Wingspan: Hits and History

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Wingspan: Hits and History
Compilation album by Paul McCartney

Publication
(s)

May 7, 2001 ( UK ) ,
May 8, 2001 ( US )

Label (s)

Format (s)

CD , LP , download

Genre (s)

Pop , rock

Title (number)

40

running time

CD 1: 75 min 37 s
CD 2: 77 min 28 s

occupation
  • as well as various musicians

production

Paul McCartney, George Martin , Chris Thomas

Studio (s)

Various

chronology
Liverpool Sound Collage
(2000) 		Wingspan: Hits and History Driving Rain
(2001)

Wingspan: Hits and History is the third compilation album by Paul McCartney . At the same time, including the Wings albums, the Fireman albums, the classic albums, the live albums and compilation albums, it is Paul McCartney's 33rd album after the Beatles split up . It was released on May 7, 2001 in the UK and May 8, 2001 in the US.

Emergence

The third compilation album by Paul McCartney was titled Wingspan , but Paul McCartney was listed as the interpreter. The selection of songs spanned the period from 1970 beginning with the McCartney album through 1984's Give My Regards to Broad Street album, although the Wings Back to the Egg's last album was released in 1979. Of the total of 40 songs, the double album includes five tracks by Paul and Linda McCartney , twelve tracks by Paul McCartney and 22 tracks by the Wings. The demo version of the medley Bip Bop / Hey Diddle was previously unreleased. The double album is more like a compilation album by Paul McCartney, as it is cross-career.

The US version of the album contains the live version of the wings, Coming Up (Live at Glasgow) instead of the studio version of the song Coming Up by Paul McCartney .

The European CD version of Wingspan: Hits and History contains sixteen top ten hits, two of three number one hits from Great Britain. The top ten hits from Great Britain Mary Had a Little Lamb , Wonderful Christmastime , We All stand Together , Say Say Say and Once upon a Long Ago as well as the number one hit Ebony and Ivory are not included on the album; only the title Mary Had a Little Lamb comes from the Wings.

The US CD version of Wingspan: Hits and History contains 17 top ten hits, seven of nine number one hits from the USA. The top ten hit from the USA Spies Like Us as well as the number one hits Ebony and Ivory and Say Say Say are not included on the album, none of the three songs are from the Wings.

The duet with Michael Jackson The Girl Is Mine , also a top ten hit in Great Britain and the USA, is a composition by Michael Jackson and was released on another recording company, so this song is not on Wingspan: Hits and History for legal reasons is included.

The first CD, entitled Hits , contains only single A-sides, while the second CD, entitled History, contains A- and B-sides of singles as well as songs from albums. The songs on the album were remastered by Peter Mew and Geoff Emerick . Wingspan: Hits and History was also released as a quadruple vinyl album in Europe.

The album was commercially successful in the UK (21st Top Ten album) and in the US (14th Top Ten album).

Cover design

The cover designed The Team. Additional photos used for the 24-page CD booklet are by Robert Ellis, Chalkie Davies, Clive Arrowsmith, David Thorpe, Barry Lategan, Terry O'Neil, and M. Bohham. Only photos from the period between 1971 and 1980 were used. The introduction was written by Mark Lewisohn . The CD album Wingspan: Hits and History was also released in a limited version with a holographic cover.

