"My Love" was released in the spring of 1973 on the second album by Paul McCartney and Wings and was credited to "Paul McCartney and Wings". The album was released in 1973 after the relatively weak commercial performance of the band's debut Wild Life, which had been credited only to the then-unknown Wings. Red Rose Speedway reached number 1 on the Billboard 200.
Recording for Red Rose Speedway started in March 1972. The album was initially planned as a double album, and McCartney decided to include some unreleased songs that had originally been recorded during the Ram sessions prior to the formation of Wings. Two of those songs, "Get on the Right Thing" and "Little Lamb Dragonfly," eventually appeared on the final album.
The album was cut down to a single album by McCartney due to a recommendation by Henry McCullough, as an attempt to release a more commercial and less expensive record. "Live and Let Die", the title song to the James Bond film of the same name, was recorded during the sessions for this album, but would instead be released on the Live and Let Die soundtrack album. "I Would Only Smile", which remains unreleased, was covered by Laine on a solo album. "Mama's Little Girl" was recorded during the sessions and would later turn up as the B-side of the single "Put It There" in 1990.
In March 1973, "My Love" was released as the lead single for the album, and became a UK Top 10 hit at number 9, and US number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. It raised expectations for the album, which shot to number 5 in the UK when it appeared and went to number 1 in the US. It featured a 12-page booklet stapled into the gatefold featuring pictures from the Wings tours. Its cover design—with the cover shot of a Harley-Davidson shovelhead engine by Linda McCartney—was by Eduardo Paolozzi, while the back cover of the album contains a Braille message of "We love ya baby" for Stevie Wonder.
Won't say much about the album 'cept I love it enough to have started videos for several songs (notice in my video for "Little Lamb Dragonfly" I mentioned a couple of others I was plugging away on at the time....can't even really remember what I'd started for those, and I'm afraid to look! LOL!). I'm sure I'll get around to more Red Rose Speedway goodness soon enough, but a quick "My Love" was too hard to resist...a long time favorite that was takes me right back the sunny summer of 1973, when it battled the airwaves with George's "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)"....man, they sounded great together on the AM radio and I always imagined them as new tracks from The Beatles new record!?!?! I hope you enjoy the result. Thanks as always for checking the vids!
[Lyrics]
And when I go away
I know my heart can stay with my love
It's understood, it's in the hands of my love
And my love does it good
Wo wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo
My love does it good
And when the cupboard's bare
I'll still find somethin' there with my love
It's understood, it's everywhere with my love
And my love does it good
Wo wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo
My love does it good
Oh, I love, oh, my love
Only my love holds the other key to me
Oh, my love, oh, my love
Only my love does it good to me
Wo wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo
My love does it good
Don't ever ask me why
Lord, I never say goodbye to my love
It's understood, it's everywhere with my love
And my love, she does it good
Wo wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo
Wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo
My love does it good
Oh, I love, oh, my love
Only my love does it good to me
Wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo