Paul McCartney discography
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This article presents the complete discography of Paul McCartney
as a solo artist and as a member of Wings
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Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
as a solo artist and as a member of Wings
Wings (band)
Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....
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Studio albums
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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AUS Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
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| 1970 | McCartney McCartney (album) McCartney is the debut solo album by Paul McCartney. Apart from Linda McCartney's vocal contributions, McCartney performed the entire album solo...
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| 1971 | Ram Ram (album) Ram is an album by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, released in 1971, the only album credited to the pair. It was the second of the two albums McCartney released between leaving The Beatles and forming Wings... (Paul & Linda McCartney Linda McCartney Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman.... ) |
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| 1973 | Red Rose Speedway Red Rose Speedway -Additional tracks:-Original LP Recording:Originally planned as a double album, this is the tracklisting from the acetates of the early incarnation of the album dated 13 December 1972... (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
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British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... : Gold |
| Band on the Run Band on the Run Band on the Run is an album by Paul McCartney & Wings, released in 1973. It was Wings' third album. It became Wings' most successful album and remains the most celebrated of McCartney's post-Beatles albums... (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
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Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... : Gold |
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| 1975 | Venus and Mars Venus and Mars Venus and Mars is the fourth album by Wings. Released as the follow-up to the enormously successful Band on the Run, Venus and Mars continued Wings' string of success and would prove a springboard for a year-long worldwide tour... (Wings) Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
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| 1976 | Wings at the Speed of Sound Wings at the Speed of Sound Wings at the Speed of Sound is the fifth album by Wings and was recorded and issued in 1976 in the midst of a large world tour as the follow-up album to the popular Venus and Mars.- History :... (Wings) |
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| 1978 | London Town (Wings) Parlophone Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which... (Worldwide) Capitol (US) |
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| 1979 | Back to the Egg Back to the Egg Back to the Egg is the seventh and final studio album by Wings, released in 1979. It is also Wings' first album for Columbia Records after leaving long-time United States distributor Capitol Records in 1978... (Wings) Columbia Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... (North America) |
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| 1980 | McCartney II McCartney II McCartney II is the third album by Paul McCartney, and the first since the formation of Wings in 1971. It was released in 1980, a year before the band's dissolution and while their future lay in limbo... Columbia Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... (North America) |
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| 1982 | Tug of War
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| 1983 | Pipes of Peace
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| 1984 | Give My Regards to Broad Street Give My Regards to Broad Street Give My Regards to Broad Street is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. Unlike the film, the album was successful, achieving #1 in the UK chart and its lead single "No More Lonely Nights" was BAFTA and Golden Globe award nominated.... Columbia (North America) |
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| 1986 | Press to Play Press to Play -Personnel:* Paul McCartney – bass, acoustic and electric guitars, lead vocals* Neil Jason – bass* Eric Stewart – acoustic and electric guitars* Pete Townshend – electric guitars* Carlos Alomar – acoustic and electric guitars* Eddie Rayner – keyboards... |
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| 1988 | Снова в СССР
Melodiya Melodiya is a Russian record label. It was the state-owned major record company/label of the Soviet Union.-History:It was established in 1964 as the "All-Union Gramophone Record Firm of the USSR Ministry of Culture Melodiya"... , EMI |
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| 1989 | Flowers in the Dirt Flowers in the Dirt -Additional tracks:-Special Package :Following tracks are included on bonus disc.#"Message" - 0:28#* A environmental message from Paul to the Japanese fans.#"The Long and Winding Road" - 3:51... |
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| 1993 | Off the Ground Off the Ground Off the Ground is the ninth studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1993. As his first studio album of the 1990s, it is also the follow-up to the acclaimed Flowers in the Dirt .-Recording and structure:... |
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| 1997 | Flaming Pie Flaming Pie Flaming Pie is an album by Paul McCartney, first released in 1997. His first studio album in over four years, it was mostly recorded following McCartney's involvement in the highly successful The Beatles Anthology project. In Flaming Pies liner notes McCartney said: " reminded me of The Beatles'... |
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| 1999 | Run Devil Run Run Devil Run Run Devil Run is the eleventh solo studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1999. It features covers of both familiar and obscure 1950s rock and roll songs, along with three new McCartney songs written in the same style... |
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| 2001 | Driving Rain Driving Rain Driving Rain is the twelfth studio album by Paul McCartney, recorded and released in 2001 it has now sold 2 million copies globally. It is his first studio album since publicly announcing his relationship with former model and anti-land mines activist Heather Mills, whom McCartney would marry in 2002... |
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| 2005 | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is the thirteenth solo studio album by Paul McCartney released in 2005. A long time in the making, the set was produced by Radiohead and Beck collaborator Nigel Godrich at George Martin's suggestion.... |
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| 2007 | Memory Almost Full Memory Almost Full Memory Almost Full is the 14th studio album by Paul McCartney, released in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2007 and in the United States a day later. The album was the first release on Starbucks' Hear Music label... Hear Music Hear Music, also known as StarCon is the brand name of Starbucks' retail music concept and record label. Hear Music began as a catalog company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1990 before being purchased by Starbucks in 1999.-Concept:... /MPL |
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| 1976 | Wings over America Wings over America Wings over America is the sixth album by Wings and their only live album. In its initial release, it was a triple album and included a poster of the band.-Recording history:... (Wings)
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| 1990 | Tripping the Live Fantastic Tripping the Live Fantastic Tripping the Live Fantastic is Paul McCartney's first official live album and his first release of concert material since Wings' 1976 Wings over America live package. It was released in 1990 as triple LP, double cassette and double CD. Tripping the Live Fantastic reached #16 in the UK and #26 in... |
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| 1991 | Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Personnel :*Paul McCartney: Acoustic guitar, drums, vocals.*Linda McCartney: Piano, Indian harmonium, percussion, vocals.*Hamish Stuart: Acoustic bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals.*Robbie McIntosh: Acoustic guitars, piano, dobro, vocals.... |
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| 1993 | Paul Is Live Paul Is Live Paul Is Live is a live album by Paul McCartney, released in 1993 during his New World Tour in support of the album Off the Ground. Its cover is often used as a counter-argument to the Paul is dead conspiracy theory.-Title and cover:... |
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| 2002 | Back in the U.S. Back in the U.S. Back in the U.S. is a double live album by Paul McCartney composed of highlights from his spring 2002 Driving USA Tour in the US in support of McCartney's 2001 release Driving Rain... |
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| 2003 | Back in the World Back in the World Back in the World is a live album by Paul McCartney composed of highlights from his spring 2002 "Driving USA" tour in the United States in support of McCartney's 2001 release Driving Rain... |
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| 2009 | Good Evening New York City Good Evening New York City Good Evening New York City is a CD/DVD double live album by Paul McCartney consisting of material performed over three nights as the inaugural concert at New York City's Citi Field, 17, 18 and 21 July 2009, part of his Summer Live '09 concert tour. Over 180,000 tickets were sold within hours of the... Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal... |
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| 1978 | Wings Greatest Wings Greatest Wings Greatest is a compilation album by the band Wings and is their eighth album as well as Paul McCartney's 10th since leaving The Beatles. It is notable as being the first official retrospective release from Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career...
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| 1987 | All the Best! All the Best! All the Best! is the second official compilation album of Paul McCartney music, after 1978's Wings Greatest and was released in 1987. The album contains tracks from the beginning of his solo career in 1970 up to the newly recorded "Once Upon a Long Ago." The track inclusion and running order... |
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| 2001 | Wingspan: Hits and History Wingspan: Hits and History -Disc 2: History:-Chart positions:-Year-end charts:-Certifications:- References :... |
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| Year | Album | UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 1991 | Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio is Paul McCartney's first official foray into classical music and was released in 1991. Composed in collaboration with Carl Davis to commemorate The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's 150th anniversary, the project received a large amount of media... (with Carl Davis)
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| 1999 | Working Classical
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| 2000 | A Garland for Linda A Garland for Linda A Garland for Linda is a tribute album for Linda McCartney, released in 2000 by the cancer-fighting organization the Garland Appeal. The album features classical music by ten contemporary composers including Paul McCartney, John Rutter and John Tavener, recorded at All Saints Church, Tooting,... (Various Artists) |
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| 2006 | Ecce Cor Meum Ecce Cor Meum Ecce Cor Meum is the fourth classical album by Paul McCartney. The album was released on 25 September 2006 by EMI Classics... |
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| 2011 | Ocean's Kingdom Ocean's Kingdom Ocean's Kingdom is the fifth classical album by Paul McCartney. It is the score from the same-titled ballet, commissioned by the New York City Ballet. The ballet tells of a love story based in two fantastic worlds - the "pure" ocean kingdom, and the Earth kingdom with its "sort of baddies" who... 4 October 2011 (US) |
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Soundtrack albums
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| 1967 | The Family Way The Family Way (soundtrack) The Family Way is a soundtrack recording composed by Paul McCartney, released in January 1967. The album is the soundtrack to a late 1966 film of the same name, directed by Roy Boulting and starring Hayley Mills...
