#PAUL MCCARTNEY DISCOGRAPHY MOVIE#

Prior to their departure, McCartney's theme to the James Bond movie Live and Let Die became a Top Ten hit in the U.S. Later in 1973, Wings embarked on their first British tour, at the conclusion of which McCullough and Seiwell left the band. McCartney and Wings, which now featured former Grease Band guitarist Henry McCullough, spent 1972 as a working band, releasing three singles - the protest 'Give Ireland Back to the Irish,' the reggae-fied 'Mary Had a Little Lamb,' and the rocking 'Hi Hi Hi.' Red Rose Speedway followed in the spring of 1973, and while it received weak reviews, it became his second American number one album. Wild Life was greeted with poor reviews and was a relative flop. Former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine and drummer Denny Seiwell became the group's other members, and Wings released their first album, Wild Life, in December 1971. It was followed several months later by Ram, another homemade collection, this time featuring the contributions of his wife, Linda.īy the end of 1971, the McCartneys had formed Wings, which was intended to be a full-fledged recording and touring band. Early in 1971, he returned with 'Another Day,' which became his first hit single as a solo artist. Nevertheless, McCartney became a hit, spending three weeks at the top of the American charts. As a result, the tensions between him and the other three members, particularly Harrison and Lennon, increased and he earned the ill will of many critics. Prior to the album's release, he'd announced that the Beatles were breaking up, against the wishes of the other members. He released McCartney in April 1970, two weeks before the Beatles' Let It Be was scheduled to hit the stores. Following his marriage to Linda Eastman on March 12, 1969, McCartney began working at his home studio on his first solo album. Like John Lennon and George Harrison, McCartney began exploring creative avenues outside the Beatles during the late '60s, but where his bandmates released their own experimental records, McCartney confined himself to writing and producing for other artists, with the exception of his 1966 soundtrack to The Family Way. As the 21st century rolled on, McCartney continued to take risks, including recording an album of standards from the Great American Songbook and collaborating with rapper Kanye West, proving that there was no area of popular music he couldn't touch. Between these massive endeavors, McCartney pursued other projects, including classical compositions, an electronica outfit with Youth called the Fireman, and overseeing archival projects such as the Beatles' Anthology series. McCartney revived his solo career in 1989 via Flowers in the Dirt and its accompanying international tour, setting a template he would follow into the new millennium, when he'd support his records by playing concerts around the world. Wings disbanded in 1980, but McCartney stayed near the top of the charts over the next five years, thanks in part to a couple big duets with Michael Jackson. A little more than a year after the Beatles' breakup, McCartney formed Wings with his wife Linda and Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine, and the group remained active for the next ten years, racking up a string of hit albums, singles, and tours in the meantime. McCartney's hot streak began in 1970, when he became the first Beatle to leave the group.

In America alone, he had nine number one singles and seven number one albums during the first 12 years of his solo career, and in his native United Kingdom, his record was nearly as impressive. Out of all the former Beatles, Paul McCartney by far had the most successful solo career, maintaining a constant presence in the British and American charts during the 1970s and '80s.

Paul mccartney discography