Paul McCartney's “Wingspan”: Hits and History
Latest
NewsOctober 18, 2001 - Press Release from Captol's web site:
WINGSPAN FEATURE-LENGTH SPECIAL HOME-VIDEO SET FOR NOV. 13th IN-STORE; UNDERSCORES DOUBLE-PLATINUM SUCCESS OF HISTORIC 40-SONG 2-CD SET
The historic, record-breaking success of the Beatles' 1 CD that spanned 2000-2001, followed by the phenomenal chart breakthrough in May of WINGSPAN, the double-CD collection from Paul McCartney and Wings - now adds another dimension with the long-awaited home video release of the expanded WINGSPAN feature-length special, scheduled for November 13th in-store date.The 88-minute WINGSPAN home video will be available in VHS and interactive DVD formats. The package boasts a lion's share of significant new content that was not part of the network television broadcast event seen by more than 15 million viewers last spring, including:
Clocking in with 151 minutes of music on two CDs, WINGSPAN is the soundtrack of the evolution of a simple, back-to-basics band into one of the biggest-selling acts of the rock era. Among the 40 songs are 20 hits that were certified gold or platinum in America or England, and reached #1 in America or England, among them "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey," "My Love," "Live and Let Die," "Band On The Run," "Listen To What The Man Said," "Silly Love Songs," "Maybe I'm Amazed," "Mull Of Kintyre," "With A Little Luck," and "Coming Up." Making its premiere on an authorized album was "Bip Bop/Hey Diddle," a previously unreleased track from 1971, which was heard for the first time in the WINGSPAN feature-length special.
The success of WINGSPAN "underscores the timelessness and breadth of McCartney's contributions to contemporary pop music," said Andrew Slater, Capitol Records president and CEO. Info is also found on the official Paul McCartney and Wings website at hollywoodandvine.com/paulmccartney/wingspan. The site includes a Wings player (that can be forwarded to another user) with a track-by-track commentary by Paul McCartney, a video medley, downloads and more.
WINGSPAN is also the subject of a new series of officially-authorized full-color postcards currently available on-line. These hard-copy - not virtual - postcards, which can be mailed for free, were produced in conjunction with the popular amazingmail.com and are accessible via the Paul McCartney artist link at the hollywoodandvine.com/paulmccartney/wingspan site.
July 18, 2001 - According to the Capitol Records web site, Paul McCartney's new album (now called "Driving Rain") and "Wingspan" (DVD and VHS) is set for a fall 2001 release.
July 3, 2001 - CDNOW: allstar News Article: Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Staind, Linkin Park Among RIAA's June Gold & Platinum Certifications .
June 25, 2001 - The site answers the question: "Is "Wingspan" really the best sounding source for these tracks?": History - Note: this page is on the promotional site for the excellent "Eight Arms To Hold You - The Solo Beatles Compendium"
June 18, 2001 - Monday June 18, 9:02 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft and Paul McCartney Offer Month of Wings Specials Online
REDMOND, Wash. and NEW YORK, June 18
/PRNewswire/
-- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) and Paul McCartney, in
conjunction
with Capitol Records Inc., today
announced a month of Wings specials featuring
classic and previously unreleased audio and video clips on MSN®
Music
(http://music.msn.com/ ),
WindowsMedia.com
(
http://www.windowsmedia.com/
) and paulmccartney.com (http://www.paulmccartney.com/
). Beginning in prime time tomorrow, at 8 p.m. EDT, fans will be
treated
to Internet-first
video footage of Paul McCartney and Wings,
available only in Microsoft® Windows Media(TM) Format for
high-quality
audio and video. To meet the anticipated demand, Microsoft will support
the month of Wings specials across its Internet properties, featuring
the
content on both the WindowsMedia.com audio and video guide and on MSN
Music.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO)
The audio and visual content includes a debut presentation of the newly edited music video of the Wings classic, "Maybe I'm Amazed,'' with previously unreleased home video footage of Paul and Linda McCartney. There will also be clips of McCartney reminiscing about his days in Wings and about coping with the breakup of the Beatles, as well as his well-publicized mugging in Lagos and run-ins with the law in Tokyo. New content will be featured weekly. In addition, in a contest sponsored by Capitol Records and Paul McCartney, fans can register to win copies of the recently released double CD "Wingspan'' as well as selected merchandise from T-shirts to posters.
