Wingspan: Hits and History
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| Compilation album by Paul McCartney & Wings | ||
| Released | 7 May 2001 | |
| Recorded | Late 1969 - Mid 1983 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | Hits UK CD: 75:38
Hits US CD: 75:13 |
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| Label | Parlophone/EMI | |
| Producer(s) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Chris Thomas and George Martin |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Paul McCartney & Wings chronology | ||
| Liverpool Sound Collage (2000) |
Wingspan: Hits and History (2001) |
Driving Rain (2001) |
Wingspan: Hits and History is a greatest hits compilation album by Paul McCartney featuring material spanning his first solo album McCartney in 1970 to the 1984 Give My Regards To Broad Street movie soundtrack. This set is officially credited to Paul McCartney, although the bulk of the music included was credited to Wings on its original release. Wings was an active band from 1971 to 1980, but this set includes material from McCartney solo albums from earlier and later years. It does not, however, include any of McCartney's well-known collaborations with Stevie Wonder or Michael Jackson.
The album is separated into two distinct sets: a "Hits" component which highlights commercially successful material, while "History" showcases less generally known material from the same period.
Most of the original songwriting credits for tracks from Red Rose Speedway and Band on the Run, reduced to just "Paul McCartney" on subsequent hits packages and live releases, have been reverted back to "Paul and Linda McCartney". In addition, Linda's credit has also been added to songs from Venus and Mars and Wings at the Speed of Sound, even though they had been cited as "Paul McCartney" songs alone.
Released in 2001 in conjunction with a prime time TV documentary simply called Wingspan, the associated soundtrack was a commercial success, reaching #5 in the UK and #2 in the US, where it went double platinum. A DVD release of the documentary, which dealt with McCartney's relationship with Linda Eastman and their eventual marriage, the traumatic final year of the Beatles' career and his own role in their breakup, and the story of Wings' formation and career through the 1970s toward their final dissolution in 1980, was produced by Mary McCartney, who also interviewed her father in the film.
[edit] Disc 1: Hits
All songs by Paul and Linda McCartney, except where noted.
- "Listen to What the Man Said" – 3:55
- Wings
- "Band On The Run" – 5:12
- Paul McCartney & Wings
- "Another Day" – 3:42
- Paul McCartney
- "Live And Let Die" – 3:12
- Wings
- "Jet" – 4:08
- Paul McCartney & Wings
- "My Love" – 4:08
- Paul McCartney & Wings
- "Silly Love Songs" – 5:54
- Wings
- "Pipes Of Peace" (Paul McCartney) – 3:26
- Paul McCartney
- "C Moon" – 4:34
- Wings
- "Hi, Hi, Hi" – 3:08
- Wings
- "Let 'Em In" – 5:10
- Wings
- "Goodnight Tonight" (Paul McCartney) – 4:21
- Wings
- "Junior's Farm" – 3:03
- Paul McCartney & Wings
- DJ Edit version
- "Mull of Kintyre" (Paul McCartney/Denny Laine) – 4:44
- Wings
- "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" – 4:49
- Paul & Linda McCartney
- "With a Little Luck" (Paul McCartney) – 3:13
- Wings
- DJ edit version
- "Coming Up" (Paul McCartney)
- Paul McCartney
- Studio version – 3:53 released on UK edition; Live version – 3:28 released on US edition
- "No More Lonely Nights" (Paul McCartney) – 4:47
- Paul McCartney
- "Eat at Home" – 3:22 (Japanese Bonus Track)
- Paul & Linda McCartney
[edit] Disc 2: History
- "Let Me Roll It" – 4:50
- Paul McCartney & Wings
- "The Lovely Linda" (Paul McCartney) – 0:45
- Paul McCartney
- "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" (Paul McCartney) – 3:22
- Wings
- "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney) – 3:51
- Paul McCartney
- "Helen Wheels" – 3:45
- Paul McCartney & Wings
- "Bluebird" – 3:24
- Paul McCartney & Wings
- "Heart Of The Country" – 2:24
- Paul & Linda McCartney
- "Every Night" (Paul McCartney) – 2:34
- Paul McCartney
- "Take It Away" (Paul McCartney) – 4:04
- Paul McCartney
- Single version
- "Junk" (Paul McCartney) – 1:56
- Paul McCartney
- "Man We Was Lonely" (Paul McCartney) – 2:58
- Paul McCartney
- "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" – 3:45
- Wings
- Single version
- "Back Seat of My Car" (Paul McCartney) – 4:29
- Paul & Linda McCartney
- "Rockestra Theme" (Paul McCartney) – 2:36
- Wings
- "Girlfriend" (Paul McCartney) – 4:43
- Wings
- "Waterfalls" (Paul McCartney) – 3:23
- Paul McCartney
- DJ Edit version
- "Tomorrow" – 3:25
- Wings
- "Too Many People" (Paul McCartney) – 4:10
- Paul & Linda McCartney
- "Call Me Back Again" – 4:59
- Wings
- "Tug Of War" (Paul McCartney) – 4:04
- Paul McCartney
- Single version
- "Bip Bop/Hey Diddle" – 3:34
- Paul & Linda McCartney
- A previously unreleased 1971 recording
- Features daughter Mary giggling in the background
- "No More Lonely Nights (Playout Version)" (Paul McCartney) – 3:55
- Paul McCartney
