With a Little Luck
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"With a Little Luck" is a single by the band Wings
from their 1978 album London Town. The song was written by Paul McCartney
in Scotland and recorded on board the boat Fair Carol in the Virgin Islands prior to the departure of lead guitarist Jimmy McCulloch
and drummer Joe English from Wings. The song was released in March 1978, and hit number one in the United States later that spring. It also reached #5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and it reached #5 in the UK. It was featured in the closing credits of the 1979 film Sunburn
starring Farrah Fawcett
, Charles Grodin
and Art Carney
. Author Chris Ingham praised the song as one of the best on the album, stating it was "full of the most sensitive pop synthesizer
touches."
"With a Little Luck" was also released on Wings Greatest
(1978), All the Best!
(1987), and the two-disc compilation, Wingspan
(2001). There were two versions of the song: the full version on London Town which runs 5:45, and a single version which only runs 3:13. The album version was included on the first two compilations, while the single version appears on Wingspan.
This song was written by Paul during the time his wife, Linda McCartney
, was expecting a child. Her pregnancy put Wings on hold for a while and this song is a tribute to this era in their lives.
Wings (band)
Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....
from their 1978 album London Town. The song was written by Paul McCartney
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...
in Scotland and recorded on board the boat Fair Carol in the Virgin Islands prior to the departure of lead guitarist Jimmy McCulloch
Jimmy McCulloch
James 'Jimmy' McCulloch was a Scottish musician and songwriter, born in Dumbarton and raised in Clydebank and Cumbernauld, Scotland, who was best known for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartney's Wings from 1974 to 1977...
and drummer Joe English from Wings. The song was released in March 1978, and hit number one in the United States later that spring. It also reached #5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and it reached #5 in the UK. It was featured in the closing credits of the 1979 film Sunburn
Sunburn (film)
Sunburn is a 1979 British-American detective-comedy film directed by Richard C. Sarafian and starring Farrah Fawcett, Charles Grodin and Art Carney...
starring Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett was an American actress and artist. A multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels, in 1976...
, Charles Grodin
Charles Grodin
Charles Grodin is an American actor, comedian, author and former cable talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including The Virginian. He had a small part as an obstetrician in Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby in 1968...
and Art Carney
Art Carney
Arthur William Matthew “Art” Carney was an American actor in film, stage, television and radio. He is best known for playing Ed Norton, opposite Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden in the situation comedy The Honeymooners....
. Author Chris Ingham praised the song as one of the best on the album, stating it was "full of the most sensitive pop synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
touches."
"With a Little Luck" was also released on Wings Greatest
Wings Greatest
Wings Greatest is a compilation album by the band Wings and is their eighth album as well as Paul McCartney's 10th since leaving The Beatles. It is notable as being the first official retrospective release from Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career...
(1978), All the Best!
All the Best!
All the Best! is the second official compilation album of Paul McCartney music, after 1978's Wings Greatest and was released in 1987. The album contains tracks from the beginning of his solo career in 1970 up to the newly recorded "Once Upon a Long Ago." The track inclusion and running order...
(1987), and the two-disc compilation, Wingspan
Wingspan: Hits and History
-Disc 2: History:-Chart positions:-Year-end charts:-Certifications:- References :...
(2001). There were two versions of the song: the full version on London Town which runs 5:45, and a single version which only runs 3:13. The album version was included on the first two compilations, while the single version appears on Wingspan.
This song was written by Paul during the time his wife, 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....
, was expecting a child. Her pregnancy put Wings on hold for a while and this song is a tribute to this era in their lives.