Paul McCartney Richard cover "Long Tall Sally" was the only song that had previously been recorded by the Beatles. McCartney wanted the tour to avoid large venues; most of the small halls they played had capacities of fewer than 3,000 people. In March 1973, Wings achieved their first US number-one single, "My Love", included on their second LP, "Red Rose Speedway", a US number one and UK top five. McCartney's collaboration with Linda and former Beatles producer Martin resulted in the song "Live and Let Die", which was the theme song for the James Bond film of the same name. Nominated for
Paul McCartney and Wings Stella was "a bit of a drama"; there were complications at the birth and that both Linda and the baby almost died. He was praying fervently and the image of wings came to his mind. He decided to name his new band "Wings". In an attempt to capture the spontaneity of live performances, five of "Wild Life"'s eight songs were first takes by the band. The album included a cover of Mickey & Sylvia's "Love Is Strange". Like "Ram", "Wild Life" left music critics cold, a response that typified the anti-McCartney sentiments that prevailed among the music press following the