocal
   • Paul McCartney – Bass, Drums
   • Lloyd Green – Pedal steel
   • Laurence Juber – Acoustic guitar
5. "I Got Up" (L. McCartney, P. McCartney) – 3:19
   • Recorded 11 November 1973 and 20 March and 9 July 1998.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Backing vocals
   • Paul McCartney – Bass, Organ, Piano, Backing vocals
   • Jimmy McCulloch – Guitar
   • Denny Laine – Backing vocals
   • Davey Lutton – Drums
6. "The Light Comes from Within" (L. McCartney, P. McCartney) – 2:57
   • Recorded 18 March 1998, in what turned out to be Linda's final recording session before her death.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Electric piano
   • Paul McCartney – Hofner bass, Electric guitar, Piano, Wurlitzer, Electric piano, Backing vocals
   • James McCartney – Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar
7. "Mister Sandman" (Ballard) – 2:50
   • Recorded in Jamaica at The Black Ark studio on 20 June 1977 and in Scotland in August of the same year.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
   • Paul McCartney – Electric guitar, vocals
   • Billy Gardner – Rhythm guitar
   • Baris Gardner – Bass guitar
   • Mike "Boo" Richards – Drums
   • Winston Wright – Keyboard
8. "Seaside Woman" – 3:54
   • Recorded 27 November 1972.
   • Included in a short film by Oscar Grillo that won the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival.
   • The first song Linda ever wrote, according to Paul.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Electric piano, Backing vocals
   • Paul McCartney – Bass, Backing and Harmony vocals
   • Denny Laine – Piano, Guitar, Backing vocals
   • Henry McCullough – Guitar
   • Denny Seiwell – Drums
9. "Oriental Nightfish" – 2:49
   • Recorded 5 October 1973 during sessions for the Wings album Band on the Run.
   • Included in a short film titled Oriental Nightfish by Linda McCartney and Ian Emes.
   • Linda McCartney – Lead vocals, Moog, Electric piano
   • Paul McCartney – Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mellotron
   • Denny Laine – Flute
10. "Endless Days" (L. McCartney, Mick Bolton) – 3:11
    • Recorded 21 October 1987.
    • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
    • Mick Bolton – Piano, Keyboard
    • Ian Maidman – Bass and Drums
    • Geoffrey Richardson – Mandolin, Slide guitar
11. "Poison Ivy" (Leiber/Stoller) – 2:54
    • A cover version of the original by The Coasters. Recorded 21 October 1987.
    • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
    • Ian Maidman – Bass guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Backing vocals
    • Mick Bolton – Piano, Keyboards, Backing vocal
    • Steve Fletcher – Backing vocals
12. "Cow" (L. McCartney, P. McCartney, Lane) – 4:24
    • Recorded 24 July 1988.
    • Linda McCartney - Lead vocals, Casio keyboard, Harmony vocals
    • Paul McCartney - Hofner bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Harmony vocals
    • Carla Lane - Spoken verse
13. "B-side to Seaside" (L. McCartney, P. McCartney) – 2:38
    • As the title might suggest, recorded on 16 March 1977 specifically as a B-side for a single featuring "Seaside Woman".
    • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal, Backing vocal
    • Paul McCartney – Drums, Mellotron, Backing vocals, Electric guitars, Piano, Moog, Congas, Banjo
14. "Sugartime" (Charlie Phillips, Odis Echols) – 2:06
    • A cover version of the original by The McGuire Sisters. Recorded in Jamaica at The Black Ark studio, 20 June 1977 and 7 July 1998.
    • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
    • Paul McCartney – Wurlitzer, vocals
    • Billy Gardner – Rhythm guitar
    • Baris Gardner – Bass guitar
    • Mike "Boo" Richards – Drums
    • Winston Wright – Keyboard
15. "Cook of the House" (P. McCartney) – 2:37
    • Recorded January–February 1976.
    • Originally released in 1976 on the Wings album Wings at the Speed of Sound and also as the B-side to "Silly Love Songs".
    • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal, Piano
    • Paul McCartney – Upright bass, Mellotron, Piano
    • Denny Laine – Electric guitar
    • Joe English – Drums
16. "Appaloosa" – 4:44
    • Recorded 7 March 1998.
    • Inspired by a story about the Nez Perce tribe and their love for horses.
    • Linda McCartney – Lead vocal
    • Paul McCartney – Drums, Hofner bass, Clarinet, Wurlitzer, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar