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"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" is a song by Paul and Linda McCartney from the album Ram. Released in the United States as a single on 2 August 1971, [2] it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 4 September 1971, [3] [4] making it the first of a string of post-Beatles, Paul McCartney-penned singles to top the US pop chart during the 1970s and 1980s.
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" is in a similar vein to the Abbey Road medley, as the song consisted of several unfinished songs combined into one. [21] [22] Music videos were made for "3 Legs" and "Heart of the Country", from footage that was filmed at High Park, Campbeltown on 5–6 June 1971, [23] and edited together by Roy Benson.
Uncle Albert is the fictional character in the Only Fools and Horses television series. Uncle Albert may also refer to: "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", 1971 song by Paul and Linda McCartney on the Ram album; Albert Tatlock, fictional character on the Coronation Street television series, known in his later years as Uncle Albert
Rolling Stone rated "Too Many People" to be McCartney's 3rd greatest post-Beatles song, 2 slots ahead of its A-side "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" and behind only "Band on the Run" and "Maybe I'm Amazed." [8] Billboard described "Too Many People" as "wailing sentimentality."
Despite the album's name, it includes Paul McCartney tracks released before the establishment of Wings: "Another Day" - a 1971 non-album single credited to just "Paul McCartney" - and "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" - credited to "Paul & Linda McCartney" from their 1971 album Ram. All other tracks were credited as "Wings" or "Paul McCartney & Wings".
While the US single "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" reached number one, [24] "The Back Seat of My Car" disappointed, [25] peaking at number 39 in the UK charts. [23] [25] Author Chris Ingham describes "The Back Seat of My Car" as an "earthily romantic paean to teenage sex". [25]
William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. (30 October 1882 – 16 August 1959) was an American Navy admiral during World War II.He is one of four officers to have attained the rank of five-star fleet admiral of the United States Navy, the others being William Leahy, Ernest J. King, and Chester W. Nimitz.
Admiral Halsey may refer to: U.S. Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr., (1882–1959) The Paul McCartney song "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"