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| 1983 | The Honorary Consul The Honorary Consul (film) The Honorary Consul is a 1983 British drama film directed by John Mackenzie and starring Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins and Elpidia Carrillo. It is based on the novel The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene... |
| 1984 | Give My Regards to Broad Street Give My Regards to Broad Street Give My Regards to Broad Street is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. Unlike the film, the album was successful, achieving #1 in the UK chart and its lead single "No More Lonely Nights" was BAFTA and Golden Globe award nominated.... |
Other albums
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| 1977 | Thrillington Thrillington Thrillington is a 1977 album by Paul McCartney, under the pseudonym of Percy "Thrills" Thrillington. The album is an instrumental cover version of Paul and Linda McCartney's 1971 album, Ram... (Percy "Thrills" Thrillington Thrillington Thrillington is a 1977 album by Paul McCartney, under the pseudonym of Percy "Thrills" Thrillington. The album is an instrumental cover version of Paul and Linda McCartney's 1971 album, Ram... )
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| 1993 | Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest is a 1993 ambient electronic music album by The Fireman, a duo consisting of Paul McCartney and producer Youth, who is best known as a member of Killing Joke and the Orb.-Background:... (The Fireman) |
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| 1998 | Rushes Rushes (album) Rushes is a 1998 ambient electronic music album by The Fireman, a duo consisting of Paul McCartney and producer Youth.Better received than predecessor Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest, Rushes is distinguished by not relying so much on McCartney's previous recordings. Youth and McCartney would... (The Fireman) |
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| 1999 | Band on the Run: 25th Anniversary Edition Band on the Run Band on the Run is an album by Paul McCartney & Wings, released in 1973. It was Wings' third album. It became Wings' most successful album and remains the most celebrated of McCartney's post-Beatles albums... (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
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| 2000 | Liverpool Sound Collage Liverpool Sound Collage Liverpool Sound Collage is an ambient electronic album by Paul McCartney, which is also credited to The Beatles, Super Furry Animals, and Youth. McCartney had previously released two projects with Youth under the moniker The Fireman... (re-mix album) |
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| 2005 | Twin Freaks Twin Freaks Twin Freaks is a collaborative album by musician Paul McCartney with DJ and producer Freelance Hellraiser . The album was released on June 14, 2005.-History and structure:... (with The Freelance Hellraiser The Freelance Hellraiser Roy Kerr, aka The Freelance Hellraiser, is one of the creators of the UK bootleg scene.He gained fame with a mash-up called "A Stroke of Genius", which combined an instrumental edit of The Strokes' track "Hard To Explain" with Christina Aguilera's pop hit "Genie in a Bottle"... ) |
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| 2008 | Electric Arguments Electric Arguments Electric Arguments is the third album by The Fireman, an experimental music duo consisting of Paul McCartney and producer Youth. The album was first announced 29 September 2008, on Paul McCartney's website, and was released on 24 November 2008 on the duo's website... (The Fireman) |
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Promotional and limited release albums
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| 1980 | The McCartney Interview | Commercially released interview album containing McCartney's interview with Musician (magazine) Musician (magazine) Musician was a monthly magazine that covered news and information about American popular music. Initially called "Music America", it was founded in 1976 by Sam Holdsworth and Gordon Baird. The two friends borrowed $20,000 from relatives and started the publication in a barn in Colorado... . Charted at position #158 in the U.S. |
| 1990 | Paul McCartney Rocks | An American DJ Only Compilation released by Capitol Records and MPL in 1989 during McCartney's American tour for "Flowers In The Dirt" which was originally designed to promote the uptempo songs in McCartney's solo catalog. The original track listing, chosen by former American Rock Radio programing assistant Alan Grossman, had one song from each of McCartney's solo albums except "Pipes Of Peace", plus rarities that had been previously unreleased in the United States. Due to budget issues, the number of songs on the CD went from 22 to 10. The original solo song track listing was "Oh Woman Oh Why" (to represent "McCartney", even though the song was released after that album), "Smile Away" from "RAM", "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" to represent "Wild Life", "The Mess (Live)" from "Red Rose Speedway", "Jet", "Band On The Run" and "Let Me Roll It" from "Band On The Run", "Listen To What The Man Said" from "Venus And Mars", "Beware My Love" from "Wings At The Speed Of Sound", "Girls' School" from "London Town", "So Glad To See You Here" from "Back To The Egg", "Nobody Knows" from "McCartney II", "Ballroom Dancing" from "Tug Of War", "No Values" from "Give My Regards To Broad Street", "Angry" from "Press To Play", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" from "Choba b CCCP" and "Figure Of Eight", "Rough Ride", and "We Got Married" from "Flowers In The Dirt" In addition, the UK B-Sides "I Wanna Cry" and "Party Party" were also selected by Grossman for inclusion on the CD. When the track listing was shortened, "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" was substituted for "Smile Away". To date, this is the official American release of "I Wanna Cry" and "Party Party", plus the only way to get the 7-Inch remix of "Figure Of Eight" on an American CD. |
| 1993 | The New World Sampler | Two disc set, contains All the Best! All the Best! All the Best! is the second official compilation album of Paul McCartney music, after 1978's Wings Greatest and was released in 1987. The album contains tracks from the beginning of his solo career in 1970 up to the newly recorded "Once Upon a Long Ago." The track inclusion and running order... and the new compilation, New World Sampler. |
| 1997 | Oobu Joobu – Ecology Oobu Joobu Oobu Joobu was a radio show created by Paul McCartney in 1995 and described by McCartney as "wide-screen radio". The program aired on the American radio network Westwood One and its name was inspired by a BBC production of Alfred Jarry's Ubu Cocu... |
Tracks from program #5 of McCartney's radio series, included as a bonus disc with Flaming Pie only at Best Buy Best Buy Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates... retail stores. |
| 2005 | Never Stop Doing What You Love Never Stop Doing What You Love Never Stop Doing What You Love is a not-for-resale compilation of various Paul McCartney and Wings songs created for the employees and clients of Fidelity Investments, a company in the financial services industry. The ex-Beatle became the mutual fund giant's new spokesman in 2005 in a campaign... |
Compilation available through Fidelity Investments Fidelity Investments FMR LLC or Fidelity Investments is an American multinational financial services corporation one of the largest mutual fund and financial services groups in the world. It was founded in 1946 and serves North American investors. Fidelity Ventures is its venture capital arm... . |
| 2005 | Paul: The US Tour Presented by Lexus | Two disc set, contains Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is the thirteenth solo studio album by Paul McCartney released in 2005. A long time in the making, the set was produced by Radiohead and Beck collaborator Nigel Godrich at George Martin's suggestion.... and new live compilation Motor of Love. (While most of the tracks on Motor of Love have been previously released, the collection did include two new live recordings, "Drive My Car" recorded live at Super Bowl XXXIX Super Bowl XXXIX Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played on February 6, 2005, at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, to decide the National Football League champion following the 2004 regular season... and "The Long and Winding Road" recorded live in Anaheim, California Anaheim, California Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States... in 2002.) The compilation was available through Lexus Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, Lexus is now sold globally and has become Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. The Lexus marque is marketed in over 70 countries and territories worldwide, and has... automobile dealerships. |
| 2007 | iTunes Festival: London ITunes Festival: London iTunes Festival: London is a live EP by Paul McCartney, released exclusively for the iTunes Store on August 21, 2007. It features four tracks from McCartney's 2007 album Memory Almost Full that he performed at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London as part of the first annual iTunes Festival... |
Released exclusively for the iTunes Store ITunes Store The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States... on 21 August 2007, featuring live performances from McCartney's 5 July 2007 London appearance. |
| 2010 | Paul McCartney Live in Los Angeles Paul McCartney Live in Los Angeles Paul McCartney Live in Los Angeles is a live album by Paul McCartney recorded during a secret performance at Amoeba Music in Hollywood, California, on June 27, 2007... |
British and Irish album released exclusively for The Mail on Sunday newspaper on 10 January 2010, featuring live performances from McCartney's concert at Amoeba Music Amoeba Music Amoeba Music is an independent music chain with stores in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Founded by former employees of nearby Rasputin Records, it opened on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley in 1990. The stores are unusually large given their independent status... in Hollywood, California, on June 27, 2007. The album includes the four tracks previous available on the "Amoeba's Secret" EP ("Only Mama Knows", "C Moon", "That Was Me" and "I Saw Her Standing There") as well as eight other tracks ("Drive My Car", "Dance Tonight", "Black Bird", "Here Today", "Back in the U.S.S.R.", "Get Back", "Hey Jude" and "Lady Madonna"). |
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| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US AC Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
CAN (RPM) RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
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| 1971 | "Another Day Another Day (Paul McCartney song) "Another Day" is a song recorded by Paul McCartney in New York in 1970, during the sessions for his album Ram. Although it was the first single of McCartney's solo career, "Another Day" was actually written and previewed during The Beatles' Let It Be Sessions in 1969. It was officially released on... " "Oh Woman, Oh Why Oh Woman, Oh Why "Oh Woman, Oh Why" is a song by musician Paul McCartney. It was first released on the Apple Records label in February 1971 as the B-side to "Another Day", his debut solo single. The release achieved top-5 status on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number 5 in the United States and number 2 in... " |
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| "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" is a song by Paul and Linda McCartney from the album Ram. Released in the United States as a single on 2 August 1971, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1971, making it the first of a string of post-Beatles, McCartney-penned singles to top the US... " "Too Many People Too Many People "Too Many People" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 1971 album Ram as well as the B-side of the "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" single.The song is an instance of "musical sniping" among the four Beatles after the band broke up, the target in this case presumed to be McCartney's former bandmate and... " (Paul & Linda McCartney) |
— | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | Ram Ram (album) Ram is an album by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, released in 1971, the only album credited to the pair. It was the second of the two albums McCartney released between leaving The Beatles and forming Wings... |
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| "The Back Seat of My Car" "Heart of the Country Heart of the Country (song) "Heart of the Country" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney from their album Ram released in 1971. The song has simple acoustic tune with a heavy bass chorus, and an unusually mellow sound to the acoustic guitar that was achieved by tuning all of the strings a full step lower than... " (Paul & Linda McCartney) |
