One night Paul and Linda were robbed at knifepoint, with the thieves making off with a cassette of demos and a notebook filled with lyrics. At one point McCartney suffered a bronchial spasm, brought on by too much smoking. The slow climb up the charts and continued high placing allowed McCartney to reconsider the direction of Wings and to recruit a new guitarist and drummer prior to more recordings and world tours. The stay at Nigeria was dogged by trouble.
In early 1975 Wings were also given the Grammy award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus.īy the end of 1974 Band On The Run had sold more than six million copies worldwide, making it Wings’ most-successful album. And the first one said to the second one there I hope youre having fun. In all, Band On The Run had three spells at the top of the US album chart, and was eventually certified triple platinum. Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash as we fell into the sun, C Fmaj7 Em. Band On The Run reached number one in the US in early 1974 following the single release of ‘Jet’.Īlthough sales declined after the single peaked, the album returned to number one several months later after the title track was released.
It spent seven weeks at the top, was on the charts for a total of 124 weeks, and became the UK’s biggest-selling album of 1974. It was released in the USA on 3 December 1973.īand On The Run was initially a slow burner, and it took eight months before it topped the UK album chart on 27 July 1974. Wings’ third album, Band On The Run, was released in the United Kingdom on 30 November 1973.īand On The Run was the follow-up to Red Rose Speedway.