RAM

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

RAM · Ram is the only album credited to Paul and Linda McCartney, and his second solo record after the Beatles. It came out in May 1971 on Apple Records. The basic tracks were recorded in New York in the autumn of 1970, with guitarists David Spinozza and Hugh McCracken and the future Wings drummer Denny Seiwell. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey is built from several unfinished songs, in the spirit of the medley on Abbey Road.

The record appeared in the middle of the feud with the other Beatles. John Lennon saw veiled digs in Too Many People and replied with How Do You Sleep?. Critics were negative on release, but the record topped the charts in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Canada. Appreciation later grew: AllMusic called the album in retrospect the first indie pop record.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Too Many People4:11Apple Music ↗
2. 23 Legs2:48Apple Music ↗
3. 3Ram On2:30Apple Music ↗
4. 4Dear Boy2:16Apple Music ↗
5. 5Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey4:55Apple Music ↗
6. 6Smile Away3:53Apple Music ↗
7. 7Heart Of The Country2:24Apple Music ↗
8. 8Monkberry Moon Delight5:26Apple Music ↗
9. 9Eat At Home3:23Apple Music ↗
10. 10Long Haired Lady6:05Apple Music ↗
11. 11Ram On (Reprise)0:56Apple Music ↗
12. 12The Back Seat Of My Car4:31Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

See also

• Paul McCartney