Paul and Linda McCartney - Ram (1971)

Paul and Linda McCartney - Ram

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Artist...............: Paul and Linda McCartney

Album................: Ram

Genre................: Rock

Source...............: NMR

Year.................: 1971

Ripper...............: NMR

Codec................: LAME 3.97

Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III

Quality..............: Extreme, (avg. bitrate: 217kbps)

Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz

Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3

Information..........:



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Tracklisting

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1. (00:04:11) Paul and Linda McCartney - Too Many People

2. (00:02:48) Paul and Linda McCartney - 3 Legs

3. (00:02:30) Paul and Linda McCartney - Ram On

4. (00:02:16) Paul and Linda McCartney - Dear Boy

5. (00:04:55) Paul and Linda McCartney - Uncle AlbertAdmiral Halsey

6. (00:03:54) Paul and Linda McCartney - Smile Away

7. (00:02:24) Paul and Linda McCartney - Heart Of The Country

8. (00:05:26) Paul and Linda McCartney - Monkberry Moon Delight

9. (00:03:24) Paul and Linda McCartney - Eat At Home

10. (00:06:05) Paul and Linda McCartney - Long Haried Lady

11. (00:00:55) Paul and Linda McCartney - Ram On

12. (00:04:38) Paul and Linda McCartney - The Back Seat Of My Car

13. (00:03:45) Paul and Linda McCartney - Another Day

14. (00:04:35) Paul and Linda McCartney - Oh Woman, Oh Why



Playing Time.........: 00:51:45

Total Size...........: 80.64 MB



NFO generated on.....: 7/27/2008 9:37:14 PM





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Ram is Paul McCartney's second solo album, officially credited to Paul and

Linda McCartney, and was released in 1971. The only time one of

McCartney's efforts received a co-credit with his wife, it was seen by many

as a response to John Lennon's many collaborative projects with wife Yoko

Ono.



After the release of the successful debut McCartney, Paul and Linda went on

a lengthy holiday and spent much time on their farm on the Mull of Kintyre,

Scotland. It was during this period that Paul, often with Linda's input,

composed the songs that would feature on Ram. Deciding to make a change

in recording venue, the couple flew to New York City in the fall of 1970 to

record their new songs. Denny Seiwell was recruited for drums and David

Spinozza and Hugh McCracken were tapped for guitar duties. Although it was

a collaborative project, Linda's vocal duties were mostly limited to backing

Paul, who sang lead throughout. The sessions were very productive, even

birthing future songs like "Dear Friend" they released on the debut Wings

album Wild Life later in 1971, as well as recording "Get On The Right Thing"

and "Little Lamb Dragonfly", both of which would be finished for 1973's Red

Rose Speedway.



By early 1971, the project was completed with the non-album "Another

Day"/"Oh Woman, Oh Why" single—McCartney's first after The

Beatles—which was released that February and became a worldwide Top 5

hit. In May, Ram was unveiled. The album's tone is one of confidence and

high spirits, with McCartney clearly in an assured state.

The back cover

The back cover



Still smarting from the demise of The Beatles, he included a few subtle jibes

directed at his former collaborator, specifically in "Too Many People". The

back cover art includes a picture of one beetle riding the back of another

beetle and apparently copulating. This was interpreted as a commentary on

the state of affairs between the ex-Beatles at that time. "Three Legs" was

also seen as being a jibe at the other Beatles. John Lennon also felt that the

character who misses what he's lost in "Dear Boy" and the protagonists who

sing "we believe that we can't be wrong" in "The Back Seat of My Car" were

directed at himself and Ono. The former song was, in fact, intended as a

message to Linda McCartney's ex-husband. Nevertheless, Lennon would

respond in kind later in 1971 with the searing "How Do You Sleep?" on his

Imagine album.