"Paul has embraced the Internet since its inception,'' said Robin Bechtel, New Media, Capitol Records. "We are excited to be able to share this new and classic footage with McCartney fans throughout the world via the Internet on WindowsMedia.com and MSN Music.''
"Few artists have had more of an impact on popular music than Paul McCartney, and few have been more involved in exploring music's future with digital media,'' said Dave Fester, general manager of the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft. "Having Paul McCartney make these clips available online in Windows Media is a great demonstration of its quality and shows how the technology can be used to offer his millions of fans something special.''
This Internet special comes on the heels of
the May 8 release of the 40-song, double CD
"Wingspan,'' which debuted at No. 2 on the
Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. "Wingspan'' has been certified double
platinum
by the Recording Industry Association of America and has garnered
critical
praise as well as renewing interest in Wings.
June 5, 2001 - RIAA Press Release: (EW)(CA-CAPITOL/WINGSPAN) 'WINGSPAN' Double-CD Certified RIAA Double-Platinum
Entertainment Editors & Music Writers
LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 4, 2001--Generations of fans new and old discovered the magic of the Beatles' 1 CD and turned it into one of the biggest multi-platinum success stories of 2000-2001.
On June 5, one month after the release of "WINGSPAN," the 40-song collection from Paul McCartney and Wings, will be certified double Platinum by the RIAA. "WINGSPAN," which entered the Billboard 200 Album chart at No. 2, was not only the highest debut album of the week, but also represented McCartney's biggest-selling first week of the SoundScan era, and the fastest-selling release of the McCartney post-Beatles era.
"Wings brought us the purest pop of pop's purest decade," said People magazine, which featured "WINGSPAN" as the "Album of the Week" in the June 4 issue.
"'WINGSPAN,'" noted Billboard magazine, "ranges far and wide across McCartney's genius for lyrical melody ('Maybe I'm Amazed,' the inexplicably touching 'Let 'Em In'), pure rock 'n' roll insouciance ('Junior's Farm,' the hip, Lennon-esque 'Let Me Roll It'), and epic theatricality ('Band on the Run,' 'Live and Let Die')."
"WINGSPAN," which clocks in with 151 minutes of music on two CDs (disc one is conceptually titled "Hits" and disc two is "History"), emerges as the soundtrack of a simple, back-to-basics band's evolution into one of the biggest-selling acts of the rock era.
Among the 40 tracks are 20 sides that reached the top 10 in America and England, including the No. 1's "Listen To What The Man Said," "Band On The Run," "My Love," "Silly Love Songs," "Pipes Of Peace," "Mull Of Kintyre," "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey," "With A Little Luck," and "Coming Up."
"WINGSPAN" is also the subject of a new series of officially authorized full-color postcards, which can be sent worldwide and are currently available online. These hard-copy -- not virtual -- postcards, were produced in conjunction with the popular Amazingmail.com and are accessible at http://www.paulmccartney.com/ or via the Paul McCartney artist link at http://www.hollywoodandvine.com/. Fans can select three free postcards, after which there is a nominal charge.
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CONTACT: Capitol Records/NY
Michele Cucci, 212/253-3190
michele.cucci@capitolrecords.com
or
Capitol Records/Hollywood
Judi Kerr, 323/871-5375
judi.kerr@capitolrecords.com
or
For Paul McCartney:
North American Office/NY
Paul Freundlich, 646/658-8313
pfreundlich@shandwick.com
or
International Office/London
Geoff Baker, 44-207-439-2001 or 44-380-860-169
May 26, 2001 - New Zealand Herald: Entertainment News - Listen to what this Wings man said .
May 24, 2001 -Jam!Books: McCartney to publish 'Wingspan' book .
May 23, 2001 - Wednesday May 23, 4:26 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
Wingspan Remains in the Top Ten On the Billboard Album Chart
NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 23,
2001--
PAUL McCARTNEY will follow the recent release of his 'Wingspan' TV film
and album with a 'Wingspan' book that will publish for the first time
the
never-seen backstage rock photography of his late wife Linda. WINGSPAN,
the 40 song double CD from Paul McCartney and Wings, entered the
Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at #2, making
it the highest debut album that week and fastest selling post-Beatles
album
of McCartney's career. The album remains in the Billboard Album Chart
Top
10 in its second week.