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| "Eat at Home Eat at Home Eat at Home is a 1971 single by Paul and Linda McCartney that also appeared on their album Ram from the same year. The single was not released in the UK or the US... " "Smile Away" (Paul & Linda McCartney) |
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| 1972 | "Give Ireland Back to the Irish Give Ireland Back to the Irish "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" is a Paul and Linda McCartney song written in response to the events of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland on 30 January 1972... " "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (instr. version) (Wings) |
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| "Mary Had a Little Lamb Mary Had a Little Lamb (Paul McCartney song) "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is Wings' version of the traditional nursery rhyme, recorded, according to Paul McCartney at the time, in response to the BBC ban on their previous single, the political "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", though McCartney has since denied this. Wings lead guitarist Henry... " "Little Woman Love Little Woman Love "Little Woman Love" is a Wings song released as a B-side to the single "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on 12 May 1972. It was composed by Paul McCartney in 1970 and recorded during the Ram sessions but left of the album, then released as a single, although, in keeping with McCartney's practice at the... " (Wings) |
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| "Hi, Hi, Hi Hi, Hi, Hi "Hi, Hi, Hi" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was released as a double A-side single with "C Moon" in 1972.The single peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and at number 10 in the United States in January 1973... " "C Moon C Moon "C Moon" is a reggae song written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was released as a double A-side with "Hi, Hi, Hi" in 1972. With the ban of "Hi Hi Hi" in the United Kingdom, "C Moon" became a top five hit.... " (Wings) |
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| 1973 | "My Love" "The Mess" (live) (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | Red Rose Speedway Red Rose Speedway -Additional tracks:-Original LP Recording:Originally planned as a double album, this is the tracklisting from the acetates of the early incarnation of the album dated 13 December 1972... |
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| "Live and Let Die Live and Let Die (song) "Live and Let Die" is the main theme song of the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die and was performed by Paul McCartney & Wings for the movie soundtrack and appears on the soundtrack album. The song was one of Wings' most successful singles, and the most successful Bond theme to that point... " "I Lie Around I Lie Around "I Lie Around" is a song by Paul McCartney & Wings that was released as the B-side to the "Live and Let Die" single in 1973. Other than a few instrumentals, it was the first song Wings released in which the lead singer was not Paul McCartney. Rather, "I Lie Around" was sung by Wings guitarist... " (Wings) |
7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 20 | 5 | Live and Let Die Live and Let Die (soundtrack) Live and Let Die is the soundtrack of, and was written for, the 8th James Bond film of the same name.Taking a temporary hiatus from scoring Bond films, John Barry subsequently passed the baton over to George Martin. This was the first James Bond film of which Barry was, in at least some aspect, not... |
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| "Helen Wheels Helen Wheels "Helen Wheels" is a song by Paul McCartney & Wings. The song was named after Paul and Linda McCartney's Land Rover, which they nicknamed "Hell on Wheels".... " "Country Dreamer Country Dreamer "Country Dreamer" is the B-side song to the single "Helen Wheels" released by Paul McCartney and Wings on 26 October 1973 in the UK and 12 November 1973 in the US... " (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
12 | 10 | — | 4 | — | 14 | 17 | Band on the Run Band on the Run Band on the Run is an album by Paul McCartney & Wings, released in 1973. It was Wings' third album. It became Wings' most successful album and remains the most celebrated of McCartney's post-Beatles albums... (US only) |
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| "Jet Jet (song) "Jet" is a song by Paul McCartney & Wings from their album Band on the Run. The song peaked at number 7 in both the British and American charts on 30 March 1974. Along with "Helen Wheels" and "Junior's Farm", it is another McCartney song where his primary inspiration for composing the song arose in... " "Let Me Roll It Let Me Roll It "Let Me Roll It" is the last track on side one on the Paul McCartney & Wings album Band on the Run. The song was seen by critics as a pastiche to John Lennon's sound, particularly the riff and the use of tape echo on the vocals. McCartney, however, never claimed the song was intended as a pastiche... " (UK & 2nd pressings of US) "Mamunia" (US 1st pressings only) (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
7 | 7 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | Band on the Run Band on the Run Band on the Run is an album by Paul McCartney & Wings, released in 1973. It was Wings' third album. It became Wings' most successful album and remains the most celebrated of McCartney's post-Beatles albums... |
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| "Mrs Vandebilt Mrs Vandebilt "Mrs Vandebilt" is a song by Paul McCartney & Wings from the album Band on the Run. The track was not issued as a single in the UK or US, but was a single in Continental Europe and Australia.... " "Bluebird Bluebird (song) "Bluebird" is a song credited to Paul and Linda McCartney that was originally released on the Paul McCartney and Wings' album Band on the Run. According to author John Blaney, it was written during a vacation in Jamaica... " (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
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| 1974 | "Band on the Run Band on the Run (song) "Band on the Run" is the title song from Paul McCartney & Wings' acclaimed Band on the Run album. The single sold one million copies in 1974 in the United States, where it reached number 1, and it went to number 3 in the United Kingdom... " "Zoo Gang" (UK) "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings. Recorded in 1973, this tune is the climactic track of the album Band on the Run. It has been featured on the 2001 documentary DVD Wingspan and Paul McCartney & Wings' 1974 TV special One Hand Clapping... " (US) (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
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| "Junior's Farm Junior's Farm "Junior's Farm" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Paul McCartney and Wings. A number-three hit single in the United States, it was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee in 1974, while the band was staying at the farm of Curly Putman Jr., which accounts for the title. The... " "Sally G Sally G "Sally G" was the B-side to the Paul McCartney and Wings single "Junior's Farm." Like the A-side, it was recorded in Nashville in 1974 during the band's visit. Unlike the A-side, it was strongly country music-influenced, including prominent use of Nashville backing musicians such as Vassar... " (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
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| "Walking in the Park with Eloise" "Bridge Over the River Suite" (The Country Hams) |
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| 1975 | "Listen to What the Man Said" "Love in Song" (Wings) |
6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 14 | Venus and Mars Venus and Mars Venus and Mars is the fourth album by Wings. Released as the follow-up to the enormously successful Band on the Run, Venus and Mars continued Wings' string of success and would prove a springboard for a year-long worldwide tour... |
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| "Letting Go" "You Gave Me the Answer You Gave Me the Answer You Gave Me the Answer is a song written by Paul McCartney for the Wings album Venus and Mars. McCartney has occasionally paid tribute to his father, James, who led his own big band in his youth, by writing "Music Hall numbers." Other such songs from McCartney's catalog include When I'm Sixty-Four... " (Wings) |
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| "Venus and Mars/Rock Show Venus and Mars/Rock Show "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" is a a medley of two songs written by Paul and Linda McCartney and originally performed by Wings that make up the first two songs of the album Venus and Mars. The single was released in the US on 27 October 1975 and in the UK on 28 November 1975. The B-side was "Magneto... " "Magneto and Titanium Man Magneto and Titanium Man "Magneto and Titanium Man" was the B-side song to Wings' single, "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" in 1975. It was Paul McCartney's attempt to branch out musically, and is the only song where McCartney uses comic book characters as subjects in the song. The first two characters mentioned in the song are... " (Wings) |
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| 1976 | "Silly Love Songs Silly Love Songs Silly Love Songs is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. The song appeared on the 1976 album, Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was also released as a single in 1976. The US single was released on 1 April 1976 and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The UK single was... " "Cook of the House" (Wings) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 20 | Wings at the Speed of Sound Wings at the Speed of Sound Wings at the Speed of Sound is the fifth album by Wings and was recorded and issued in 1976 in the midst of a large world tour as the follow-up album to the popular Venus and Mars.- History :... |
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| "Let 'Em In Let 'em In "Let 'Em In" is a song by Wings from their 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and reached the top 3 in both the United States and the United Kingdom: It was a #2 hit in the UK, and in the US it was a #3 pop hit and #1 easy listening hit... " "Beware My Love Beware My Love "Beware My Love" is a song credited to Paul and Linda McCartney that was first released on the Wings 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was also used as the B-side of the single that included "Let 'Em In"... " (Wings) |
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| 1977 | "Maybe I'm Amazed Maybe I'm Amazed "Maybe I'm Amazed" is a song written by Paul McCartney that was first released on his McCartney album on 17 April 1970. The studio version from the album has never been released as a single. McCartney dedicated the song to his wife, Linda, who had helped him get through the break-up of The Beatles... " (live) "Soily Soily "Soily" is a song written by Paul McCartney which was performed by his band Wings, usually at the end of concerts as an encore. This song appeared while the Band on the Run demos were recorded, with McCartney on drums. At least seven takes were recorded in 1974 at Abbey Road Studios for inclusion... " (live) (Wings) |
28 | 10 | — | 9 | — | — | — | Wings over America Wings over America Wings over America is the sixth album by Wings and their only live album. In its initial release, it was a triple album and included a poster of the band.-Recording history:... |
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| "Seaside Woman Suzy and the Red Stripes The single was first released three years later, in 1977, on Epic Records in the US, due to the efforts of Epic's Steve Popovich, who was given label credit for mastering the original single... " "B Side to Seaside" (Suzy and the Red Stripes Suzy and the Red Stripes The single was first released three years later, in 1977, on Epic Records in the US, due to the efforts of Epic's Steve Popovich, who was given label credit for mastering the original single... ) |
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| "Mull of Kintyre Mull of Kintyre (song) "Mull of Kintyre" is a song written by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine and performed by Wings. The song was written in tribute to the picturesque Kintyre peninsula in Scotland, where McCartney has owned High Park Farm since 1966, and its headland or Mull of Kintyre.The song was Wings' biggest hit... " "Girls' School" (Wings) |
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| 1978 | "With a Little Luck With a Little Luck "With a Little Luck" is a single by the band Wings from their 1978 album London Town. The song was written by Paul McCartney in Scotland and recorded on board the boat Fair Carol in the Virgin Islands prior to the departure of lead guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Joe English from Wings... " "Backwards Traveler/Cuff-Link" (Wings) |
