Paul McCartney - Ram (1971) - Unlimited Version
Ram is a studio album by Paul McCartney and his wife Linda McCartney, released in May 1971 by Apple Records. It was recorded in New York with guitarists David Spinozza and Hugh McCracken, and future Wings drummer Denny Seiwell. Three singles were issued from the album: "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (Paul McCartney's first number 1 hit in America as a solo artist), "The Back Seat of My Car" and "Eat at Home". The recording sessions also yielded the non-album single "Another Day".
The album's release coincided with a period of bitter acrimony between McCartney and his former Beatles bandmates, and followed his legal action in the United Kingdom's High Court to dissolve the Beatles partnership. John Lennon perceived verbal slights in the lyrics to songs such as "Too Many People". Although McCartney felt that he had addressed the criticisms he received with his 1970 solo debut, McCartney, Ram elicited a similarly unfavourable reaction from music journalists. It nonetheless topped the national albums charts in the UK, the Netherlands and Canada. It has subsequently been recognised as an early indie pop album.
In 2020, Ram was ranked number 450 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest albums of all time.
Tracklist:
01 - Too Many People
02 - 3 Legs
03 - Ram On
04 - Dear Boy
05 - Uncle Albert_Admiral Halsey
06 - Smile Away
07 - Heart of the Country
08 - Monkberry Moon Delight
09 - Eat at Home
10 - Long Haired Lady
11 - Ram On (reprise)
12 - The Back Seat of My Car
13 - Another Day
14 - Oh Woman, Oh Why
15 - Little Woman Love
16 - A Love for You
17 - Hey Diddle
18 - Great Cock and Seagull Race
19 - Rode All Night.flac
20 - Sunshine Sometime
21 - Eat at Home_Smile Away (Live in Groningen 1972)
22 - Uncle Albert Jam
All in flac (24 bit, 96kHz), incl. cover-art
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