Wingspan: Hits and History

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
Producer	Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Chris Thomas, George Martin
Paul McCartney 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 performed by his 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 1 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.

History

McCartney was involved in fifteen 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 were active from 1971 to 1980, but this set also includes material from McCartney's albums from earlier (1970–71) and later (1980–84) years. However, it does not include any of McCartney's well-known collaborations with Stevie Wonder or Michael Jackson, which took place during the latter period; a notable absence is one of McCartney's biggest hits, "Say, Say, Say", most likely due to his falling out with Jackson in 1985. Nor does it include "Ebony and Ivory".

Wingspan is separated into two distinct sets: the "Hits" disc features commercially successful material, while "History" showcases lesser-known songs from the same period. On the US release, fourteen of the eighteen songs on "Hits" were performed by Wings, but only nine of the twenty-two songs on "History" are by Wings.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Essential Rock Discography	8/10[2]
Q	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
Uncut	[5]

Released in 2001 in conjunction with a prime time TV documentary, similarly called Wingspan, the associated soundtrack was a commercial success. In the United States, it went straight to number 2 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 221,000 copies in the first week of its release.^[6] The album charted there for 14 weeks, selling approximately 970,000 units as of 2005.^[7] Wingspan has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and also reached gold status in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.^[8] A DVD release of the broadcast 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 towards their 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" (from Venus and Mars, 1975)	Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney	Wings	3:57
2.	"Band on the Run" (from Band on the Run, 1973)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Paul McCartney and Wings	5:13
3.	"Another Day" (Non-album single, 1971)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Paul McCartney	3:43
4.	"Live and Let Die" (from the Live and Let Die soundtrack, 1973)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Paul McCartney and Wings	3:12
5.	"Jet" (from Band on the Run)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Paul McCartney and Wings	4:08
6.	"My Love" (from Red Rose Speedway, 1973)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Paul McCartney and Wings	4:08
7.	"Silly Love Songs" (from Wings at the Speed of Sound, 1976)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings	5:55
8.	"Pipes of Peace" (from Pipes of Peace, 1983)	P. McCartney	Paul McCartney	3:26
9.	"C Moon" (Non-album single, 1972)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings	4:35
10.	"Hi, Hi, Hi" (Non-album single)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings	3:09
11.	"Let 'Em In" (from Wings at the Speed of Sound)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings	5:10
12.	"Goodnight Tonight" (Non-album single, 1979)	P. McCartney	Wings	4:21
13.	"Junior's Farm" (DJ edit; non-album single, 1974)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Paul McCartney and Wings	3:03
14.	"Mull of Kintyre" (Non-album single, 1977)	P. McCartney, Denny Laine	Wings	4:45
15.	"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (from Ram, 1971)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Paul and Linda McCartney	4:50
16.	"With a Little Luck" (DJ edit; original version from London Town, 1978)	P. McCartney	Wings	3:13
17.	"Coming Up" (from McCartney II, 1980)	P. McCartney	Paul McCartney	3:53
18.	"No More Lonely Nights" (from the Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack, 1985)	P. McCartney	Paul McCartney	4:47
Total length:				75:38

US edition alternative track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
17.	"Coming Up" (Live at Glasgow, Scotland)	P. McCartney	Paul McCartney and Wings	3:28

JP edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
19.	"Eat at Home" (from Ram)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Paul and Linda McCartney	3:22

Disc 2: History

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Let Me Roll It" (from Band on the Run)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Paul McCartney and Wings	4:51
2.	"The Lovely Linda" (from McCartney, 1970)	P. McCartney	Paul McCartney	0:45
3.	"Daytime Nighttime Suffering" (B-side to the "Goodnight Tonight" single, 1979)	P. McCartney	Wings	3:23
4.	"Maybe I'm Amazed" (from McCartney)	P. McCartney	Paul McCartney	3:52
5.	"Helen Wheels" (from Band on the Run (US edition))	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Paul McCartney and Wings	3:46
6.	"Bluebird" (from Band on the Run)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Paul McCartney and Wings	3:26
7.	"Heart of the Country" (from Ram)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Paul and Linda McCartney	2:24
8.	"Every Night" (from McCartney)	P. McCartney	Paul McCartney	2:34
9.	"Take It Away" (Single version; original version from Tug of War, 1982)	P. McCartney	Paul McCartney	4:05
10.	"Junk" (from McCartney)	P. McCartney	Paul McCartney	1:57
11.	"Man We Was Lonely" (from McCartney)	P. McCartney	Paul McCartney	2:59
12.	"Venus and Mars/Rock Show" (Single edit; original version from Venus and Mars)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings	3:46
13.	"The Back Seat of My Car" (from Ram)	P. McCartney	Paul and Linda McCartney	4:29
14.	"Rockestra Theme" (from Back to the Egg, 1979)	P. McCartney	Wings	2:36
15.	"Girlfriend" (from London Town)	P. McCartney	Wings	4:44
16.	"Waterfalls" (DJ edit; original version from McCartney II)	P. McCartney	Paul McCartney	3:24
17.	"Tomorrow" (from Wild Life, 1971)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings	3:27
18.	"Too Many People" (from Ram)	P. McCartney	Paul and Linda McCartney	4:12
19.	"Call Me Back Again" (from Venus and Mars)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings	4:59
20.	"Tug of War" (Single version; original version from Tug of War)	P. McCartney	Paul McCartney	4:04
21.	"Bip Bop/Hey Diddle" (Previously unreleased; recorded in 1971)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Paul and Linda McCartney	3:36
22.	"No More Lonely Nights (Playout version)" (Edit)	P. McCartney	Paul McCartney	3:55
Total length:				77:26

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Position Australian ARIA Albums Chart [9] 14 Austrian Albums Chart[10] 28 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[11] 21 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[12] 27 Canadian Albums Chart[13] 4 Danish Albums Chart[14] 18 Dutch Mega Albums Top 100[15] 32 German Media Control Albums Chart [16] 20 Italian Albums Chart[17] 18 Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[18] 13 New Zealand Albums Chart[19] 13 Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[20] 5 Swedish Albums Chart[21] 49 UK Albums Chart[22] 5 US Billboard 200[13] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Italian Albums Chart[23] 196 UK Albums Chart[24] 152 US Billboard Year-End[25] 126 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/Sales Australia (ARIA)[26] Gold 35,000^^ Japan (Oricon Charts) 56,000[27] New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] Gold 7,500^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Gold 100,000^^ United States (RIAA)[30] 2× Platinum 1,000,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• Wings Greatest

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