All the Best!

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]^[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Essential Rock Discography	8/10^[4]
MusicHound	^[5]
Q	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]

All the Best! is the second official compilation album of Paul McCartney's music, after 1978's Wings Greatest. It was released in 1987 on Capitol Records and Parlophone Records.

Background

The album contains tracks from the beginning of his solo career in 1970 up to (on British and Canadian editions) the newly recorded "Once Upon a Long Ago". The track inclusion and running order varies slightly between UK and US editions of All the Best! to reflect the popularity of particular songs in each country. CD and vinyl versions of the British edition also vary, as the time constraints of a single compact disc versus a double-vinyl album led to the elimination of three songs on the British CD edition. Originally the album was to include the unreleased London Town track "Waterspout"; there are LP slicks that feature it as the opening track on side two, as well as a cartoon icon, but the song was omitted at the last minute.

Issued just as McCartney was beginning work on his next studio album, All the Best! was a commercial success in the UK, where it reached number 2 (having been kept off the top position by George Michael's debut solo album, Faith).^[8] In America, the compilation peaked at number 62,^[9] although it was eventually certified double platinum there.^[10]

Track listings

UK/Canadian listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Jet"	Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney	Band on the Run, 1973	4:08
2.	"Band on the Run"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Band on the Run	5:11
3.	"Coming Up"	P. McCartney	McCartney II, 1980	3:51
4.	"Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder)	P. McCartney	Tug of War, 1982	3:41
5.	"Listen to What the Man Said"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Venus and Mars, 1975	3:55

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
6.	"No More Lonely Nights" (Radio edit)	P. McCartney	Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack, 1984	4:38
7.	"Silly Love Songs"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings at the Speed of Sound, 1976	5:54
8.	"Let ’Em In"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings at the Speed of Sound	5:09
9.	"C Moon"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Non‐album single, 1972	4:33
10.	"Pipes of Peace" (Radio edit)	P. McCartney	Pipes of Peace, 1983	3:24

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Live and Let Die"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Live and Let Die soundtrack, 1973	3:11
2.	"Another Day"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Non‐album single, 1971	3:41
3.	"Maybe I’m Amazed" (Not included on CD release)	P. McCartney	McCartney, 1970	3:50
4.	"Goodnight Tonight" (Not included on CD release)	P. McCartney	Non‐album single, 1979	4:19
5.	"Once Upon a Long Ago" (New song released as single from this album)	P. McCartney	All the Best! compilation, 1987	4:09

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
6.	"Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson)	P. McCartney, Michael Jackson	Pipes of Peace	3:55
7.	"With a Little Luck" (Not included on CD release)	P. McCartney	London Town, 1978	5:45
8.	"My Love"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Red Rose Speedway, 1973	4:08
9.	"We All Stand Together"	P. McCartney	Rupert and the Frog Song soundtrack, 1984	4:23
10.	"Mull of Kintyre"	P. McCartney, Denny Laine	Non‐album single, 1977	4:44

US listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Band on the Run"	Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney	Band on the Run, 1973	5:11
2.	"Jet"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Band on the Run	4:08
3.	"Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder)	P. McCartney	Tug of War, 1982	3:43
4.	"Listen to What the Man Said"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Venus and Mars, 1975	3:55

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
5.	"No More Lonely Nights" (Radio edit)	P. McCartney	Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack, 1984	4:38
6.	"Silly Love Songs"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings at the Speed of Sound, 1976	5:54
7.	"Let ’Em In"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings at the Speed of Sound	5:09
8.	"Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson)	P. McCartney, Michael Jackson	Pipes of Peace, 1983	3:56

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Live and Let Die"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Live and Let Die soundtrack, 1973	3:11
2.	"Another Day"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Non‐album single, 1971	3:41
3.	"C Moon"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Non‐album single, 1972	4:33
4.	"Junior’s Farm"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Non‐album single, 1974	4:23
5.	"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (Radio edit)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Ram, 1971	4:41

