"With a Little Luck" was written in Scotland and was Wings' follow-up single to the then best-selling UK Single of all time, "Mull of Kintyre." It was recorded in May 1977 in the Virgin Islands aboard the boat Fair Carol, which had been fitted with a 24-track studio, for the album London Town. The album, which had the working title Water Wings was released in March 1978 as the band's seventh album.[1] During these recordings, Wings' lead guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Joe English had recorded tracks but had left, returning the band to the three-piece line-up which had recorded Band on the Run in 1973. McCartney played electric piano, bass and synthesiser in the song; English was probably on drums, while Denny Laine and Linda McCartney helped with some keyboards.[2]
"With a Little Luck" was released in March 1978 as the first single from the album and reached No. 1 in the United States[3] and Canada,[4] and No. 5 in the UK.[3][5] While it was at the top of the charts in the US, McCartney announced the new Wings line up featuring lead guitarist Laurence Juber and drummer Steve Holley.
The single's b-side consists of the segue of two short tracks, "Backward Traveller"/"Cuff Link", also on the album, the first of which is a song and the second an instrumental that features a heavily synthesised guitar theme.
Reception
Billboard described "With a Little Luck" as an "optimistic and celebrative" midtempo pop song that it expected to be one of McCartney's most commercially successful songs.[6]Cash Box said that "the lead vocals and harmonies are smooth and soothing" and praised the hooks.[7]Record World called it "a light, whimsical song about life's mysteries."[8] Chris Ingham praised the song as one of the best on the album, stating it was "full of the most sensitive pop synthesizer touches."[9] Tom Waseleski of the Beaver County Times regarded "With a Little Luck" as having "more substance" than McCartney's other soft rock tracks.[10]
"With a Little Luck" was included on the compilation album Wings Greatest (1978) and the Paul McCartney compilation albums All the Best! (1987) and Wingspan: Hits and History (2001). There are two versions of the song: the full-length version, which runs 5:45, and a promotional radio edit version, which runs 3:13 (as it cuts out, among other things, the entire instrumental interlude). The full-length version is included on Wings Greatest and the UK & Canada version of All the Best!, while the radio edit version appears on Wingspan and the US version of All the Best!
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Not to be confused with With a Little Luck T Pau song With a Little Luck is a single by the band Wings from their 1978 album London Town With a Little Luck Single by Wingsfrom the album London TownB side Backwards Traveller Cuff Link Released20 March 1978RecordedMay 1977GenreSynth popsoft rockLength5 45 full length version 3 13 radio edit version LabelParlophone UK Capitol US Songwriter s Paul McCartneyProducer s Paul McCartneyWings singles chronology Mull of Kintyre 1977 With a Little Luck 1978 I ve Had Enough 1978 Contents 1 Writing recording and release 2 Reception 3 Music video 4 Personnel 5 Chart performance 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Later release 7 References 8 External linksWriting recording and release Edit With a Little Luck was written in Scotland and was Wings follow up single to the then best selling UK Single of all time Mull of Kintyre It was recorded in May 1977 in the Virgin Islands aboard the boat Fair Carol which had been fitted with a 24 track studio for the album London Town The album which had the working title Water Wings was released in March 1978 as the band s seventh album 1 During these recordings Wings lead guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Joe English had recorded tracks but had left returning the band to the three piece line up which had recorded Band on the Run in 1973 McCartney played electric piano bass and synthesiser in the song English was probably on drums while Denny Laine and Linda McCartney helped with some keyboards 2 With a Little Luck was released in March 1978 as the first single from the album and reached No 1 in the United States 3 and Canada 4 and No 5 in the UK 3 5 While it was at the top of the charts in the US McCartney announced the new Wings line up featuring lead guitarist Laurence Juber and drummer Steve Holley The single s b side consists of the segue of two short tracks Backward Traveller Cuff Link also on the album the