features in: Album Chart of 1975 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s |
For this May '75 release the trio was expanded to a quintet featuring Paul McCartney (vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, piano, percussion), Linda McCartney (keyboards, backing vocals, percussion) and Denny Laine (vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion) with new recruits Jimmy McCulloch (guitars, vocals, percussion) and Joe English (drums, percussion). The set is comparable with “Band On The Run” in terms of style and quality, the middle-of-the-road fare once again numbing my musical senses, with only the fun electro-pop of “Magneto And Titanium Man” and the soulful blues-rocker “Call Me Back Again” remotely resonating with me. On both of these, Macca seems to be relaxed and enjoying messing around with his vocalisations, the latter almost channeling his inner-Lennon as he gets raspy with it. The album housed three singles: “Listen To What The Man Said” (#6 in the UK and #1 in the US) as well as “Letting Go” and “Venus And Mars”, both of which failed to make the Top 40 in the UK. As with it's predecesor, the album made #1 in both the UK and the US.
The Jukebox Rebel
25–Feb–2010
Tracklist |
A1 | [01:20] Wings - Venus And Mars (Paul McCartney) Songwriter |
A2 | [05:31] Wings - Rock Show (Paul McCartney) Rock |
A3 | [03:04] Wings - Love In Song (Paul McCartney) Songwriter |
A4 | [02:15] Wings - You Gave Me The Answer (Paul McCartney) Crooner / Cabaret |
A5 | [03:16] Wings - Magneto And Titanium Man (Paul McCartney) Pop |
A6 | [04:33] Wings - Letting Go (Paul McCartney) Rock |
B1 | [02:05] Wings - Venus And Mars [reprise] (Paul McCartney) Songwriter |
B2 | [03:04] Wings - Spirits Of Ancient Egypt (Paul McCartney) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
B3 | [03:37] Wings - Medicine Jar (Jimmy McCulloch, Colin Allen) Rock |
B4 | [04:59] Wings - Call Me Back Again (Paul McCartney) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
B5 | [04:01] Wings - Listen To What The Man Said (Paul McCartney) Pop |
B6 | [04:21] Wings - Treat Her Gently / Lonely Old People (Paul McCartney) Pop Ballad |
B7 | [01:00] Wings - Crossroads Theme (Tony Hatch) Soft Rock / A.O.R. |