"Sally G" was the B-side to the Paul McCartney

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 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....

 single "Junior's Farm

Junior's Farm

"Junior's Farm" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Paul McCartney and Wings. A number-three hit single in the United States, it was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee in 1974, while the band was staying at the farm of Curly Putman Jr., which accounts for the title. The...

." Like the A-side, it was recorded in Nashville in 1974 during the band's visit. Unlike the A-side, it was strongly country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

-influenced, including prominent use of Nashville backing musicians such as Vassar Clements

Vassar Clements

Vassar Clements was a Grammy Award- winning American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and bluegrass along with roots also in country and other musical...

, Lloyd Green

Lloyd Green

Lloyd Green is an American steel guitarist. Green is most notable for his session work, having played on records with artists such as Johnny Cash, Alan Jackson, Lynn Anderson, Don Williams, Paul McCartney, Charley Pride and many others.-Early life:Lloyd Green was born on October 4, 1937 in Leaf,...

 and Johnny Gimble

Johnny Gimble

John Paul Gimble , better known as Johnny Gimble, is an American country musician associated with Western swing. He is an award-winning fiddle player and considered one of the most impressive fiddlers in the genre's history....

 supporting Wings. McCartney composed the song after visiting a country music club in Printer's Alley

Printer's Alley

Printer's Alley is a famous alley in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, between Third and Fourth Avenues, running from Union Street to Commerce Street. The portion of the alley between Union and Church Street is the home of a nightclub district that dates back to the 1940s.At the beginning of the 20th...

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In the U.S., "Sally G" charted separately from "Junior's Farm" on both Billboard's country singles chart and on the Billboard Hot 100, where it reached #51 and #17 respectively.

Like many Wings singles, the song was not included on an album at the time of release.

Chart performance

Chart (1974)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	17
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	7
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	51
Canadian RPM Top Singles	61
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	11