![]() While the previous album had featured him playing every instrument, for Ram, McCartney decided to hold auditions for musicians, some of whom were brought in under the guise of recording a commercial jingle. Paul McCartney and his family flew to New York City in October 1970 to begin working on the follow-up to McCartney. In 2023, Ram was ranked number 450 on Rolling Stone 's list of the greatest albums of all time. In 2012, an expanded edition of Ram was reissued with over two dozen bonus tracks as part of the Paul McCartney Archive Collection. In 1971, McCartney produced Thrillington, an instrumental interpretation of Ram that was released in 1977 under the pseudonym Percy 'Thrills' Thrillington. It has also been recognised as an early indie pop album. Today, Ram is held in high regard by many music critics and is often ranked as one of McCartney's best albums. It nonetheless topped the national album charts in the UK, the Netherlands and Canada. Although McCartney felt that he had addressed the criticisms he received with his 1970 solo debut, McCartney, Ram elicited a similarly unfavourable reaction from music journalists. John Lennon perceived slights in the lyrics to songs such as " Too Many People". The album's release coincided with a period of acrimony between McCartney and his former Beatle bandmates, and followed his legal action in the United Kingdom's High Court to dissolve the Beatles partnership. ![]() The recording sessions also yielded the non-album single " Another Day". ![]() ![]() ![]() Three singles were issued from the album: " Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (McCartney's first number 1 hit in America without the Beatles), " The Back Seat of My Car" and " Eat at Home". Released on by Apple Records, it was recorded in New York with guitarists David Spinozza and Hugh McCracken, and future Wings drummer Denny Seiwell. Ram is the only studio album credited to the husband-and-wife music duo Paul and Linda McCartney. Released: 2 September 1971 (Europe only, excluding UK) ![]()
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