Just as the Beatles carved up their 'Anthology' project into a TV documentary, albums and hefty autobiography, Paul is to follow suit with his acclaimed Wings retrospective. The 'Wingspan' biography will be centered around Linda McCartney's pictures from her ``lost decade,'' the Seventies years during which Linda stopped her career as a photographer in order to play keyboards in her husband's band, Wings.
Prior to Wings, Linda McCartney established herself as rock and roll's foremost female photographer. In the Sixties, as Linda Eastman, she photographed all the legends of rock - including The Rolling Stones, The Who, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors and The Beatles.
A collection of her pictures from the time - 'Sixties; Portrait Of An Era' - was published in 1992 and became an international best-seller, with more than 200,000 copies sold.
Before her death in 1998, Linda McCartney said: "Playing in a band totally stopped me from being a working photographer, my career just stopped. Before that I was taking pictures for all sorts of magazines and was working on photographs for a book about rock and roll. But it stopped because I joined a band and all the time that I was in that band was time that I would have been taking photographs.''
"Photography was more important to me than music - but my husband and my family were more important to me than photography, and I was prepared to give up photography for them.''
But now it will be revealed that Linda didn't stop taking her rock-pop pictures. Although playing in Wings stopped her working as a photographer, in private throughout the Seventies she continued to record the rock and roll way of life.
Now these never-seen pictures will be published later this year in a 'Wingspan' biography along with text by Paul McCartney that will be more detailed and revealing than his interview for the 'Wingspan' TV documentary.
Said Paul McCartney: "Because of her perception, Linda could see the way you are inside, beyond the act or the image, and it was that honest reality that she photographed. Linda had an eye for honesty, she saw the truth and that shines through all of the images that she produced. Her pictures are all very natural, nothing was posed''.
Contact:
Paul McCartney
Press
UK:
Geoff Baker,
01380-860-169
or 07968-271-243
or
Paul McCartney Press
USA:
Paul Freundlich,
646-658-8313
or
Paul McCartney Press
USA:
Allison Elbl,
646-658-8314
WINGSPAN, the two-hour inside story of how Paul and Linda McCartney dared to follow the Beatles with their rock band Wings, will be told for the first time on Canadian television on Sunday, June 3 at 8 p.m. on CBC Television.
A dramatic and revealing film, WINGSPAN contains extensive, candid interviews with McCartney and tells the story of how, while trying to raise a young family, the McCartneys proved there was life after the greatest rock band ever. Paul and Linda's Wings was a back-to-basics band that rose from square one to become one of the biggest rock bands of the '70s.
Featuring never-seen home movies of Paul and Linda and their family, as well as previously private archival band footage and rare concert film of Wings, WINGSPAN tells how McCartney, devastated by the breakup of The Beatles, restarted his career from scratch with Linda, their children, pet dogs and the band driving around Britain asking for work. Instead of arriving at stadium concerts in police-escorted limousines, Wings began with the band driving in a van to small halls unannounced and uninvited. Entry to their impromptu shows cost 33 cents.
WINGSPAN's producer/director Alistair Donald was personally asked to make the film by both Paul and Linda. Said Donald: "Making Wingspan initially involved months of searching through archives and collections around the world to compile the best footage, photographs and audio available. We discovered a lot of excellent, rare and never-seen material."
"I wanted to have Paul tell us the story of Wings as the on-screen link," continued Donald. "This meant that not only could he give the footage an authoritative perspective, but also that he could provide Linda's view, which is essential as the story of Wings is equally the story of a marriage and a family."
Besides following Paul and Linda's family life from 1970-1980, Wingspan will reveal how, despite the handicap of lawsuits, pot busts and BBC airplay bans, Wings soared to success with hit singles, No. 1 albums and eventually a U.S. stadium show even bigger than that of The Beatles.
May 21, 2001 - Orange County Register - 'Wingspan' across the truth ; Ohio Beacon Journal: POP: ' Wingspan ' CD review .
May20, 2001 - BBC News | REVIEWS | Wingspan: Your views .
May 18, 2001 - Launch.com: 'Wingspan' Makes Impressive Debut, McCartney Talks Tour ; CDNOW: allstar News Article: Destiny's Child Holds Off Paul McCartney's Wings To Remain No. 1 ; Billboard.com: Destiny's Child Holds Off Wings, Janet At No. 1 ; Hollywood Reporter: Wings flies into 2nd spot in bow; Child still on top ; Liverpool Echo: How Wings Brought Me Hope ; Reuters: Destiny's Child Fends Off McCartney Release ; E! Online: The Ultimate Survivor: Destiny's Child . "Wingspan" is the #1 album on Billboard.com Charts -- Top Internet Album Sales .
