Written by: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
Recorded: 5, 7, 8, 31 January 1976
Producer: Paul McCartney
Released: 26 March 1976 (UK), 22 March 1976 (US)
Available on:
Wings At The Speed Of Sound
Working Classical
Personnel
Paul McCartney: vocals, electric piano
Denny Laine: vocals, bass guitar
Jimmy McCulloch: electric guitar
Joe English: drums
‘She’s My Baby’ is the third song on Wings’ fifth studio album Wings At The Speed Of Sound.
The song was written in the early 1970s by Paul McCartney for his first wife Linda.
A string quartet arrangement of ‘She’s My Baby’ was included on McCartney’s 1999 album Working Classical. It was performed by the Loma Mar Quartet.
The song is essentially a series of little enigmatic statements, snatches from a diary that seemed to sum up our relationship at that time.
Working Classical liner notes
‘She’s My Baby’ was never performed live by McCartney or Wings.
In the studio
Wings first recorded ‘She’s My Baby’ at Abbey Road on 5 January 1976, but the backing track was recorded two days later in 35 takes, 14 of which were incomplete.
McCartney’s lead vocals were taped on 8 January, and the song was completed on 31 January with backing vocals by Paul and Linda McCartney and Denny Laine.