Denny Laine
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Denny Laine is an English
songwriter
and multi-instrumentalist
, guitarist
, and lead singer of The Moody Blues
' 1965 debut album "The Magnificent Moodies
"; and, later, best known for his role as co-founder (with Paul
and Linda McCartney) of Wings
. Laine was one of three constants in Wings, along with Paul and Linda McCartney
. Laine joined Wings in 1971 for their album Wild Life and stayed until 1981, when Wings broke up.
as a boy under the influence of Gypsy jazz
(Jazz manouche) legend Django Reinhardt
; he had his first solo performance as a musician at the age of twelve and began his career as a professional musician fronting Denny Laine & The Diplomats, which also included future The Move
and Electric Light Orchestra
drummer Bev Bevan
.
In 1964, Laine left The Diplomats to join Mike Pinder
in The Moody Blues
and sang their first big hit, "Go Now
"; other early highlights included 'I Don't Want To Go On Without You', another UK hit, plus the further two minor UK chart hits "From The Bottom Of My Heart ( I Love You)" , 'Everyday' (both written by Laine & Pinder) , "Can't Nobody Love You" and the harmonica-ripping "Bye Bye Bird" (a big hit in France). A self titled EP and 'The Magnificent Moodies' LP on Decca followed. Laine & Pinder wrote most of The Moody Blues 'B' sides during the 1965-66 period, such as; 'You Don't (All the Time)', 'And My Baby's Gone' & 'This is My House'. However, Laine's tenure with the MB's was relatively short-lived and, after a number of comparative chart failures, Laine quit the band in August 1966 (the last record issued by The Moody Blues that featured Laine was "Life's Not Life"/"He Can Win" in January 1967; - after Justin Hayward had just replaced him in the band - by contrast, the October 1966 "Boulevard De La Madeleine" single was indicative of the fancier sounds for which The Moody Blues would later become famous.)
After leaving The Moody Blues in Early October 1966, he formed The Electric String Band in December 1966, which featured Laine (guitar, vocals), Trevor Burton (guitar, another former member of The Move
) and Viv Prince (drums), also featuring electrified strings in a format not dissimilar to what Electric Light Orchestra
would later attempt. They made two singles, "Say You Don't Mind / Ask The People" (Apr 1967, Deram) and "Too Much In Love / Catherine's Wheel" (Jan 1968, Deram); and, in June 1967, they shared a bill with The Jimi Hendrix Experience
and Procol Harum
at the Saville Theatre
in London
. However, national attention was not to be, and the pioneering Electric String Band broke up. (There was apparently a third single recorded called "Why Did You Come?". Why it never released is unknown, but there have been rumours that the finished track - and probably the B side as well - was sent by post to Decca and was lost.) Laine and Burton then went on to the band Balls from 1969 until the band's breakup in 1971, with both also taking time to play in Ginger Baker's Air Force
in 1970.
Only one single was issued by Balls; "Fight For My Country" / "Janie, Slow Down" on UK Wizard Records. The top side was re-edited and reissued on UK Wizard and issued in the UK on Wizard and in the US on Epic under the name of Trevor Burton; Laine and Burton shared lead vocals on the B side. The single was reissued again as B.L.W. as "Live In The Mountains" for a small Pye distributed label, "Paladin". There was supposed to have been a Balls album recorded, but it has never seen the light of day). Laine's 1967 song "Say You Don't Mind" was a hit when recorded in 1972 by ex-Zombie
, Colin Blunstone
.
In 1971, Laine joined Paul McCartney to found Wings
, and would stay with them for a full ten years until they officially disbanded in 1981; Laine provided lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals, keyboards, bass, writing and co-writing skills, as well as being a solid solo performer. Together with Paul and his wife, Linda
, they formed the nucleus of the band, being called that "strange, 3-winged beast". It was with Wings
that Laine enjoyed the biggest commercial and critical successes of his career, including co-writing the smash hit "Mull of Kintyre
".
In January 1980, McCartney was arrested for possession of marijuana upon arrival at an airport for a tour in Japan
. The tour was cancelled and a press release by McCartney in early 1981 officially announced that Wings had broken up. Laine holds no ill-will toward McCartney over breaking up Wings and is working with McCartney on a biographical book that will include the Wings era.
In 1986 Laine played at the Birmingham Heart Beat Charity Concert 1986, raising money for the Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Laine filed for bankruptcy
in the mid 1980s after selling his co-publishing rights of "Mull of Kintyre" to co-author McCartney. However, he has continued to record music and has appeared at Beatles conventions and on tributes to both The Beatles and Wings. He is currently working on an autobiography
.