May 16, 2001 -Jam!Music: McCartney's Wings collection debuts in Top 10 ; Jam!Music: McCartney to tour behind new album ; Reuters: McCartney to Hit the Road Again After Eight Years ; Ananova - McCartney wants to wing it on impromptu tour ; E!Online: Paul McCartney Mulls World Tour ; ABCNEWS.com: Music Notes: McCartney Revival ; Time Off Music Site - Interview with Paul McCartney .
Wednesday May 16, 9:56 am Eastern Time
Press Release
NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 16, 2001--The recent success of the Beatles 1 CD left an indelible mark upon the musical landscape and undoubtedly introduced a new generation of fans to the Beatles. Now, hot on the heels of that accomplishment, comes word that WINGSPAN, the 40 song double CD from Paul McCartney and Wings, which chronicles the second chapter of Paul McCartney's musical journey, enters the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at No. 2, making it the highest debut album this week. WINGSPAN, which includes 17 hits that sold more than a million copies each, marks not only McCartney's biggest selling first week of the SoundScan era, but also the fastest selling release of the McCartney post-Beatles era.
The album's phenomenal success comes on the heels of the highly anticipated, critically hailed ABC Television Special - “Wingspan,” which was seen by an estimated 15 million viewers this past Friday night, and an unprecedented media campaign which has seen massive print coverage and television support on ABC Network, as well as VHI and other nationally syndicated television programs.
“Certainly, the extraordinary first week success of WINGSPAN underscores the timelessness and breadth of McCartney's contributions to contemporary pop music. That this circa 1970's - early `80s collection should strike a chord with today's audience is a distinguished accomplishment, and an apt follow up to the multi-platinum Beatles 1 CD,” says Capitol Records President & CEO, Andrew Slater.
WINGSPAN, clocking in with 151 minutes of music on two CDs (disc one is conceptually titled Hits and disc two is History), emerges as the soundtrack of a simple, back-to-basics band's evolution into one of the biggest-selling acts of the rock era. In a span of nine years, Wings soared to international success with five No. 1 albums and eventually a USA stadium show that broke the Beatles' attendance record. Among the 40 tracks are 17 hits that were certified Platinum in America and England, including “Maybe I'm Amazed,” “Live And Let Die,” “My Love,” “Band On The Run,” “Listen To What The Man Said,” “Silly Love Songs,” “With A Little Luck” and “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey.” As a bonus, the double-CD package is being marketed to sell for the price of a single album.
The advent of music of two-to-three decade vintage debuting at No. 2 is a phenomenon reserved for very few popular artists indeed -- just another one in the many accomplishments of Paul McCartney.
Check out the official Paul McCartney and Wings website at http://paulmccartney.com where you can send a Wings player to a friend that contains a track-by-track commentary by Paul McCartney, a video medley, downloads and more.
Contact:
Capitol Records/NY
Michele Cucci,
212/253-3190
michele.cucci@capitolrecords.com
or
Capitol
Records/Hollywood
Judi Kerr,
323/871-5375
judi.kerr@capitolrecords.com
or
For Paul McCartney
please contact:
North American Office
Paul Freundlich,
646/658-8313
pfreundlich@shandwick.com
or
International Office
Geoff Baker,
44.207.439.2001
or 44.380.860.169
May 14, 2001 - From Hollywood and Vine: VH1 WINGSPAN SPECIAL Tune in to VH1 tonight, Monday, May 14th at 8 PM ET and 11:30 PM ET for "The Best of Paul McCartney and Wings: WINGSPAN". This hour long special includes new interviews with Paul, rare concert footage taken from the "Wings Over America" tour and a peek at some of Paul and Linda's home movies. The program will re-air on the following dates:
5/17 at 1AM ET
5/24 at 2PM ET
5/29 at 12:30AM ET
6/6 at 1PM ET
According to the May 13th listing on "Music 365", "Wingspan" enters the UK album chart at number 5.
May 13, 2001 - The Baltimore Sun: ABC's 'Wingspan' delights, charms ; LA Times: 'Wingspan': Intimate Look at Paul McCartney ; 'Wingspan' an uneventful flight / Scandal lacking in rock 'n' roll tale .
