Wingspan: Hits and History ( rus. Wingspan: Hits and History ) - a collection album of the best songs by Paul McCartney , released in 2001. The album contains songs from the period from his first solo album McCartney (1970) to the album with the soundtrack for the movie Say Hello to Broad Street (1984) inclusive. The publication is considered to be a collection of Paul McCartney, despite the fact that some songs are written and performed by Wings .
| Wingspan: hits and history | ||||
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| Best Paul McCartney songs | ||||
| Date of issue | May 7, 2001 | |||
| Recorded by | end 1969 - mid 1983 | |||
| Genres | rock | |||
| Duration | 153: 04 ( British Edition) | |||
| Producers | Paul McCartney Linda McCartney Chris Thomas George Martin | |||
| A country |  Great Britain | |||
| Labels | Parlophone / emi | |||
| Professional reviews | ||||
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| Timeline of Paul McCartney | ||||
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The American and British editions are slightly different: the British edition included the studio version of the song “Coming Up”, and the American edition - the recording of the performance of this song at a concert in Glasgow (this version of the record at one time reached the 1st place on the Billboard singles chart ). In the Japanese edition of the album, the song “Eat at Home” was added as a bonus track, published as a single in 1971 in a “non-English-speaking” world.
Content
About the album
During the period covered by the collection (1970-1984), McCartney participated in work on 15 albums: five solo albums; one album, created together with his wife Linda ; nine albums created by Wings (including a collection of the best songs of the group). Wingspan contains songs from each of these albums, as well as from several singles not included in Wings Greatest . However, the collection did not include McCartney’s collaborative work during the same period — songs composed and written in collaboration with Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson .
The album is divided into two parts: the first disc, "Hits" (Hits), contains recordings that were highly commercial success; the second disc, “History,” includes recordings that, although not as successful on the market, are more loved by McCartney fans. On the American edition, Wings performed 14 of the 18 tracks on the Hits, and only 9 of the 22 tracks on the History.
Album release
The compilation was released on May 7, 2001. The compilation was commercially successful: in the USA it reached the 2nd place on the Billboard 200 ; the number of sales in the United States exceeded 221 thousand copies in the first week after release [2] . In the US chart, the album lasted 14 weeks; at the end of 2005, about 970 thousand copies were sold [3] . The album is certified as “double platinum ” by the American Recording Industry Association (RIAA) ; also certified as " gold " in the UK, Australia and New Zealand [4] .
Simultaneously with the album, a television documentary was released, simply called the Wing Span ; the film was shown on television by many television companies in the world. An updated version of the documentary was published on VHS and DVD - under the name “Wingspan - An Intimate Portrait” ( Russian. Wingspan: Intimate portrait ) [5] [6] ; in this version of the film, more attention is paid to the story about the relationship between Paul and Linda - their acquaintance, marriage, the difficult last year of Paul’s career in The Beatles, his role in the breakup of the group, the history of Wings, the work of the group in the 1970s until the decision to dissolve the group in 1980. The film was produced by Paul and Linda's daughter Mary McCartney , who also interviewed her father, which formed the basis of the film.
List of Songs
The authorship of all songs is Paul McCartney , except for those specially designated.
