Wingspan: Hits and History

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Wingspan: Hits and History
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 History CD: 77:26
Label	Parlophone/EMI
Producer(s)	Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Chris Thomas and George Martin
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 reverted 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 was knocked off the top spot by Destiny's Child's Survivor. The album was eventually certified Double Platinum by RIAA. 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.

1. "Listen to What the Man Said" – 3:55
   • Wings
2. "Band On The Run" – 5:12
   • Paul McCartney & Wings
3. "Another Day" – 3:42
   • Paul McCartney
4. "Live And Let Die" – 3:12
   • Wings
5. "Jet" – 4:08
   • Paul McCartney & Wings
6. "My Love" – 4:08
   • Paul McCartney & Wings
7. "Silly Love Songs" – 5:54
   • Wings
8. "Pipes Of Peace" (Paul McCartney) – 3:26
   • Paul McCartney
9. "C Moon" – 4:34
   • Wings
10. "Hi, Hi, Hi" – 3:08
    • Wings
11. "Let 'Em In" – 5:10
    • Wings
12. "Goodnight Tonight" (Paul McCartney) – 4:21
    • Wings
13. "Junior's Farm" – 3:03
    • Paul McCartney & Wings
    • DJ Edit version
14. "Mull of Kintyre" (Paul McCartney/Denny Laine) – 4:44
    • Wings
15. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" – 4:49
    • Paul & Linda McCartney
16. "With a Little Luck" (Paul McCartney) – 3:13
    • Wings
    • DJ edit version
17. "Coming Up" (Paul McCartney)
    • Paul McCartney
    • Studio version – 3:53 released on UK edition; Live version – 3:28 released on US edition
18. "No More Lonely Nights" (Paul McCartney) – 4:47
    • Paul McCartney
19. "Eat at Home" – 3:22 (Japanese Bonus Track)
    • Paul & Linda McCartney

[edit] Disc 2: History

1. "Let Me Roll It" – 4:50
   • Paul McCartney & Wings
2. "The Lovely Linda" (Paul McCartney) – 0:45
   • Paul McCartney
3. "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" (Paul McCartney) – 3:22
   • Wings
4. "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney) – 3:51
   • Paul McCartney
5. "Helen Wheels" – 3:45
   • Paul McCartney & Wings
6. "Bluebird" – 3:24
   • Paul McCartney & Wings
7. "Heart Of The Country" – 2:24
   • Paul & Linda McCartney
8. "Every Night" (Paul McCartney) – 2:34
   • Paul McCartney
9. "Take It Away" (Paul McCartney) – 4:04
   • Paul McCartney
   • Single version
10. "Junk" (Paul McCartney) – 1:56
    • Paul McCartney
11. "Man We Was Lonely" (Paul McCartney) – 2:58
    • Paul McCartney
12. "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" – 3:45
    • Wings
    • Single version
13. "Back Seat of My Car" (Paul McCartney) – 4:29
    • Paul & Linda McCartney
14. "Rockestra Theme" (Paul McCartney) – 2:36
    • Wings
15. "Girlfriend" (Paul McCartney) – 4:43
    • Wings
16. "Waterfalls" (Paul McCartney) – 3:23
    • Paul McCartney
    • DJ Edit version
17. "Tomorrow" – 3:25
    • Wings
18. "Too Many People" (Paul McCartney) – 4:10
    • Paul & Linda McCartney
19. "Call Me Back Again" – 4:59
    • Wings
20. "Tug Of War" (Paul McCartney) – 4:04
    • Paul McCartney
    • Single version
21. "Bip Bop/Hey Diddle" – 3:34
    • Paul & Linda McCartney
    • A previously unreleased 1971 recording
    • Features daughter Mary giggling in the background
22. "No More Lonely Nights (Playout Version)" (Paul McCartney) – 3:55
    • Paul McCartney

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Discography Studio albums: McCartney • Ram • McCartney II • Tug of War • Pipes of Peace • Press to Play • Снова в СССР • Flowers in the Dirt • Off the Ground • Flaming Pie • Run Devil Run • Driving Rain • Chaos and Creation in the Backyard With Wings: Wild Life • Red Rose Speedway • Band on the Run • Venus and Mars • Wings at the Speed of Sound • London Town • Back to the Egg • Band on the Run: 25th Anniversary Edition Live albums: Wings Over America • Tripping the Live Fantastic • Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights! • Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) • Paul Is Live • Back in the U.S. • Back in the World DVD albums: Live at the Cavern Club • Back in the U.S. • Live in Red Square • The Space Within US Compilations: Wings Greatest • All the Best! • Wingspan: Hits and History Soundtracks: The Family Way • Give My Regards to Broad Street Experimental albums: Thrillington • Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest • Rushes • Liverpool Sound Collage • Twin Freaks Classical albums: Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio • Paul McCartney's Standing Stone • Paul McCartney's Working Classical • Ecce Cor Meum Related articles Discography • The Beatles • The Fireman • Linda McCartney • Heather Mills • MPL Communications • Paul is dead • Wings tours