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| "I've Had Enough I've Had Enough "I've Had Enough" is a Wings' single from their 1978 album London Town. The song was written and sung by Paul McCartney and was recorded on board the boat Fair Carol in the Virgin Islands prior to the halt of recording for Linda's pregnancy... " "Deliver Your Children" (Wings) |
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| "London Town" "I'm Carrying" (Wings) |
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| 1979 | "Goodnight Tonight Goodnight Tonight "Goodnight Tonight" is Wings' disco-inflected single which included a spirited flamenco guitar break. It peaked at number five in both the United Kingdom and United States during 1979. The track did not appear on Wings' then-current LP Back to the Egg , however it was included on the 1987 McCartney... " "Daytime Nighttime Suffering Daytime Nighttime Suffering "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" is a song written by Paul McCartney and recorded by Wings. It was the B-side to the 1979 single "Goodnight Tonight," which was a top-five hit in both the UK and USA. It was released on CD in 1993 as part of the release of The Paul McCartney Collection, and can be... " (Wings) |
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| "Old Siam, Sir Old Siam, Sir "Old Siam, Sir" is a hard rock single from Wings' 1979 album, Back to the Egg. It was the A-side of the UK version of the single, reaching No. 35. The B-side in the UK was also a track from the album, "Spin it On". "Old Siam, Sir" was also the B-side of the US single "Arrow Through Me".Linda... " "Spin It On" (Wings) |
35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to the Egg Back to the Egg Back to the Egg is the seventh and final studio album by Wings, released in 1979. It is also Wings' first album for Columbia Records after leaving long-time United States distributor Capitol Records in 1978... |
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| "Getting Closer Getting Closer (song) Getting Closer is a rock song from the Wings album Back to the Egg. It was released in the US in June 1979 as the first single from the album and hit #20, then was released in the UK in August 1979 as the second single and reached #60... " "Baby's Request" (UK) "Spin It On" (US) (Wings) |
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| "Arrow Through Me Arrow Through Me "Arrow Through Me" is an R&B/soft rock song by Wings. The song with its Fender Rhodes bassline is reminiscent of Stevie Wonder music. It was the A-side of the third US single released from Back to the Egg and peaked at #29. The B-side was "Old Siam, Sir", which was the A-side of the first UK single... " "Old Siam, Sir Old Siam, Sir "Old Siam, Sir" is a hard rock single from Wings' 1979 album, Back to the Egg. It was the A-side of the UK version of the single, reaching No. 35. The B-side in the UK was also a track from the album, "Spin it On". "Old Siam, Sir" was also the B-side of the US single "Arrow Through Me".Linda... " (Wings) |
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| "Wonderful Christmastime Wonderful Christmastime "Wonderful Christmastime" is a 1979 Christmas song by Paul McCartney. It enjoys significant Christmas time popularity around the world. The notable synthesiser riff was played on a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5. The song was later added as a bonus track on the CD reissue of Wings' Back to the Egg... " "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae" |
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| 1980 | "Coming Up Coming Up (song) "Coming Up" was the opening track from Paul McCartney's McCartney II album, written by McCartney and released in 1980. Like the rest of the album, the song had a minimalist synthesized feel to it. It featured lead vocals from McCartney distorted by using vari-speed, and he played all the... " (Paul McCartney) "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow) Coming Up (song) "Coming Up" was the opening track from Paul McCartney's McCartney II album, written by McCartney and released in 1980. Like the rest of the album, the song had a minimalist synthesized feel to it. It featured lead vocals from McCartney distorted by using vari-speed, and he played all the... " "Lunchbox/Odd Sox" (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
2 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | McCartney II McCartney II McCartney II is the third album by Paul McCartney, and the first since the formation of Wings in 1971. It was released in 1980, a year before the band's dissolution and while their future lay in limbo... |
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| "Waterfalls Waterfalls (Paul McCartney song) "Waterfalls" is a Paul McCartney ballad from his first solo album after Wings, McCartney II. The song has a stripped-down sound, with McCartney only playing a Fender Rhodes electric piano and a synthesizer and singing. It was released as a single with "Check My Machine" as its B-Side and reached... " "Check My Machine" |
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| 1982 | "Ebony and Ivory Ebony and Ivory "Ebony and Ivory" is a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 29 of that year. The song is featured on McCartney's album Tug of War. The song reached number one on both the UK and the U.S. charts... " (with Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist... ) "Rainclouds" |
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| "The Girl Is Mine The Girl Is Mine "The Girl Is Mine" is a song by Michael Jackson featuring Paul McCartney. It is the first single from Jackson's sixth solo album, Thriller. It is one of the three songs that Jackson and McCartney recorded together. McCartney is the only featured guest on the album. The track was written and... " (with Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... ) "Can't Get Outta the Rain" (Michael Jackson) |
8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 3 | 4 | Thriller Thriller (album) Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall... (Michael Jackson) |
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| 1983 | "Say Say Say Say Say Say "Say Say Say" is a pop song written and performed by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. The track was produced by George Martin for McCartney's fifth solo album, Pipes of Peace... " (with Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... ) "Ode to a Koala Bear" |
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| "Pipes of Peace Pipes of Peace (song) "Pipes of Peace" is a song written by Paul McCartney, which was first released on his album of the same name on 31 October 1983. It was also released as a single on 5 December 1983 and reached number one on many singles charts for two weeks.... " (UK A-side) "So Bad" (US A-side) |
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| 1984 | "No More Lonely Nights No More Lonely Nights No More Lonely Nights is a song written by Paul McCartney, which was first released in September 1984. It can be heard on the soundtrack, Give My Regards to Broad Street. The single reached #6 in the US and #2 in the UK... " "No More Lonely Nights" (playout version) (original release); "No More Lonely Nights" (special dance mix) (second single) |
2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 19 | 9 | Give My Regards to Broad Street Give My Regards to Broad Street Give My Regards to Broad Street is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. Unlike the film, the album was successful, achieving #1 in the UK chart and its lead single "No More Lonely Nights" was BAFTA and Golden Globe award nominated.... |
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| "We All Stand Together We All Stand Together "We All Stand Together" is a song by Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus. It was from the animated film Rupert and the Frog Song and reached number three in the UK Singles Chart in 1984... " (with The Frog Chorus) "We All Stand Together" (humming version) |
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| 1985 | "Spies Like Us Spies Like Us (song) "Spies Like Us" is the title song to the 1985 Warner Bros. motion picture of the same name, starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon. It was written and performed by Paul McCartney, and was a top-ten hit in the United States in early 1986, reaching #7 on the singles chart, making it... " (Paul McCartney) "My Carnival" (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
13 | 7 | — | 24 | — | — | 55 | non-album single (from the film, Spies Like Us Spies Like Us Spies Like Us is a 1985 American comedy film directed by John Landis and starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest, and Donna Dixon... ) |
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| 1986 | "Press Press (song) "Press" is a 1986 single by Paul McCartney also featured on the album Press to Play. "It's Not True" was featured as the B-side.Though hitting the Top 30 in both the U.S... " "It's Not True" |
25 | 21 | — | 43 | 53 | — | 47 | Press to Play Press to Play -Personnel:* Paul McCartney – bass, acoustic and electric guitars, lead vocals* Neil Jason – bass* Eric Stewart – acoustic and electric guitars* Pete Townshend – electric guitars* Carlos Alomar – acoustic and electric guitars* Eddie Rayner – keyboards... |
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| "Pretty Little Head Pretty Little Head (song) "Pretty Little Head" is a 1986 single by Paul McCartney. It was McCartney's thirty-eighth single, and his first which failed to chart, so, in an attempt to boost sales, he released his first ever cassette single. It still failed to reach the top 75.... " "Write Away" |
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| "Stranglehold Stranglehold (Paul McCartney song) "Stranglehold" is a 1986 single by Paul McCartney that was originally released on his album Press to Play. The single reached #81 in the US.... " "Angry" |
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| "Only Love Remains Only Love Remains "Only Love Remains" is the fourth single from Paul McCartney's 1986 album, Press to Play. The song reached number 34 on the UK singles chart.- Track listings :This song was released as a 7" single and a 12" maxi single.7" single# "Only Love Remains"... " "Tough on a Tightrope" |
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| 1987 | "Once Upon a Long Ago Once Upon A Long Ago "Once Upon a Long Ago" is a Paul McCartney song, released as his fortieth single on November 1987, as part of his compilation All the Best!, released two weeks before the single. The track was produced by Phil Ramone and mixed by George Martin, and features violin by Nigel Kennedy.The single... " "Back on My Feet" |
10 | — | 68 | 13 | — | — | 58 | All the Best! All the Best! All the Best! is the second official compilation album of Paul McCartney music, after 1978's Wings Greatest and was released in 1987. The album contains tracks from the beginning of his solo career in 1970 up to the newly recorded "Once Upon a Long Ago." The track inclusion and running order... |
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| 1989 | "Ferry Cross the Mersey Ferry Cross the Mersey "Ferry Cross the Mersey" is a song written by Gerry Marsden. It was first recorded by his band Gerry and the Pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the UK and in 1965 in the United States. It was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number six in the United States and number eight in the... " (with The Christians, Holly Johnson Holly Johnson Holly Johnson is an English artist, writer and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and former bassist for Big in Japan.- Big in Japan :... , Gerry Marsden Gerry Marsden Gerard "Gerry" Marsden is an English musician and television personality, best known for being leader of the British band Gerry & the Pacemakers.-Biography:... & Stock Aitken Waterman Stock Aitken Waterman Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s... ) "Abide with Me" (Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir) |
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| "My Brave Face My Brave Face "My Brave Face" is a single from Paul McCartney's 1989 album, Flowers in the Dirt. Written by McCartney and Elvis Costello, "My Brave Face" is one of the most acclaimed songs from Flowers in the Dirt. It peaked at #18 in the United Kingdom a week after its debut, and #25 in the United States 7... " "Flying to My Home" |
18 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 29 | — | 30 | Flowers in the Dirt Flowers in the Dirt -Additional tracks:-Special Package :Following tracks are included on bonus disc.#"Message" - 0:28#* A environmental message from Paul to the Japanese fans.#"The Long and Winding Road" - 3:51... |