May 11, 2001 - Jam!Music: PAUL MCCARTNEY: WINGSPAN: HITS & HISTORY: 'Wingspan' a worthy retrospective ; Launch.com: Paul McCartney Explains Where 'Wingspan' Came From .
From "PaulMcCartney.com": "IT'S A WINGSPAN WORLD
Wingspan - the TV film that tells for the first time the story of how Paul and Linda dared to follow The Beatles with a new band and bring up a young family at the same time - is fast becoming a must-have show for TV schedulers around the planet.
New deals for screenings throughout May and June are being signed each week. To date, viewers will be able to watch Wingspan in: The USA (on ABC), UK (on Channel 4), Canada (on CBC), Australia (on Channel 7), Ireland (on RTE), Iceland (on RUV), Portugal (on RTP).
Check your local TV listings for screening times. Dates for the screening of Wingspan in Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, France and Japan will be announced soon.
Also check out VH1 in the USA on May 14th for a special screening of Wingspan; The VideoCollection - in which Paul talks through a selection of Wings' promo films."
Advance reviews of this evening's broadcast of "Wingspan" on ABC: USA Today: Wings arose to span a time after The Beatles: 'Wingspan' covers the band's nine-year run in song and story ; Washington Post: 'Wingspan': McCartney's Flight Record ; The Detroit News: 'Wingspan' will not be big on capturing audience's attention ; NY Post: Paul Without John . Press Release for the VH1 special on May 14th: AP: VH1'S 'The Best of Paul McCartney And Wings: Wingspan' Features Rare Performance Video and Exclusive In-Depth Interview With Sir Paul Himself In New Special Premiering May 14 at 8pm .
May 10, 2001 - NY Times: 'Wingspan': Home Movies Starring the Cute Beatle ; AP: Looking Back at McCartney's Career ; Launch.com: Paul McCartney Recalls Pot Bust In Japan ; dotmusic - news - Wingsmania hits Germany ; dotmusic - news - Wings special airborne ; Wall of Sound Review: Wingspan . ABC / CTV appearances: WINGSPAN . ABC 2-hour special Friday, May 11, 9-11pm et; PAUL McCARTNEY Saturday, May 12th - E-Now/CTV ; Saturday, May 12th - Sonic Temple/CTV 10pm et.
May 9, 2001 - Yahoo! Music: Paul McCartney's Wingspan A Labor Of Love ; ABC.com: ABC-TV Specials: Wingspan ; Variety: Paul McCartney says wife Linda was fine musician ; Wall of Sound: Paul McCartney Talks Wingspan ; Photo: Pop star Paul McCartney makes a "wings" gesture for photographers ; Photo: Paul McCartney, makes a victory sign during a news conference to promotes the new double CD of his "Wingspan" project ; Photo: Paul McCartney makes a wings sign during a news conference ; Yahoo: McCartney Recalls Depression After Beatles Breakup ; Wingspan online storefront .
8, 2001 - Jam!Music: Paul McCartney to release collection of new songs ; NYPOST.COM Music Reviews: PAUL SOARS WITH WINGS .
May 7, 2001 - Reuters: McCartney Recalls Post-Beatle Band in New Project ; Boston Globe Online / Living | Arts / McCartney is still moving on ; LATimes: How to Spread His 'Wingspan' ; Billboard.com: Spreading His 'Wings' ; Ananova - McCartney hopes to release new LP this year .
May 5, 2001 - ENTERTAINMENT NEWS DAILY: Golden Oldies: Paul Mccartney on Wings, the Beatles And Moving on ; Launch.com: McCartney Says Violence Kept 'Irish' Off 'Wingspan' .
May 3, 2001 - ireland.com - The Irish Times - Flights of a former Beatle .
May 1, 2001 - Launch.com: McCartney Says Beatles Were 'Hardest Act To Follow' In Upcoming Documentary .
April 30, 2001 - McCartney Radio Broadcast:Fresh Air: Monday - April 30, 2001 . McCartney TV Guide interview: TV Guide Online - [Feature Story]: LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAYS . News Briefs: AP: McCartney: Wife's Spirit Lives On ; Jam!Music: McCartney comforted by Linda's spirit ; The Times: McCartney sought solace after Beatles split ; BBC News | MUSIC | Sir Paul admits post-Beatles trauma ; Ananova - McCartney nearly had nervous breakdown after Beatles split .
