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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Essential Rock Discography8/10[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.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Listen to What the Man Said" (from Venus and Mars, 1975)Paul McCartney, Linda McCartneyWings3:57
2."Band on the Run" (from Band on the Run, 1973)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyPaul McCartney and Wings5:13
3."Another Day" (Non-album single, 1971)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyPaul McCartney3:43
4."Live and Let Die" (from the Live and Let Die soundtrack, 1973)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyPaul McCartney and Wings3:12
5."Jet" (from Band on the Run)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyPaul McCartney and Wings4:08
6."My Love" (from Red Rose Speedway, 1973)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyPaul McCartney and Wings4:08
7."Silly Love Songs" (from Wings at the Speed of Sound, 1976)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyWings5:55
8."Pipes of Peace" (from Pipes of Peace, 1983)P. McCartneyPaul McCartney3:26
9."C Moon" (Non-album single, 1972)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyWings4:35
10."Hi, Hi, Hi" (Non-album single)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyWings3:09
11."Let 'Em In" (from Wings at the Speed of Sound)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyWings5:10
12."Goodnight Tonight" (Non-album single, 1979)P. McCartneyWings4:21
13."Junior's Farm" (DJ edit; non-album single, 1974)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyPaul McCartney and Wings3:03
14."Mull of Kintyre" (Non-album single, 1977)P. McCartney, Denny LaineWings4:45
15."Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (from Ram, 1971)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyPaul and Linda McCartney4:50
16."With a Little Luck" (DJ edit; original version from London Town, 1978)P. McCartneyWings3:13
17."Coming Up" (from McCartney II, 1980)P. McCartneyPaul McCartney3:53
18."No More Lonely Nights" (from the Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack, 1985)P. McCartneyPaul McCartney4:47
Total length:75:38

Disc 2: History

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Let Me Roll It" (from Band on the Run)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyPaul McCartney and Wings4:51
2."The Lovely Linda" (from McCartney, 1970)P. McCartneyPaul McCartney0:45
3."Daytime Nighttime Suffering" (B-side to the "Goodnight Tonight" single, 1979)P. McCartneyWings3:23
4."Maybe I'm Amazed" (from McCartney)P. McCartneyPaul McCartney3:52
5."Helen Wheels" (from Band on the Run (US edition))P. McCartney, L. McCartneyPaul McCartney and Wings3:46
6."Bluebird" (from Band on the Run)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyPaul McCartney and Wings3:26
7."Heart of the Country" (from Ram)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyPaul and Linda McCartney2:24
8."Every Night" (from McCartney)P. McCartneyPaul McCartney2:34
9."Take It Away" (Single version; original version from Tug of War, 1982)P. McCartneyPaul McCartney4:05
10."Junk" (from McCartney)P. McCartneyPaul McCartney1:57
11."Man We Was Lonely" (from McCartney)P. McCartneyPaul McCartney2:59
12."Venus and Mars/Rock Show" (Single edit; original version from Venus and Mars)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyWings3:46
13."The Back Seat of My Car" (from Ram)P. McCartneyPaul and Linda McCartney4:29
14."Rockestra Theme" (from Back to the Egg, 1979)P. McCartneyWings2:36
15."Girlfriend" (from London Town)P. McCartneyWings4:44
16."Waterfalls" (DJ edit; original version from McCartney II)P. McCartneyPaul McCartney3:24
17."Tomorrow" (from Wild Life, 1971)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyWings3:27
18."Too Many People" (from Ram)P. McCartneyPaul and Linda McCartney4:12
19."Call Me Back Again" (from Venus and Mars)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyWings4:59
20."Tug of War" (Single version; original version from Tug of War)P. McCartneyPaul McCartney4:04
21."Bip Bop/Hey Diddle" (Previously unreleased; recorded in 1971)P. McCartney, L. McCartneyPaul and Linda McCartney3:36
22."No More Lonely Nights (Playout version)" (Edit)P. McCartneyPaul McCartney3:55
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

References

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  2. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 696. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
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  4. ↑ "Paul McCartney: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
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  27. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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  29. ↑ "British album certifications – Paul McCartney – Wingspan". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Wingspan in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
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