Wingspan: Hits and History

For other uses, see Wingspan (disambiguation)
Wingspan: Hits and History
Greatest hits album by Paul McCartney
Released 7 May 2001
Recorded Late 1969 - Mid 1983
Genre Rock
Length 153:04 (UK version)
Label Parlophone/EMI
Producer Paul McCartney,
Linda McCartney,
Chris Thomas
and George Martin
Paul McCartney chronology
Liverpool Sound Collage
(2000)		 Wingspan: Hits and History
(2001)		 Driving Rain
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

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 performed by McCartney's former band Wings.

American and British editions of the album vary slightly, as the UK edition contains the studio version of "Coming Up," while the US edition contains "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)," which had reached number one on the Billboard singles chart. The Japanese version of the album also includes "Eat at Home," which had been issued as a 1971 single in the non-English-speaking world, as a bonus cut on the "Hits" disc.

Contents

History

McCartney was involved in 15 albums during this period: five solo albums; one album with his wife Linda; and nine albums with Wings (including a greatest hits compilation). Wingspan features songs from each of those albums, as well as a few singles that had not been included on Wings Greatest.

Wings was active from 1971 to 1980, but this set also includes material from McCartney's albums from earlier (1970–71) and later (1980–84) years. It does not, however, include any of McCartney's well-known collaborations with Stevie Wonder or Michael Jackson, which took place during the latter period.

The album is separated into two distinct sets: a "Hits" component which highlights commercially successful material, while "History" showcases less generally known McCartney fan favourites from the same period. On the US release, 14 of the 18 songs on "Hits" were performed by Wings, but only 9 of the 22 songs on "History" are by Wings.

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. The album has been certified Double Platinum in the US, and Gold in the UK and Australia. Total global sales now top 10 million. 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 break-up, 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.

Track listing

Disc 1: Hits

No. Title Writer(s) Performer(s) Length
1. "Listen to What the Man Said" (taken from the album Venus and Mars) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Wings 3:55
2. "Band on the Run" (taken from the album Band on the Run) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Paul McCartney & Wings 5:12
3. "Another Day"   Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Paul McCartney 3:42
4. "Live and Let Die"   Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Paul McCartney & Wings 3:12
5. "Jet" (taken from the album Band on the Run) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Paul McCartney & Wings 4:08
6. "My Love" (taken from the album Red Rose Speedway) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Paul McCartney & Wings 4:08
7. "Silly Love Songs" (taken from the album Wings at the Speed of Sound) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Wings 5:54
8. "Pipes of Peace" (taken from the album Pipes of Peace) Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 3:26
9. "C Moon"   Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Wings 4:34
10. "Hi, Hi, Hi"   Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Wings 3:08
11. "Let 'Em In" (taken from the album Wings at the Speed of Sound) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Wings 5:10
12. "Goodnight Tonight"   Paul McCartney Wings 4:21
13. "Junior's Farm" (DJ Edit, original version appeared on the album Wings Greatest) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Wings 3:03
14. "Mull of Kintyre"   Paul McCartney, Denny Laine Wings 4:44
15. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (taken from the album Ram) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Paul & Linda McCartney 4:49
16. "With a Little Luck" (DJ Edit, original version appeared on the album London Town) Paul McCartney Wings 3:13
17. "Coming Up" (taken from the album McCartney II) Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 3:53
18. "No More Lonely Nights" (taken from the album Give My Regards to Broad Street) Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 4:47
Total length:
 75:38

Disc 2: History

No. Title Writer(s) Performer(s) Length
1. "Let Me Roll It" (taken from the album Band on the Run) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Paul McCartney & Wings 4:50
2. "The Lovely Linda" (taken from the album McCartney) Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 0:45
3. "Daytime Nighttime Suffering"   Paul McCartney Wings 3:22
4. "Maybe I'm Amazed" (taken from the album McCartney) Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 3:51
5. "Helen Wheels" (taken from the album Band on the Run (international edition)) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Paul McCartney & Wings 3:45
6. "Bluebird" (taken from the album Band on the Run) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Paul McCartney & Wings 3:24
7. "Heart of the Country" (taken from the album Ram) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Paul & Linda McCartney 2:24
8. "Every Night" (taken from the album McCartney) Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 2:34
9. "Take It Away" (Single edit, original version appeared on the album Tug of War) Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 4:04
10. "Junk" (taken from the album McCartney) Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 1:56
11. "Man We Was Lonely" (taken from the album McCartney) Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 2:58
12. "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" (Single edit, original version appeared on the album Venus and Mars) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Wings 3:45
13. "The Back Seat of My Car" (taken from the album Ram) Paul McCartney Paul & Linda McCartney 4:29
14. "Rockestra Theme" (taken from the album Back to the Egg) Paul McCartney Wings 2:36
15. "Girlfriend" (taken from the album London Town) Paul McCartney Wings 4:43
16. "Waterfalls" (DJ Edit, original version appeared on the album McCartney II) Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 3:23
17. "Tomorrow" (taken from the album Wild Life) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Wings 3:25
18. "Too Many People" (taken from the album Ram) Paul McCartney Paul & Linda McCartney 4:10
19. "Call Me Back Again" (taken from the album Venus and Mars) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Wings 4:59
20. "Tug of War" (Single edit, original version appeared on the album Tug of War) Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 4:04
21. "Bip Bop/Hey Diddle" (Previously unreleased; recorded in 1971) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney Paul & Linda McCartney 3:34
22. "No More Lonely Nights (Playout version)" (Edit, original version appeared on the album Give My Regards to Broad Street) Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 3:55
Total length:
 77:26