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| "This One This One (song) "This One" is a single from Paul McCartney's 1989 album, Flowers in the Dirt. The song reached number 18 on the UK singles chart.- Track listings :This song was released as a 7" single, a 12" maxi-single, and a CD single.7" single# "This One"... " "The First Stone" |
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| "Figure of Eight Figure of Eight (song) "Figure of Eight" is a single from Paul McCartney's 1989 album, Flowers in the Dirt. The song reached number 42 on the UK singles chart.- Track listings :This song was released as a 7" single, a 12" maxi-single, and a CD single.7" single... " "Ou Est le Soleil" |
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| 1990 | "Put It There Put It There "Put It There" is a 1990 single from Paul McCartney's 1989 album, Flowers in the Dirt. The song reached number 32 on the UK singles chart.... " (Paul McCartney) "Mama's Little Girl" (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
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| "Birthday" (live) "Good Day Sunshine Good Day Sunshine "Good Day Sunshine" is a song by The Beatles on the 1966 album Revolver. It was written mainly by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Leonard Bernstein praised the song for its construction in a 1967 CBS News documentary... " (live) |
29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tripping the Live Fantastic Tripping the Live Fantastic Tripping the Live Fantastic is Paul McCartney's first official live album and his first release of concert material since Wings' 1976 Wings over America live package. It was released in 1990 as triple LP, double cassette and double CD. Tripping the Live Fantastic reached #16 in the UK and #26 in... |
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| "All My Trials All My Trials All My Trials was a folk song during the social protest movements of the 1950s and 1960s. It is based on a Bahamian lullaby that tells the story of a mother on her death bed, comforting her children, "Hush little baby, don't you cry./You know your mama's bound to die," because, as she explains,... " (live) "C Moon C Moon "C Moon" is a reggae song written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was released as a double A-side with "Hi, Hi, Hi" in 1972. With the ban of "Hi Hi Hi" in the United Kingdom, "C Moon" became a top five hit.... " (live) |
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| 1993 | "Hope of Deliverance Hope of Deliverance "Hope of Deliverance" is a hit song by Paul McCartney, featured on his 1993 album Off the Ground. It became a hit in his native UK, reaching #18. It did not fare well on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #83, but did better on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, hitting #9. It is part of Paul... " "Long Leather Coat" |
18 | 83 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 29 | Off the Ground Off the Ground Off the Ground is the ninth studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1993. As his first studio album of the 1990s, it is also the follow-up to the acclaimed Flowers in the Dirt .-Recording and structure:... |
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| "C'Mon People C'Mon People "C'Mon People" is a single from Paul McCartney's 1993 album, Off the Ground. The song reached number 41 on the UK singles chart.McCartney recorded the song for UK music programme Top Of The Pops.... " "I Can't Imagine" |
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| "Off the Ground Off the Ground (song) "Off the Ground" is a song by Paul McCartney and is from the album from the same name. The video can be seen on the DVD collection, The McCartney Years. The video was shot by Industrial Light & Magic. Some behind the scenes footage can be seen on the out of print VHS, Movin' On... " "Cosmically Conscious" |
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| 1997 | "Young Boy Young Boy "Young Boy" is a song by Paul McCartney and is the fifth track on his 1997 album Flaming Pie. In late April 1997, the song was released as the first single from that album, peaking at #19 in the UK Singles Chart .-Track listing:... " "Looking for You" |
19 | — | 44 | 22 | — | — | — | Flaming Pie Flaming Pie Flaming Pie is an album by Paul McCartney, first released in 1997. His first studio album in over four years, it was mostly recorded following McCartney's involvement in the highly successful The Beatles Anthology project. In Flaming Pies liner notes McCartney said: " reminded me of The Beatles'... |
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| "The World Tonight The World Tonight (song) "The World Tonight" is a song by Paul McCartney and is the second track on his 1997 album Flaming Pie. In July 1997, it was released as the second single from that album, peaking at #23 in the UK Singles Chart .... " "Used to Be Bad" |
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| "Beautiful Night Beautiful Night (song) "Beautiful Night" is a song by Paul McCartney and is the thirteenth track on his 1997 album Flaming Pie. In December 1997, it was released as the third and final single from that album, peaking at #25 in the UK Singles Chart .... " "Love Come Tumbling Down" |
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| 1999 | "No Other Baby No Other Baby "No Other Baby" is a song written by Dickie Bishop and Bob Watson, originally recorded in 1957 by Dickie Bishop and The Sidekicks. Early cover versions were recorded by The Vipers and Bobby Helms .... " "Brown Eyed Handsome Man Brown Eyed Handsome Man "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" is a rock and roll song by Chuck Berry, which was originally released by Chess Records in September 1956 as the B-side to "Too Much Monkey Business". It was also included on Berry's 1957 debut album After School Session... " |
42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Run Devil Run Run Devil Run Run Devil Run is the eleventh solo studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1999. It features covers of both familiar and obscure 1950s rock and roll songs, along with three new McCartney songs written in the same style... |
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| 2001 | "From a Lover to a Friend From a Lover to a Friend "From a Lover to a Friend" is a song by Paul McCartney, featured on his 2001 album Driving Rain. It was released as a single and spent two weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #45. It also reached #6 on the Canadian Singles Chart. In the U.S... " "Riding into Jaipur" |
45 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | Driving Rain Driving Rain Driving Rain is the twelfth studio album by Paul McCartney, recorded and released in 2001 it has now sold 2 million copies globally. It is his first studio album since publicly announcing his relationship with former model and anti-land mines activist Heather Mills, whom McCartney would marry in 2002... |
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| "Freedom Freedom (Paul McCartney song) "Freedom" is a song written and recorded by Paul McCartney in response to the September 11 attacks in 2001. McCartney was in New York City at the time of the attacks, and actually witnessed the destruction while sitting in a plane, which was parked on the tarmac at New York's John F... " "From a Lover to a Friend From a Lover to a Friend "From a Lover to a Friend" is a song by Paul McCartney, featured on his 2001 album Driving Rain. It was released as a single and spent two weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #45. It also reached #6 on the Canadian Singles Chart. In the U.S... " |
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| 2004 | "Tropic Island Hum Tropic Island Hum Tropical Island Hum, released in 2004, is Paul McCartney's second animated film for children. The associated single reached #21 in the UK.-Notes:... " "We All Stand Together We All Stand Together "We All Stand Together" is a song by Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus. It was from the animated film Rupert and the Frog Song and reached number three in the UK Singles Chart in 1984... " |
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| 2005 | "Fine Line Fine Line "Fine Line" is a song from Paul McCartney's 2005 album, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. It was released 29 August 2005 as the first single from the album in the UK . It reached #20 on the UK Singles Chart and #31 on the US Adult Contemporary... " "Growing Up Falling Down" |
20 | — | 25 | — | 70 | — | — | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is the thirteenth solo studio album by Paul McCartney released in 2005. A long time in the making, the set was produced by Radiohead and Beck collaborator Nigel Godrich at George Martin's suggestion.... |
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| "Jenny Wren Jenny Wren "Jenny Wren" is a song from Paul McCartney's 2005 album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. It was released 21 November 2005 as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom.-Background:... " "Summer of '59" |
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| 2007 | "Dance Tonight Dance Tonight "Dance Tonight" is a song by Paul McCartney and the opening track to his 2007 album Memory Almost Full. The song was released as a download single in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2007: McCartney's 65th birthday. A week later, the song debuted at number 34 in the UK Singles Chart. The UK single was... " "Nod Your Head Nod Your Head "Nod Your Head" is a song by Paul McCartney and the closing track to his 2007 album Memory Almost Full. The song was released as a free download single from that album on 28 August 2007 via the iTunes Store... " |
26 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | Memory Almost Full Memory Almost Full Memory Almost Full is the 14th studio album by Paul McCartney, released in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2007 and in the United States a day later. The album was the first release on Starbucks' Hear Music label... |
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| "Ever Present Past Ever Present Past "Ever Present Past" is a song by Paul McCartney and is the second track on his 2007 album Memory Almost Full. The song was also released as the first single from that album in the United States on 15 May 2007... " "House of Wax" (live) |
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| 2008 | "Heal the Pain Heal The Pain "Heal the Pain" was a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Epic Records in 1991.A contemplative, acoustic guitar-based love song, it was the fourth of five UK singles taken from the album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1.... " "Heal the Pain" (with George Michael George Michael George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley... ) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Twenty Five Twenty Five (album) Twenty Five is singer George Michael's 2006 greatest hits album, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of his music career. It was released on 13 November 2006 via Sony BMG... (George Michael) |
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| "Sing the Changes Sing the Changes "Sing the Changes" is a song written by Paul McCartney from the 2008 album Electric Arguments by The Fireman, an experimental music duo comprising McCartney and Youth... " |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Electric Arguments Electric Arguments Electric Arguments is the third album by The Fireman, an experimental music duo consisting of Paul McCartney and producer Youth. The album was first announced 29 September 2008, on Paul McCartney's website, and was released on 24 November 2008 on the duo's website... |
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| 2009 | "(I Want to) Come Home (I Want to) Come Home " Come Home" is a song written and recorded by Paul McCartney for the 2009 film Everybody's Fine.-Composition:An early cut of Everybody's Fine was screened for McCartney, with Aretha Franklin's cover of "Let It Be" inserted as a place holder by director Kirk Jones... " |
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| "Walk with You Walk With You "Walk with You" is a song by Ringo Starr, released as a single from his 15th studio album Y Not. It features fellow former Beatle Paul McCartney on backing vocals... " (with Ringo Starr Ringo Starr Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in... ) |
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Other appearances
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| 1973 | Live and Let Die Live and Let Die (soundtrack) Live and Let Die is the soundtrack of, and was written for, the 8th James Bond film of the same name.Taking a temporary hiatus from scoring Bond films, John Barry subsequently passed the baton over to George Martin. This was the first James Bond film of which Barry was, in at least some aspect, not... |