He was briefly married to Jo Jo Laine
, with whom he had a son, Laine Hines, and a daughter, Heidi Hines. He has three other children from other relationships: Lucianne Grant, Damian James, and Ainsley Laine-Adams. His current partner is Rosha.
Laine still performs regularly, most recently at the Memorial Tribute Concert for Gordon Waller
, at the Cannery Casino and Hotel
in North Las Vegas
on 29 May 2010.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and multi-instrumentalist
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
, guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, and lead singer of The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
' 1965 debut album "The Magnificent Moodies
The Magnificent Moodies
The Magnificent Moodies is the 1965 debut album by The Moody Blues first released in the UK and the first and only album featuring their R&B lineup of guitarist Denny Laine, bassist Clint Warwick, keyboardist Mike Pinder, flute player–percussionist Ray Thomas, and drummer Graeme Edge...
"; and, later, best known for his role as co-founder (with Paul
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
and Linda McCartney) of Wings
Wings (band)
Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....
. Laine was one of three constants in Wings, along with Paul and Linda McCartney
Linda McCartney
Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman....
. Laine joined Wings in 1971 for their album Wild Life and stayed until 1981, when Wings broke up.
Biography
Laine, was educated at Yardley Grammar School in Birmingham, and took up the guitarGuitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
as a boy under the influence of Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz is an idiom often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France it is often called by the French name, "Jazz manouche," or alternatively, "manouche jazz," even in English language sources...
(Jazz manouche) legend Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt was a pioneering virtuoso jazz guitarist and composer who invented an entirely new style of jazz guitar technique that has since become a living musical tradition within French gypsy culture...
; he had his first solo performance as a musician at the age of twelve and began his career as a professional musician fronting Denny Laine & The Diplomats, which also included future The Move
The Move
The Move, from Birmingham, England, were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s. They scored nine Top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any success in the United States....
and Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...
drummer Bev Bevan
Bev Bevan
Bev Bevan is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra...
.
In 1964, Laine left The Diplomats to join Mike Pinder
Mike Pinder
Michael Thomas "Mike" Pinder is an English rock musician, and is a founding member or the British rock group, the Moody Blues. He left the group following the recording of the band's album, Octave, in 1978...
in The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
and sang their first big hit, "Go Now
Go Now (song)
"Go Now" is a 1964 song composed by Larry Banks and Milton Bennett. It was first recorded by Bessie Banks, and most successfully by The Moody Blues.-Bessie Banks:The song was first recorded by Larry Banks' former wife, Bessie Banks...
"; other early highlights included 'I Don't Want To Go On Without You', another UK hit, plus the further two minor UK chart hits "From The Bottom Of My Heart ( I Love You)" , 'Everyday' (both written by Laine & Pinder) , "Can't Nobody Love You" and the harmonica-ripping "Bye Bye Bird" (a big hit in France). A self titled EP and 'The Magnificent Moodies' LP on Decca followed. Laine & Pinder wrote most of The Moody Blues 'B' sides during the 1965-66 period, such as; 'You Don't (All the Time)', 'And My Baby's Gone' & 'This is My House'. However, Laine's tenure with the MB's was relatively short-lived and, after a number of comparative chart failures, Laine quit the band in August 1966 (the last record issued by The Moody Blues that featured Laine was "Life's Not Life"/"He Can Win" in January 1967; - after Justin Hayward had just replaced him in the band - by contrast, the October 1966 "Boulevard De La Madeleine" single was indicative of the fancier sounds for which The Moody Blues would later become famous.)
After leaving The Moody Blues in Early October 1966, he formed The Electric String Band in December 1966, which featured Laine (guitar, vocals), Trevor Burton (guitar, another former member of The Move
The Move
The Move, from Birmingham, England, were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s. They scored nine Top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any success in the United States....
) and Viv Prince (drums), also featuring electrified strings in a format not dissimilar to what Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...
would later attempt. They made two singles, "Say You Don't Mind / Ask The People" (Apr 1967, Deram) and "Too Much In Love / Catherine's Wheel" (Jan 1968, Deram); and, in June 1967, they shared a bill with The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience were an English-American psychedelic rock band that formed in London in October 1966. Comprising eponymous singer-songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the band was active until June 1969, in which...
and Procol Harum
Procol Harum
Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...
