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Paul McCartney: Wingspan - Hits and History

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Label: Parlophone Records
Released: 2001.05.08
Time:
 75:26 / 77:15
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): George Martin, Paul McCartney
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD Double
Web address: www.paulmccartney.com
Appears with: The Beatles
Purchase date: 2001.11.27
Price in €: 10,99



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Hits:
[1] Listen to What the Man Said [Venus and Mars] (McCartney/McCartney) - 3:57
[2] Band on the Run [Single] (McCartney/McCartney) - 5:13
[3] Another Day [Single] (McCartney/McCartney) - 3:43
[4] Live and Let Die [Single] (McCartney/McCartney) - 3:12
[5] Jet [Band on the Run + Single] (McCartney/McCartney) - 4:08
[6] My Love (McCartney/McCartney) - 4:08
[7] Silly Love Songs [Wings at the Speed of Sound] (McCartney/McCartney) - 5:55
[8] Pipes of Peace [Pipes of Peace + Singles] (McCartney) - 3:26
[9] C Moon (McCartney/McCartney) - 4:35
[10] Hi Hi Hi [Single] (McCartney/McCartney) - 3:09
[11] Let 'Em In (McCartney/McCartney) - 5:10
[12] Goodnight Tonight [Single] (McCartney) - 4:21
[13] Junior's Farm [version] (McCartney/McCartney) - 3:03
[14] Mull of Kintyre [Single] (Laine/McCartney) - 4:45
[15] Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (Linda/McCartney) - 4:50
[16] With a Little Luck (McCartney) - 3:13
[17] Coming Up [live] (McCartney) - 3:28
[18] No More Lonely Nights [Give My Regards to Broad Street] (McCartney) - 4:47

History:
[1] Let Me Roll It (McCartney/McCartney) - 4:51
[2] The Lovely Linda (McCartney/McCartney) - 0:45
[3] Daytime Nightime Suffering (McCartney) - 3:23
[4] Maybe I'm Amazed (McCartney) - 3:52
[5] Helen Wheels [Single + Us Band on the Run] (McCartney/McCartney) - 3:46
[6] Bluebird [Band on the Run] (McCartney/McCartney) - 3:26
[7] Heart of the Country (McCartney/McCartney) - 2:24
[8] Every Night (McCartney) - 2:34
[9] Take It Away [Tug of War + Single] (McCartney) - 4:05
[10] Junk (McCartney) - 1:57
[11] Man We Was Lonely (McCartney) - 2:59
[12] Venus and Mars/Rockshow [Single Edit] (McCartney/McCartney) - 3:46
[13] The Back Seat of My Car [Ram + UK Single] (McCartney) - 4:29
[14] Rockestra Theme [Back to the Egg] (McCartney) - 2:37
[15] Girlfriend (Linda II/McCartney) - 4:44
[16] Waterfalls [DJ Edit] (McCartney) - 3:24
[17] Tomorrow [Wings Wild Life] (McCartney/McCartney) - 3:27
[18] Too Many People [Ram] (McCartney) - 4:12
[19] Call Me Back Again [Venus and Mars] (McCartney/McCartney) - 4:59
[20] Tug of War [Tug of War +Single] (McCartney) - 4:04
[21] Bip Bop/Hey Diddle [as Featured in (McCartney/McCartney) - 3:36
[22] No More Lonely Nights (McCartney) - 3:55

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PAUL MCCARTNEY - Bass, Piano, Drums, Vocals, Engineer, Harmony Vocals, Executive Producer

DENNY LAINE - Guitar, Vocals
HENRY MCCULLOUGH - Guitar, Vocals
JOE ENGLISH - Drums, Vocals
LAURENCE JUBER - Guitar, Vocals
GEOFF BRITTON - Drums
HOWIE CASEY - Brass
TONY DORSEY - Brass
STEVE HOLLY - Drums
STEVE HOWARD - Brass
LINDA MCCARTNEY - Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Harmony Vocals
JIMMY MCCULLOCH - Guitar, Vocals
DENNY SEIWELL - Drums
DENNIS SELWELL - Drums

GEOFF EMERICK - Engineer, Remastering
ERNIE WINFREY - Engineer
EDDIE KLEIN - Engineer
MIKE BOBAK - Engineer
TONY CLARK - Engineer
TIM GEELAN - Engineer
MARK VIGARS - Engineer
ALAN PARSONS - Engineer
PETE HENDERSON - Engineer
RICHARD LUSH - Engineer
PHIL MCDONALD - Engineer
ALAN O'DUFFY - Engineer
BILL PRICE - Engineer
PETER MEW - Remastering
TERRY O'NEIL - Photography
ROBERT ELLIS - Photography
CHALKIE DAVIES - Photography
DAVID THORPE - Photography
BARRY LATEGAN - Photography
CLIVE ARROWSMITH - Photography
MARK LEWISOHN - Liner Notes, Sleeve Notes

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2001 CS Capitol 32946
2001 CD Capitol 32943
2001 LP Capitol 32850
2001 CD Capitol 32946
2001 CD EMI 532876
2001 CD EMI 532850



