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Top tracks from Wings... With the breakup of the legendary Beatles, Paul McCartney needed an outlet to continue his creative works in a band format. The answ...
- Live And Let Die (1973) McCartney wrote this dramatic Bond theme practically to order. It reflects the varying exotic locations of the movie – complete with romantic interlude and a reggae section.
- Band On the Run (1973) The title track from the mega selling and critically acclaimed Band On The Run, this cleverly combines three separate tempos. A slow build up, a rush of acoustic guitars and then an invigorating refrain makes for a brilliantly cohesive end result.
- Maybe I’m Amazed (1977) Taken from the triple live album Wings Over America set that chronicled the 1976 US tour, this is a stately in concert delivery of the stand out track from the 1970 McCartney debut solo album.
- Jet (1973) Another Band On The Run winner – this straight ahead rocker bustles with drive and exuberance – aided by an impassioned McCartney vocal performance and uplifting orchestration.
- Live & Let Die. Unsurprisingly, Live & Let Die is the best song by Paul McCartney and Wings. Live & Let Die was composed for a James Bond film of the same name, and paved the way for McCartney to be known as one of the most talented musicians of his time, both solo and along with the band, Wings.
- Band on the Run. As a Grammy-winning song of it’s own, there is no question that Band on the Run gives Live and Let Die a run for its money as the top spot on this list.
- Listen to What the Man Said. Not only was Listen to What the Man Said the lead single from the Venus and Mars LP, but it also garnered the number one spot in the Billboard Hot 100 music charts of 1975.
- Let Me Roll It. If you’re looking to witness Paul McCartney’s pure emotion with a mix of rhythm and groove, no song gives you all of this and so much more than Let Me Roll It.
The discography of the British-American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, also known simply as Wings, consisted of seven studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, 29 singles and 19 music videos.
- Maybe I’m Amazed
- Heart of The Country
- Wild Life
- Single Pigeon
- Jet
- Letting Go
- The Note You Never Wrote
- Name and Address
- Winter Rose / Love Awake
- Coming Up
Paul’s love letter to his new bride Linda was featured on his first solo album McCartneyand became an instant classic, with the Faces and Sandie Shaw recording versions in 1971.
1971’s RAM offers an abundance of delights but Heart of the Country is a melodic gem and embodies the rustic, homely delights Paul sings about. The 2013 updated version, which was a ‘soundtrack’ to a Linda McCartney Foods advert, is best forgotten.
The fact that the rather amateurish Wild Life (1972) album, followed the sophisticated and musically complex RAM is hard to believe. There’s no denying it has its moments, particularly the conciliatory Dear Friend, but the album feels lazy with simplistic arrangements often in dire need of editing. That said, our highlight is the title track, which...
Your task? Write a little ditty about a Pigeon that is charming and strangely moving. No? Luckily, Macca got their first as this slight but memorable tune from Red Rose Speedway(1973) confirms.
Sometimes the BIG hit single just does the job. Jet from 1973’s Band on the Run is undeniably such a song. Tony Visconti arranged the horns on this track (although remained uncredited until Band on the Run was reissued in 1999). Here’s a rare version of Jetas performed by Paul and makeshift band on BBC TV’s Wogan, from 1987.
The public for some reason hated Letting Go which was a single fromVenus and Mars (1975). It wasn’t even a top 40 hit in the UK, and peaked at number 39 Stateside which is poor considering that they’d just had a number one with Listen To What The Man Said. Here’s Paul performing on the Wings Over Americatour.
Beautiful, haunting song from the ‘democratic’ Wings at the Speed of Sound album (1976), where everyone (even Linda) had a ‘go’ at singing a song. This is written by Paul with vocals by Denny Laine. Laine’s own Time To Hideis another highlight from the same album.
This London Town(1978) album track was supposedly written for Elvis (can you tell?) but plans scuppered when The King died. Paul plays lead guitar on this fun track.
From 1979’s Back to the Egg (A-Side was ‘sunny side up, B-side ‘over easy’), Winter Rose / Love Awake is a rather underrated balled combo. Although critics would claim these medleys indicate that Paul can’t finish a song, he does do them well and in fact this follows another pairing on the album After The Ball / Million Miles, that’s similarly good...
The best thing Paul has done outside The Beatles. A brilliant pop song – all the more incredible when you consider Paul composed and recorded everything by himself for 1980’s McCartney II. This live version became the ‘hit’ side in America after the record company didn’t like the processed vocals on the studio cut. Lennon said “I thought that Comin...
Apr 27, 2014 · A list of the best songs by Paul McCartney's other platinum-selling band, Wings.
Jun 15, 2022 · Artists. Paul McCartney and Wings' 25 greatest songs, ranked. 15 June 2022, 09:32 | Updated: 5 December 2023, 19:07. Paul McCartney - McCartney III (Official Album Trailer # 2) By Mayer Nissim. Even after The Beatles, Paul McCartney knocked out more classic singles than we can count. Listen to this article. Loading audio...