at the Saville Theatre
Saville Theatre
The Saville Theatre is a former West End theatre at 135 Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. The theatre opened in 1931, and became a music venue during the 1960s, finally being converted to a cinema in 1970.-Theatre years:...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. However, national attention was not to be, and the pioneering Electric String Band broke up. (There was apparently a third single recorded called "Why Did You Come?". Why it never released is unknown, but there have been rumours that the finished track - and probably the B side as well - was sent by post to Decca and was lost.) Laine and Burton then went on to the band Balls from 1969 until the band's breakup in 1971, with both also taking time to play in Ginger Baker's Air Force
Ginger Baker's Air Force
Ginger Baker's Air Force was a jazz-rock fusion band comprising Ginger Baker on drums, Steve Winwood on organ and vocals, Ric Grech on violin and bass, Jeanette Jacobs on vocals, Denny Laine on guitar and vocals, Phil Seamen on drums, Alan White on drums, Chris Wood on tenor sax and flute, Graham...
in 1970.
Only one single was issued by Balls; "Fight For My Country" / "Janie, Slow Down" on UK Wizard Records. The top side was re-edited and reissued on UK Wizard and issued in the UK on Wizard and in the US on Epic under the name of Trevor Burton; Laine and Burton shared lead vocals on the B side. The single was reissued again as B.L.W. as "Live In The Mountains" for a small Pye distributed label, "Paladin". There was supposed to have been a Balls album recorded, but it has never seen the light of day). Laine's 1967 song "Say You Don't Mind" was a hit when recorded in 1972 by ex-Zombie
The Zombies
The Zombies are an English rock band, formed in 1961 in St Albans and led by Rod Argent, on piano and keyboards, and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The group scored a UK and US hit in 1964 with "She's Not There"...
, Colin Blunstone
Colin Blunstone
Colin Blunstone is an English pop singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the pop group The Zombies, and for his participation on various albums with The Alan Parsons Project.-Biography:...
.
In 1971, Laine joined Paul McCartney to found Wings
Wings (band)
Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....
, and would stay with them for a full ten years until they officially disbanded in 1981; Laine provided lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals, keyboards, bass, writing and co-writing skills, as well as being a solid solo performer. Together with Paul and his wife, Linda
Linda McCartney
Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman....
, they formed the nucleus of the band, being called that "strange, 3-winged beast". It was with Wings
Wings (band)
Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....
that Laine enjoyed the biggest commercial and critical successes of his career, including co-writing the smash hit "Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre (song)
"Mull of Kintyre" is a song written by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine and performed by Wings. The song was written in tribute to the picturesque Kintyre peninsula in Scotland, where McCartney has owned High Park Farm since 1966, and its headland or Mull of Kintyre.The song was Wings' biggest hit...
".
In January 1980, McCartney was arrested for possession of marijuana upon arrival at an airport for a tour in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The tour was cancelled and a press release by McCartney in early 1981 officially announced that Wings had broken up. Laine holds no ill-will toward McCartney over breaking up Wings and is working with McCartney on a biographical book that will include the Wings era.
In 1986 Laine played at the Birmingham Heart Beat Charity Concert 1986, raising money for the Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Laine filed for bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
in the mid 1980s after selling his co-publishing rights of "Mull of Kintyre" to co-author McCartney. However, he has continued to record music and has appeared at Beatles conventions and on tributes to both The Beatles and Wings. He is currently working on an autobiography
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
.
He was briefly married to Jo Jo Laine
Jo Jo Laine
Jo Jo Laine was an American singer, model and actress who married Moody Blues founder Denny Laine while he was a member of Paul McCartney's group Wings...
, with whom he had a son, Laine Hines, and a daughter, Heidi Hines. He has three other children from other relationships: Lucianne Grant, Damian James, and Ainsley Laine-Adams. His current partner is Rosha.
Laine still performs regularly, most recently at the Memorial Tribute Concert for Gordon Waller
Gordon Waller
Gordon Trueman Riviere Waller was a Scottish singer–songwriter–guitarist, best known as "Gordon" of the 1960s duo Peter and Gordon, whose biggest hit was "A World Without Love".-Biography:...
, at the Cannery Casino and Hotel
Cannery Casino and Hotel
Cannery Casino and Hotel is a locals casino located in North Las Vegas, Nevada on and is a joint venture between Millennium Management Group and Oaktree Capital Management. The casino is operated by Cannery Casino Resorts...
in North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas, Nevada
North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The city was incorporated on May 16, 1946.-Geography:...
on 29 May 2010.