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
6.	"Coming Up" (Live at Glasgow)	P. McCartney	McCartney II, 1980	3:31
7.	"Goodnight Tonight"	P. McCartney	Non‐album single, 1979	4:19
8.	"With a Little Luck" (DJ Radio Edit)	P. McCartney	London Town, 1978	3:10
9.	"My Love"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Red Rose Speedway, 1973	4:08

Charts and certifications

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak position
1987	UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	2
1988	Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[11]	23
1988	Canadian Albums (RPM)^[12]	30
1988	Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[13]	10
1988	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14]	9
1988	New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[15]	5
1988	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	11
1988	US Billboard 200^[9]	62
1993	Australian Albums (ARIA)^[17]	10
1995	French Compilations (SNEP)^[18]	4
1995	Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[19]	7
2000	US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)^[20]	36
2005	Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[21]	99
2008	Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[22]	39

Certifications


Region	Certification
Argentina (CAPIF)^[23]	Gold
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[24]	Gold
Canada (Music Canada)^[25]	Gold
France (SNEP)^[26]	Gold
United Kingdom (BPI)^[27]	3× Platinum
United States (RIAA)^[10]	2× Platinum

Notes

↑ Allmusic review, UK version
↑ Allmusic review, US version
↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th edn). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 1257. ISBN 0-19-531373-9.
↑ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 696. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 730. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
↑ Du Noyer, Paul (December 1987). "Re-releases: Paul McCartney All The Best!". Q. p. 126.
↑ Randall, Mac; Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. p. 526. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
1 2 "1987-11-14 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
1 2 "Paul McCartney Album & Song Chart History | Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
1 2 "American album certifications – All the Best". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 November 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Paul McCartney – All the Best!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "RPM100 Albums". RPM. 47 (15). 30 January 1988. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul McCartney – All the Best!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Australiancharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel". InfoDisk (in French). Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2012. Find Paul McCartney under the drop-down menu and click OK.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Paul McCartney – Chart history" Billboard Top Catalog Albums for Paul McCartney. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Discos de Oro y Platino". CAPIF (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
↑ "Austrian album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 11 November 2012. Enter Paul McCartney in the field Interpret. Enter All the Best in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
↑ "Canadian album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
↑ "French album certifications – McCartney P. – All the Best!" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 11 November 2012. Select MCCARTNEY P. and click OK
↑ "British album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 November 2012. Enter All the Best! in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search

Paul McCartney

Studio albums

McCartney Ram (with Linda McCartney) McCartney II Tug of War Pipes of Peace Give My Regards to Broad Street 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 Memory Almost Full Kisses on the Bottom New
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
Classical	The Family Way Thrillington Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio Standing Stone Working Classical Ecce Cor Meum Ocean's Kingdom
Electronica	Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest (The Fireman) Rushes (The Fireman) Liverpool Sound Collage Twin Freaks Electric Arguments (The Fireman)

Live albums

Compilations

Tours

Filmography

A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Help! (1965)
Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
Yellow Submarine (1968)
Let It Be (1970)
James Paul McCartney (1973)
Wings Over the World (1979)
Rockestra (unreleased) (1979)
Concert for Kampuchea (1980)
Rockshow (1980)
Back to the Egg (1981)
Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)
Put It There (1990)
Get Back (1991)
Paul Is Live (1993)
In the World Tonight (1997)
Live at the Cavern Club (1999)
Wingspan (2001)
Back in the U.S. (2002)
Paul McCartney in Red Square (2005)
Between Chaos and Creation (2005)
Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road (2005)
The Space Within US (2006)
The McCartney Years (2007)
Good Evening New York City (2009)
The Love We Make (2011)

Articles	Discography Song list Awards Music contributions and appearances Paul McCartney concerts Maxi-singles Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now MPL Communications Oobu Joobu Paul is dead "Lisa the Vegetarian"
People/Artists	The Quarrymen The Beatles Heather Mills Personal relationships
Albums	Wide Prairie A Garland for Linda Paul McCartney's Glastonbury Groove Let Us in Americana: The Music of Paul McCartney A Toot and a Snore in '74 The Art of McCartney

