Paul McCartney
Band on the Run is the third studio album by the British–American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, released in December 1973. It was McCartneys fifth album after leaving the Beatles in April 1970. Although sales were modest initially, its commercial performance was aided by two hit singles – «Jet» and «Band on the Run» – such that it became the top-selling studio album of 1974 in the United Kingdom and Australia, in addition to revitalising McCartneys critical standing. It remains McCartneys most successful album and the most celebrated of his post-Beatles works.
Track listing
All songs written by Paul and Linda McCartney, except «No Words» by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine.
1973 original release
Side one
«Band on the Run»
«Jet»
«Bluebird»
«Mrs. Vandebilt»
«Let Me Roll It»
Side two
«Mamunia»
«No Words»
«Picassos Last Words (Drink to Me)»
«Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five»
Personnel
According to Bruce Spizer:
Band members
Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals; bass, acoustic and electric guitars; piano, keyboards; drums, percussion
Linda McCartney – harmony and backing vocals; organ, keyboards; percussion
Denny Laine – harmony and backing vocals; co-lead vocals («No Words» and «Picassos Last Words»); acoustic and electric guitars; percussion
Additional personnel
Howie Casey – saxophone on «Jet», «Bluebird» and «Mrs. Vandebilt»
Ginger Baker – percussion on «Picassos Last Words»
Remi Kabaka – percussion on «Bluebird»
Ian Horne, Trevor Jones – backing vocals on «No Words»
3 uncredited session musicians – saxophones on «Jet»
Tony Visconti – orchestrations
Geoff Emerick – sound engineer