Wingspan: Hits and History by Paul McCartney (CD, May-2001, 2 Discs, Capitol/EMI Records)

Album Features
UPC:	724353294625
Artist:	Paul McCartney
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2001
Record Label:	Capitol/EMI Records
Genre:	Oldies, Rock 'N' Roll
Number Of Discs:	2

Track Listing
DISC 1: HITS:
1. Listen to What the Man Said
2. Band on the Run
3. Another Day
4. Live and Let Die
5. Jet
6. My Love
7. Silly Love Songs
8. Pipes of Peace
9. C Moon
10. Hi Hi Hi
11. Let 'Em In
12. Goodnight Tonight
13. Junior's Farm - (DJ Edit)
14. Mull of Kintyre
15. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
16. With a Little Luck - (DJ Edit)
17. Coming Up - (live)
18. No More Lonely Nights

DISC 2: HISTORY:
1. Let Me Roll It
2. Lovely Linda, The
3. Daytime Nightime Suffering
4. Maybe I'm Amazed
5. Helen Wheels
6. Bluebird
7. Heart of the Country
8. Every Night
9. Take It Away
10. Junk
11. Man We Was Lonely
12. Venus And Mars / Rock Show - (single edit)
13. Back Seat of My Car, The
14. Rockestra Theme
15. Girlfriend
16. Waterfalls - (DJ Edit)
17. Tomorrow
18. Too Many People
19. Call Me Back Again
20. Tug of War
21. Bip Bop / Hey Diddle / I Am Your Singer
22. No More Lonely Nights - (playout version)

Details
Playing Time:	152 min.
Distributor:	EMI Music Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
The limited edition version of the 2-CD retrospective WINGSPAN (HITS & HISTORY) is packaged in coffee table book form with a holographic oversleeve and includes a 24-page annotated booklet featuring rare photographs, liner notes by Beatles expert Mark Lewisohn and an introduction by Paul McCartney. All tracks have been remastered utilizing the same state-of-the-art process as BEATLES 1.Paul McCartney & Wings includes: Paul McCartney (vocals, piano, bass, drums); Denny Laine, Laurence Juber, Jimmy McCulloch, Henry McCullough (vocals, guitar); Linda McCartney (vocals, keyboards); Joe English (vocals, drums); Tony Dorsey, Howie Casey, Thadens Richard, Steve Howard (horns); Geoff Britton, Denny Seiwell, Steve Holly (drums).Producers: Paul McCartney, Chris Thomas, Linda McCartney, George Martin.Engineers include: Geoff Emerick, Paul McCartney, Phil McDonald.Personnel: Paul McCartney (vocals, piano, bass guitar, drums); Henry McCullough (vocals, guitar); Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, Laurence Juber (guitar, background vocals); Steve Howard, Howie Casey, Tony Dorsey, Thaddeus Richards (horns); Linda McCartney (keyboards, background vocals); Joe English (drums, background vocals); Steve Holly, Geoff Britton, Denny Sellwell (drums).Despite the title of this two-CD set, WINGSPAN is actually a mix of Paul McCartney's solo songs and work created with his '70s band, divided into "Hits" and "History" discs. Material like "Silly Love Songs," "My Love," "Bluebird" and "Listen To What The Man Said" fully embraces Macca's reputation as the romantic, less intense half of the Lennon/McCartney songwriting juggernaut. While these fluffy smashes found many critics painting him as a pandering lightweight, McCartney also rocked the charts as hard as Lennon with numbers like "Band On The Run," "Jet," "Junior's Farm," and "Hi Hi Hi."Along the way McCartney and Wings had a hand in a few pop-culture milestones. Among the most notable were creating arguably the greatest James Bond theme to date ("Live and Let Die") and topping the UK charts at the height of the 1977 punk revolution and a modern Celtic folk anthem ("Mull Of Kintyre"). Other more obscure but equally deserving Wings moments include the epic anthem "Rockestra Theme" (written for the London benefit concert in aid of UNICEF and Kampuchean refugees) and a live version of the ultra-funky "Coming Up" recorded at a Glasgow concert.

Editorial Reviews
...We can finally see what an impressive body of solo work McCartney has created....measuring up to the standard of The Beatles' McCartney-penned tracks...
Mojo

3 stars out of 5 - ...For those whose curiosity-limit lies somewhere between all 7 Wings remastered CD's and the peerless singles collection....split between one disc of A-sides and another collecting McCartney's favorites...
Q (20010701)