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Paul McCartney singles discography

1970s

1971	"Another Day" / "Oh Woman, Oh Why" (with Linda McCartney) "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" / "Too Many People" (with Linda McCartney) "The Back Seat of My Car" / "Heart of the Country" (with Linda McCartney) "Eat at Home" / "Smile Away" (with Linda McCartney)
1979	"Wonderful Christmastime"

1980s

1980	"Coming Up" "Waterfalls" "Temporary Secretary"
1982	"Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder) "Take It Away" "Tug of War" "The Girl Is Mine" (with Michael Jackson)
1983	"Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson) "Pipes of Peace"
1984	"No More Lonely Nights" "We All Stand Together"
1985	"Spies Like Us"
1986	"Press" "Pretty Little Head" "Stranglehold" "Only Love Remains"
1987	"Once Upon a Long Ago"
1989	"Ferry Cross the Mersey" "My Brave Face" / "Flying to My Home" "This One" "Où est le Soleil?" "Figure of Eight" "Distractions" (promo)

1990s

1990	"Put It There" / "Mama's Little Girl" "Birthday" (live) / "Good Day Sunshine" (live) "All My Trials" (live) / "C Moon" (live) "We Got Married" (promo)
1991	"The World You're Coming Into" / "Tres Conejos" "Save the Child" / "The Drinking Song"
1992	"Hope of Deliverance"
1993	"C'Mon People" "Off the Ground" "Biker Like an Icon" / "Things We Said Today" "Transpiritual Stomp" (The Fireman)
1995	"A Leaf" (with Anya Alexeyev) "Come Together" (The Smokin' Mojo Filters)
1997	"Young Boy" "The World Tonight" "Beautiful Night"
1998	Rushes (The Fireman)
1999	Fluid (Nitin Sawhney Remixes) (The Fireman) "No Other Baby" / "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" "Vo!ce" (with Heather Mills) "Run Devil Run" (promo)

2000s

2000	"Free Now" (promo)
2001	"From a Lover to a Friend" "Freedom" / "From a Lover to a Friend" "I'm Partial to Your Abracadabra" (promo)
2002	"Your Loving Flame" (promo) "Lonely Road" (promo) "Hello Goodbye" (promo)
2004	"Tropic Island Hum" / "We All Stand Together"
2005	"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (with U2) "Fine Line" "Jenny Wren" "Really Love You" (Twin Freaks)
2006	"This Never Happened Before" (promo)
2007	"Dance Tonight" / "Nod Your Head" "Ever Present Past"
2008	"Heal the Pain" (with George Michael) "Sing the Changes" (The Fireman)
2009	"Dance Til We're High" (The Fireman) "My Soul" (with Nitin Sawhney) "Meat Free Monday" "Walk with You" (with Ringo Starr)

2010s

2010	"(I Want to) Come Home"
2011	"My Valentine"
2012	"Only Our Hearts" Christmas Kisses: "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" / "Wonderful Christmastime" "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (The Justice Collective) "Get Yourself Another Fool" (promo)
2013	"Out of Sight" (The Bloody Beetroots feat. McCartney & Youth) "New" "Queenie Eye"
2014	"Save Us" "Appreciate" "Early Days" "Hope for the Future" "Only One" (with Kanye West)
2015	"FourFiveSeconds" (with Rihanna & Kanye West) "All Day" (with Kanye West)

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Paul McCartney family
Parents	Jim McCartney (1902–76) Mary McCartney (1909–56)
Siblings	Mike McCartney (born 1944) Ruth McCartney (born 1960)
Children	Heather McCartney (born 1962) Mary McCartney (born 1969) Stella McCartney (born 1971) James McCartney (born 1977) Beatrice McCartney (born 2003)
Wives	Linda McCartney (1941–98; married 1969–98) Heather Mills (born 1968; married 2002–08) Nancy Shevell (born 1961; married 2011–present)
Relationships	Jane Asher (born 1946; 1963–68) Francie Schwartz (born 1944; in 1968)

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