# 4 Songs Improved by Paul McCartney’s Backing Vocals

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/4-songs-improved-by-paul-mccartneys-backing-vocals/
- Published: 2026-11-09T16:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T16:53:30+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/4-songs-improved-by-paul-mccartneys-backing-vocals/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- McCartney sang backing vocals on four artists’ songs.
- He also wrote Ringo Starr’s “Six O’Clock”.
- His voice helped connect several former Beatles’ recordings.

## Summary

Paul McCartney contributed backing vocals to songs by Steve Miller, Carly Simon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, adding his voice to recordings outside his own groups and solo work. The collaborations show how he remained musically connected with fellow artists, including former Beatles, across changing circumstances in his career.

In 1969, McCartney played several instruments and sang on Miller’s “My Dark Hour”. He added low harmonies to Simon’s “Night Owl” in 1972, then sang on Starr’s “Six O’Clock” for the 1973 album *Ringo*, which he also wrote. Harrison later invited him to sing on “All Those Years Ago”, a tribute to John Lennon released after Lennon’s murder in 1980; Linda McCartney and Denny Laine also provided backing vocals.

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