Paul McCartney "Wingspan: Hits and History"

Wingspan: Hits and History is a greatest hits compilation album by Paul McCartney featuring material spanning his first solo album McCartney in 1970 to the 1984 Give My Regards to Broad Street movie soundtrack.

Wingspan is separated into two distinct sets: the "Hits" disc features commercially successful material, while "History" showcases lesser-known songs from the same period. American and British editions of the album vary slightly, as the UK edition contains the studio version of "Coming Up" while the US edition contains "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)", which was more popular there. The Japanese version of the album also includes "Eat at Home", which had been issued as a single in Japan.

Released in 2001 in conjunction with a prime time TV documentary, similarly called Wingspan, the associated soundtrack was a commercial success. In the United States, it went straight to number 2 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 221,000 copies in the first week of its release. The album charted there for 14 weeks, selling approximately 970,000 units as of 2005. Wingspan has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and also reached gold status in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. A DVD release of the broadcast documentary – which dealt with McCartney's relationship with Linda Eastman and their eventual marriage, the traumatic final year of the Beatles' career and his own role in their break-up, and the story of Wings' formation and career through the 1970s towards their dissolution in 1980 – was produced by Mary McCartney, who also interviewed her father in the film.

Track listing

Disc 1: Hits

All tracks are written by Paul & Linda McCartney, except where noted.

1. "Listen to What the Man Said" (from Venus and Mars, 1975) Wings 3:57
2. "Band on the Run" (from Band on the Run, 1973) Paul McCartney and Wings 5:13
3. "Another Day" (Non-album single, 1971) Paul McCartney 3:43
4. "Live and Let Die" (from the Live and Let Die soundtrack, 1973) Paul McCartney and Wings 3:12
5. "Jet" (from Band on the Run) Paul McCartney and Wings 4:08
6. "My Love" (from Red Rose Speedway, 1973) Paul McCartney and Wings 4:08
7. "Silly Love Songs" (from Wings at the Speed of Sound, 1976) Wings 5:55
8. "Pipes of Peace" (from Pipes of Peace, 1983) P. McCartney Paul McCartney 3:26
9. "C Moon" (Non-album single, 1972) Wings 4:35
10. "Hi, Hi, Hi" (Non-album single, 1972) Wings 3:09
11. "Let 'Em In" (from Wings at the Speed of Sound) Wings 5:10
12. "Goodnight Tonight" (Non-album single, 1979) P. McCartney Wings 4:21
13. "Junior's Farm" (DJ edit; non-album single, 1974) Paul McCartney and Wings 3:03
14. "Mull of Kintyre" (Non-album single, 1977) P. McCartney, Denny Laine Wings 4:45
15. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (from Ram, 1971) Paul and Linda McCartney 4:50
16. "With a Little Luck" (DJ edit; original version from London Town, 1978) P. McCartney Wings 3:13
17. "Coming Up" (from McCartney II, 1980) P. McCartney Paul McCartney 3:53
18. "No More Lonely Nights" (from Give My Regards to Broad Street, 1984) P. McCartney Paul McCartney 4:47

Total length: 75:38

Disc 2: History

All tracks are written by Paul McCartney except where noted.

1. "Let Me Roll It" (from Band on the Run) P. McCartney, L. McCartney Paul McCartney and Wings 4:51
2. "The Lovely Linda" (from McCartney, 1970) Paul McCartney 0:45
3. "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" (B-side to the "Goodnight Tonight" single, 1979) Wings 3:23
4. "Maybe I'm Amazed" (from McCartney) Paul McCartney 3:52
5. "Helen Wheels" (Non-album single/Band on the Run [US edition only], 1973) P. McCartney, L. McCartney Paul McCartney and Wings 3:46
6. "Bluebird" (from Band on the Run) P. McCartney, L. McCartney Paul McCartney and Wings 3:26
7. "Heart of the Country" (from Ram) P. McCartney, L. McCartney Paul and Linda McCartney 2:24
8. "Every Night" (from McCartney) Paul McCartney 2:34
9. "Take It Away" (Single version; original version from Tug of War, 1982) Paul McCartney 4:05
10. "Junk" (from McCartney) Paul McCartney 1:57
11. "Man We Was Lonely" (from McCartney) Paul McCartney 2:59
12. "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" (Single edit; original version from Venus and Mars) P. McCartney, L. McCartney Wings 3:46
13. "The Back Seat of My Car" (from Ram) Paul and Linda McCartney 4:29
14. "Rockestra Theme" (from Back to the Egg, 1979) Wings 2:36
15. "Girlfriend" (from London Town) Wings 4:44
16. "Waterfalls" (DJ edit; original version from McCartney II) Paul McCartney 3:24
17. "Tomorrow" (from Wild Life, 1971) P. McCartney, L. McCartney Wings 3:27
18. "Too Many People" (from Ram) Paul and Linda McCartney 4:12
19. "Call Me Back Again" (from Venus and Mars) P. McCartney, L. McCartney Wings 4:59
20. "Tug of War" (Single version; original version from Tug of War) Paul McCartney 4:04
21. "Bip Bop/Hey Diddle" (Previously unreleased; recorded in 1971) P. McCartney, L. McCartney Paul and Linda McCartney 3:36
22. "No More Lonely Nights" (Playout version) (Edit; original version from Give My Regards to Broad Street) Paul McCartney 3:55

Total length: 77:26