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (2001) Position Weeks
United States Billboard 200[2] 2 14
UK Albums Chart (top 200)[3] 5 10
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart (top 40)[4] 5 6
New Zealand Albums Chart (top 50)[5] 13 10
Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (top 100)[6] 13 6
Australian ARIA Albums Chart (top 50)[5] 14 6
Danish Albums Chart (top 40)[7] 18 6
Italian Albums Chart (top 20)[8] 18 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) (top 50)[9] 21 5
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) (top 50)[10] 27 4
Austrian Albums Chart (top 75)[11] 28 4
Dutch Mega Albums Top 100[12] 32 9
Swedish Albums Chart (top 60)[13] 49 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
US Billboard Year-End[14] 126
UK Albums Chart[15] 152

Certifications

Region Provider Certification
(sales thresholds)		 Date
United States RIAA 2× Multi-Platinum[16] 5 June 2001
United Kingdom BPI Gold[17] 6 July 2001
Australia ARIA Gold[18] 2001

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Wings
Studio albums
Wild Life (1971) · Red Rose Speedway (1973) · Band on the Run (1973) · Venus and Mars (1975) · Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976) · London Town (1978) · Back to the Egg (1979)
Live albums
Compilation albums
Wings Greatest (1978) · Hot Hits – Cold Cuts (unreleased) · Wingspan: Hits and History (2001)
Singles
"Give Ireland Back to the Irish" / "Give Ireland Back to the Irish (instrumental version)" (1972) · "Mary Had a Little Lamb" / "Little Woman Love" (1972) · "Hi, Hi, Hi" / "C Moon" (1972) · "My Love" / "The Mess" (live) (1973) · "Live and Let Die" / "I Lie Around" (1973) · "Helen Wheels" / "Country Dreamer" (1973) · "Jet" / "Mamunia" (1973) · "Jet" / "Let Me Roll It" (1973) · "Mrs Vandebilt" / "Bluebird (1973)" · "Band on the Run" / "Zoo Gang" (UK) (1974) · "Band on the Run" / "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (US) (1974) · "Junior's Farm" / "Sally G" (1974) · "Walking in the Park with Eloise" / "Bridge Over the River Suite" (1974) · "Listen to What the Man Said" / "Love in Song" (1975) · "Letting Go" / "You Gave Me the Answer" (1975) · "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" / "Magneto and Titanium Man" (1976) · "Silly Love Songs" / "Cook of the House" (1976) · "Let 'Em In / "Beware My Love" (1977) · "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) / "Soily" (live) (1977) · "Seaside Woman" / "B Side to Seaside" (1977) · "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" (1978) · "With a Little Luck" / "Backwards Traveler/Cuff-Link" (1978) · "I've Had Enough" / "Deliver Your Children" (1978) · "London Town" / "I'm Carrying" (1978) · "Goodnight Tonight" / "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" (1979) · "Old Siam, Sir" / "Spin It On" (1979) · "Getting Closer" / "Baby's Request" (UK) (1979) · "Getting Closer" / "Spin It On" (US) (1979) · "Arrow Through Me" / "Old Siam, Sir" (1979) · "Coming Up" / "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" / "Lunchbox/Odd-Sox" (1980) · "Spies Like Us" / "My Carnival" (1985) · "Put It There" / "Mama's Little Girl" / "Same Time Next Year" (1990)
Tours
Filmography
Wings Over the World (1979) · Concert for Kampuchea (1980) · Rockshow (1980) · Back To The Egg (1981) · Paul McCartney - Wingspan - An Intimate Portrait (2001)
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