The Moody Blues
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1965 | The Magnificent Moodies The Magnificent Moodies The Magnificent Moodies is the 1965 debut album by The Moody Blues first released in the UK and the first and only album featuring their R&B lineup of guitarist Denny Laine, bassist Clint Warwick, keyboardist Mike Pinder, flute player–percussionist Ray Thomas, and drummer Graeme Edge... |
Non-album singles
| A-side | B-side |
|---|---|
| "Steal Your Heart Away" | "Lose Your Money" |
| "It's Easy, Child" | — |
| "I Don't Want To Go On Without You" | "Time On My Side" |
| "From The Bottom Of My Heart" | "And My Baby's Gone" |
| "Ev'ryday" | "You Don't(All The Time)" |
| "Boulevard De La Madeleine" | "This Is My House (But Nobody Calls)" |
| "People Gotta Go" (issued on a French EP only) | — |
| "Life's Not Life" | "He Can Win" |
Solo
| Year | A-side | B-side | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "Say You Don't Mind" | "Ask The People" | Deram DM 122 |
| 1968 | "Too Much In Love" | "Catherine's Wheel" | Deram DM 171 |
| "Why Did You Come?" | — | — | |
Trevor Burton
| Year | A-side | B-side |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | "Fight For My Country" (edited) | "Janie, Slow Down" |
Trevor Burton, Deni Laine & Steve Gibbons; B.L.G.
| Year | A-side | B-side |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 (rel. Oct 3rd Birds Nest 3, Pye) | "Live In The Mountains" | "Janie, Slow Down" |
Ginger Baker's Airforce
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Ginger Baker's Air Force Ginger Baker's Air Force (album) Ginger Baker's Air Force is the eponymous début album by Ginger Baker's Air Force, released in 1970 .This album is a recording of a sold-out live show at the Royal Albert Hall, on January 15, 1970, with the original 11-piece line up.... |
| Ginger Baker's Air Force 2 | |
Wings
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Wild Life |
| 1973 | Red Rose Speedway Red Rose Speedway -Additional tracks:-Original LP Recording:Originally planned as a double album, this is the tracklisting from the acetates of the early incarnation of the album dated 13 December 1972... |
| Band On The Run Band on the Run Band on the Run is an album by Paul McCartney & Wings, released in 1973. It was Wings' third album. It became Wings' most successful album and remains the most celebrated of McCartney's post-Beatles albums... |
|
| 1975 | Venus and Mars Venus and Mars Venus and Mars is the fourth album by Wings. Released as the follow-up to the enormously successful Band on the Run, Venus and Mars continued Wings' string of success and would prove a springboard for a year-long worldwide tour... |
| 1976 | Wings at the Speed of Sound Wings at the Speed of Sound Wings at the Speed of Sound is the fifth album by Wings and was recorded and issued in 1976 in the midst of a large world tour as the follow-up album to the popular Venus and Mars.- History :... |
| Wings Over America Wings over America Wings over America is the sixth album by Wings and their only live album. In its initial release, it was a triple album and included a poster of the band.-Recording history:... (triple live album) |
|
| 1978 | London Town |
| 1979 | Back to the Egg Back to the Egg Back to the Egg is the seventh and final studio album by Wings, released in 1979. It is also Wings' first album for Columbia Records after leaving long-time United States distributor Capitol Records in 1978... |
Solo albums
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Ahh...Laine Ahh...Laine Ahh....Laine is the first solo album by Wings guitarist Denny Laine, released in 1973 .Most of the music was recorded in 1972, after Laine had joined Wings, but it apparently took some time for Wizard Records to be started... |
Wizard/Reprise (US) |
| 1976 | Holly Days Holly Days Holly Days is the second album by guitarist Denny Laine, released in 1977. It is a tribute to singer-songwriter Buddy Holly.- Background :The album was produced by Paul McCartney, who also played most of the instruments on the album... |
EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... /Capitol Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... (US) |
| 1981 | Japanese Tears Japanese Tears Japanese Tears is the third album by guitarist Denny Laine, released shortly before the demise of Paul McCartney's band Wings, of which Laine was a member. The album was released in 1980 .- Background :... |
Polydor/Scratch |
| 1982 | Anyone Can Fly Anyone Can Fly Anyone Can Fly is the title of the fourth solo album by Denny Laine. It is currently out of print.-Side one:# "Running Round In Circles" 4.03# "Be Together" 5.07# "Who Moved the World?" 3.59# "Racing Cars" 4.19-Side two:... |
