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McCartney

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,426 ratings

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Track Listings

1 Lovely Linda
2 That Would Be Something
3 Valentine Day
4 Every Night
5 Hot As Sun/Glasses
6 Junk
7 Man We Was Lonely
8 Oo You
9 Momma Miss America
10 Teddy Boy
11 Singalong Junk
12 Maybe I'm Amazed
13 Kreen - Akrore

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Paul's first solo outing is very much a homegrown affair with him singing and playing everything (apart from a few harmonies by Linda). The expectations were high, and while not everything clicked, there was enough good stuff for the legend to continue. "That Would Be Something," "Man We Was Lonely," "The Lovely Linda," and "Teddy Boy" all make the grade, but everything is eclipsed by "Maybe I'm Amazed," which remains one of his most enduring songs, up there with anything the Beatles released (and which would have sounded quite at home on Let It Be). --Chris Nickson

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 4.94 x 0.45 inches; 3.22 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Capitol
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ MFR077774661126#VG
  • SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Capitol
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000002UC5
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,426 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
1,426 global ratings
I love this album.  Don't even argue with me about it!
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I love this album. Don't even argue with me about it!
Paul is a genius and a musician's musician. He actually beatboxes on "That Would Be Something" a good ten or fifteen years before anyone else would even think of doing it. He played every instrument himself and taught his wife to sing back-up. He beat a book for percussion on "The Lovely Linda." He used a leg of of his drum on a Stratocaster to simulate the sound of a steel guitar on "Man We Was Lonely." He played glasses full of water. He shot a bow and arrow. He started a fire in a studio -oops! He took avante garde chances that even John and Yoko would have balked at.It was his habit to turn to music in times of despair. Had it not been for the tragic loss of his mother when he was fourteen, he may never have become the musical genius he is today. He did the same thing after Brian's death- "Magical Mystery Tour" and "Fool On The Hill", John's death- "Here Today" and Linda's illness- the "Flaming Pie" album, namely "Somedays", "Heaven on a Sunday" and "Calico Skies", all of which were influenced in one way or another by her and Hurricane BobHe healed his deep emotional wounds left by the Beatles break-up with the music on McCartney, and for that reason alone this album is special. If the others could have done that the way Paul did, maybe the break up wouldn't have been so bitchy. Then, he took the ultimate leap when he admitted in the questionare that went out with the advance that the Beatles were over. The others would have been content to lie about it forever. Good for him.I get irritated when people call this an album of outtakes. Understand he recorded most of this stuff at home with crude equipment, no vu meter and only one mic. Listen to it with that in mind.Fans of bad movies can equate this album to Rocky working out in Siberia to prepare for the big fight in Rocky IV. Yes, this album is rough and loaded with instrumentals. But listen to it in the context of his career and you'll love it as much as I do.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great cd
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