Disc 1: Hits
| No. | Title | Author | Executor | Duration | |||||
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| one. | “ Listen to What the Man Said ” (from the Venus and Mars album) | Paul McCartney , Linda McCartney | Wings | 3:55 | |||||
| 2. | “ Band on the Run ” (from the album Band on the Run ) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Paul McCartney & Wings | 5:12 | |||||
| 3. | " Another Day " | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Paul McCartney | 3:42 | |||||
| four. | " Live and Let Die " | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Paul McCartney & Wings | 3:12 | |||||
| five. | “ Jet ” (from the Band on the Run album) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Paul McCartney & Wings | 4:08 | |||||
| 6. | “ My Love ” (from the album Red Rose Speedway ) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Paul McCartney & Wings | 4:08 | |||||
| 7. | Silly Love Songs (from Wings at the Speed of Sound ) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Wings | 5:54 | |||||
| eight. | “ Pipes of Peace ” (from the album Pipes of Peace ) | Paul McCartney | 3:26 | ||||||
| 9. | " C Moon " | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Wings | 4:34 | |||||
| ten. | Hi, Hi, Hi | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Wings | 3:08 | |||||
| eleven. | “ Let 'Em In ” (from Wings at the Speed of Sound ) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Wings | 5:10 | |||||
| 12. | " Goodnight Tonight " | Wings | 4:21 | ||||||
| 13. | “ Junior's Farm ” ( DJ version, original version - on Wings Greatest album) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Paul McCartney & Wings | 3:03 | |||||
| 14. | " Mull of Kintyre " | Paul McCartney, Danny Lane | Wings | 4:44 | |||||
| 15. | “ Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey ” (from Ram album) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Paul and Linda McCartney | 4:49 | |||||
| sixteen. | “ With a Little Luck ” (DJ version, original version - on London Town album) | Wings | 3:13 | ||||||
| 17. | Coming Up (from McCartney II ) | Paul McCartney | 3:53 | ||||||
| 18. | “ No More Lonely Nights ” (from Give My Regards to Broad Street ) | Paul McCartney | 4:47 | ||||||
| 75:38 | |||||||||
| Alternative track in the American edition | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Author | Executor | Duration | |||||
| 17. | Coming Up (recording from a concert in Glasgow) | Paul McCartney | 3:28 | ||||||
| Bonus Track in Japanese Edition | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Author | Executor | Duration | |||||
| nineteen. | “ Eat at Home ” (from Ram album) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Paul and Linda McCartney | 3:22 | |||||
Disc 2: History
| No. | Title | Author | Executor | Duration | |||||
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| one. | “ Let Me Roll It ” (from the Band on the Run album) | Paul McCartney , Linda McCartney | Paul McCartney & Wings | 4:50 | |||||
| 2. | “ The Lovely Linda ” (from McCartney album) | Paul McCartney | 0:45 | ||||||
| 3. | " Daytime Nighttime Suffering " | Wings | 3:22 | ||||||
| four. | Maybe I'm Amazed (from McCartney album) | Paul McCartney | 3:51 | ||||||
| five. | “ Helen Wheels ” (from the Band on the Run album (American edition)) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Paul McCartney & Wings | 3:45 | |||||
| 6. | “ Bluebird ” (from the Band on the Run album) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Paul McCartney & Wings | 3:24 | |||||
| 7. | “ Heart of the Country ” (from Ram album) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Paul & Linda McCartney | 2:24 | |||||
| eight. | " Every Night " (from the McCartney album) | Paul McCartney | 2:34 | ||||||
| 9. | “ Take It Away ” (Single version, original version on Tug of War album) | Paul McCartney | 4:04 | ||||||
| ten. | " Junk " (from McCartney album) | Paul McCartney | 1:56 | ||||||
| eleven. | “Man We Was Lonely” (from McCartney album) | Paul McCartney | 2:58 | ||||||
| 12. | “ Venus and Mars / Rock Show ” (Single version, original version on Venus and Mars album) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Wings | 3:45 | |||||
| 13. | “ The Back Seat of My Car ” (from Ram album) | Paul and Linda McCartney | 4:29 | ||||||
| 14. | " Rockestra Theme " (from Back to the Egg ) | Wings | 2:36 | ||||||
| 15. | " Girlfriend " (from the album London Town ) | Wings | 4:43 | ||||||
| sixteen. | “ Waterfalls ” (DJ version, original version - on McCartney II album) | Paul McCartney | 3:23 | ||||||
| 17. | "Tomorrow" (from the album Wild Life ) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Wings | 3:25 | |||||
| 18. | “ Too Many People ” (from Ram album) | Paul and Linda McCartney | 4:10 | ||||||
| nineteen. | Call Me Back Again (from Venus and Mars ) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Wings | 4:59 | |||||
| 20. | “ Tug of War ” (Version for the single, original version on the Tug of War album) | Paul McCartney | 4:04 | ||||||
| 21. | "Bip Bop / Hey Diddle" (Not previously published; recorded in 1971) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Paul and Linda McCartney | 3:34 | |||||