Polydor/Scratch |
| 1985 | Hometown Girls Hometown Girls Hometown Girls is the title of the fifth solo album by Denny Laine. It is currently out of print.-Side one:# "Cruisin'" 3.51# "Foggy Morning" 3.29# "Mistral" 7.23# "Stay Away" 4.03# "Hometown Girls" 4.11... |
President |
| 1986 | Wings On My Feet Wings On My Feet -Side one:# "Wings on My Feet" 3.34# "Kick the Ball" 3.03# "Portrait" 3.27# "Castle in the Air" 3.05# "Roll the Dice" 3.57# "Lucy Lullaby" 4.13-Side two:# "No Sleep" 3.45# "Tao Princess" 3.38# "It's Never Too Late" 3.16# "Caribbean Sun" 3.26... |
President |
| 1988 | Lonely Road | President |
| Master Suite | Magnum Force | |
| 1990 | All I Want Is Freedom | JAWS |
| 1996 | Reborn Reborn (Denny Laine album) Reborn is the tenth solo studio album from Denny Laine. It is his last all-original release until 2001. It was reissued in 2001 as Reborn...Again by The Store for Music with bonus tracks.- Track listing :#In Time 5.35#Reborn 3.59... |
Griffin/Scratch |
| Wings At The Sound Of Denny Laine | Scratch/Purple Pyramid (US) | |
| 1998 | Arctic Song | Ribble Records |
Guest appearances
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Ginger Baker's Air Force 2 Ginger Baker's Air Force 2 Ginger Baker's Air Force 2 was the second and final album by Ginger Baker's Air Force, released in 1970 . In Germany it was released with a different track listing, including previously unreleased songs....
|
| 1974 | McGear |
| 1980 | The Reluctant Dog |
| 1981 | Somewhere in England Somewhere in England Somewhere in England is an album by George Harrison, released in 1981. Recorded as Harrison was becoming increasingly frustrated with the music industry, the album's making was a long one, and witnessed a tragic event in his life.-History:... All Those Years Ago "All Those Years Ago" is a song written by George Harrison, released as a single from the album Somewhere in England. The song was a personal tribute to former bandmate John Lennon, who was murdered on 8 December 1980... " |
| 1982 | Tug of War |
| 1983 | Pipes of Peace |
| 1985 | Wind In The Willows
|
| 1996 | Metal Christmas
|
| 1998 | Wide Prairie |
| 1999 | Old Friends In New Places
|
Bootlegs
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Memory Laine |
| 1979 | Rock & Roll Jam Sessions (aka: Lympne Castle Sessions, aka: Wings: In A Jam) |
| 2 Buddies On Holly Days (excerpts from Holly Days and live performances during Buddy Holly Week) |
|
| Hot Hits & Cold Cuts | |
| 1982 | Birmingham Boy |
Live albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Ginger Baker's Air Force Ginger Baker's Air Force (album) Ginger Baker's Air Force is the eponymous début album by Ginger Baker's Air Force, released in 1970 .This album is a recording of a sold-out live show at the Royal Albert Hall, on January 15, 1970, with the original 11-piece line up....
|
| 1976 | Wings Over America Wings over America Wings over America is the sixth album by Wings and their only live album. In its initial release, it was a triple album and included a poster of the band.-Recording history:... |
| 1981 | Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1978 | Wings Greatest Wings Greatest Wings Greatest is a compilation album by the band Wings and is their eighth album as well as Paul McCartney's 10th since leaving The Beatles. It is notable as being the first official retrospective release from Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career... |
| 1984 | In Flight (tracks from "Japanese Tears") |
| 1985 | Weep For Love (tracks from "Japanese Tears") |
| 1994 | Blue Nights (tracks from 1980 to 1990) |
| 1995 | Rock Survivor (tracks from 1980 to 1990) |
| Danger Zone (tracks from "Japanese Tears") | |
| Go Now (tracks from "Japanese Tears") | |
| 1998 | The Masters (tracks from 1980 to 1996) |
| 2001 | Wingspan: Hits and History Wingspan: Hits and History -Disc 2: History:-Chart positions:-Year-end charts:-Certifications:- References :... |
| 2002 | Spreading My Wings: The Ultimate Denny Laine Collection (tracks from 1980 to 1990) |
| 2003 | The Collection (2 compilations, 1 album) Blue Nights (tracks from 1980 to 1990) The Masters (tracks from 1980 to 1996) Reborn |
| 2004 | An Introduction to The Moody Blues An Introduction to The Moody Blues An Introduction to The Moody Blues is a compilation album by the early Moody Blues, led by Denny Laine. It includes songs from The Magnificent Moodies and early singles, as well as "People Gotta Go" which was only included on a rare French only EP.... (including previously unreleased "People Gotta Go") |
| Send Me The Heart (tracks from "Japanese Tears") | |