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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, [1] it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 4 September 1971, [2] [3] making it the first of a string of post-Beatles, Paul McCartney-penned singles to top the US pop chart during the ...
- 6 November 1970
- "Too Many People"
- 2 August 1971 (US only)
Songfacts®: Albert is Albert Kendall, who married Paul McCartney's aunt Milly (becoming "Uncle Albert") and provided inspiration for a portion of this song suite. Albert had a habit of getting drunk and reading from the Bible; the only time he read from the Good Book was when he was drinking. McCartney combined pieces of various unfinished ...
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“Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” was the second single released from Paul & Linda McCartney’s 1971 album Ram. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 September of 1971, displacing The Bee...
Aug 2, 2021 · McCartney weaved childhood memories of his own Uncle Albert with fictional ideas based on a World War II-era U.S. Naval officer, Fleet Admiral Bill Halsey Jr. Albert Kendall had worked...