It was composed by Paul McCartney in 1970 and recorded during the Ram sessions but left off the album.[2] In keeping with McCartney's practice at the time, the composition was credited to Paul and Linda McCartney.
Beatle biographer John Blaney describes "Little Woman Love" as a "breezy rocker" with a rockabilly feel.[2] The song is unusual for Wings in that instead of Paul McCartney playing electric bass guitar, jazz musician Milt Hinton plays slapbass.[2]
While "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was dismissed by the critics, it climbed to the top 10 in the United Kingdom.[4] In the United States, however, radio stations also played "Little Woman Love." As a result, the picture sleeve for "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was revised by Apple Records to have a separate listing for the flip side. The single reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.[5] On the Cash Box chart, which listed single sides separately, "Little Woman Love" only appeared for one week at number 95.[6]
"Little Woman Love" was never released on an album until 1993, when it was included as a bonus track to Wild LifeinThe Paul McCartney Collection. It was included on the Special and Deluxe editions of Ram[7] and Red Rose Speedway. It was later included on The 7" Singles Box in 2022.[8]
^McGee, Garry (2003). Band on the Run: A History of Paul McCartney and Wings. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 196. ISBN978-0-87833-304-2.
^ abcBlaney, J. (2007). Lennon and McCartney: together alone: a critical discography of their solo work. Jawbone Press. pp. 45, 63. ISBN978-1-906002-02-2.
