Paul and Linda McCartney - Ram (1971) [Full Album]

Ram (also stylised as "RAM") is the only studio album credited to the husband-and-wife music duo Paul and Linda McCartney, and the former's second album post-Beatles. Released on 17 May 1971 by Apple Records, it was recorded in New York with guitarists David Spinozza and Hugh McCracken, and future Wings drummer Denny Seiwell. 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". The recording sessions also yielded the non-album single "Another Day".

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. John Lennon perceived slights in the lyrics to songs such as "Too Many People", to which he responded with his song "How Do You Sleep?". 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. It nonetheless topped the national album charts in the UK, the Netherlands and Canada. Today, Ram is held in high regard by many music critics and is often ranked as one of McCartney's best albums. It has also been recognised as an early indie pop album.

In 1971, McCartney produced Thrillington, an instrumental interpretation of Ram that was released in 1977 under the pseudonym Percy 'Thrills' Thrillington. In 2012, an expanded edition of Ram was reissued (Thrillington included) with over two dozen bonus tracks as part of the Paul McCartney Archive Collection. In 2023, Ram was ranked number 450 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest albums of all time.

Tracklist:
Side one
"Too Many People" (Paul McCartney) 0:00
"3 Legs" (P. McCartney) 4:13
"Ram On" (P. McCartney) 7:00
"Dear Boy" (P. McCartney, Linda McCartney)
"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (P. McCartney, L. McCartney)
"Smile Away" (P. McCartney)
Side two
"Heart of the Country" (P. McCartney, L. McCartney)
"Monkberry Moon Delight" (P. McCartney, L. McCartney)
"Eat at Home" (P. McCartney, L. McCartney)
"Long Haired Lady" (P. McCartney, L. McCartney) 31:53
"Ram On (Reprise)" (P. McCartney) 38:03
"The Back Seat of My Car" (P. McCartney) 38:56

Personnel
Paul McCartney – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, ukulele on "Ram On", bass, piano, keyboards
Linda McCartney – harmony and backing vocals; co-lead vocals on "Long Haired Lady"
David Spinozza – guitar on "3 Legs", "Eat at Home", "The Back Seat of My Car", and "Another Day"
Hugh McCracken – guitar
Denny Seiwell – drums
Heather McCartney – backing vocals on "Monkberry Moon Delight"
Marvin Stamm – flugelhorn on "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
New York Philharmonic on "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", "Long Haired Lady", and "The Back Seat of My Car"