Released in 1978 after
London Town gave
McCartney another huge hit,
Wings Greatest rounds up
McCartney's greatest hits from 1971 to 1978 -- which means it skips "Maybe I'm Amazed" but touches on
Ram. The main strength of this collection is that it contains many hits that never appeared on any album, and these are among
McCartney's very best non-
Beatle singles: the eccentric domesticity of "Another Day," the choogling rocker "Junior's Farm," the Bond anthem "Live and Let Die," the piledriving "Hi Hi Hi," and "Mull of Kintyre," a Scottish-styled folk ballad that was his biggest hit in England. And yes, it's fair to peg these as
McCartney successes, since some of them were billed as
McCartney, not
Wings, and as such, this record is a great overview of
McCartney's first decade of solo recording, containing many of his very best solo tunes. One consumer warning: Much of this overlaps with 1988's All the Best (both the U.S. and U.K. editions), which is more comprehensive for the listener looking for a more complete retrospective. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine