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	Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Chris Thomas and George Martin
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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 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 U.S. 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 1 History 2 Track listing 2.1 Disc 1: Hits 2.2 Disc 2: History

[edit] 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 favourites from the same period. On the U.S. 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, 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] Track listing

[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
   • Paul McCartney & 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; Paul McCartney & Wings - live version
    • Studio version (on UK edition) – 3:53 ; "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" (on US edition) – 3:28
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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