The soundtrack album from the James Bond James Bond James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,... film includes the title song performed by Paul McCartney & Wings. |
| 1981 | Concerts for the People of Kampuchea | A live album recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London in December 1979 to benefit Cambodian refugees, the album includes three songs performed by Wings and three songs performed by Rockestra. |
| 1986 | It's a Live-In World | British various artists album to benefit The Anti-Heroin Project. McCartney's contribution to the album was the previously unissued "Simple as That". |
| 1987 | The Prince's Trust 10th Anniversary Birthday Party | A live album of a various-artists concert recorded to benefit The Prince's Trust The Prince's Trust The Prince's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded in 1976 by Charles, Prince of Wales to help young people. They run a range of training programmes, provide mentoring support and offer financial grants to build the confidence and motivation of disadvantaged young people... . McCartney's contribution to the album was a live version of "Get Back". British copies of the album also contained a bonus single with a live version of McCartney performing "Long Tall Sally Long Tall Sally "Long Tall Sally" is a rock and roll 12-bar blues song written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson and Richard Penniman , recorded by Little Richard and released March 1956 on the Specialty Records label.... " and "I Saw Her Standing There I Saw Her Standing There "I Saw Her Standing There" is a song written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, and is the opening track on The Beatles' debut album, Please Please Me, released in the United Kingdom by Parlophone on 22 March 1963.... ". |
| 1990 | Knebworth: The Album | McCartney performed two songs on the live album recorded at Knebworth Knebworth Knebworth is a village and civil parish in the north of Hertfordshire, England immediately south of Stevenage. The civil parish covers an area between the villages of Datchworth, Woolmer Green, Codicote, Kimpton, Whitwell, St Paul's Walden and Langley, and encompasses the village of Knebworth, the... in 1990. |
| 1991 | For Our Children | A various artists' album of children's songs released by Disney to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing pediatric HIV infection and eliminating pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment programs... includes Wings' "Mary Had a Little Lamb Mary Had a Little Lamb (Paul McCartney song) "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is Wings' version of the traditional nursery rhyme, recorded, according to Paul McCartney at the time, in response to the BBC ban on their previous single, the political "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", though McCartney has since denied this. Wings lead guitarist Henry... ". |
| 1991 | The Last Temptation of Elvis | McCartney's performed "It's Now or Never It's Now or Never (song) "It's Now or Never" is a popular song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company, in 1960. The melody of the song is adapted from the Italian standard, "'O Sole Mio", but the inspiration for it came from the song, "There's No Tomorrow", recorded by... " on this British album of popular artists recording songs from Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... movies. |
| 1992 | Earthrise: The Rainforest Album | A various artists' album to draw attention to then environment includes McCartney's song, "How Many People". |
| 1997 | Music for Montserrat | McCartney performs "Hey Jude" with Elton John Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor... and Sting. |
| 1997 | Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute is a 1997 two CD release in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales with participation of a great number of renowned artists... |
A various artists' tribute album for Princess Diana Diana, Princess of Wales Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century... includes McCartney's "Little Willow," a song McCartney had originally written for Ringo Starr's Ringo Starr Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in... children upon the death of their mother Maureen Starkey Maureen Starkey Maureen "Mo" Starkey Tigrett, née Mary Cox, was the first wife of The Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr. She met Starr at The Cavern Club, where The Beatles were playing, when she was a trainee hairdresser in Liverpool. Starr proposed marriage at the Ad-Lib Club in London, on 20 January 1965... . |
| 1998 | Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noel Coward | A tribute album to Noel Coward Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy... contains McCartney performing "A Room with a View". |
| 2000 | Maybe Baby | McCartney's version of the Buddy Holly Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll... song, "Maybe Baby Maybe Baby (song) "Maybe Baby" was originally recorded by The Crickets in 1957. It was written by Norman Petty and Buddy Holly and reached 17th in the US charts but 4th in the UK charts - see Buddy Holly discography... ", leads off the soundtrack album. |
| 2001 | Good Rockin' Tonight | A tribute album to Elvis Presley's Sun Records Sun Records Sun Records is a record label founded in Memphis, Tennessee, starting operations on March 27, 1952.Founded by Sam Phillips, Sun Records was known for giving notable musicians such as Elvis Presley , Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash... sessions includes McCartney's contribution "That's All Right". |
| 2001 | Brand New Boots and Panties | A tribute album to Ian Dury Ian Dury Ian Robins Dury was an English rock and roll singer, lyricist, bandleader and actor who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and New Wave era of rock music... , it contains McCartney performing "I'm Partial to Your Abracadabra". |
| 2001 | Music from Vanilla Sky | McCartney performs the Oscar-nominated title song on the soundtrack to the film, Vanilla Sky Vanilla Sky Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American psychological thriller film directed, co-produced and co-written by Cameron Crowe. The film is an English-language remake of the 1997 Spanish movie Abre los ojos , the screenplay for which was written by Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil... . |
| 2001 | The Concert for New York City The Concert for New York City The Concert for New York City was a benefit concert, featuring many famous musicians, that took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden in New York City in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks... |
McCartney arranged the benefit concert and performed four songs. |
| 2002 | A Tribute to the King | A tribute album to Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... , it contains McCartney performing "All Shook Up All Shook Up "All Shook Up" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music and composed by Otis Blackwell. Elvis Presley's single topped the U.S. Pop chart on April 13, 1957, staying there for eight weeks. It also topped the R&B chart for four weeks, becoming Presley's second single to... ". |
| 2002 | Party at the Palace Party at the Palace The Party at the Palace was a pop concert held in London in 2002. The event was in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II held over the Golden Jubilee Weekend 1 -4 June 2002. The concert itself was held at Buckingham Palace Garden on 3 June 2002... |
A live album of the concert recorded for Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee. The album features McCartney on the songs "All You Need Is Love All You Need Is Love "All You Need Is Love" is a song written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was first performed by The Beatles on Our World, the first live global television link. Watched by 400 million in 26 countries, the programme was broadcast via satellite on 25 June 1967... " and "Hey Jude Hey Jude "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The ballad evolved from "Hey Jules", a song widely accepted as being written to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents' divorce—although this explanation is not... ". |
| 2003 | Music from the Motion Picture The In-Laws | The soundtrack to the 2003 re-make of the film, The In-Laws The In-Laws (2003 film) The In-Laws is a 2003 American comedy film starring Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, Candice Bergen and Ryan Reynolds. The film is a remake of the original 1979 cult classic, which starred Alan Arkin and Peter Falk... includes the previously unreleased McCartney song, "A Love for You", an alternate version of "Live and Let Die", and one other McCartney song. |
| 2003 | Concert for George Concert for George (album) Concert for George is a live tribute soundtrack album in honour of George Harrison, issued in 2003 in conjunction with the simultaneous DVD release of the same name... |
McCartney performed four songs on the live album from the concert honoring George Harrison George Harrison George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other... . |
| 2005 | 46664: 1 Year On | A various artists EP featuring tracks specially written for Nelson Mandela’s Global 46664 initiative. It contains "Whole Life", a collaboration between Paul McCartney and David A. Stewart |
| 2007 | Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino is a 2007 tribute album by various artists to Fats Domino, issued by Vanguard Records.-History:In contrast to an earlier tribute album, That's Fats: A Tribute to Fats Domino , which mostly contained previously released cover versions, Goin' Home: A Tribute to... |
McCartney performed "I Want To Walk You Home I Want to Walk You Home "I Want to Walk You Home" is a July 1959 R&B/pop single by Fats Domino. The single would be the last of Domino's releases to hit number one on the R&B chart... ", with Allen Toussaint Allen Toussaint Allen Toussaint is an American musician, composer, record producer, and influential figure in New Orleans R&B.Many of Toussaint's songs have become familiar through numerous cover versions, including "Working in the Coalmine", "Ride Your Pony", "Fortune Teller", "Play Something Sweet ", "Southern... , on the tribute album to Fats Domino Fats Domino Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Creole was his first language.... . |
| 2009 | Funny People Soundtrack | McCartney performed "Great Day" on the soundtrack album from the Adam Sandler Adam Sandler Adam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician, and film producer.After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, Sandler went on to star in several Hollywood feature films that grossed over $100 million at the box office... film Funny People Funny People Funny People is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written, co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow, and starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann. The film was released on 31 July 2009 in North America, and on 28 August 2009 in the United Kingdom. Funny People uses considerably more... . |
| 2009 | (Download from Everybody's Fine Soundtrack) | McCartney performed the Oscar nominated "(I Want To) Come Home" in the Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Robert De Niro, Jr. is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973... film Everybody's Fine. Unfortunately, the song was not included on the soundtrack album and is only available as a download. |
| 2011 | Rare Bird Alert Rare Bird Alert Rare Bird Alert is a 2011 Bluegrass album by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring guest appearances by Paul McCartney and The Dixie Chicks. This is Martin's second consecutive musical album, and comprises 13 songs. His first was 2009's The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo.... |
McCartney lends lead vocals on track 3, titled "Best Love", by Steve Martin Steve Martin Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer.... and the Steep Canyon Rangers. |
| 2011 | Rave On Buddy Holly Rave on Buddy Holly Rave On Buddy Holly is a compilation album by various artists released on June 28, 2011 through Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group and Hear Music. The title of the tribute album to musician Buddy Holly, who died in a plane crash in 1959 at age 22, refers to the song "Rave On", one of his biggest... |
McCartney performed two versions of the Buddy Holly Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll... song "It's So Easy". |
Duets and collaborations
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| 1982 | Thriller Thriller (album) Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall... |
Contains "The Girl Is Mine The Girl Is Mine "The Girl Is Mine" is a song by Michael Jackson featuring Paul McCartney. It is the first single from Jackson's sixth solo album, Thriller. It is one of the three songs that Jackson and McCartney recorded together. McCartney is the only featured guest on the album. The track was written and... " by Jackson with McCartney. |
