Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey

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"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
Single by Paul & Linda McCartney
from the album Ram
B-side"Too Many People"
Released2 August 1971 (US only)
Recorded6 November 1970
GenreProgressive pop
Length4:49
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)Paul and Linda McCartney
Producer(s)Paul and Linda McCartney
Paul & Linda McCartney singles chronology
"Another Day"
(1971)
"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
(1971)
"The Back Seat of My Car"
(1971)

"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, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 4 September 1971, 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. It became McCartney's first gold record after the break-up of the Beatles.