# One Hand Clapping (Wings album)

One Hand Clapping is a live studio album by the British–American rock band Wings, credited to "Paul McCartney & Wings". It is set to be officially released through Apple Corps on 14 June 2024, 50 years after it was recorded. The album was mixed by Giles Martin and Steve Orchard.
The tracklist features mostly Wings songs, but also performed were reworked extracts of McCartney's Beatles songs "Let It Be", "The Long and Winding Road" and "Lady Madonna", as well as Moody Blues' hit "Go Now", and Harry Akst/Benny Davis' "Baby Face". The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, during which the band was filming a documentary entitled One Hand Clapping. The 55-minute documentary was aired later in 1974, but has been a rarity ever since. The accompanying studio soundtrack was not released, but was a favorite bootleg among fans.
The 2024 release includes most of the songs meant for inclusion in the documentary, as well as extra tracks recorded off-camera.

## Background

Band on the Run's unprecendented success compared to the band's prior two albums Wild Life and Red Rose Speedway meant the band could move on from their university campus shows, performed for almost no money as they traveled the UK in a tour bus. The band was preparing for some bigger live shows as their success grew. They had recruited guitarist Jimmy McCulloch in November of 1973, after previous guitarist Henry McCullough left prior to the recording of the Band on the Run album. Geoff Britton was recruited also as drummer, and the band headed for Nashville in July of 1974 to rehearse for their planned Australian tour. This is when the band recorded their single Junior's Farm among other tracks.
By August, the band had continued their rehearsals in famous Beatles recording studio Abbey Road in London. McCartney decided to get Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick to record the sessions, and employ David Litchfield to film and direct a documentary film release.

## Recording

The album was recorded in four days in Abbey Road Studios while a camera crew consisting of Howard Sharp and John Druce filmed the performances. The material showcased the band's new line-up, who had just recently returned from Nashville for the recording of the single Junior's Farm. The lineup consisted of Paul and Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch and Geoff Britton, with saxophonist Howie Casey, who would join the Wings touring band.

## Track listing

Side one
* "One Hand Clapping" – 2:15
* "Jet" – 3:59
* "Soily" – 3:55
* "C Moon/Little Woman Love" – 3:19
* "Maybe I'm Amazed" – 4:52
* "My Love" – 4:15
Side two
* "Bluebird" – 3:27
* "Let's Love" – 1:09
* "All Of You" – 2:04
* "I'll Give You a Ring" – 2:03
* "Band on the Run" – 5:20
* "Live and Let Die" – 3:26
* "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five" – 5:50
* "Baby Face" – 1:56
Side three
* "Let Me Roll It" – 4:28
* "Blue Moon of Kentucky" – 3:05
* "Power Cut" – 1:33
* "Love My Baby" – 1:13
* "Let It Be" – 1:02
* "The Long and Winding Road/Lady Madonna" – 2:10
Side four
* "Junior's Farm" – 4:17
* "Sally G" – 3:28
* "Tomorrow" – 2:12
* "Go Now" – 3:35
* "Wild Life" – 4:30
* "Hi, Hi, Hi" – 3:57
Exclusive 7" single
Side one
* "Blackpool" – 1:43
* "Blackbird" – 2:27
* "Country Dreamer" – 2:17
Side two
* Twenty Flight Rock" – 2:08
* "Peggy Sue" – 1:24
* "I'm Gonna Love You Too" – 1:10

## Personnel
### Wings

* Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, bass, piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, celeste, harmonium, acoustic guitar
* Linda McCartney – Moog, keyboards, Mellotron, tambourine, backing vocals
* Denny Laine – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals
* Jimmy McCulloch – electric guitar, backing vocals
* Geoff Britton – drums

### Additional Personnel

* Del Newman – orchestral arranger, conductor
* Howie Casey – saxophone
* Tuxedo Brass Band – brass instruments
* Geoff Emerick – sound engineer