Track Listing

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
11. Let 'Em In
12. Goodnight Tonight
13. Junior's Farm
14. Mull of Kintyre
15. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
16. With A Little Luck
17. Coming Up
18. No More Lonely Nights

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
11. Man We Was Lonely
12. Venus And Mars/Rockshow
13. Back Seat Of My Car
14. Rockestra Theme
15. Girlfriend
16. Waterfalls
17. Tomorrow
18. Too Many People
19. Call Me Back Again
20. Tug Of War
21. Medley: Bip Bop/Hey Diddle/I Am Your Singer
22. No More Lonely Nights

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11648 in Music
• Released on: 2001-05-08
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Best of
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

From Amazon.co.uk
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

Customer Reviews

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 material both before the formation of Wings and solo material 2-3 years after he disbanded the group. Macca also had a TV program regarding his years with Wings around the release of this project. My guess is that all this was more a thinly disguised tribute to the late Linda rather than a Wings compilation.

Being obviously incomplete in these aspects, this its still a very enjoyable album. Most of the hits are to be found here and many album tracks justify being given a second spin. The sound has been remastered and one can clearly hear the difference compared to some earlier CD pressings. Viewing this as a complete compilation and this is clearly a disaster; with an approach of a sampler and this is a great buy. Macca made great songs and a few fantastic records. He, however, also released music which should have been put aside, no such duds are to be found on this set.

SOME ODD CHOICES
We can't complain too much because PAUL choose the tracks himself,but apart from the hits we all love he made some odd choices.Why two versions of NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS and the songs GOODNIGHT TONIGHT,GIRLFRIEND,TOMORROW,CALL ME BACK AGAIN and BIP BOP/HEY DIDDLE to name a few simply don't belong here.Where is the lovely ballad EBONY AND IVORY?The best thing to do i think is to choose your favorites and make your own cd.As it is,this collection should have been called HITS AND MISSES.It is still worth buying because you get tracks like JUNIOR'S FARM,UNCLE ALBERT,MAYBE I'M AMAZED AND VENUS AND MARS/ROCKSHOW that were not on ALL THE BEST US version.The booklet has pictures of WINGS with it's band members over the years.

Superb--but for the newcomer or casual fan.
As a relative newcomer to the work Sir Paul did with Linda and his band after he left The Beatles, I used to be only a casual fan of Paul's work, listening to it mostly on the school bus going to and from school. However, when I saw this 2 CD set I sat up and took notice right away because I had a good hunch that there was quality to it. And from a newcomer's perspective I was right! GRIN

The first CD consists mostly of the songs I remember hearing on the radio in the 1970s. There are fantastic songs such as "Listen To What The Man Said," "Silly Love Songs," and "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey." The listener also has the beautifully mellow "Mull Of Kintyre" paired up with the ever so aggressive "Live And Let Die" from a James Bond movie.

The second CD offers the beautiful "The Lovely Linda," "Maybe I'm Amazed," and "Venus and Mars/Rockshow" (from the album Venus and Mars).

Overall, this is an excellent retrospective for the newcomer or casual fan who wants to hear more of Paul's work or have a small encapsulation of his work with his peers. However, as many other reviewers have noted, even a relative newcomer like myself knows that there can be no way that 2 CDs alone can TRULY be a thorough retrospective of what Paul and the other great artists together have produced. Thus a complete retrospective this is not. Because I can't give 4 ½ stars I give this 2 CD set 4 stars and hope along with many others that a FULL set of Paul's work is released for his fans soon!