- rock, pop rock, album rock
- 47 min
- 11 tracks
- EMI
Wings at the Speed of Sound is the fifth studio album by the British–American rock band Wings, released on 25 March 1976. Issued at the height of the band's popularity, it reached the top spot on the US album chart—the band's fourth consecutive album to do so—and peaked at number 2 on the UK album chart. Both singles from the album also reached the top 5 of the UK and US singles charts, with "Silly Love Songs" reaching number 1 in the US.
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Spare, classical in form, earnest and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic2/5 ★
- Classic Rock7/10
- The Essential Rock Discography4/10
- MusicHound Rock2/5
- PopMatters5/10 ★
- Q1/5 ★
- Record Collector3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Sounds3/5 ★
- The Village VoiceB−
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Tracks
- A1Let ’Em In5:12
- A2The Note You Never Wrote4:21
- A3She’s My Baby3:08
- A4Beware My Love6:29
- A5Wino Junko5:21
- B1Silly Love Songs5:54
- B2Cook of the House2:39
- B3Time to Hide4:32
- B4Must Do Something About It3:45
- B5San Ferry Anne2:10
- B6Warm and Beautiful3:15
11 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Wings
- Label
- EMI
- Released
- 1976
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Cassette
- Country
- GB
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