The Complete Apple Singles Collection, Volume 3: 1971-1972

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Day After Day
producer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
piano:
Leon Russell
slide guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
recording of:
Day After Day (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Ham
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Badfinger4.753:12
2Sweet Tuesday Morning
producer:
Todd Rundgren
Badfinger52:33
3Mind Train
Yoko Ono4:45
4Listen, the Snow Is Falling
Yoko Ono3:13
5Baby Blue
producer:
Todd Rundgren
recording of:
Baby Blue (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Ham
Badfinger53:39
6Flying
recording of:
Flying
orchestrator:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
writer:
J. C. Molland and Thomas Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger)
Badfinger2:32
7Give Ireland Back to the Irish
recording engineer:
Tony Clark (engineer, Abbey Road) (on 1972-02-01)
assistant engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer) (on 1972-02-01)
producer:
Linda McCartney (on 1972-02-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1972-02-01)
mixer:
Glyn Johns (from 1972-02-03 until 1972-02-04)
bass guitar and electric guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1972-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Denny Seiwell (US drummer) (on 1972-02-01)
electric guitar:
Denny Laine (on 1972-02-01) and Henry McCullough (Northern Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter) (on 1972-02-01)
keyboard:
Linda McCartney (on 1972-02-01)
background vocals:
Denny Laine (on 1972-02-01) and Linda McCartney (on 1972-02-01)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-01)
mixed at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-03) and Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-04)
recording of:
Give Ireland Back to the Irish (on 1972-02-01)
written in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1972-01-30)
writer:
Linda McCartney (on 1972-01-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1972-01-30)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd.
Wings23:46
8Give Ireland Back to the Irish (version)
recording engineer:
Tony Clark (engineer, Abbey Road) (on 1972-02-01)
assistant engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer) (on 1972-02-01)
producer:
Linda McCartney (on 1972-02-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1972-02-01)
mixer:
Glyn Johns (from 1972-02-03 until 1972-02-04)
performer:
Denny Laine (on 1972-02-01), Linda McCartney (on 1972-02-01), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1972-02-01), Henry McCullough (Northern Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter) (on 1972-02-01) and Denny Seiwell (US drummer) (on 1972-02-01)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-01)
mixed at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-03) and Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-04)
instrumental recording of:
Give Ireland Back to the Irish (on 1972-02-01)
written in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1972-01-30)
writer:
Linda McCartney (on 1972-01-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1972-01-30)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd.
recording of:
Give Ireland Back to the Irish
written in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1972-01-30)
writer:
Linda McCartney (on 1972-01-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1972-01-30)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd.
Wings3:47
9Back Off Boogaloo
producer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (in 1972-02)
electric bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (in 1972-02)
keyboard:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (in 1972-02)
sitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1972-02)
background vocals:
Madeline Bell (in 1972-02), Lesley Duncan (in 1972-02) and Jean Gilbert (composer) (in 1972-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (UK record company) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1972-02)
recording of:
Back Off Boogaloo (in 1972-02)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles)
writer:
Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles)
publisher:
Essex International
Ringo Starr33:20
10Blindman
producer:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) and Klaus Voormann
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Pete Ham (from 1971-08-18 until 1971-08-19)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1971-08-18 until 1971-09-18)
electric bass guitar and piano:
Klaus Voormann (from 1971-08-18 until 1971-08-19)
lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1971-08-18 until 1971-08-19)
recorded at:
Apple Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-08-18, on 1971-08-19)
recording of:
Blindman (from 1971-08-18 until 1971-08-19)
writer:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
publisher:
Essex International
Ringo Starr2:45
11Mary Had a Little Lamb
assistant recording engineer:
Phil Ault (on 1972-03-27)
recording engineer:
Glyn Johns (on 1972-03-27)
producer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1972-03-27)
mixer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Denny Laine (on 1972-03-27) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1972-03-27)
drums (drum set) and xylophone:
Denny Seiwell (US drummer) (on 1972-03-27)
electric guitar:
Denny Laine (on 1972-03-27) and Henry McCullough (Northern Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter) (on 1972-03-27)
mandolin:
Henry McCullough (Northern Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter) (on 1972-03-27)
maracas and Moog:
Linda McCartney (on 1972-03-27)
percussion and recorder:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1972-03-27) and Denny Seiwell (US drummer) (on 1972-03-27)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1972-03-27)
background vocals:
Denny Laine (on 1972-03-27), Heather McCartney (on 1972-03-27), Mary McCartney (photographer) (on 1972-03-27), Henry McCullough (Northern Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter) (on 1972-03-27) and Denny Seiwell (US drummer) (on 1972-03-27)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Linda McCartney (on 1972-03-27) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1972-03-27)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1958–1966 before moving to Barnes) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-03-27)
recording of:
Mary Had a Little Lamb (on 1972-03-27)
writer:
Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
is based on:
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Wings23:34
12Little Woman Love
assistant recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (from 1970-11-13 until 1971-01-21)
recording engineer:
Tim Geelan (from 1970-11-13 until 1971-01-21)
producer:
Linda McCartney (from 1970-11-13 until 1971-01-21) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1970-11-13 until 1971-01-21)
assistant mixer:
John Leckie (on 1971-11-10)
mixer:
Tony Clark (engineer, Abbey Road) (on 1971-11-10)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion and piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1970-11-13 until 1971-01-21)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (from 1970-11-13 until 1971-01-21)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Denny Seiwell (US drummer) (from 1970-11-13 until 1971-01-21)
background vocals:
Linda McCartney (from 1970-11-13 until 1971-01-21) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1970-11-13 until 1971-01-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) (in 2012) and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) (in 2012)
additionally recorded at:
A&R Studios (second location, 799 7th Avenue) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-01-21)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1970-11-13)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-11-10)
recording of:
Little Woman Love (from 1970-11-13 until 1971-01-21)
writer:
Linda McCartney (in 1970) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1970)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
Wings22:11
13F Is Not a Dirty Word
David Peel & The Lower East Side3:09
14The Ballad of New York City
David Peel & The Lower East Side3:39
15We're on Our Way
Chris Hodge2:53
16Supersoul
Chris Hodge3:06
17Saturday Nite Special
recording of:
Saturday Nite Special
composer:
Darrell Higginbotham
The Sundown Playboys2:08
18Valse de Soleil Choucher
The Sundown Playboys3:33
19Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
choir vocals:
The Harlem Community Choir
orchestra:
Plastic Ono Band
performer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)
music videos:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 45)
recording of:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and Ono Music
John Lennon, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band43:34

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part of:The Complete Apple Singles Collection (number: 3) (order: 3)