| "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" | ||||
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| Single by Paul & Linda McCartney | ||||
| from the album Ram | ||||
| B-side | "Too Many People" | |||
| Released | 2 August 1971 (US only) | |||
| Recorded | 6 November 1970 | |||
| Genre | Progressive pop[1] | |||
| Length | 4:49 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul and Linda McCartney | |||
| Producer(s) | Paul and Linda McCartney | |||
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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. Billboard ranked the song as number 22 on its Top Pop Singles of 1971 year-end chart.[5] It became McCartney's first gold record after the breakup of the Beatles.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (6 March 2024). "The 100 Best Beatles Solo Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" hit Number One, a crackpot prog-pop suite...
- ^ McGee 2003, p. 195.
- ^ Billboard. 11 July 1970. p. Front cover. Retrieved 5 October 2016 – via Booksgoogle.com.
- ^ "Allmusic: Paul McCartney: Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Top Pop 100 Singles" Billboard 25 December 1971: TA-36