Wild Life is the debut album by Wings and the third studio album by Paul McCartney since the breakup of the Beatles. The album was recorded during July – August 1971 at Abbey Road Studios by McCartney and his wife Linda along with session drummer Denny Seiwell, whom they had worked with on the previous album, Ram, and Denny Laine, formerly of the Moody Blues. It was released by Apple Records on 7 December, in both the UK and US, to lukewarm critical and commercial reaction. After announcing to the media the band's formation on 2 August 1971, the group were titled «Wings» on 9 October 1971. On 8 November, the group held a press party in London to announce both the group and Wild Life, which was released on 7 December, in both the UK and US. The album reached number 11 in the UK and number 10 in the US, where it went gold.«The irony of the first Wings album is that it seems more domesticated than Ram, feeling more like a Paul 'n' Linda effort than that record. Perhaps it's because this album is filled with music that's defiantly lightweight - not just the cloying cover of «Love Is Strange» but two versions apiece of songs called «Mumbo» and «Bip Bop». If this is a great musician bringing his band up to speed, so be it, but it never seems that way - it feels like one step removed from coasting, which is wanking. It's easy to get irritated by the upfront cutesiness, since it's married to music that's featherweight at best. Then again, that's what makes this record bizarrely fascinating - it's hard to imagine a record with less substance, especially from an artist who's not just among the most influential of the 20th century, but from one known for precise song and studiocraft. Here, he's thrown it all to the wind, trying to make a record that sounds as pastoral and relaxed as the album's cover photo. He makes something that sounds easy -easy enough that you and a couple of neighbors who you don't know very well could knock it out in your garage on a lazy Saturday afternoon - and that's what's frustrating and amazing about it. Yeah, it's possible to call this a terrible record, but it's so strange in its domestic bent and feigned ordinariness that it winds up being a pop album like no other». (AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)Paul McCartney & Wings - Wild Life [1971]Tracklist:Original releaseAll tracks written by Paul and Linda McCartney, except where noted.A1. Mumbo – 3:54A2. Bip Bop – 4:14A3. Love Is Strange (Mickey Baker, Sylvia Vanderpool, Ethel Smith) – 4:50A4. Wild Life – 6:48B1. Some People Never Know – 6:35B2. I Am Your Singer – 2:15B3. Tomorrow – 3:28B4. Dear Friend – 5:531993 remaster bonus tracks1. Give Ireland Back to the Irish (Wings' debut single; eventually banned by the BBC for political reasons) – 3:462. Mary Had a Little Lamb (Wings' second single; like «Give Ireland Back to the Irish», this was never released on an album until «The Paul McCartney Collection» was released) – 3:343. Little Woman Love (B-side to «Mary Had a Little Lamb») – 2:114. Mama's Little Girl (Paul McCartney) (First release was in 1990 as the B-side of the «Put It There» single) – 3:41PersonnelPaul McCartney: vocals, bass guitar, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussionLinda McCartney: keyboards, piano, percussion, vocalsDenny Laine: guitars, bass guitar, percussion, keyboards, vocalsDenny Seiwell: drums, percussionAlan Parsons and Tony Clark: engineeringReleased: 7 December 1971Recorded: 25 July – 2 August 1971Studio: Abbey Road Studios, LondonLength: 39:39Label: AppleProducer: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartneyGenre: Rock