Little Woman Love

"Little Woman Love"
The United States' repackaged design for "Little Woman Love"
Single by Wings
A-side	"Mary Had a Little Lamb"
Released	12 May 1972
Format	7" single (B-side)
Recorded	c. 1970-1971
Genre	Rock
Length	2:11
Label	Apple
Writer(s)	Paul McCartney Linda McCartney
Producer	Paul McCartney Linda McCartney
Wings singles chronology
"Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (1972) "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (1972) "Hi, Hi, Hi" (1972)

"Little Woman Love" is a Wings song released as a B-side to the single "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on 12 May 1972.^[1]

History

It was composed by Paul McCartney in 1970 and recorded during the Ram sessions but left off the album, then released as a single, although, in keeping with McCartney's practice at the time, the composition was officially credited to Paul and Linda McCartney.

Reception and charts

While "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was dismissed by the critics, it climbed to the Top 10 in the United Kingdom.^[2] In the United States, however, radio stations preferred to play "Little Woman Love" more frequently. As a result, the picture sleeve for "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was revised by Apple Records to have a separate listing for the flip side, as shown. However, the single only reached number 28 in the US.^[3]

Release

"Little Woman Love" was never released on an album until 1993, when it was included as a bonus track to Wild Life in The Paul McCartney Collection. It was included on the Special and Deluxe editions of the 2012 remaster of Ram.^[4]

Personnel

• Paul McCartney – bass, lead vocal
• Linda McCartney – piano, backing vocal
• David Spinozza – guitar
• Hugh McCracken – guitar
• Denny Seiwell – drums, percussion

Notes

References

• McGee, Garry (2003). Band on the Run: A History of Paul McCartney and Wings. New York: Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 0-87833-304-5. 

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