Silly Love Songs
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| Single by Wings | ||||||||||||
| from the album Wings at the Speed of Sound | ||||||||||||
| B-side | "Cook of the House" | |||||||||||
| Released | 1 April 1976 | |||||||||||
| Format | 7" single | |||||||||||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||||||||||
| Genre | Soft rock Glam rock Disco |
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| Length | 5:53 (commercial 7" version) 3:22 (DJ copy edit) |
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| Label | Capitol | |||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | |||||||||||
| Producer | Paul McCartney | |||||||||||
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Silly Love Songs is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. The song appears on the 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was also released as a single in 1976. The US single was released on 1 April 1976[1] and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2][3] The UK single was released on 30 April 1976[1] and reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart.[4][5] The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over one million copies.[6]
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[edit] History
McCartney had often been teased by music critics as well as former Beatle and friend, John Lennon, for writing lightweight songs and he wrote this number in response.[7]
Linda McCartney and Denny Laine can be heard chanting "I Love You" during the bridge.
Not unlike Goodnight Tonight, another of McCartney's singles from the era, the instrumentation in Silly Love Songs features a distinct disco flavour. Both Silly Love Songs and Goodnight Tonight appear again on McCartney's second greatest hits compilation, All the Best!.
In 2005, the song was sampled in Jenn Cuneta's Come Rain, Come Shine.
In 2008, the song was listed at #31 on Billboard's Greatest Songs of All Time, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[7]
[edit] Recorded versions
- Wings (1976) – Live recording on Wings Over America
- Shirley Bassey (1977) – Found on her album You Take My Heart Away (album)
- British pop singer Greg Bonham performed it in his Moscow concert that was recorded live and released on LP (Melodiya С60–11121-2[8]) on 1978 then
- Paul McCartney (1984) – Rerecorded for the soundtrack to the motion picture Give My Regards to Broad Street
- The Replicants (1995) – Found on their self-titled album, with Maynard James Keenan on vocals
- Red House Painters (1996) – Found on their album Songs for a Blue Guitar
- Stevie B (1998) – Found on his album Right Here, Right Now
- Ardijah (1999) – an R&B version
- Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor (2001) – Featured in the song "Elephant Love Medley" within the film Moulin Rouge!
- Wings band member Denny Laine covered "Silly Love Songs" in 2007 on his album Performs the Hits of Wings.[9]
- Glee Cast (2011) – Featured song in the Glee Valentine's Day episode that was also titled "Silly Love Songs" This cover was sung by Darren Criss, who plays Warbler, Blaine Anderson.
[edit] See also
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1976 (U.S.)
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b McGee 2003, p. 210.
- ^ McGee 2003, p. 232.
- ^ "Paul McCartney Charts and Awards". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-mccartney-p4865/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ McGee 2003, p. 240.
- ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ riaa.com
- ^ a b Billboard 2009.
- ^ Грег Бонам* И Вокальный Дуэт «Липс»* - В Москве (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs
- ^ "Performs the Hits of Wings". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/performs-the-hits-of-wings-r1073182. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
[edit] References
- "The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs (40-31)". Billboard. 2009. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-40.shtml. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- 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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