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| 1988 | Water from the Wells of Home Water from the Wells of Home Water from the Wells of Home is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Mercury Records in 1988 . It features several collaborations with other artists, including "New Moon Over Jamaica" with Paul McCartney... |
Contains "New Moon over Jamaica", a duet by Cash and McCartney. | |
| 1995 | The Help Album The Help Album The Help Album is a 1995 charity album devoted to the War Child charity's aid efforts in war-stricken areas, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina... |
The Help Album, a benefit album for the War Child War Child (charity) War Child is a non-governmental organisation founded in the UK 1993, which focuses on providing assistance to children in areas of conflict and post-conflict. They use their film and entertainment background to raise money for aid agencies operating in former Yugoslavia... charity, contains "Come Together" performed by McCartney as part of the "Smokin' Mojo Filters". |
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| 1996 | Go Cat Go | Contains "My Old Friend" by Perkins and McCartney. | |
| 1999 | "Vo!ce" | "Vo!ce", a CD single, is credited to "Heather Mills featuring Paul McCartney." McCartney co-wrote the song with Mills, and he provided the backing vocals and guitar. | |
| 2001 | Love & Faith & Inspiration | Contains a version of the McCartney composed "So Bad", by Pagano with accompanying vocals by McCartney. | |
| 2002 | Together Together (Lulu album) Together is a 2002 album recorded by Scottish pop star Lulu as an album of duets with various artists, including Elton John, Paul McCartney, Cliff Richard, Westlife and Ronan Keating, amongst others... |
Contains "Inside Thing (Let 'em In)", a duet by Lulu & McCartney. | |
| 2004 | Gettin' in Over My Head Gettin' in over My Head Gettin' in Over My Head is Brian Wilson's seventh solo album, and third of new studio material. It was recorded over several years and, making use of many previously written songs never before released, was issued in mid-2004 on Rhino Records.... |
Contains "A Friend Like You", a duet by Wilson and McCartney | |
| 2006 | Duets: An American Classic Duets: An American Classic -Personnel:* Tony Bennett, guest artists - vocals* Bill Charlap - piano* Pinchas Zukerman - violin* Lawrence Feldman - flute* Chris Botti - trumpet* Paul Langosch - double bass* Gray Sargent - guitar* Harold Jones - drums* Johnny Mandel - arranger, conductor... |
Contains "The Very Thought of You The Very Thought of You "The Very Thought of You" is a pop standard published in 1934, with music and lyrics by Ray Noble. In addition to Noble's own hit recording of the song with his orchestra, featuring the vocals of Al Bowlly, there was also a popular version recorded that same year by Bing Crosby. A decade later, the... ", a duet by Bennett and McCartney. |
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| 2006 | Givin' It Up | Contains "Bring It On Home to Me Bring It On Home to Me "Bring It On Home to Me" is a 1962 soul song written and recorded by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The song, about infidelity, was a hit for Cooke and has become a pop standard covered by numerous artists of different genres. It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped... " by Benson, Jarreau and McCartney. |
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| 2006 | Twenty Five Twenty Five (album) Twenty Five is singer George Michael's 2006 greatest hits album, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of his music career. It was released on 13 November 2006 via Sony BMG... |
Contains "Heal the Pain Heal The Pain "Heal the Pain" was a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Epic Records in 1991.A contemplative, acoustic guitar-based love song, it was the fourth of five UK singles taken from the album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1.... " by Michael and McCartney. |
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| 2008 | London Undersound London Undersound Nitin Sawhney's eighth studio album London Undersound released on , by Cooking Vinyl.It includes collaborations with Paul McCartney, Natty, Imogen Heap, Reena Bhardwaj, Ojos de Brujo, Anoushka Shankar, Tina Grace, Faheem Mazhar, Aruba Red, and Roxanne Tataei.-Reception:Reviewed by the BBC's Chris... |
Contains "My Soul", a collaboration by Sawhney and McCartney. | |
| 2009 | Witchazel Witchazel Witchazel is an album by English musician Matt Berry.Witchazel is Berry's third album and was originally released as a free download from his website on March 11, 2009. It was commercially released through Acid Jazz Records on March 7, 2011.... |
Contains "Rain Came Down", a collaboration by Berry and McCartney. | |
| 2009 | A Sideman's Journey A Sideman's Journey A Sideman's Journey is the first solo release by Klaus Voormann. Voormann is best known as the creator of the cover art for The Beatles' album Revolver... |
Paul sings and play piano on the first track "I'm in Love Again" | |
| 2010 | Y Not Y Not -Reception:Reviews for Y Not were mostly mixed. Review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a score out of 100 based on critic ratings, rated the album 60 out of 100, based on 11 reviews... |
Contains "Walk With You" and "Peace Dream", both by Starr and McCartney. | |
| 2011 | Live at Shea Stadium Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium is a music compilation of songs performed by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel during two concerts at Shea Stadium in New York City on July 16 & 18, 2008. It was released on March 8, 2011.... |
Guest appearance by McCartney, singing "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Let It Be" with Billy Joel, as well as appearing in Joel's documentary film The Last Play At Shea. | |
As producer, composer, or session musician
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| 1967 | Smiley Smile Smiley Smile Smiley Smile is the twelfth studio album by The Beach Boys, issued in 1967. Released in the place of the much-touted Smile, Smiley Smile is widely considered to be under-produced, and it was received with indifference and confusion upon its unveiling... |
The song, "Vegetables Vegetables (song) "Vegetables" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1967 album Smiley Smile with Al Jardine and Brian Wilson on lead vocals.- Information :... " features the sound of McCartney eating raw carrots. |
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| 1968 | Tadpoles (album) | The song, "I'm the Urban Spaceman" has McCartney under the alias of Apollo C. Vermouth. | |
| 1968 | James Taylor James Taylor (album) James Taylor is singer-songwriter James Taylor's debut album. Released in 1968, it was the first recording by a non-British artist released by Apple Records, and would also be Taylor's only release on that label... |
McCartney played bass on "Carolina in My Mind Carolina in My Mind "Carolina in My Mind" is a song written and performed by singer-songwriter James Taylor, which first appeared on his 1968 debut album, James Taylor. Taylor wrote it while overseas recording for The Beatles' label Apple Records, and the song's themes reflect his homesickness at the time. Released as... ". |
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| 1969 | Rosetta (non-album single) | McCartney played piano on "Rosetta". | |
| 1969 | Magic Christian Music Magic Christian Music Magic Christian Music is an album by band Badfinger, released in early 1970 on Apple Records. Three tracks from the LP are featured in the film The Magic Christian, which also gives the album its title... |
Contains "Come and Get It", which was written and produced by McCartney. Also, McCartney produced and played piano on "Rock Of All Ages," and produced "Carry On Til Tomorrow." | |
| 1970 | Brave New World Brave New World (Steve Miller Band album) Brave New World is the third album by American rock band The Steve Miller Band, released in 1969. The tracks "Celebration Song" and "My Dark Hour" featured Paul McCartney on backing vocals, drums and bass guitar credited as Paul Ramon.... |
McCartney (credited as Paul Ramon) played bass, drums, and provides backing vocals on "My Dark Hour". | |
| 1970 | Sentimental Journey | McCartney arranged "Stardust". | |
| 1972 | No Secrets No Secrets (Carly Simon album) Reviews for No Secrets were mixed. Robert Christgau, writing in Creem, rated the album a B-, which signifies "a competent or mildly interesting record that will usually feature at least three worthwhile cuts." He stated that "if a horse could sing in a monotone, the horse would sound like Carly... |
McCartney provided back-up vocals on "Night Owl". | |
| 1973 | Ringo Ringo (album) Ringo is the third album by Ringo Starr, released in 1973 on Apple Records. It peaked at #7 on the UK Albums Chart and #2 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. In Canada, it reached #1 on the RPM national albums chart... |
McCartney wrote, arranged, played piano and synthesizer, and provided backing vocals on "Six O'Clock" and played kazoo (credited as "mouth sax") on "You're Sixteen You're Sixteen "You're Sixteen" is a song written by the Sherman Brothers . It was first performed by American rockabilly singer Johnny Burnette, whose version peaked at number eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960.... ". |
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| 1974 | McGear McGear (album) McGear is the second solo album by English singer Mike McGear, released in 1974.The album was a collaboration between McGear and his older brother Paul McCartney, who produced the record. All tracks on the album are performed by McCartney's band Wings, although all lead vocals are sung by McGear... |
An album by McCartney's brother Michael, who sang lead vocals with Wings Wings (band) Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981.... as his backing band. McCartney produced the album, composed or co-composed most of the tracks, sang harmony vocal on "The Man Who Found God on the Moon", and played bass, guitar and keyboards (although uncredited as a musician). |
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| 1974 | Let's Love | McCartney wrote and arranged the title track "Let's Love". | |
| 1974 | Walking Man Walking Man Walking Man is singer-songwriter James Taylor's fifth album. Released on June 1, 1974, it was not as successful as his previous efforts, only reaching #13 on the Billboard Album Chart. It is also his only studio album not certified gold by the RIAA... |
Paul & Linda provided backing vocals on "Rock'n'Roll Is Music Now". | |
| 1974 | Smiler Smiler (album) Smiler is Rod Stewart's fifth album, and final album for Mercury Records, released in 1974 . It became the first album by Rod Stewart as a solo artist to become critically panned. Although it reached number 1 in the UK album chart, it stalled at number 13 in the US... |
Paul wrote & provided backing vocals on "Mine For Me". | |
| 1974 | I Survive | Paul played synthesizer on "Change", "Goodbye" & "Never Say Goodbye" & sang backing vocals on "Star Song" | |
| 1976 | Ringo's Rotogravure Ringo's Rotogravure Ringo's Rotogravure is the fifth album by Ringo Starr, released in 1976. Following the end of his contract with EMI, Starr signed on with Polydor Records worldwide and was eager to see his solo success continue on in a new era.Two years on from 1974's Goodnight... |
McCartney wrote and provided backing vocals to "Pure Gold". | |
| 1975 | Sold Out | McCartney produced and Wings was the backing band on "Liverpool Lou"; McCartney also produced and co-wrote the non-album B-side "Ten Years After on Strawberry Jam", performed by an uncredited Wings, with McCartney on bass and keyboards. | |
| 1977 | Bullinamingvase Bullinamingvase Bullinamingvase is the ninth studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1977 by Harvest Records... |
Paul & Linda provided backing vocals on "One Of Those Days In England". | |
| 1977 | Holly Days Holly Days Holly Days is the second album by guitarist Denny Laine, released in 1977. It is a tribute to singer-songwriter Buddy Holly.- Background :The album was produced by Paul McCartney, who also played most of the instruments on the album... |
Produced by McCartney, who also played most of the backing instruments and sang backing vocals on the album. | |
| 1980 | Japanese Tears Japanese Tears Japanese Tears is the third album by guitarist Denny Laine, released shortly before the demise of Paul McCartney's band Wings, of which Laine was a member. The album was released in 1980 .- Background :... |
Two songs on the album, "Send Me The Heart" and "Weep For Love", were performed by Wings, with McCartney on bass, keyboards, guitar, percussion and vocals, and McCartney also co-wrote "Send Me the Heart." | |
| 1981 | Somewhere in England Somewhere in England Somewhere in England is an album by George Harrison, released in 1981. Recorded as Harrison was becoming increasingly frustrated with the music industry, the album's making was a long one, and witnessed a tragic event in his life.-History:... |