Paul McCartney always got the short end of the stick when he was in the Beatles and again in the '70s, as he and his erstwhile partner John Lennon pursued solo careers. McCartney was attacked for his virtues — for his melodicism and his domesticity, along with his desire to form a real touring band following the Beatles. None of these were celebrated at the time, but he moved many, many records and sold countless concert tickets, which only hardened opposition toward him. But, in retrospect, McCartney's albums make for the most fascinating body of work among any of the ex-Beatles, and really among any of his peers. Yes, there were pitfalls among the heights, but that's part of what makes his career so fascinating — each record is distinctive, and even if the songs themselves are shallow, at least lyrically, the melodic skill and studio savvy behind each are hard not to admire. This may require a bit of conversion, and if you're not up to trudging through his individual works, even such masterworks as Ram (truly the roots of homemade pop), the double-disc set Wingspan is ideal. McCartney has had a number of career overviews before, including such seemingly comprehensive discs as All the Best, but those were plagued by vaguely haphazard sequencing. This is nearly perfectly executed, dividing McCartney's career between the "hits" and "history," with the latter being devoted to album tracks that are acknowledged classics, yet never were singles. Now, it's true that this isn't completely comprehensive — some will notice that superstar duets with Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson are missing, and others will wonder where such terrific latter-day singles as "Press" are or why such charting hits as "So Bad" are bypassed, or why album tracks like "Ballroom Dancing" are absent — but nothing has come as close to capturing the quirky brilliance of McCartney's solo career, how it balanced whimsical pop with unabashedly sentimental romantic ballads, piledriving rockers, and anything in between. And what makes Wingspan so impressive is how the "History" disc fills in the gaps that "Hits" leaves, whether it's on the tremendous "Maybe I'm Amazed" (one of the very best songs he ever wrote), the charming "Junk," the clever "Take It Away," or such absolutely stunning miniatures as "Heart of the Country," an effortless folk-pop tune that ranks among his very best songs. That's why Wingspan isn't just a good hits collection — it's a convincing argument that McCartney's solo recordings are a rich, idiosyncratic body of work of their own merits. Ram, Red Rose Speedway, and London Town all have their merits, but if you need to be converted, this is where to start.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All-Music Guide, © 1992 - 2001 AEC One Stop Group, Inc.



While his fellow ex-bandmates busied themselves with various high-profile projects (John Lennon with Imagine and a series of high-profile media events; George Harrison with All Things Must Pass and The Concert for Bangla Desh), Paul McCartney climbed into a van with his wife and a few journeyman players and gigged at university student unions for what amounted to spare change. Of course, by 1976 they were one of the biggest draws in rock, having the last laugh--if not necessarily the final word. Gathering the cream of their recorded output on a generous double-disc sampler-cum-TV-special-soundtrack seemed a promising effort at historical revisionism, but Wingspan itself is a distinct misnomer: fully 17 of the 40 tracks here hail from various pre- and post-Wings McCartney solo albums. Completely overlooked are unheralded B-sides such as "Oh Woman, Oh Why," "Little Woman Love," "Country Dreamer," "The Mess," "Walking in the Park with Eloise," "Sally G," and "Girl's School"--some of McCartney the bandleader and solo artist's scrappiest and most interesting work. All the expected hits are here and more, ranging from spunky rockers and hook-rich bubblegum to syrup-drenched ballads. What's lacking is a fresh and less myopic perspective.

Jerry McCulley, Amazon.com



Wingspan could be the collection that finally gives Wings the respect that they've long been due. Some people are wary of Wings simply because knocking them is the done thing. Others are dubious because they've actually tried listening to London Town or Red Rose Speedway all the way through. It's a truism that without a vociferous writing partner, Paul McCartney's sense of quality control could be rather lax, but it's easy to overlook how many fine tracks he and Wings produced from 1970 to 1983, the period covered on Wingspan. Compiling 40 of them on a two-CD set is a smart move--it allows you to purchase pretty much every post-Beatles McCartney song you could ever possibly want, all at once. The hits crowd together on the first disc, while the second cherry-picks album tracks and oddities; forget the inevitable "Mull of Kintyre", let "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Waterfalls" and "Back Seat of My Car" remind you of just what Paul McCartney could always do when he tried.

Taylor Parkes, Amazon.co.uk



Wingspan könnte endlich die Sammlung sein, die den Wings den längst überfälligen Respekt verschafft. Einige Leute trauten dieser Gruppe nichts zu, weil es eben üblich geworden ist, auf sie los zu hacken. Andere haben da so ihre Zweifel, weil sie ernsthaft versucht haben, London Town oder Red Rose Speedway von Anfang bis Ende zu hören. Es ist allgemein bekannt, dass Paul McCartneys Sinn für Qualitätskontrolle ziemlich lasch werden kann, wenn ihm nicht ein ernst zu nehmender Partner beim Songschreiben zur Seite steht, aber allzu leicht übersieht man hierbei, wie viele gute Tracks er und Wings von 1970 bis 1983 abgeliefert haben, der Zeitspanne, die in Wingspan dargestellt wird. 40 Stücke wurden hier auf zwei CDs zusammengestellt -- ein kluger Schachzug, denn jetzt kann man auf diese Weise so ziemlich alle McCartney-Songs der Post-Beatles-Epoche, die wirklich hörenswert sind, auf einmal erwerben. Die Hits findet man gleich auf der ersten CD, während die zweite sich aus den Alben die Rosinen heraus pickt und einige Kuriositäten liefert; überhören Sie das unsägliche, aber unvermeidliche "Mull Of Kintyre", lassen Sie sich von "Maybe I'm Amazed", von "Waterfalls" und "Back Seat Of My Car" daran erinnern, was Paul McCartney alles kann, wenn er nur will.

Taylor Parkes,. Amazon.de
 

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