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~ Paul McCartney, Wings
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  • Audio CD (7 May 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Parlophone
  • ASIN: B00005B839
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,906 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
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
See all 18 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Let Me Roll It
2. The Lovely Linda
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
See all 22 tracks on this disc

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Wingspan could be the collection that finally gives Wings the respect that they've long been due. Some people are wary of Wings simply because knocking them is the done thing. Others are dubious because they've actually tried listening to London Town or Red Rose Speedway all the way through. It's a truism that without a vociferous writing partner, Paul McCartney's sense of quality control could be rather lax, but it's easy to overlook how many fine tracks he and Wings produced from 1970 to 1983, the period covered on Wingspan. Compiling 40 of them on a two-CD set is a smart move--it allows you to purchase pretty much every post-Beatles McCartney song you could ever possibly want, all at once. The hits crowd together on the first disc, while the second cherry-picks album tracks and oddities; forget the inevitable "Mull of Kintyre", let "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Waterfalls" and "Back Seat of My Car" remind you of just what Paul McCartney could always do when he tried. --Taylor Parkes


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The 40 tracks included here, cover the period from McCartney's 1970 eponymous debut solo album, to 1984's 'No More Lonely Nights'. Whilst the first disc includes the hit singles, the second one is a compilation of Wings and solo album tracks from this period.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Massively under-rated, 13 Oct 2003
As I'm a teenager whose (almost) 50-year-old Dad owns almost all the Beatles LPs, it's very hard to think of Paul McCarteny as someone who 'rocks.' But I love the man - he's quite clearly a songwriting genius, without doubt the best singer-songwriter ever, and he proves with this album that Wings have produced songs of Beatles standard. Although they often take some getting used to, almost every track is a gem, with songs like 'Venus and Mars/Rockstar,' 'Helen Wheels' and 'Daytime Nighttime Suffering' being included on the 'History' CD (ie not Hits... how?). Personally, Paul is my favourite Beatle, so it was no surprise to discover that Wingspan, although more 'pop-like,' can match up to many of the Beatles' songs. I could list all the great songs, but it's far easier to name the bad ones - Lovely Linda and Tug Of War. Because I don't mind Mull of Kintyre.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars "The Band the Beatles could of been", 11 Oct 2003
By rarterton@excite.com (Northampton, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
It seems fashionable nowadays to knock McCartney for his post-Beatle efforts but with the arrival of 'Wingspan' things could be about to change.

For the first time on cd, the greatest hits and best of Paul McCartney and Wings is collected together. Such classics as 'Another Day', With A Little Luck', 'Live and Let Die' and the brilliant 'Maybe I'm Amazed' are all to be found on here. It goes without saying that 'Maybe I'm Amazed' is the greatest Beatle song they never did and, in my opinion, far superior to Lennon's Imagine.

Interestingly, McCartney has chosen to include some of his own personal favourites under the heading 'History'. It's on this cd that the less obvious, but just as good, songs are found. 'Back Seat of My Car' is an amazing song, as is Nineteen Eighty Five, a song which has found a new generation of fans when used on Dom Joly's Trigger Happy TV.

I could recommed this album to fans of The Beatles because, although I don't agree with Alan Partridge when he says "Wings are the band The Beatles could of been", I think they are the next best alternative.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars the man's a genius, 17 Jan 2004
okay, it's all about lennon v mccartney , who's better? well in my view lennon was the best in the beatles but mccartney has had the better solo songs by far.True Lennon died in 1980, meaning Mccartney has had more time to amass a huge amount of classics and he has as shown here.Disc 1 is full of superb songs - goodnite tonite, let em in,band on the run,jet etc. Disc 2 is more album tracks and quite unsuccessful singles.But it also rules - it has maybe amazed,the amazingly catchy take it away and the superb tomorrow, amongst many others.This is a must for any Mccartney fan, unless you want to get all of his albums, which you might as well cos u can pick them up on the cheap and hardly disappoint.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars ......Clears Up The Debris Of " All The Best"..7 Out Of 5
Wingspan: Hits and History....Want To Get Into Macca & Wings???........Buy This!!!........NO BLOODY FROG SONG!!!!........... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Tommo 18/7

4.0 out of 5 stars A superb two-disc set (although I never really play the second disc)
I bought this to re-visit Wings without having to buy a load of Albums and the first disc has everything you need...

Published 2 months ago by A. M. F. Johnson

3.0 out of 5 stars No 1985?!!
Like everyone else I guess, having read a few reviews.. This is a good compilation but for me, notable for the tracks its missing..

why not 3 CDs? Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. C. W. Watney

3.0 out of 5 stars Missed Opportunity
This 'Wings' compilation truly is an opportunity missed. I remember as an ardent fan in the mid-70s that a compilation was in the planning stages that was to be called 'Cold Cuts'... Read more
Published 10 months ago by S. W. Ladd

5.0 out of 5 stars Fab!
I can't understand some of the moaning about this compilation from self-proclaimed True Wings Fans who proceed to complain that this, that or the other of their pet album tracks... Read more
Published 12 months ago by C. Knowles

3.0 out of 5 stars WINGS - ONLY A LITTLE BIT BROKEN
Macca was always going to have a very tough time following The Beatles. The criticism and scorn poured on his solo work and the music he made with Wings must have stung. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. Christopher J. Welch

5.0 out of 5 stars Hits and album tracks
Some people may regard this as a missed opportunity, as it collects together many of Paul's hits since the break-up of the Beatles (whether solo or with Wings) but includes a... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Peter Durward Harris

5.0 out of 5 stars Strange Compilation - Great Songs
A very strange compilation indeed; some but not all the greatest hits, some but still missing vital b-sides and album tracks and topping it all, this compilation includes Macca... Read more
Published 17 months ago by gnagfloW

4.0 out of 5 stars Haunted by Linda
The trouble with 'Best of' albums is that everybody thinks their choice of tracks would have been better; Wingspan is no exception. Read more
Published on 8 May 2006 by R. A. Cross

2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment
For any true Wings fan this album is going to be a major let down.Sure, all the great songs are here, but they are also on 'Wings Greatest`and 'All the Best'. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2005 by Kevan John Kite

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