McCartney sang backing vocals on "All Those Years Ago All Those Years Ago "All Those Years Ago" is a song written by George Harrison, released as a single from the album Somewhere in England. The song was a personal tribute to former bandmate John Lennon, who was murdered on 8 December 1980... ". |
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| 1981 | Stop and Smell the Roses Stop and Smell the Roses Stop and Smell the Roses is the eighth studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 1981 following the twin commercial disasters of Ringo the 4th and Bad Boy .-History:... |
McCartney wrote, played bass and piano, and lent backing vocals to "Private Property", "Attention", "Sure To Fall" and plays drums on the outtake "Can't Fight Lightening". | |
| 1982 | Straight Time | The song "Maisie" is performed by Wings, with McCartney on bass. | |
| 1989 | Spike Spike (Elvis Costello album) Spike is the 12th studio album by the British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, released on and compact disc as Warner Brothers 25848. It was his first album for the label. It peaked at #5 on the UK album chart, and at #32 on the Billboard 200.... |
Contains "Veronica Veronica (song) "Veronica" is a single from Elvis Costello's 1989 album Spike, co-written by Costello with Paul McCartney. The song "Veronica" was co-produced by T-Bone Burnett and Kevin Killen, and features Paul McCartney on his iconic Höfner bass... " and "Pads, Paws, and Claws", which were co-written by McCartney. McCartney also played the bass on "Veronica" and "...This Town..." |
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| 1992 | ...Meanwhile ...Meanwhile ...Meanwhile is the 10th studio album by British pop band 10cc. It was recorded at Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York, The Hit Factory, New York, River Sound Studios, New York, Bill Schner Studio, Los Angeles and Village Recorders, Los Angeles and released in 1992.The album was the band's... |
McCartney co-wrote "Don't Break The Promises" | |
| 1995 | Mirror, Mirror | McCartney co-wrote & played rhythm guitar on "Yvonne's the One"; also played strings, electric piano, frogs, crickets, percussion on "Code of Silence". | |
| 1996 | The Ballad of the Skeletons | McCartney played guitar, drums, hammond organ and maracas on the title track. | |
| 1998 | Wide Prairie Wide Prairie Wide Prairie is a posthumous compilation by Linda McCartney. The album was compiled and released in 1998 by Paul McCartney after his wife's death, after a fan wrote in enquiring about "Seaside Woman"; a reggae beat type song which Wings had recorded in 1977, under the name Suzy and the Red... |
Produced and with songs composed by McCartney. McCartney also played many of the instruments on the album, and some of the tracks featured Wings, including two that were originally attributed to Suzy and the Red Stripes Suzy and the Red Stripes The single was first released three years later, in 1977, on Epic Records in the US, due to the efforts of Epic's Steve Popovich, who was given label credit for mastering the original single... . |
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| 1998 | Vertical Man Vertical Man Vertical Man is Ringo Starr's 11th studio album, issued in 1998. The release represents Starr's attempt at a comeback following the enormous success of The Beatles Anthology project... |
McCartney played bass, lent backing vocals to "La De Da," "I Was Walking" and "What In The World" and appeared in the music video of "La De Da". | |
| 2001 | Rings Around the World Rings around the World Rings Around the World is the fifth studio album and the major label debut by Super Furry Animals. Released on 23 July 2001 by Epic Records in the United Kingdom, it was the first album by any artist to be simultaneously released on both audio CD and DVD... |
"Receptacle for the Respectable" featured McCartney eating celery. | |
| 2005 | Undressing Underwater Undressing Underwater Undressing Underwater is the debut rock album by Rusty Anderson, originally released on Anderson's own Oxide Records in late 2003, and re-released on September 13, 2005 through Surfdog Records.-Background:... |
McCartney contributes bass, backing vocals, and additional electric guitar to "Hurt Myself". | |
| 2009 | Roadsinger Roadsinger Roadsinger is a studio album by Yusuf . Roadsinger is Yusuf's second mainstream release since his return to music. The album made its debut on the Billboard 200 at position #41 and on the UK charts at #10.The album was released by Island Records in the UK... |
McCartney contributes backing vocals to "Boots and Sand Boots and Sand Boots and Sand is a song written and recorded by Yusuf Islam . It appears as a bonus track on his album Roadsinger which was released on May 5, 2009... " |
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| 2010 | Y Not Y Not -Reception:Reviews for Y Not were mostly mixed. Review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a score out of 100 based on critic ratings, rated the album 60 out of 100, based on 11 reviews... |
McCartney plays bass, lends backing vocals to "Peace Dream" and "Walk With You Walk With You "Walk with You" is a song by Ringo Starr, released as a single from his 15th studio album Y Not. It features fellow former Beatle Paul McCartney on backing vocals... ". |
Video albums
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| 1980 | Rockshow Rockshow Rockshow is a 1980 concert film by Wings, filmed during their 1976 North American tour. It features 30 songs from four concerts of the tour: New York, May 25 ; Seattle, Washington, June 10 ; Los Angeles, California, June 22 ; and Los Angeles, California, June 23 , although both the cover of the...
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Concert/Documentary of McCartney's 1976 "Wings Over America" tour. |
| 1984 | Give My Regards to Broad Street Give My Regards to Broad Street Give My Regards to Broad Street is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. Unlike the film, the album was successful, achieving #1 in the UK chart and its lead single "No More Lonely Nights" was BAFTA and Golden Globe award nominated.... |
Motion picture starring Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and featuring a number of original Paul McCartney songs. |
| 2000 | Standing Stone
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The Standing Stone concert (81 minutes) and a "making of" documentary (52 minutes). |
| 2001 | Live at the Cavern Club!
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Filmed live at the Cavern Club on 14 December 1999; Songs from Run Devil Run, plus "I Saw Her Standing There I Saw Her Standing There "I Saw Her Standing There" is a song written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, and is the opening track on The Beatles' debut album, Please Please Me, released in the United Kingdom by Parlophone on 22 March 1963.... "; Includes biographies of McCartney's bandmates on that day (David Gilmour David Gilmour David Jon Gilmour, CBE, D.M. is an English rock musician and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as the guitarist, one of the lead singers and main songwriters in the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has worked as a producer for a variety of... , Ian Paice Ian Paice Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has... , Chris Hall, Pete Wingfield Pete Wingfield Pete Wingfield is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist.-Career:... , and Mick Green Mick Green Michael Robert "Mick" Green was an English rock and roll guitarist who played with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.-Biography:He was born Michael Robert Green, in Matlock, Derbyshire... ); and History of the Cavern Club. |
| 2003 | Back in the U.S. Back in the U.S. Back in the U.S. is a double live album by Paul McCartney composed of highlights from his spring 2002 Driving USA Tour in the US in support of McCartney's 2001 release Driving Rain... |
Compiled from McCartney's two concert tours of North America North America North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas... in 2002. The video was certified 4x Platinum in Canada. |
| 2004 | The Animation Collection
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Animated shorts and music; includes an interview with McCartney and a "making of" documentary. |
| 2004 | Put It There
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Focuses on the making of McCartney's Flowers in the Dirt Flowers in the Dirt -Additional tracks:-Special Package :Following tracks are included on bonus disc.#"Message" - 0:28#* A environmental message from Paul to the Japanese fans.#"The Long and Winding Road" - 3:51... album, including interview footage. |
| 2005 | Paul McCartney's Get Back World Tour
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Filmed before audiences in 45 cities in 13 countries. |
| 2005 | Paul McCartney in Red Square Paul McCartney in Red Square Paul McCartney in Red Square is a live DVD by Paul McCartney, released in June 2005. It is composed of footage taken during his concerts in Moscow's Red Square and St Petersburg's Palace Square. Songs from Beatles, Wings and solo albums are performed... |
Includes a 20-minute director's cut of previously unreleased footage, and a behind-the-scenes featurette. |
| 2006 | The Space Within US The Space Within US The Space Within US is a live DVD by Paul McCartney, released in November 2006. It is composed of footage taken during his fall 2005 'US' Tour in the United States in conjunction with his Chaos and Creation in the Backyard album release, though some of his Beatles songs and songs from his previous... |
Includes interviews with McCartney, his band, and his US tour crew. |
| 2007 | The McCartney Years The McCartney Years The McCartney Years is a three-DVD set featuring music videos, live performances and other rare footage from Paul McCartney's solo career and Wings. The set spans the years 1970 to 2005... |
Includes an exclusive commentary, behind the scenes footage, over 40 music videos, and two hours of historic live performances. |
| 2009 | Good Evening New York City Good Evening New York City Good Evening New York City is a CD/DVD double live album by Paul McCartney consisting of material performed over three nights as the inaugural concert at New York City's Citi Field, 17, 18 and 21 July 2009, part of his Summer Live '09 concert tour. Over 180,000 tickets were sold within hours of the... |
CD/DVD combo documenting July 2009 concerts at Citi Field in New York. |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | "Maybe I'm Amazed" | Charlie Jenkins |
| 1971 | "Heart of the Country" | Roy Benson |
| 1972 | "Hi, Hi, Hi" | Steven Turner |
| "C Moon" | ||
| 1973 | "My Love" | Mick Rock |
| "Helen Wheels" | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | |
| 1974 | "Mamunia" | Jim Quick |
| "Band on the Run" | Michael Coulson | |
| 1976 | "Silly Love Songs" | Gordon Bennett |
| 1977 | "Mull of Kintyre" | Michael Lindsay-Hogg |
| 1978 | "With a Little Luck" | |
| "I've Had Enough" | Keith McMillan | |
| "London Town" | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | |
| 1979 | "Goodnight Tonight" | Keith McMillan |
| "Getting Closer" | ||
| "Spin It On" | ||
| "Again and Again and Again" | ||
| "Old Siam, Sir" | ||
| "Arrow Through Me" | ||
| "Winter Rose/Love Awake" | ||
| "Baby's Request" | ||
| "Wonderful Christmastime" | Russell Mulcahy | |
| 1980 | "Coming Up" | Keith McMillan |
| "Waterfalls" | ||
| "Ebony and Ivory" | ||
| 1982 | "Take It Away" | John McKenzie |
| "Tug of War" | Maurice Phillips | |
| 1983 | "Say Say Say" | Bob Giraldi |
| "Pipes of Peace" | Paul McCartney and Keith McMillan | |
| 1983 | "So Bad" | Paul and Linda McCartney |
| "No More Lonely Nights" | Keith McMillan | |
| 1985 | "Spies Like Us" | John Landis |
| 1986 | "Press" | Philip Davey |
| "Stranglehold" | Bob Giraldi | |
| "Pretty Little Head" | Steve Barron | |
| "Only Love Remains" | ||
| 1987 | "Once Upon a Long Ago" | Paul McCartney and Mike Ross |
| 1989 | "My Brave Face" | Roger Lunn |
| "This One" | Tim Pope | |
| "Figure of Eight" | Andy Morahan | |
| 1990 | "Birthday" | Neil Mackenzie Mathews |
| "All My Trials" | Nigel Dick | |
| "Put It There" | Neil Mackenzie Mathews | |
| 1993 | "Hope of Deliverance" | Andy Morahan |
| "Off the Ground" | Mathew Robins | |
| "C'mon People" | Kevin Godley | |
| "Biker Like an Icon" | Richard Heslop | |
| 1997 | "The World Tonight" | Alistair Donald |
| "Young Boy" | ||
| "Little Willow" | John Schlesinger | |
| "Beautiful Night" | Julien Temple | |
| 1999 | "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" | David Leland |
| "No Other Baby" | Pedro Romhanyi | |
| 2001 | "From a Lover to a Friend" | |
| "Your Loving Flame" | ||
| 2002 | "Lonely Road" | Jonas Akerlund |
| 2005 | "Fine Line" | Simon Hilton |
| "Jenny Wren" | ||
| 2007 | "Dance Tonight" | Michel Gondry |
| "Ever Present Past" | Phil Griffin | |
| "Nod Your Head" | ||
| 2008 | "Sing the Changes" | |
| 2009 | "Dance 'Til We're High" | |
| 2009 | "(I Want To) Come Home" |