| One Hand Clapping | ||||
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| Released | 14 June 2024 (2024-06-14) | |||
| Recorded | 26–30 August 1974 | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 83:20 94:29 (plus 7") | |||
| Label | MPL Communications | |||
| Producer | Paul McCartney | |||
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| One Hand Clapping | |
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 Poster for 2024 theatrical release | |
| Directed by | David Litchfield |
| Starring | Paul McCartney and Wings |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
One Hand Clapping is a live-in-studio album by the British rock bandPaul McCartney and Wings, released on 14 June 2024, nearly fifty years after it was recorded.[1][2][3][4]
The album began as arockumentary starringPaul McCartney and his then-band,Wings, and directed by David Litchfield. It was recorded over four days in August 1974 atAbbey Road Studios in London. The film features the band performing live in the studio and recording a potential live album, as well asvoice-over interviews with the band members. Songs featured include numerous McCartney, Wings andBeatles hits, as well as somecovers.[1][4] Although a TV sales brochure was made, the film and album went unreleased at the time. In the decades since, they have been frequentlybootlegged, and various tracks have been released on special editions of other McCartney and Wings albums.[1] The film was finally released on 2 November 2010 as part of the box set reissue ofBand on the Run, the first release in thePaul McCartney Archive Collection.
It was announced in August 2024 that the film had been remastered in 4K, and was released in cinemas on 26 September 2024.[5][6]
The performance was recorded in Abbey Road Studios (known at the time as EMI Studios) over four days in August 1974, duringBand on the Run's seventh week in a row at the top of the UK album charts.[1] Paul McCartney,Linda McCartney and guitaristDenny Laine were joined by new members guitaristJimmy McCulloch and drummerGeoff Britton, who were recruited after previous membersHenry McCullough andDenny Seiwell had left just prior to recordingBand on the Run.[7] The band had just returned fromNashville, where they recorded their then-upcoming single "Junior's Farm". The band were also joined in the studio by orchestraconductorDel Newman and saxophonistHowie Casey, both of whom had previously played with McCartney and would go on to join the Wings touring band.[1]
The film was abandoned until it was released in 2010 in the box set reissue ofBand on the Run as part ofPaul McCartney Archive Collection.
Some songs from theOne Hand Clapping sessions were previously released, mostly as bonus tracks on the Paul McCartney Archive Collection reissues:
The album was released on 14 June 2024, on CD,LP and digital platforms. A special edition 2-LP containing an additional7" record features six additional songs performed solo by McCartney in the backyard of the Abbey Road Studios on the final day of recording.[1][3]
The album was mixed byGiles Martin and Steve Orchard.[3]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10[11] |
In the 2013 McCartney biographyMan on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s, author Tom Doyle calls the performances "tight and strong" and quotes drummer Geoff Britton as "being surprised to discover that, 'seeing us play, we were a good band'". However, Doyle believes the film is less favourable in how it depicts the personality clashes within the band.[12]
AP critic Scott Bauer praised the "spirited performances" on the album, calling it "a fine snapshot" of McCartney's "post-Beatles creative high".[13] Andrew Korpan ofClutchPoints similarly commented that "all of the songs are performed well and with plenty of energy", but noted "an overwhelming amount of synthesizers" throughout the album.[14]
All songs written byPaul McCartney andLinda McCartney, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Hand Clapping" | P. McCartney | 2:15 |
| 2. | "Jet" | 3:59 | |
| 3. | "Soily" | 3:55 | |
| 4. | "C Moon" / "Little Woman Love" | 3:19 | |
| 5. | "Maybe I'm Amazed" | P. McCartney | 4:52 |
| 6. | "My Love" | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Bluebird" | 3:27 | |
| 8. | "Let's Love" | 1:09 | |
| 9. | "All of You" | P. McCartney | 2:04 |
| 10. | "I'll Give You a Ring" | P. McCartney | 2:03 |
| 11. | "Band on the Run" | 5:20 | |
| 12. | "Live and Let Die" | 3:26 | |
| 13. | "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five" | 5:50 | |
| 14. | "Baby Face" | 1:56 | |
| Total length: | 47:50 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let Me Roll It" | 4:28 | |
| 2. | "Blue Moon of Kentucky" | Bill Monroe | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Power Cut" | 1:33 | |
| 4. | "Love My Baby" | P. McCartney | 1:13 |
| 5. | "Let It Be" |
| 1:02 |
| 6. | "The Long and Winding Road" / "Lady Madonna" |
| 2:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Junior's Farm" | 4:17 | |
| 8. | "Sally G" | 2:28 | |
| 9. | "Tomorrow" | 2:12 | |
| 10. | "Go Now" |
| 3:35 |
| 11. | "Wild Life" | 4:30 | |
| 12. | "Hi, Hi, Hi" | 3:57 | |
| Total length: | 35:30 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blackpool" | P. McCartney | 1:43 |
| 2. | "Blackbird" |
| 2:27 |
| 3. | "Country Dreamer" | 2:17 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Twenty Flight Rock" | 2:08 | |
| 2. | "Peggy Sue" | 1:24 | |
| 3. | "I'm Gonna Love You Too" |
| 1:10 |
| Total length: | 11:09 | ||
Paul McCartney and Wings[3]
Additional personnel[3]
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