Track list

CD 1
Hits
  1. Listen to What the Man Said - 3:55
    from the Wings album Venus and Mars
  2. Band on the Run - 5:13
    from the Wings album Band on the Run
  3. Another Day - 3:41
    Paul McCartney / Linda McCartney-single A-side
  4. Live and Let Die - 3:11
    Wings single A-side
  5. Jet - 4:08
    from the Wings album Band on the Run
  6. My Love - 4:08
    from the Wings album Red Rose Speedway
  7. Silly Love Songs - 5:54
    from the Wings album Wings at the Speed ​​of Sound
  8. Pipes of Peace - 3:25
    from the Paul McCartney album Pipes of Peace
  9. C Moon - 4:33
    Wings single B-side
  10. Hi, Hi, Hi - 3:08
    Wings single A-side
  11. Let 'Em In - 5:10
    from the Wings album Wings at the Speed ​​of Sound
  12. Goodnight Tonight - 4:20
    Wings single A-side
  13. Junior's Farm - 3:03
    Wings single A-side
  14. Mull of Kintyre - 4:44
    Wings single A-side
  15. Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - 4:49
    from the Paul McCartney / Linda McCartney album Ram
  16. With a Little Luck - 3:13
    from the Wings album London Town
  17. Coming Up - 3:49
    from the Paul McCartney album McCartney II
  18. No More Lonely Nights - 4:47
    from the Paul McCartney album Give My Regards to Broad Street
  • In the US version, the studio version of the song Coming Up was replaced by Coming Up (Live at Glasgow) .
  • In Japan, the CD Hits still contains the bonus title Eat at Home .
CD 2
History
  1. Let Me Roll It - 4:50
    from the Wings album Band on the Run
  2. The Lovely Linda - 0:44
    from the Paul McCartney album McCartney
  3. Daytime Nighttime Suffering - 3:22
    Wings single B-side
  4. Maybe I'm Amazed - 3:51
    from the Paul McCartney album McCartney
  5. Helen Wheels - 3:44
    from the Wings album Band on the Run
  6. Bluebird - 3:24
    from the Wings album Band on the Run
  7. Heart of the Country - 2:23
    from the Paul McCartney / Linda McCartney album Ram
  8. Every Night - 2:33
    from the Paul McCartney album McCartney
  9. Take It Away - 4:03
    from the Paul McCartney album Tug of War
  10. Junk - 1:55
    from the Paul McCartney album McCartney
  11. Man We Was Lonely - 2:58
    from the Paul McCartney album McCartney
  12. Venus and Mars / Rock Show - 3:44
    from the Wings album Venus and Mars
  13. The Back Seat of My Car - 4:28
    from the Paul McCartney / Linda McCartney album Ram
  14. Rockestra Theme - 2:36
    from the Wings album Back to the Egg
  15. Girlfriend - 4:42
    from the Wings album London Town
  16. Waterfalls - 3:22
    from the Paul McCartney album McCartney II
  17. Tomorrow - 3:25
    from the Wings album Wild Life
  18. Too Many People - 4:10
    from the Paul McCartney / Linda McCartney album Ram
  19. Call Me Back Again - 4:59
    from the Wings album Venus and Mars
  20. Tug of War - 4:03
    from the Paul McCartney album Tug of War
  21. Bip Bop / Hey Diddle - 3:34
    previously unpublished demo version
  22. No More Lonely Nights (Playout Version) - 3:55
    from the Paul McCartney album Give My Regards to Broad Street

More information on individual songs

The shortened promotional single versions were used for the songs Junior's Farm , Waterfalls and With a Little Luck . The shortened single version was used for the song Venus and Mars / Rock Show .

Re-releases

  • The album has not yet been remastered .
  • In March 2010 the album was released in download format.

Single releases

No official single was released from the album.

In July 2001 a 7 ″ vinyl jukebox single was released in the USA on orange vinyl Maybe I'm Amazed / Band on the Run ; both songs had a spoken introduction by Paul McCartney, the label said 'Wings' instead of 'Paul McCartney'.

Chart placements

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 20th (5 weeks) 5
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 28 (4 weeks) 4th
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 5 (7 weeks) 7th
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 2 (14 weeks) 14th

Video and book publications

Parallel to the release of the double CD, the documentary film of the same name Wingspan was broadcast on television in several countries . The film's director, Alistair Donald, is the then husband of Mary McCartney, who interviewed her father Paul McCartney in the film.

The documentary covers the period from the beginning of the relationship between Paul and Linda McCartney and essentially deals with the history of the Wings until they broke up in April 1981.

In Germany, on June 3, 2001 (Great Britain: May 20, 2001; USA: May 11, 2001) an extended version of the television version was released on VHS and DVD under the title Wingspan: An Intimate Portrait .

On September 20, 2002 the 176-page book Wingspan: Paul McCartney's Band on the Run was published . The photos used in the book are from Linda McCartney .

Promotional publications

A promotional CD with the following ten songs was released in the USA in April 2001:

  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. No More Lonely Nights (Ballad)
  9. Maybe I'm amazed
  10. Venus and Mars / Rockshow (Single Edit)

In Europe, a promotional CD was also released in April 2001, which contains an introduction to each of the eight songs by Paul McCartney:

  1. Volume on the Run Introduction
  2. Band on the run
  3. My Love Introduction
  4. my love
  5. Live and Let Die Introduction
  6. Live and Let Die
  7. Let 'Em In Introduction
  8. Let 'em in
  9. Maybe I'm Amazed Introduction
  10. Maybe I'm amazed
  11. Let Me Roll It Introduction
  12. Let me roll it
  13. The Back Seat of My Car Introduction
  14. The Back Seat of My Car
  15. Waterfalls Introduction
  16. Waterfalls

The following remixes were produced for advertising purposes, which were not officially available for purchase, but were only sold as promotional singles and appeared on bootlegs :

