Paul McCartney "All The Best! (USA, Capitol Records/Parlophone, CDP 7 48287 2)"

All the Best! is the second official compilation album of Paul McCartney's music, after 1978's Wings Greatest. It was released in 1987 on Capitol Records and Parlophone Records.

The album contains tracks from the beginning of his solo career in 1970 up to (on editions outside the United States) the newly recorded "Once Upon a Long Ago". The American version has a different track listing, reflecting the popularity of particular songs there. Originally the album was to include the unreleased London Town track "Waterspout"; there are LP slicks that feature it as the opening track on side two, as well as a cartoon icon, but the song was omitted at the last minute.

Editions outside the United States have 20 tracks on the vinyl version and 17 on CD; the CD omits "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Goodnight Tonight", and "With A Little Luck". The American edition has 17 tracks on both vinyl and CD, and omits "Pipes of Peace", "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Once Upon A Long Ago", "We All Stand Together", and "Mull of Kintyre", but adds "Junior's Farm" and "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey". It also substitutes the studio version of "Coming Up" with an edit of the live version, and has a shorter version of "With A Little Luck".

Originally, McCartney wanted to release an outtakes album called Cold Cuts, on which he had been working for over ten years. But his manager recommended that releasing a best-of compilation would have been a better idea. So when All the Best! was released the Cold Cuts album was permanently abandoned.

All the Best! was a commercial success in the UK, where it reached number 2 (having been kept off the top position by George Michael's debut solo album, Faith). In America, the compilation peaked at number 62, although it was eventually certified double platinum there.

Tracklist:

1. Paul McCartney & Wings – Band On The Run 
2. Paul McCartney & Wings – Jet 
3. Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder – Ebony And Ivory
4. Wings – Listen To What The Man Said 
5. Paul McCartney – No More Lonely Nights
6. Wings – Silly Love Songs
7. Wings – Let 'Em In
8. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – Say, Say, Say
9. Paul McCartney & Wings – Live And Let Die
10. Paul McCartney – Another Day
11. Wings – C Moon
12. Paul McCartney & Wings – Junior's Farm
13. Paul & Linda McCartney – Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
14. Paul McCartney – Coming Up (Live At Glasgow)
15. Wings – Goodnight Tonight
16. Wings – With A Little Luck
17. Paul McCartney & Wings – My Love

Issued in a standard jewel case with black CD tray and a 20-page booklet with lyrics, photos and credits.