Back to the Egg (TV special)
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The Back to the Egg TV special was a program containing music videos from the Wings
album Back to the Egg
. It was first broadcast on BBC1
on June 10, 1981, two years after the album
had been released. Two of the videos ("Goodnight Tonight
" and "Baby's Request") were released on The McCartney Years
DVD
boxset in 2007. However, the special in its original form has yet to be released on DVD.
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....
album 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...
. It was first broadcast on BBC1
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
on June 10, 1981, two years after the album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
had been released. Two of the videos ("Goodnight Tonight
Goodnight Tonight
"Goodnight Tonight" is Wings' disco-inflected single which included a spirited flamenco guitar break. It peaked at number five in both the United Kingdom and United States during 1979. The track did not appear on Wings' then-current LP Back to the Egg , however it was included on the 1987 McCartney...
" and "Baby's Request") were released on The McCartney Years
The McCartney Years
The McCartney Years is a three-DVD set featuring music videos, live performances and other rare footage from Paul McCartney's solo career and Wings. The set spans the years 1970 to 2005...
DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
boxset in 2007. However, the special in its original form has yet to be released on DVD.
Songs
- "Getting Closer"
- "Baby's Request"
- "Old Siam Sir"
- "Winter Rose/Love Awake"
- "Spin It On"
- "Again And Again And Again"
- "Arrow Through Me"
- "Goodnight Tonight"