first of which is a song and the second an instrumental that features a heavily synthesised guitar theme Reception EditBillboard described With a Little Luck as an optimistic and celebrative midtempo pop song that it expected to be one of McCartney s most commercially successful songs 6 Cash Box said that the lead vocals and harmonies are smooth and soothing and praised the hooks 7 Record World called it a light whimsical song about life s mysteries 8 Chris Ingham praised the song as one of the best on the album stating it was full of the most sensitive pop synthesizer touches 9 Tom Waseleski of the Beaver County Times regarded With a Little Luck as having more substance than McCartney s other soft rock tracks 10 Music video EditThe song s music video directed by Michael Lindsay Hogg aired in the UK on 9 May 1978 as part of Granada Television s Paul a music show hosted by Paul Nicholas 11 Personnel EditPaul McCartney vocals bass guitar synthesizer keyboards Linda McCartney keyboards backing vocals Denny Laine keyboards backing vocals Joe English drumsChart performance EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources With a Little Luck news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Weekly charts Edit Chart 1978 PeakpositionAustria 11Australia Kent Music Report 12 11Canada RPM Top Singles 4 1Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 13 4Germany 17Ireland 3New Zealand 3Norway 6UK 5US Billboard Hot 100 14 1US Billboard Adult Contemporary 15 5US Cash Box Top 100 16 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 1978 RankAustralia Kent Music Report 12 86Canada 17 23UK 18 84US Billboard Hot 100 19 18US Cash Box 20 32Later release Edit With a Little Luck was included on the compilation album Wings Greatest 1978 and the Paul McCartney compilation albums All the Best 1987 and Wingspan Hits and History 2001 There are two versions of the song the full length version which runs 5 45 and a promotional radio edit version which runs 3 13 as it cuts out among other things the entire instrumental interlude The full length version is included on Wings Greatest and the UK amp Canada version of All the Best while the radio edit version appears on Wingspan and the US version of All the Best The song was featured in the closing credits of the 1979 film Sunburn starring Farrah Fawcett Charles Grodin and Art Carney References Edit Bowen Mark 2009 McCartney Solo See You Next Time 1st ed Lulu com p 83 ISBN 978 140 929879 3 Luca Perasi Paul McCartney Recording Sessions 1969 2013 L I L Y Publishing 2013 ISBN 978 88 909122 1 4 pp 157 8 a b Paul McCartney singles AllMusic Retrieved 12 August 2010 a b Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 3 June 1978 Retrieved 2 October 2021 Official Charts Paul McCartney The Official UK Charts Company Retrieved 13 October 2011 Top Single Picks PDF Billboard 1 April 1978 p 87 Retrieved 10 July 2020 CashBox Singles Reviews PDF Cash Box 1 April 1978 p 22 Retrieved 1 January 2022 Hits of the Week PDF Record World 1 April 1978 p 1 Retrieved 15 February 2023 Ingham C 2009 The Rough Guide to the Beatles 3rd ed Penguin p 117 ISBN 978 1 4053 8445 2 Waseleski T 12 April 1978 Paul McCartney His Return to Basics is Perfect Beaver County Times p B 14 Retrieved 8 April 2015 Miles Barry Badman Keith eds 2001 The Beatles Diary After the Break Up 1970 2001 reprint ed London Music Sales Group ISBN 9780711983076 a b Kent Music Report No 236 1 January 1979 gt National Top 100 Singles for 1978 Kent Music Report Retrieved 8 January 2022 via Imgur com Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 17 June 1978 Retrieved 2 October 2021 Wings Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Adult Contemporary Music Chart Billboard 27 May 1978 Retrieved 14 October 2016 Cash Box Top 100 Singles Week ending May 20 1978 Archived from the original on 4 October 2012 Retrieved 3 November 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Cash Box magazine Image RPM Weekly Library and Archives Canada Bac lac gc ca 17 July 2013 Retrieved 14 October 2016 Top 100 1978 UK Music Charts uk charts top source info Retrieved 3 November 2018 Pop Singles Billboard 23 December 1978 TIA 18 Year End Charts Top 100 Pop Singles Cash Box 30 December 1978 Archived from the original on 27 October 2012 Retrieved 3 November 2018 External links EditLyrics from Paul McCartney s official site Paul McCartney With a Little Luck on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title With a Little Luck amp oldid 1139566909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
