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WINGS "london town" 1978. cd/vinyl #4UK, #2US, #3Aust

this is Macca's 8th studio album since the breakup of The Beatles.
im a bit shocked though, i thought the rating would come out higher than it has as i love this album.
overall, it is a nice easy listening album with plenty of slow songs, ballads, acoustic and a couple of folky type tracks...there are also several 'rocky' type tunes.
the album contains the worldwide smash hit "with a little luck",elsewhere there is the title track which is slightly reminiscent of the Beatles tune Penny Lane,both in melody and character/place references. "girlfriend" was originally written for Michael Jackson in 1977, however since he didnt record it then, Macca did it himself...only to have MJ record it and put it on "off the wall" album a year later.
"famous groupies" is one of those terrible whimsical/nonsense tracks that Macca has a habit of writing...like "yellow submarine", "maxwells silver hammer" and "octopus' garden",that said, he has a knack of turning rubbish into gold.
Denny Laine sings two of the songs here,both folky in nature, "deliver your children" and "children,children", both of which are lovely folky type tunes with brilliant harmonies by Macca. "name and address" is a nice bluesy boogie with Paul trying his best to immitate Elvis Presley.
there are five great tracks here, and the rest is consistantly good.
the cd version contains a bonus track in "girlschool", which was part of a "double-A" side single in UK and Aust.

I LOVE THIS ONE...but the rating doesnt show that

worst track: cufflink
best track: im carrying

tracks:

1. london town**#60UK, #39US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo4hZg7xiZY video
2. cafe on the leftbank**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAPvgry0-...re=related audio
3. i'm carrying***
4. backwards traveller**
5. cufflink*
6. children,children***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMvtzQ8AYPs audio
7. girlfriend**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHUEo8vz3KU audio
8. i've had enough*** #42UK, #25US, #99Aust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMM_LNcNV-E video
9. with a little luck*** #5UK, #1US, #11Aust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OnQEfgdBZo video
10.famous groupies**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrrpYfs3ifo audio
11.deliver your children***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=humRpJFsoRE audio
12.name and address**
13.dont let it bring you down**
14.morse moose and the grey goose**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4VvD7jon...692D434E8D
bonus track:
15.girlschool* #1UK, #33US, #1Aust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1ZqOgtyvSM

3s=5
2s=8
1s=2

rating 2.2