Pure McCartney (Paul McCartney album)
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Pure McCartney is the fourth compilation album by Paul McCartney. The album was released on 10 June 2016.[1]
Background
The album was first teased in late March 2016 by cryptic video posts placed on McCartney's Facebook and Twitter pages.[2] He also says: There are no cover versions, which may be in line with the "pure" concept, but excludes his smoldering version of "No Other Baby."
When the album was announced by McCartney on 31 March 2016, he downplayed the use of "career" in describing the collection, rather referring to it as representative of a "musical adventure."[3] He also noted he and his team compiled the tracks for the alternate track listings "with nothing else in mind other than having something fun to listen to" in different settings.[3]
The album features tracks from all of his official studio albums with the exception of Flowers in the Dirt, CHOBA B CCCP, Run Devil Run and Driving Rain.
Critical reception
Pablo Gorondi from ABC News says: "Still, Pure McCartney is a substantial, honest and gratyfying introduction to the long and winding career of a pop music giant, a tasting menu whetting the appetite for more."[4]
Track listing
Three versions of the album have been released, a two-disc CD of 39 tracks, a four-disc LP of 41 tracks, and a four-disc CD (and deluxe digital edition) of 67 tracks.[1] All songs are written by Paul McCartney, except where noted.
Standard Edition
Disc 1
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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1. | "Maybe I'm Amazed" | McCartney, 1970 | 3:51 | |
2. | "Heart of the Country" | Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney | Ram, 1971 | 2:24 |
3. | "Jet" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Band on the Run, 1973 | 4:09 |
4. | "Warm and Beautiful" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Wings at the Speed of Sound, 1976 | 3:14 |
5. | "Listen to What the Man Said" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Venus and Mars, 1975 | 4:03 |
6. | "Dear Boy" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Ram | 2:15 |
7. | "Silly Love Songs" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Wings at the Speed of Sound | 5:55 |
8. | "The Song We Were Singing" | Flaming Pie, 1997 | 3:55 | |
9. | "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Ram | 4:56 |
10. | "Another Day" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Non-album single, 1971 | 3:43 |
11. | "Sing the Changes" | Electric Arguments, 2008 (under the name "The Fireman" with Youth) | 3:45 | |
12. | "Jenny Wren" | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, 2005 | 3:48 | |
13. | "Save Us" | Paul Epworth, P. McCartney | New, 2013 | 2:40 |
14. | "Mrs. Vandebilt" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Band on the Run | 4:40 |
15. | "Mull of Kintyre" | Denny Laine, P. McCartney | Non-album single, 1977 | 4:45 |
16. | "Let 'Em In" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Wings at the Speed of Sound | 5:11 |
17. | "Let Me Roll It" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Band on the Run | 4:50 |
18. | "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Band on the Run | 5:31 |
19. | "Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder) (2015 remix) | Tug of War, 1982 | 3:46 | |
Total length: | 1:17:21 |
Disc 2
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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1. | "Band on the Run" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Band on the Run | 5:14 |
2. | "Arrow Through Me" | Back to the Egg, 1979 | 3:38 | |
3. | "My Love" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Red Rose Speedway, 1973 | 4:10 |
4. | "Live and Let Die" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Live and Let Die soundtrack, 1973 | 3:13 |
5. | "Too Much Rain" | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard | 3:26 | |
6. | "Goodnight Tonight" | Non-album single, 1979 | 4:22 | |
7. | "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson) (Radio edit) (2015 remix) | Michael Jackson, P. McCartney | Pipes of Peace, 1983 | 3:40 |
8. | "My Valentine" | Kisses on the Bottom, 2012 | 3:16 | |
9. | "The World Tonight" | Flaming Pie | 4:06 | |
10. | "Pipes of Peace" | Pipes of Peace | 3:57 | |
11. | "Dance Tonight" | Memory Almost Full, 2007 | 2:56 | |
12. | "Here Today" | Tug of War | 2:29 | |
13. | "Wanderlust" | Tug of War | 3:51 | |
14. | "Great Day" | Flaming Pie | 2:09 | |
15. | "Coming Up" | McCartney II, 1980 | 3:52 | |
16. | "No More Lonely Nights" (Radio edit) | Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack, 1984 | 4:43 | |
17. | "Only Mama Knows" | Memory Almost Full | 4:19 | |
18. | "With a Little Luck" (DJ edit) | London Town, 1978 | 3:13 | |
19. | "Hope for the Future" | Non-album single, 2014 | 4:09 | |
20. | "Junk" | McCartney | 1:57 | |
Total length: | 1:12:40 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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1. | "Maybe I'm Amazed" | McCartney | 3:51 | |
2. | "Heart of the Country" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Ram | 2:24 |
3. | "Jet" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Band on the Run | 4:09 |
4. | "Warm and Beautiful" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Wings at the Speed of Sound | 3:14 |
5. | "Listen to What the Man Said" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Venus and Mars | 4:03 |
6. | "Dear Boy" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Ram | 2:15 |
7. | "Silly Love Songs" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Wings at the Speed of Sound | 5:55 |
8. | "The Song We Were Singing" | Flaming Pie | 3:55 | |
9. | "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Ram | 4:56 |
10. | "Early Days" | New | 4:08 | |
11. | "Big Barn Bed" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Red Rose Speedway | 3:51 |
12. | "Another Day" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Non-album single | 3:43 |
13. | "Flaming Pie" | Flaming Pie | 2:31 | |