| 22. | “ No More Lonely Nights (Playout version)” (Edited version, original version on Give My Regards to Broad Street album) | Paul McCartney | 3:55 | ||||||
| 77:26 | |||||||||
Charts and Certifications
Chart Positions
| A country | Chart (2001) | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | ARIA Albums Chart [7] | 14 |
| Austria | Albums Chart [8] | 28 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | Albums Chart (Flanders) [9] | 21 |
| Belgium (Walloon) | Albums Chart (Wallonia) [10] | 27 |
| Canada | Canadian Albums Chart [11] | four |
| Denmark | Albums Chart [12] | 18 |
| Holland | Mega Albums Top 100 [13] | 32 |
| Germany | Media Control Albums Chart [14] | 20 |
| Italy | Albums Chart [15] | 18 |
| Japan | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart [16] | 13 |
| New Zealand | Albums Chart [17] | 13 |
| Norway | VG-lista Albums Chart [18] | five |
| Sweden | Albums Chart [19] | 49 |
| Great Britain | UK Albums Chart [20] | five |
| USA | Billboard 200 [11] | 2 |
Year-end
| A country | Chart (2001) | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | Albums Chart [21] | 196 |
| Great Britain | UK Albums Chart [22] | 152 |
| USA | Billboard Year-End [23] | 126 |
Certifications and Number of Sales
| Region | Certification | Number of sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia; ( ARIA ) [24] | Gold | 35,000 ^ |
| Japan; (Oricon Charts) | 56,000 [25] | |
| New Zealand; ( RIANZ ) [26] | Gold | 7,500 ^ |
| Great Britain ( BPI ) [27] | Gold | 100,000 ^ |
| United States ( RIAA ) [28] | 2 x Platinum | 1,000,000 ^ |
| ^ - data on the number of sales are based only on certification | ||
Notes
- ↑ Wingspan: Hits and History on the AllMusic website
- ↑ T-Pain Soars To No. 1 Ahead Of Rihanna, McCartney . billboard.com . Billboard . Date of treatment January 25, 2012.
- ↑ Rosen, Craig Paul Mccartney: Letting 'chaos' Reign (link unavailable - story ) . allbusiness.com . Billboard (September 5, 2005). Date of treatment January 25, 2012.
- ↑ RIANZ - Top 50 Albums . Recording Industry Association of New Zealand . Date of treatment February 8, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ Wingspan (TV 2001) - IMDb (English)
- ↑ Wingspan: An Intimate Portrait - Paul McCartney Official Website
- ↑ australian-charts.com Paul McCartney & Wings - Wingspan - Hits and History . Australian Recording Industry Association . Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ Paul McCartney & Wings - Wingspan - Hits and History - austriancharts.at . Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ ultratop.be - Paul McCartney & Wings - Wingspan - Hits and History . Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ ultratop.be - Paul McCartney & Wings - Wingspan - Hits and History . Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 [ Wingspan: Hits and History on the AllMusic allmusic website (((Wingspan: Hits and History> Charts & Awards> Billboard Albums)))] . allmusic.com. Date of treatment January 25, 2012.
- ↑ danishcharts.com Paul McCartney & Wings - Wingspan - Hits and History . danishcharts.com . Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ dutchcharts.nl Paul McCartney & Wings - Wingspan - Hits and History . dutchcharts.nl . MegaCharts . Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ Album Search: Paul McCartney & Wings: Wingspan - Hits and History (German) . Media Control Date of treatment January 21, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ italiancharts.com Paul McCartney & Wings - Wingspan - Hits and History . italiancharts.com . Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ ポ ー ル ・ マ ッ カ ー ト ニ ー - リ リ ー ス -ORICON STYLE- ミ ュ ー ジ ッ ク Highest position and charting weeks of Wingspan: Hits and History by Paul McCartney (Japanese) . oricon.co.jp . Oricon Style . Date of treatment January 25, 2012.
- ↑ australian-charts.com Paul McCartney & Wings - Wingspan - Hits and History . Australian Recording Industry Association . Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ norwegiancharts.com Paul McCartney & Wings - Wingspan - Hits and History . Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ swedishcharts.com Paul McCartney & Wings - Wingspan - Hits and History . Sverigetopplistan . Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ Chart Stats Paul McCartney - Wingspan - Hits And History . The Official Charts Company . Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 2001 (Italian) . hitparadeitalia.it. Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ CLUK2001.pdf . Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ Billboard.BIZ - Year-end Charts - Billboard 200 - 1995 . billboard.biz. Date of treatment January 25, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2001 Albums
- ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. - Roppongi , Tokyo : Oricon Entertainment, 2006 .-- ISBN 4-87131-077-9 .
- ↑ New Zealand album certifications - Paul McCartney - Wingspan Archived July 19, 2012.
- ↑ British album certifications - Paul McCartney - Wingspan Enter Wingspan in the Search field. Select Title in the Search by field. Select album in the By Format field. Click on Go .
- ↑ American album certifications - Paul McCartney - Wingspan If necessary, click Advanced , then click Format , then select Album , then click SEARCH .