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Wingspan: Hits and History
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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 | Listen To What The Man Said - Paul McCartney, Wings |
2 | Band On The Run - Paul, Linda McCartney |
3 | Another Day - Wings |
4 | Live And Let Die - Paul, Linda McCartney |
5 | Jet - Paul McCartney, Wings |
6 | My Love - Paul McCartney, Wings |
7 | Silly Love Songs - Paul, Linda McCartney |
8 | Pipes Of Peace - Paul, Linda McCartney |
9 | C Moon - Paul McCartney |
10 | Hi Hi Hi - Paul, Linda McCartney |
11 | Let 'Em In - Paul, Linda McCartney |
12 | Goodnight Tonight - Wings |
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 - Paul McCartney, Wings |
2 | The Lovely Linda - Paul, Linda McCartney |
3 | Daytime NIghtime Suffering - Wings |
4 | Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul, Linda McCartney |
5 | Helen Wheels - Paul McCartney, Wings |
6 | Bluebird - Paul McCartney, Wings |
7 | Heart Of The Country - Paul, Linda McCartney |
8 | Every Night - Paul, Linda McCartney |
9 | Take It Away - Paul McCartney |
10 | Junk - Paul, Linda McCartney |
11 | Man We Was Lonely - Paul, Linda McCartney |
12 | Venus And Mars/Rockshow - Wings |
13 | The Back Seat Of My Car - Paul, Linda McCartney |
14 | Rockestra Theme - Wings |
15 | Girlfriend - Wings |
16 | Waterfalls - Paul McCartney |
17 | Tomorrow - Wings |
18 | Too Many People - Paul, Linda McCartney |
19 | Call Me Back Again - Wings |
20 | Tug Of War - Paul McCartney |
21 | Bip Bop/Hey Diddle - Paul, Linda McCartney |
22 | No More Lonely Nights (Playout Version) - Paul McCartney |
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Product description
CD's have a total of 40 songs. Manufactured by Capitol Records.
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While his fellow ex-bandmates busied themselves with various high-profile projects (John Lennon with Imagine and a series of high-profile media events; George Harrison with All Things Must Pass and The Concert for Bangla Desh), Paul McCartney climbed into a van with his wife and a few journeyman players and gigged at university student unions for what amounted to spare change. Of course, by 1976 they were one of the biggest draws in rock, having the last laugh--if not necessarily the final word. Gathering the cream of their recorded output on a generous double-disc sampler-cum-TV-special-soundtrack seemed a promising effort at historical revisionism, but Wingspan itself is a distinct misnomer: fully 17 of the 40 tracks here hail from various pre- and post-Wings McCartney solo albums. Completely overlooked are unheralded B-sides such as "Oh Woman, Oh Why," "Little Woman Love," "Country Dreamer," "The Mess," "Walking in the Park with Eloise," "Sally G," and "Girl's School"--some of McCartney the bandleader and solo artist's scrappiest and most interesting work. All the expected hits are here and more, ranging from spunky rockers and hook-rich bubblegum to syrup-drenched ballads. What's lacking is a fresh and less myopic perspective. --Jerry McCulley
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 5.5 x 5 x 0.25 inches; 4 ounces
- Manufacturer : Capitol
- Date First Available : December 7, 2006
- Label : Capitol
- ASIN : B00005BA03
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #26,116 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #238 in British Music
- #617 in Soft Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
- #715 in Pop Oldies
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1. There are seven songs edited for brevity. A casual listener will never notice the changes, but to all of us who grew up in the 70's and memorized every downbeat and nuance, you will most definitely notice. It's very irritating to hear Junior's Farm butchered by more than two minutes and Venus and Mars cut to shreds. There are other glaring examples. As explained on the liner notes, these are the "single edits" released to DJ's of the era, but there's no excuse for these versions appearing on a quasi-offical collection, selected by Paul himself.
The playlist contains all of Wings hits and even sneaks in some solo Paul work from the early 80's. Since they include Take it Away and Pipes of Peace, why do they neglect much superior songs from the same years, such as the beautiful Here Today, or Average Person? There are also some curious inclusions which should never have seen the light of the day on a greatest hits package: Bip Bop, Man We Was Lonely and Tomorrow should have been replaced with Sally G., Girls School, I'm Carrying and Nineteen Eighty Five.
McCartney fans will always quibble about such things, but rest assured, you'll get your money's worth on this eclectic, fantastic collection. No one in the history of popular music could consistently write so many catchy tunes. If you're new to the solo years of McCartney, this is *the* disc to buy first.
Paul McCartney was not the most fantastic lyricist in the world. So he wrote "Eleanor Rigby", "For No One" and "Let It Be" ... he also has John Lennon looking over his shoulder. On his own, he proved he had a gift for crafting a perfect melody, but for writing relatively empty lyrics. Don't hold it against him. Not everyone can be a genius on all levels.
I don't like everything on this disc - Another Day and My Love are a little TOO light and yes, he could be a little sappy at times, but the man was in love. We're all a little sappy when we're in love. Lennon wrote some sappy stuff too (anyone heard Oh Yoko?)
