Wings Greatest

Wings Greatest
Compilation album by
Released1 December 1978 (1978-12-01)
Recorded1970 – 1977
GenreRock
Length54:28
LabelParlophone (UK)
Capitol (US & Aus)
ProducerPaul McCartney
Wings chronology
London Town
(1978)
Wings Greatest
(1978)
Back to the Egg
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Essential Rock Discography7/10[3]
MusicHound3/5[4]
Q[5]

Wings Greatest is a compilation album by the British–American rock band Wings, released in the U.K. December 1, 1978.[6] It was the band's last release through Capitol in the US. The album is notable as being the first official retrospective release from Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career.

Wings Greatest was remastered and reissued in 1993, as part of The Paul McCartney Collection, and again in 2018.[7]

  1. ^ Wings Greatest at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 9 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 696. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
  4. ^ Gary Graff & Daniel Durchholz (eds), MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, Visible Ink Press (Farmington Hills, MI, 1999; ISBN 1-57859-061-2), p. 731.
  5. ^ Nicol, Jimmy (October 1993). "Re-releases: Paul McCartney The Paul McCartney Collection". Q. p. 119.
  6. ^ Shearlaw, John (25 November 1978). Martin, Alf (ed.). "And Wings Greatest" (PDF). Record Mirror. London, England, U.K.: Spotlight Publications: 4. ISSN 0144-5804. 'Wings Greatest' released on December 1 covers their history from 1971 to 1978.
  7. ^ "Paul to Reissue Four Catalogue Titles". www.paulmccartney.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

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