"www.paulmccartney.com is now live. The site features all the latest news on Wingspan the album and film, plus you can also take a virtual tour of 7 different venues, each 1 has lots of different media clips to uncover and play... There is also news of 2 exclusive downloads plus a chance to win a Wings goody bag and lots more..WINGSPAN, the hits and the history anthology of Paul McCartney's Wings, will be launched worldwide on EMI Records on Monday May 7th."
April 29, 2001 - Ananova - Paul McCartney launches his official website .
April 27, 2001 - “Wingspan” News: “Wingspan” will be available in a limited 4 LP vinyl edition and 2 cassette edition (with slipcase). The regular CD version is packaged in a slimline jewel box with a 24-page booklet featuring rare Wings photographs, liner notes by Mark Lewisohn, and an introduction by Paul McCartney. The US and UK releases have different versions of “Coming Up” similar to what was done with “All The Best”. A very limited 2 CD collector's edition will be housed in a stamped, cloth-bound book and will include a stitched-in 24-page booklet and a “three- dimensional lenticular image” slipcase The Japanese version of "Wingspan" has “Eat At Home” as a bonus track on the “Hits” CD. Therefore, the Japanese version of "Hits" has 19 tracks, as opposed to 18 for the US and UK. “Wingspan” has been digitally remastered using the same process that was used for the Beatles “1" CD. Marketing efforts are also similar to what was done for the Beatles “1" with a 2 hour prime time ABC television special, a Westwood One radio broadcast, an official web site, television advertising and extensive print media coverage in major magazines.
April 26, 2001 - Paul McCartney's 3 part interview in the Liverpool Echo: That Macca Magic ; Drugs Bust That Destroyed Wings ; My love for Linda - and Liverpool . Other Links: MSNBC: McCartney recalls Japan prison time ; Daily Yomiuri On-Line: New albums, old songs keep McCartney going .
April 25, 2001 -Ananova - McCartney speaks of drug arrest for first time ; Daily Mail: 'My jail nightmare,' by Sir Paul .
April 24, 2001 - Reuters: McCartney 'Very, Very Scary' in Japanese Jail .
April 21, 2001 - From Capitol: "CELEBRATE
THE NEW PAUL MCCARTNEY
WINGSPAN SITE: Get in gear for the return
of Paul McCartney and Wings. In stores May 8th, "Wingspan"
features
40 songs and over 2 and 1/2 hours of McCartney music on one double cd.
Can't wait for the music? Take our Wings refresher course. Follow a
timeline
of the rise and fall of this "band on the run," read an exclusive
Q&A
session
with the man behind the music and much more.
Plus we've got the latest details on the 2-hour McCartney narrated ABC
special which airs Friday, May 11th, at 9pm ET/PT, 8pm CT. All at.... http://hollywoodandvine.com/paulmccartney
April 6, 2001 - ChartAttack.com: Wings On The Run .
March 16, 2001 - Billboard.com: The White Paper: " Paul McCartney On His Not-So-Silly Love Songs " .
March 15, 2001 - Here’s the “Wingspan” track listing, from the March 17th print edition of Paul’s “Billboard” magazine interview:
Disc 1 "Hits":
1.) Listen to What the Man Said 2.) Band on the Run 3.) Another Day 4.) Live and Let Die 5.) Jet 6.) My Love 7.) Silly Love Songs 8.) Pipes of Peace 9.) C Moon 10.) Hi Hi Hi 11.) Let 'Em In 12.) Goodnight Tonight 13.) Give Ireland Back to the Irish 14.) Junior's Farm (DJ edit) 15.) Mull of Kintyre 16.) Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey 17.) With a little Luck (DJ edit) 18.) Coming Up 19.) No More Lonely Nights (7-inch/ballad edit)
Disc 2 "History":
1.) Let Me Roll It 2.) The Lovely Linda 3.) Daytime Nighttime Suffering 4.) Maybe I'm Amazed 5.) Helen Wheels 6.) Bluebird 7.) Heart of the Country 8.) Every Night 9.) Take It Away 10.) Junk 11.) Man We Was Lonely 12.) Venus And Mars/Rock Show (single edit) 13.) Back Seat of My Car 14.) Rockestra Theme 15.) Girlfriend 16.) Waterfalls 17.) Tomorrow 18.) Too Many People 19.) Call Me Back Again 20.) Tug of War 21.) Medley: Bip Bop/Hey Diddle/I Am Your Singer 22.) No More Lonely Nights (new mix of playout version)
Executive producer Paul McCartney
Remastered by Peter Mew
March 11, 2001 -worldpop.com: Macca's tribute .
