Name: At The Speed Of Sound
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At The Speed Of Sound

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Album: At The Speed Of Sound
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Let 'Em In	More Info...	0:05
2)	The Note You Never Wrote	More Info...	0:04
3)	She's My Baby	More Info...	0:03
4)	Beware My Love	More Info...	0:06
5)	Wino Junko	More Info...	0:05
6)	Silly Love Songs	More Info...	0:06
7)	Cook of the House	More Info...	0:02
8)	Time to Hide	More Info...	0:04
9)	Must Do Something About It	More Info...	0:03
10)	San Ferry Anne	More Info...	0:02
11)	Warm and Beautiful	More Info...	0:03

Album: At The Speed Of Sound
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Let 'Em In	More Info...	0:05
2)	The Note You Never Wrote	More Info...	0:04
3)	She's My Baby	More Info...	0:03
4)	Beware My Love	More Info...	0:06
5)	Wino Junko	More Info...	0:05
6)	Silly Love Songs	More Info...	0:06
7)	Cook of the House	More Info...	0:02
8)	Time to Hide	More Info...	0:04
9)	Must Do Something About It	More Info...	0:03
10)	San Ferry Anne	More Info...	0:02
11)	Warm and Beautiful	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Wings: Paul McCartney (vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, drums, percussion); Denny Laine (vocals, acoustic guitar); Jimmy McCulloch (vocals, guitar); Linda McCartney (vocals, keyboards); Joe English (vocals, drums).
Additional personnel: Chet Atkins (electric guitar); Lloyd Green (slide & pedal steel guitar); Bobby Thompson (banjo); Johnny Gimble (fiddle); Bill Puitt (clarinet, saxophone); Thaddeus Richard (saxophone, horns); Norman Ray (baritone saxophone); Don Sheffield, George Tidwell, Barry McDonald (trumpet); Dennis Good, Dale Quillen (trombone); Tony Dorsey, Steve Howard, Howie Casey (horns); Floyd Cramer (piano); Geoff Britton (drums).
Recorded at EMI/Abbey Road Studios, England in 1976; Bonus tracks recorded at The Soundshop, Nashville, Tennesse.
Personnel: Thaddeus Richard, Steve Howard, Howie Casey, Tony Dorsey (horns).
Illustrator: Humphrey Ocean.
Photographer: Robert Ellis .
It's widely accepted that McCartney was never the serious artiste that Lennon was; he never claimed to be, and more importantly (as this album bears out) never needed to be. This 1976 recording found McCartney and Wings at their peak. It's full of glimmering pop gems more concerned with infectious hooks and unforgettable melodies than social relevance.
The opener "Let 'Em In" is almost childlike in its simplicity, and is effective precisely because of that lack of premeditation. "Cook of the House" and "Wino Junko" are good fun, conveying a loose sense of mirth that's both appealing and contagious. The highlight of the album is the near-manifesto "Silly Love Songs," in which Paul makes a case for the everlasting appeal of said compositions, and after a listen to AT THE SPEED OF SOUND, you can't help but see it his way.