Linda McCartney - Wide Prairie

Wide Prairie is a posthumous compilation album by American musician and photographer Linda McCartney, originally released in October 1998 via Parlophone Records.

This album was released about six months after Linda McCartney’s passing and brings together various recordings featuring Linda on lead vocals that were recorded during the Wings era between 1972 and 1980, plus additional material recorded during the 1980s and 1990s.

The album includes the 1977 reggae infused single “Seaside Woman” released by Suzy and the Red Stripes, which was the first song Linda wrote on her own. The song was recorded with Wings (Paul McCartney, Denny Laine, Henry McCullogh, Denny Seiwell), and reached #59 on the US singles charts.

Also featured on the album is the song “The Light Comes From Within” which was to be the last music she recorded in March 1998 with backing by Paul and son James on guitar. This song was released as a single from the album in January 1999 and reached #56 on the UK singles chart.

A song from the Wings album At the Speed of Sound (1976) “Cook of the House” with Linda on lead vocals is also featured on this compilation.

This album is a 2019 reissue on 180 gram black vinyl with a fold out insert and remastered audio, pressed in Europe via Capitol Records.