Wingspan: Hits and History
| Wingspan: Hits and History | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Paul McCartney | ||||
| Released | 7 May 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1969 – mid 1983 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 153:04 (UK version) | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Producer | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Chris Thomas, George Martin | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Essential Rock Discography | 8/10 |
| Q |  |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Uncut | |
Wingspan: Hits and History is a greatest hits compilation album by Paul McCartney featuring material spanning his first solo album McCartney in 1970 to the 1984 Give My Regards To Broad Street movie soundtrack. This set is officially credited to Paul McCartney, although the bulk of the music included was performed by his former band Wings.
American and British editions of the album vary slightly, as the UK edition contains the studio version of "Coming Up" while the US edition contains "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)", which had reached number 1 on the Billboard singles chart. The Japanese version of the album also includes "Eat at Home", which had been issued as a 1971 single in the non-English-speaking world, as a bonus cut on the "Hits" disc.
McCartney was involved in fifteen albums during this period: five solo albums; one album with his wife Linda; and nine albums with Wings (including a greatest hits compilation). Wingspan features songs from each of those albums, as well as a few singles that had not been included on Wings Greatest.
Wings were active from 1971 to 1980, but this set also includes material from McCartney's albums from earlier (1970–71) and later (1980–84) years. However, it does not include any of McCartney's well-known collaborations with Stevie Wonder or Michael Jackson, which took place during the latter period; a notable absence is one of McCartney's biggest hits, "Say, Say, Say", most likely due to his falling out with Jackson in 1985. Nor does it include "Ebony and Ivory".
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