Wingspan: Hits and History
Labels
- Parlophone / EMI (UK )
- Capitol Records (USA)
Occupation
- Paul McCartney - vocals, bass, guitar, keyboard
- As well as various musicians
Wingspan: Hits and History is the third compilation album by Paul McCartney. At the same time it is the thirty-third album Paul McCartney after the breakup of the Beatles, including the Wings albums, the The- Fireman albums, classic albums, live albums and compilation albums. It was released on 7 May 2001 in the UK and on May 8, 2001 in the United States.
Formation
The third compilation album by Paul McCartney was titled with Wingspan, but as a performer was Paul McCartney performed. The selection of songs covers the period from the year 1970, starting with the album McCartney Give My Regards to the album to Broad Street in 1984, although the last album of Wings Back to the Egg was published in 1979. Of the total of 40 songs, the double - album contains five tracks that of Paul McCartney as well as 22 titles taken from the Wings. By Paul and Linda McCartney, twelve titles The demo version of the medley Bip Bop / Hey Diddle was previously unreleased. The double album is now seen more as a compilation album by Paul McCartney, because it is career across.
The U.S. version of the album contains instead of the studio version of the song Coming Up by Paul McCartney live version of Wings, Coming Up (Live at Glasgow ).
The European CD version of Wingspan: Hits and History contains sixteen Top Ten hits, including two of three number-one hits, from the UK. The Top Ten Hits from the UK Mary Had a Little Lamb, Wonderful Christmas Time, We All stand Together, Say Say Say and Once upon a Long Ago and the number -one hit Ebony and Ivory are not included on the album; only the title of Mary Had a Little Lamb comes from the Wings.
The U.S. CD version of Wingspan: Hits and History contains seventeen top ten hits, including seven of nine number-one hits, from the USA. The top- ten hit in the U.S. Spies Like Us and the number - one hits Ebony and Ivory and Say Say Say are not included on the album, none of the three songs comes from the Wings.
The duet with Michael Jackson The Girl Is Mine, also a top ten hit in the UK and the U.S., is a composition by Michael Jackson and was released at a different sound carrier company, so this song for legal reasons not to Wingspan: Hits and History is included.
The first CD, titled Hits contains only single A-side, while the second CD entitled History contains A- and B-sides of singles as well as songs from albums. The songs of the album were newly remastered by Peter Mew and Geoff Emerick. Wingspan: Hits and History was released in Europe as a quadruple vinyl album.
The album was in the UK ( twenty first Top Ten album ) and the USA ( fourteenth top ten album ) commercially successful.
The cover
The cover design is by The Team. More photos that were used for the CD booklet are Rober Ellis, Chalkie Davies, Clive Arrowsmith, David Thorpe, Barry Lategan, Terry O'Neil and M. Bohham. There were only used photos from the period between the years 1971 to 1980. The introduction was written by Mark Lewisohn. The CD album Wingspan: Hits and History appeared also in a limited edition with a holographic cover.
Title list
CD 1: Hits
- In Japan, the CD contains the hits Eat at Home Bonus title.
CD 2: History
For more information about individual songs
In the songs of Junior 's Farm, Waterfalls and With a Little Luck the shortened promotional single versions were used. In the song Venus and Mars / Rock Show the shortened single version was used.
Single releases
No official single was coupled out of the album.
In July 2001, a 7 " vinyl - Jukeboxsingle appeared in the U.S. in the orange vinyl Maybe I'm Amazed / Band on the Run, both songs were a spoken introduction by Paul McCartney, on the independent label Wings instead of Paul McCartney.
Chart positions
Video and book publications
In parallel with the release of the double CD of the same name documentary Wingspan was broadcast on television in several countries. The film's director Alistair Donald is the former husband of Mary McCartney, who interviewed her father Paul McCartney in the film.
The documentation covers the period from the beginning of the relationship of Paul and Linda McCartney and treated essentially the history of the band Wings until its dissolution in April 1981.
An extended version of the TV version on VHS and DVD under the title Wingspan: An Intimate Portrait published :;: In Germany, on June 3, 2001 (May 11, 2001 Great Britain USA 20 May 2001).
Paul McCartney's Band on the Run: On 20 September 2002, the 176 -page book Wingspan appeared. The photos used in the book come from Linda McCartney ..
Promotion Publications
In the U.S., a promotional CD with the following ten songs was released in April 2001:
In Europe, also published in April 2001, a promotional CD containing the eight songs one by Paul McCartney spoken introduction:
For promotional purposes following remixes were produced, which were not officially available for purchase, but were only sold as a promotional singles and appeared on bootlegs:
The following promotional singles were made :
- 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.
The CD-R single was manufactured in the UK, if this CD has been or how many copies sent to radio stations, is neither known nor detectable.
- Coming up ( Linus Loves Mix) / Silly Love Songs ( Wings Vs Loop Da Loop Radio Mix)
The 12 " vinyl single was produced in the UK.
The 12 " vinyl single was produced in the UK.
Reissues
- The album has been remastered not new.
- In March 2010, the album was released in download format.
Chart positions of the singles included on the album
Chart positions of singles