Mama's Little Girl
| "Mama's Little Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
| A-side | "Put It There" | |||
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| Released | 5 February 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 14 March 1972 [1] | |||
| Studio | Olympic Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock, folk rock, psychedelic folk | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
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"Mama's Little Girl" is a song by Paul McCartney & Wings that was taped in March 1972 during the Red Rose Speedway recording sessions.
Recording and performance
[edit]The final mix was made in 1987 at Air Studios in London by McCartney, co-producer Chris Thomas and engineer Bill Price.
McCartney performed "Mama's Little Girl" as part of a medley during the 1973 James Paul McCartney television special, though it was not broadcast.
Personnel
[edit]- Paul McCartney - vocals, acoustic guitar, drums, electric guitar, tambourine
- Linda McCartney - tambourine, backing vocals
- Denny Laine - backing vocals, bass
- Henry McCullough - electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell - African percussion
- Heather McCartney - backing vocals
Release
[edit]"Mama's Little Girl" was intended to be included on Cold Cuts, an album of outtakes which was never released.
"Mama's Little Girl" was officially issued:
- In 1990 as the B-side of the "Put It There" single & on the 2 CD Japanese version of the Flowers in the Dirt album.
- In 1993 as a bonus track on the 1993 remastered CD edition of Wings' 1971 Wild Life album.
- In 2018 as part of the Red Rose Speedway Archive Collection.
- In December 2022 as part of Paul McCartney’s The 7” Singles Box collection of 80 singles and 159 tracks.
Track listings
[edit]This song was released as a 7" single, a 12" maxi-single, and a CD single.
- 7" single
- "Put It There"
- "Mama's Little Girl"
- 12" single
- "Put It There"
- "Mama's Little Girl"
- "Same Time Next Year"
- CD single
- "Put It There"
- "Mama's Little Girl"
- "Same Time Next Year"
References
[edit]- ^ "Recording "Mama's Little Girl" (Mar 14, 1972)". The Paul McCartney project.
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