  1. Let 'Em In [Different Gear Remix 1]
  2. Let 'Em In [Different Gear Remix 2]
  3. Let 'Em In [Remix]
  4. Silly Love Songs [Artful Dodger Remix]
  5. Silly Love Songs [Wings Vs Loop Da Loop Radio Mix]
  6. Silly Love Songs [Wings Vs Loop Da Loop Main Mix]
  7. Coming Up [Zak's Mix]
  8. Coming Up [Linus Loves Mix]
  9. Goodnight Tonight [Loop Da Loop Mix]
  10. No More Lonely Nights [JSM Alessi Brothers Mix]

The following promotional singles were produced:

  • Silly Love Songs (Wings Vs Loop Da Loop Radio Mix) / Silly Love Songs (Artful Dodger Mix) / Silly Love Songs (Wings Vs Loop Da Loop Main Mix)

The CD single was made in Japan and Germany.

  • Goodnight Tonight (Loop Da Loop Mix) / Let 'Em In (Remix) / No More Lonely Nights (JSM / Alessi Bros Mix) / Coming Up (Zak's Mix)

The CD-R single was made in the UK; It is neither known nor verifiable whether this CD was sent to radio stations or in what number.

  • Coming up (Linus Loves Mix) / Silly Love Songs (Wings Vs Loop Da Loop Radio Mix)

The 12 ″ vinyl single was made in the UK.

  • Wingin 'It (Let' Em In - Different Gear Mixes 1) / Wingin 'It (Let' Em In - Different Gear Mixes 2)

The 12 ″ vinyl single was made in the UK.

Chart positions of the singles contained on the album

Chart positions of the singles
year single Interpreter DE GermanyGermany
 AT AustriaAustria
 CH SwitzerlandSwitzerland
 UK United KingdomUnited Kingdom
 US United StatesUnited States
1971 Another day Paul McCartney 6th 10 7th 2 5
1971 Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey Paul and Linda McCartney 30th nv nv nv 1
1971 The Back Seat of My Car Paul and Linda McCartney nv nv nv 39 nv
1971 Eat at home Paul and Linda McCartney 28 - - nv nv
1972 Hi, Hi, Hi / C Moon Wings 16 - - 5 10
1973 my love Paul McCartney & Wings 43 - - 9 1
1973 Live and Let Die Paul McCartney & Wings 31 - - 9 2
1973 Helen Wheels Paul McCartney & Wings 33 - - 12 10
1974 jet Paul McCartney & Wings 6th - - 7th 7th
1974 Band on the run Paul McCartney & Wings 22nd - - 3 1
1974 Junior's Farm Paul McCartney & Wings - - - 16 3
1975 Listen to What the Man Said Wings 42 - - 6th 1
1975 Venus and Mars Rock Show Wings - - - - 12
1976 Silly Love Songs Wings 14th - - 2 1
1976 Let 'em in Wings 29 - - 2 3
1977 Maybe I'm Amazed (live) Wings - - - 28 10
1977 Mull of Kintyre Wings 1 1 1 1 -
1978 With a little luck Wings 17th 19th 11 5 1
1979 Goodnight Tonight Wings 34 - - 5 5
1980 Coming up Paul McCartney 11 15th - 2 1
1980 Waterfalls Paul McCartney 55 - - 9 106
1982 Take it away Paul McCartney 46 - - 15th 10
1982 Tug of War Paul McCartney - - - 53 53
1983 Pipes of Peace Paul McCartney 43 - - 1 -
1984 No More Lonely Nights Paul McCartney 30th 15th - 2 6th

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Gold record icon.svg gold 35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold record icon.svg gold 7,500
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 100,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg3 × gold,
Platinum record icon.svg2 × platinum
 2,147,500

Main article: Paul McCartney / Music Sales Awards

literature

  • Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms to Hold You - The Solo Compendium . 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 (Internet supplement ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vinyl album
  2. ^ Vinyl single: Maybe I'm Amazed / Band on the Run
  3. ↑ a b c d Chart sources: Charts DE Charts AT Charts UK Charts US
  4. ↑ Video: Wingspan: An Intimate Portrait
  5. ↑ Book: Wingspan: Paul McCartney's Band on the Run
  6. ↑ Wingspan Sampler (USA Version)
  7. ↑ Wingspan Sampler (European version)
  8. ↑ Promotion Remixe ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mb.outfox.me
  9. ↑ Promotion CD single: Silly Love Songs
  10. ↑ In the US, the two sides of the single Mull of Kintyre / Girls' School were reversed, so that there the second song was listed in the charts