Eat at Home
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Eat at Home is a 1971 single
by Paul
and Linda McCartney
that also appeared on their album Ram
from the same year. The single was not released in the UK or the US. It was released in several European countries and reached #7 in the Netherlands and #8 in Norway.
Music critic Stewart Mason of Allmusic described it as McCartney's homage to Buddy Holly
, and Stephen Thomas Erlewine
, also of Allmusic, described it as a "a rollicking, winking sex song."
Although John Lennon
was highly critical of many of the songs on Ram, feeling they were veiled attacks on him, he had publicly admitted that he enjoyed this particular song quite a bit.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
by Paul
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
and Linda McCartney
Linda McCartney
Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman....
that also appeared on their album Ram
Ram (album)
Ram is an album by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, released in 1971, the only album credited to the pair. It was the second of the two albums McCartney released between leaving The Beatles and forming Wings...
from the same year. The single was not released in the UK or the US. It was released in several European countries and reached #7 in the Netherlands and #8 in Norway.
Music critic Stewart Mason of Allmusic described it as McCartney's homage to Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
, and Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...
, also of Allmusic, described it as a "a rollicking, winking sex song."
Although John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
was highly critical of many of the songs on Ram, feeling they were veiled attacks on him, he had publicly admitted that he enjoyed this particular song quite a bit.