14. | "Jenny Wren" | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard | 3:48 | |
15. | "Too Many People" | Ram | 4:11 | |
16. | "Let Me Roll It" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Band on the Run | 4:50 |
17. | "New" | New | 2:58 | |
Total length: | 1:04:49 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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1. | "Live and Let Die" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Live and Let Die soundtrack | 3:14 |
2. | "English Tea" | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard | 2:14 | |
3. | "Mull of Kintyre" | Laine, P. McCartney | Non-album single | 4:45 |
4. | "Save Us" | Epworth, P. McCartney | New | 2:41 |
5. | "My Love" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Red Rose Speedway | 4:10 |
6. | "Bip Bop" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Wild Life, 1971 | 4:13 |
7. | "Let 'Em In" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Wings at the Speed of Sound | 5:11 |
8. | "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Band on the Run | 5:31 |
9. | "Calico Skies" | Flaming Pie | 2:32 | |
10. | "Hi, Hi, Hi" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Non-album single, 1972 | 3:09 |
11. | "Waterfalls" | McCartney II | 4:45 | |
12. | "Band on the Run" | P. McCartney, L. McCartney | Band on the Run | 5:13 |
13. | "Appreciate" | New | 4:29 | |
14. | "Sing the Changes" | Electric Arguments | 3:45 | |
15. | "Arrow Through Me" | Back to the Egg | 3:38 | |
16. | "Every Night" | McCartney | 2:34 | |
17. | "Junior's Farm" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Non-album single, 1974 | 4:22 |
18. | "Mrs. Vandebilt" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Band on the Run | 4:40 |
Total length: | 1:11:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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1. | "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson) (Radio edit) (2015 remix) | Jackson, P. McCartney | Pipes of Peace | 3:41 |
2. | "My Valentine" | Kisses on the Bottom | 3:16 | |
3. | "Pipes of Peace" | Pipes of Peace | 3:56 | |
4. | "The World Tonight" | Flaming Pie | 4:06 | |
5. | "Souvenir" | Flaming Pie | 3:39 | |
6. | "Dance Tonight" | Memory Almost Full | 2:56 | |
7. | "Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder) (2015 remix) | Tug of War | 3:46 | |
8. | "Fine Line" | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard | 3:07 | |
9. | "Here Today" (2015 remix) | Tug of War | 2:29 | |
10. | "Press" | Press to Play, 1986 | 4:47 | |
11. | "Wanderlust" (2015 remix) | Tug of War | 3:51 | |
12. | "Winedark Open Sea" | Off the Ground, 1993 | 5:27 | |
13. | "Beautiful Night" | Flaming Pie | 5:07 | |
14. | "Girlfriend" | London Town | 4:42 | |
15. | "Queenie Eye" | Epworth, P. McCartney | New | 3:49 |
16. | "We All Stand Together" | Rupert and the Frog Song soundtrack, 1984 | 4:25 | |
Total length: | 1:03:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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1. | "Coming Up" | McCartney II | 3:53 | |
2. | "Too Much Rain" | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard | 3:26 | |
3. | "Good Times Coming/Feel the Sun" | Press to Play | 4:56 | |
4. | "Goodnight Tonight" | Non-album single | 4:22 | |
5. | "Baby's Request" | Back to the Egg | 2:51 | |
6. | "With a Little Luck" (DJ edit) | London Town | 3:13 | |
7. | "Little Willow" | Flaming Pie | 2:58 | |
8. | "Only Mama Knows" | Memory Almost Full | 4:19 | |
9. | "Don't Let It Bring You Down" | Laine, P. McCartney | London Town | 4:36 |
10. | "The Back Seat of My Car" | Ram | 4:31 | |
11. | "No More Lonely Nights" (Radio edit) | Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack | 4:43 | |
12. | "Great Day" | Flaming Pie | 2:09 | |
13. | "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" | L. McCartney, P. McCartney | Venus and Mars | 3:47 |
14. | "Temporary Secretary" | McCartney II | 3:16 | |
15. | "Hope for the Future" | Non-album single, 2014 | 4:09 | |
16. | "Junk" | McCartney | 1:57 | |
Total length: | 59:12 |
Charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 26 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 14 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 3 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 4 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] | 48 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[10] | 1 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 7 |
French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 17 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 7 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] | 7 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] | 17 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] | 15 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] | 26 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[18] | 46 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] | 7 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 50 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 25 |
UK Albums (OCC)[22] | 3 |
US Billboard 200[23] | 15 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] | 2 |
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[25] | 6 |
See also
- Wings Greatest (1978), a compilation of hits by McCartney from 1971 to 1978, mostly done by Wings.
- All the Best! (1987), a compilation of McCartney's hits as a solo artist and with Wings between 1970 and 1987.
- Wingspan: Hits and History (2001), a compilation of McCartney's solo and Wings material from 1970's McCartney to 1984's Give My Regards to Broad Street.
References
- ^ a b Blistein, Jon (31 March 2016). "Paul McCartney Preps Sprawling Post-Beatles Compilation". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Paul McCartney Teases Greatest Hits?". K-Earth 101. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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(help) - ^ a b Strauss, Matthew (31 March 2016). "Paul McCartney Announces 67-Track Pure McCartney Compilation". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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