Timeline This song was officially released in 1995
Timeline This song was recorded in 1995
Master album
Related session
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Other unreleased songs from "Flaming Pie" sessions
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Unreleased song
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Unreleased song
“Soul Boy” is an unreleased song recorded by Paul McCartney during the Flaming Pie sessions, with the participation of Steve Miller.
One was an instrumental and I think McCartney just made up some lyrics on it — ‘Soul Boy’ is that one. And ‘Sweet Home Country Girl’ is a little blues tune that I’d been working on for years. And we did a bunch of tunes and we recorded a bunch of stuff. But, y’know, just because Paul McCartney’s on it doesn’t mean it’s a hit, or it’s a great song, or it’s fabulous, or ‘Man, this is the best piece of work I ever heard! You gotta put this out.’ And so, if it doesn’t come out, there’s usually a reason for it.
Steve Miller, talking to Howie Edelson, for Beatlefan magazine
[Soul Boy is] just a kind of twelve-bars blues
Steve Miller, from the 2020 Flaming Pie Archive Collection book
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