But when McCartney was good, he was very good... Maybe I'm Amazed, Junk, Band on the Run, Live and Let Die, Let Me Roll It, Listen to What the Man Said - these songs were great even when making the unfair comparison with Paul's previous band (that one BEFORE Wings)
If you have the desire to put on two discs of solidly crafted pop from the 1970's, this disc will fulfill your desire. The songs are pretty well selected (much better than the Wings Greatest or All the Best collections) and it sounds fantastic.
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Was das Herausreißen betrifft, ist das bei der Nachbeatles Phase vielleicht nicht mehr ganz so dramatisch wie die perfekt abgestimmten Konzeptalben aus der Beatles Ära, trotzdem tuts manchmal weh (zum Beispiel bei "Mc Cartney I", bei "Ram", besonders bei "Wild Life", auch bei diversen Medleys bzw Übergängen). Aber so is das halt bei Compilations. Schmerzhafter is schon das Fehlen vieler persönlicher Favoriten. Bei den ersten vier Alben der Nachbeatles Ära überrascht mich das kaum, sind sie doch (trotz der Charterfolge - und trotz einiger unausgereifter Stücke) underrated - aber das ist meine sehr subjektive Sicht der Dinge. Umso positiv überraschender, dass Stücke wie "Junk" (mit anderem Text wärs ein Meisterwerk geworden), "Too Many People" (hier tut das Rausreißen besonders weh), "Heart Of The Country" und "Tomorrow" Eingang gefunden haben.
Andere super Songs dieser first four Alben fehlen, aber wie gesagt, hatte ich eh nicht erwartet (weil meine sehr persönlichen Schätzchen). Die üblichen Verdächtigen dieser first four (plus Single) sind natürlich aufgenommen worden ("Maybe I'm Amazed", "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", "Another Day" und "My Love").
Wichtig auch ein paar Singles, die man so (zunächst) in die digitale Welt herüber retten konnte (z.B. Hi Hi Hi etc). Hier fehlt leider "Give Irland Back To The Irish" (ok, war kein Top 1 Hit, aber erlangte doch weltweit große Bekanntheit, aber hier vermute ich, dass es political correctness zum Opfer gefallen ist). Ab Band On The Run dann mehr oder weniger die üblichen Verdächtigen, aber mit ein paar schmerzhaften Fehlanzeigen wie "Magneto And Titanium Man" und "Letting Go" (zweimal ein "must"). Auch "Medicine Jar" (Mc Culloch R.I.P) hätte es verdient (ist ja ein erneutes "Wings-Greatest" - kein "Pure Mc Cartney" Album).
Auch das Fehlen von "Beware My Love" und "Time To Hide" fällt auf. All diese "Must Have" Songs der klassischen Verdächtigen sind neben den original Alben allerdings in exzellenter Fassung auf dem Live Album "Wings Over America" drauf (m.E. das beste Livealbum ever...) - also nur deshalb ist das Fehlen verschmerzbar. Das gilt nicht für einige fehlende Schätzchen aus London Town und Back To The Egg, aber auch dies nicht überraschend, denn auch dies sind highly underrated Alben. Das wäre auch alles halb so schlimm, wenn man die regulären Alben noch bekommen könnte, aber sie werden - wie viele anderen Original Mc Cartney Alben nicht mehr hergestellt. Das finde ich ein absolutes Unding. Kann der erfolgreichste Komponist aller Zeiten nicht erreichen, dass seine Alben weiter komplett produziert werden?
Dass man das eine unbedingt hätte mit aufnehmen sollen und das andere gerne hätte weglassen können, ist halt wie gesagt bei Fanrezensionen von Compilations immer so, aber zwei drei kritische Anmerkungen dann doch noch: "With A Little Luck" - die Single-Fassung hat schön speed, aber der Instrumental-Mittelteil fehlt - also wäre die Albumfassung besser gewesen. Dies erst Recht bei Venus And Mars /Rock Show - die Singelfassung taugt nix - hier erst Recht hätte es die Albumfassung sein müssen - naja und die sehr verunglückte "No More Lonely Nights" Playout Version ist sowas von daneben - was hätte man stattdessen für schöne Titel aufnehmen können... - zumal die "Normalfassung" ja auch Eingang gefunden hat (Letzter Titel erste CD). Wenn dies ein "Konzept-Konzept" sein sollte, isses gründlich in die Hose gegangen.
Bleibt noch anzumerken, dass zum Produktionszeitpunkt man die Wingspan-Flügel auch zeitlich etwas weiter gespannt hat, als die Band tatsächlich existierte ( Mc Cartney I + II). Auch diese Wingspan wird nicht mehr produziert (wie wohl auch Wings Greatest nicht mehr). Also macht diese Rezension noch Sinn? Naja für Fans schon (die nun den Restbeständen zu hohen Preisen hinterherjagen). Eine entsprechende Rezension wird für Pure Mc Cartney kommen (mit großen Ähnlichkeiten mit dieser Rezension).
Viele Supertophits und einige unbekannte Schätzchen enthalten - Höchstnote verdient.