March 9, 2001 - Paul McCartney Update From Billboard.com: "Sir Paul McCartney has revealed exclusively to Billboard details of several upcoming projects, including a new solo album, and a "Wings" documentary and box set": Billboard.com: McCartney Spreads His Wings With New Releases . According to this article, there will be 2 separate releases dedicated to Wings: The 2 CD set entitled "Wingspan" will consist of a 19 track disc entitled "Hits" - basically a "best of" CD. The companion disc, entitled "History" will compile 22 popular album tracks. The 2 CD set (which will run "over two and a half hours") will be sold for the price of a single CD. The time frame of "Wingspan" has been extended "to include a new mix of "No More Lonely Nights." Later this year, a Wings box set will be released consisting of "rarities, studio outtakes, and previously unissued, early live tracks." The Wings releases are in addition to a new solo album which may be released by year's end and will include "a hymn-like homage to McCartney's late wife, Linda."
March 1, 2001 -EMI Canada has "Paul McCartney - Wingspan" scheduled for May 15th.
February 25, 2001 -Arkansas Online: ABC spreads its wings with look at post-Beatles Paul McCartney .
February 16, 2001 - More "Wingspan" Links: Billboard.com: McCartney Spreading Wings' Tale ; Undercover Music News Paul McCartney just flew in but his wings aren't tired yet ; Worldpop.com: Macca spreads his wings ; dotmusic - News - Wings documentary imminent .
February 15, 2001 - "Wingspan" Press Release: Reuters/Variety: Paul McCartney's Wings to take flight again . Other articles mostly based on the previous press release: Jam!Music: McCartney launches Wings CD, TV show ; Wall Of Sound: McCartney Reveals Post-Beatles Trauma in " Wingspan " ; music365: McCartney's Wings To Fly Again ; Ananova: McCartney revelations in Wings documentary ; NME.com: Wings anthology on the way .
February 7, 2001 - worldpop.com:
McCartney's Wings take off again .
Capitol's web site: WINGSPAN
- Hits and History .
McCartney's official web site: Wings
.
US 10 Track Promo Sampler #DPRO 708761595123 featuring 1) Listen To What The Man Said, 2) Band On The Run, 3)Another Day, 4)Live And Let Die, 5)Jet, 6)My Love, 7)Silly Love Songs, 8)No More Lonely Nights, 9)Maybe I'm Amazed, and 10)Venus And Mars/Rockshow (edit).
Wingspan 8 track UK promo CD # CDLRL 048. This 16 track CD is split into 2 parts, the first having the subheading "HITS" and the second "HISTORY". The tracks are: Band On The Run, My Love, Live And Let Die, Let Em In, Maybe I`m Amazed, Let Me Roll It, The Back Seat Of My Car, Waterfalls. Paul does an intro for each track, so 16 tracks are listed on the CD sleeve. The introductions run from 0.30 seconds to 1.10 minutes.
PAUL McCARTNEY- SILLY
LOVE SONGS (2OO1 REMIX): 1) Silly Love Songs - Wings vs Loop Da
Loop
Radio Mix 3:24 ; 2) Silly Love Songs - Artful Dodger Mix 6:20 ; 3)
Silly
Love Songs - Wings vs Loop Da Loop Main Mix 5:43 . Released in Germany,
April 2001.
EMI, CDP 000587 ; back
; label
In store promo poster side 1 and side 2
Monday April 2, 6:00 pm Eastern Time
Wingspan -- The New Album From Paul McCartney Released May 8th -- With Two-Hour Movie
Wingspan Chronicles The Hits And The History of Paul McCartney's Wings
NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 2, 2001--Wingspan will feature 40 songs, including 17 hits that sold more than a million copies each; two-and-a-half hours of McCartney music on a double CD that will sell for the price of a single album. Wingspan (Capitol Records) is the soundtrack of how Paul McCartney dared to follow The Beatles with Wings in the Seventies; forming with his wife Linda an initially back-to-basics band that rose to become one of the biggest selling acts of the era.
