Seaside Woman
| "Seaside Woman" | |
|---|---|
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| Singleby Suzy and the Red Stripes | |
| B-side | "B-Side to Seaside" |
| Released |
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| Recorded | 27 November 1972 ( "B-Side to Seaside": 16 March 1977) |
| Studio | AIR(London) |
| Genre | Reggae |
| Length | 3:36 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) | Linda McCartney |
| Producer(s) | Paul McCartney |
"Seaside Woman"is a 1977 single byWingsreleased under thepseudonymSuzy and the Red Stripes. It charted at number 59 in the US and in the UK at number 90 in 1986.
History
[edit]"Seaside Woman" was the first song Linda McCartney wrote by herself, in response to a lawsuit byNorthern Songsand Maclen Music alleging Paul had violated an exclusive rights agreement by claiming to collaborate with Linda on the song "Another Day".The collaboration had the effect of transferring a 50% share of the publishing royalties to his ownMcCartney Musiccompany.[1] According to a 1974 interview with Linda,[2]she wrote the song during a McCartney family visit to Jamaica in 1971 "when ATV was suing us saying I was incapable of writing, so Paul said, 'Get out and write a song.'" The lawsuit, which alleged that Linda's co-writing credits were inauthentic and that she was not a real songwriter, was "amicably settled," according to anATVspokesman, in June 1972.[3]
Wings first performed "Seaside Woman" during theWings University Tourin February 1972.[4]On July 14, during theirWings Over Europe Tour,a show in France was cancelled, so the band recorded an early version of "Seaside Woman" at EMI Pathé Marconi Studios in Paris.[4]The released version was recorded later by Wings during theRed Rose Speedwaysessions in November 1972.
Release
[edit]The single was first released five years after the recording, in 1977, onEpicin the US, due to the efforts of Epic'sSteve Popovich,who was given label credit for mastering the original single.[5]The B-side, "B-Side to Seaside", was written by Paul and Linda McCartney and recorded by the McCartneys (without Wings) in March 1977.[6]Two years later, "Seaside Woman" was released byA&M Recordsin the UK in a regular version, which featured diagonal red stripes on the cover and circular ones on the label, and a special "boxed" version with 10 "saucy" seaside-style postcards. In 1986, a remixed version was released by EMI on 7 "and an extended 12" version.
Both sides of the single were later included on Linda McCartney's posthumous albumWide Prairie.
Personnel
[edit]- Linda McCartney–leadandbacking vocals,electric piano
- Paul McCartney–harmonyand backing vocals,bass guitar
- Denny Laine–piano,guitar,backing vocals
- Henry McCullough– guitar
- Denny Seiwell–drums
Cartoon
[edit]"Seaside Woman" was turned into a cartoon short byOscar Grilloin 1980. It depicts a young Jamaican girl and her loving parents who tend the fishing lines in Jamaica. The film won theShort Film Palme d'Orat the 1980Cannes Film Festival.The cartoon was released (along withThe Oriental Nightfish) on the VHS issue ofRupert and the Frog Song.
External links
[edit]- Linda McCartney - Seaside Woman (Version 1) Official Video
- Linda McCartney - Seaside Woman (Version 2) Official Video
- Paul McCartney & Wings ~ Seaside Woman (Wings Over Europe) 1972
References
[edit]- ^"McCartney and Wife Sued on 'Another Day' Recording"(PDF).The New York Times.July 23, 1971.
- ^Gambaccini, Paul"The RS Interview: Paul McCartney".Rolling Stone,January 31, 1974. Retrieved May 14, 2007.
- ^Brian Southall and Rupert Perry,Northern Songs: The True Story of The Beatles' Song Publishing Empire(2007).
- ^abMiles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001).The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001(reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group.ISBN9780711983076.
- ^"Seaside Woman".Jpgr.co.uk.Retrieved2016-10-12.
- ^Mike Kovacich (1998-10-27)."Paul McCartney - Wide Prairie - MACCA-Central.com, The Paul McCartney FUNsite".Macca-central.com.Retrieved2016-10-12.