When I was a kid, my dad was really into Paul McCartney & Wings, and he had the cassette of the ex-Beatles star's 'All The Best' album. Recently, I found the album on CD on ebay and bought a copy for his birthday. He chuckled, we put it on and revelled in the nostalgic memories it presented ... Read review
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a former band was pretty darn "best" too--but if we're talking about Macca the Singles Artist, this compilation does highlight the many sides of a celebrated mel...
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a former band was pretty darn "best" too--but if we're talking about Macca the Singles Artist, this compilation does highlight the many sides of a celebrated melodist, bandleader, and hit-maker--from the banalities of "My Love" to the electrifying buzz of "Jet". It won't win any stylistic cohesion awards, and followers will miss album tracks like "Picasso's Last Words" and "That Would Be Something". ButAll the Bestcollects the more popular Wings hits and throws in some necessary rarities ("C-Moon", one of many great B-sides that McCartney has thrown away), star duets (former friend, now-Fabs copyright-holder Michael Jackson on "Say Say Say"; Stevie Wonder on the inevitable "Ebony and Ivory"), live cuts (an un-Chipmunked "Coming Up"), and soundtrack odds and ends, like the freaky Bond theme "Live and Let Die".--Don Harrison
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Advantages: Great tracks in harmony Disadvantages: Couple of tracks not so good
...name) and the magical 'We All Stand Together'.
These are the tracks:
1. Jet
2. Band On The Run
3. Coming Up
4. Ebony and Ivory
5. Listen To What The Man Said
6. No More Lonely Nights
7. Silly Love Songs
8. Let 'Em In
9. C Moon
10. Pipes Of Peace
11. Live And Let Die
12. Another Day
13. Once Upon A Long Ago
14. Say Say Say
... ...17. Mull of Kintyre
I find the compilation magical, as it holds a sense of nostalgia for me, but that apart, the musical quality is very high. There are a couple of tracks I am not particularly fond of, such as 'Coming Up', which is out of keeping with the rest of the tracks, and 'Mull of Kintyre', which drones a bit for me.
There are a couple of magical duets, 'Ebony and Ivory' with Stevie Wonder and 'Say Say Say' with ... more
When I was a kid, my dad was really into Paul McCartney & Wings, and he had the cassette of the ex-Beatles star's 'All The Best' album. Recently, I found the album on CD on ebay and bought a copy for his birthday. He chuckled, we put it on and revelled in the nostalgic memories it presented us.
The compilation was released in 1987 and contains 17 of McCartney's hits, including the theme tune to the James Bond film 'Live And Let Die' (the track is of the same name) and the magical 'We All Stand Together'.
These are the tracks:
1. Jet 2. Band On The Run 3. Coming Up 4. Ebony and Ivory 5. Listen To What The Man Said 6. No More Lonely Nights 7. Silly Love Songs 8. Let 'Em In 9. C Moon 10. Pipes Of Peace 11. Live And Let Die 12. Another Day 13. Once Upon A Long Ago 14. Say Say Say 15. My Love 16. We All Stand Together 17. Mull of Kintyre
I find the compilation magical, as it holds a sense of nostalgia for me, but that apart, the musical quality is very high. There are a couple of tracks I am not particularly fond of, such as 'Coming Up', which is out of keeping with the rest of the tracks, and 'Mull of Kintyre', which drones a bit for me.
There are a couple of magical duets, 'Ebony and Ivory' with Stevie Wonder and 'Say Say Say' with Michael Jackson, a couple of nice ballads as 'My Love' and 'Once Upon A Long Ago', and a couple of more rock-related tracks in 'Jet' and 'Live And Let Die'.
I rate this compilation very highly. The music is very easy to just listen to, a lot of the tracks are recognisable, and the quality is very high. It is 4 stars in my book, dropped from 5 only due to the couple of tracks I'm not too keen on.
The album is currently available on amazon.co.uk for £4.98 new, £3.00 used.
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Product details
Title
All The Best
Performer
Paul McCartney
Genre
Rock & Pop
Release Date
06/1992
Recomended Retail Price
16.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1987
Label / Distributor
Parlophone / EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics
Producer
Paul McCartney; George Martin
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Mixed
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
77774850728
Catalogue Number
CDP 7485072
Additional notes
Album Notes
2 LPs on 1 CD. The CD booklet includes lyrics and photos. The work of Paul McCartney presents a quandary to the anthologist--on one hand, it's hard to pick a period of his legendary career that didn't produce something which is now ingrained in our global consciousness. On the other, try fitting any of that onto one, two, or ten CD's and calling it "comprehensive." ALL THE BEST does a great job of narrowing down McCartney's post-Beatles hits, presenting an album of, as the name implies, some of his finest moments, both solo and with Wings. ALL THE BEST concentrates heavily on Wings material--from the opening, multi-part "Band On The Run" and the energetic "Jet" to the closer, RED ROSE SPEEDWAY's airy, romantic classic "My Love." In between, hits like the epic "Live And Let Die" and the relaxed, charming "Let 'Em In" are nestled alongside solo gems (the sprightly "Coming Up") and superstar collaborations (Michael Jackson co-penned "Say Say Say," Stevie Wonder lent his unique voice to "Ebony And Ivory").
Titles on disc 1
1.
Jet
2.
Band On The Run
3.
Coming Up
4.
Ebony And Ivory - McCartney, Paul & Stevie Wonder
5.
Listen To What The Man Said
6.
No More Lonely Nights
7.
Silly Love Songs
8.
Let 'Em In
9.
C Moon
10.
Pipes Of Peace
11.
Live And Let Die
12.
Another Day
13.
Once Upon A Long Ago
14.
Say Say Say - McCartney, Paul & Michael Jackson
15.
My Love
16.
We All Stand Together
17.
Mull Of Kintyre
18.
Mull Of Kintyre
19.
Jet
20.
Band On The Run
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