Wingspan will be launched in tandem with a two-hour film of the same title that tells the intimate inside story of Wings for the first time on television. The film will be world-premiered on Friday, May 11th, at 9:00 pm on ABC. The Wingspan film has been three years in the making. It candidly reveals how Paul and Linda tried to raise a young family and front a new band against the handicaps of battling the Beatles, pot busts by police and bans by the BBC.
Despite setting themselves the hardest job in rock & roll, in the space of nine years Wings soared to international success with 17 million-seller singles, five USA No. 1 albums and eventually a USA stadium show that broke The Beatles' attendance record.
The two-CD Wingspan album totals 151 minutes of music. CD1 -- the "Hits'' disc -- features; Listen To What The Man Said, Band On The Run, Another Day, Live And Let Die, Jet, My Love, Silly Love Songs, Pipes Of Peace, C Moon, Hi Hi Hi, Let 'Em In, Goodnight Tonight, Junior's Farm (DJ edit), Mull Of Kintyre, Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey, With A Little Luck (DJ edit), Coming Up and No More Lonely Nights.
CD2 -- the "History'' disc -- features: Let Me Roll It, The Lovely Linda, Daytime Nightime Suffering, Maybe I'm Amazed, Helen Wheels, Bluebird, Heart Of The Country, Every Night, Take It Away, Junk, Man We Was Lonely, Venus And Mars/Rockshow (single edit), Back Seat Of My Car, Rockestra Theme, Girlfriend, Waterfalls (DJ edit), Tomorrow, Too Many People, Call Me Back Again, Tug Of War, Bip Bop/Hey Diddle and No More Lonely Nights (playout version).
Said Paul McCartney: "I thought I should choose an album that I like. Just like Wings itself, this album doesn't stick to any particular rules -- but in my mind it's the best of that period.''
March 4, 2001 - ABC Press Release:
FOR THE FIRST TIME ON TELEVISION, "WINGSPAN" ... THE TWO-HOUR STORY OF HOW PAUL AND LINDA McCARTNEY DARED TO FOLLOW THE BEATLES - WILL HAVE ITS WORLD PREMIERE THIS MAY ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK
"Wingspan," the two-hour inside story of how Paul and Linda McCartney dared to follow The Beatles with their rock band Wings, will be told for the first time on television when it is world-premiered FRIDAY, MAY 11 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
The dramatic and revealing film ... which is led by extensive and candid interviews with Paul McCartney ... tells the very human story of how, while trying to raise a young family and follow The Beatles, Paul and Linda formed a back-to-basics band that rose to become one of the biggest rock bands of the '70s.
Featuring never-before-seen home movies of Paul and Linda and their family, previously private band archives and rare concert film of Wings, "Wingspan" will show how Paul McCartney, devastated by the break-up of The Beatles, restarted his career from scratch ... Linda, their children, pet dogs and the band driving around Britain with him, asking for work. Instead of arriving at stadium concerts in police-escorted limousines, Wings began by driving themselves ... in a van ... to small halls, unannounced and uninvited. Admission to their impromptu shows cost 33 cents.
"Wingspan's" producer/director, Alistair Donald, was personally asked to make the film by both Paul and Linda. Says Donald: "Making 'Wingspan' initially involved months of searching through archives and collections around the world to compile the best footage, photographs and audio available. We discovered a lot of excellent, rare and never-seen material."
"I wanted to have Paul tell us the story of Wings as the on-screen link," he goes on. "This meant that not only could he give the footage an authoritative perspective, but also that he could provide Linda's view, which is essential, as the story of Wings is equally the story of a marriage and a family".
Besides following Paul and Linda's family life from 1970-1980, "Wingpsan" reveals that, despite the handicap of lawsuits, pot busts and BBC airplay bans, Wings soared to success with hit singles, No.1 albums and, eventually, a USA stadium show even bigger than that of The Beatles.
"I always thought that you couldn't follow The Beatles", McCartney says. "'Wingspan' is the story and the soundtrack of how we set out to do it. I was actually competing with myself and it was certainly very hard. Looking back on it, I think that's the drama of Wings. It's a very human story".
Following the world premiere on ABC,
"Wingspan"
will be broadcast around the world. Along with the film, EMI/Capitol
Records
will release, on May 8th, the "Wingspan" album, featuring 40 Wings
songs.
