GLOBALRPH MUSICATLASPaul McCartney: Artist Essentials
Sixty post-Beatles selections connect homemade recordings, carefully arranged pop and later experiments. RAM retains its Paul and Linda credit; Wings and Beatles recordings stay in their own scopes.
Showing 10 of 10 selected recordings.This depth selects the first 10 recordings in the recommended sequence. Changing the order rearranges those same selections.
When only a year is established, chronological order within that year is approximate.
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orderPaul McCartney
First released: 1970 (year verified)
Original album: McCartney
Original 1970 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Begin with the original studio performance; compare its intimacy with the later concert approach separately.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1970 (year verified)
Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
Recording: Original 1970 studio recording
Credit: Paul McCartney
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: McCartney
McCartney - official original album archive
The official artist archive explicitly dates the original McCartney program to 1970 and lists the selected tracks. The original album program supplies recording identity; later Archive Collection bonus material is excluded. Earlier singles are reviewed separately at year precision. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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orderPaul & Linda McCartney
First released: 1971 (year verified)
Original album: RAM
Original 1971 Paul & Linda McCartney album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A miniature suite is a useful introduction to the playful changes of scene on RAM.
Annual appearances: 1971
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1971 (year verified)
Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
Recording: Original 1971 Paul & Linda McCartney album recording
Credit: Paul & Linda McCartney
Role in this collection: Co-billed performer
Original album: RAM
RAM - official original album archive
The official artist archive explicitly dates the original RAM program to 1971 and lists the selected tracks. The original album program supplies recording identity; later Archive Collection bonus material is excluded. Earlier singles are reviewed separately at year precision. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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orderPaul McCartney
First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original album: McCartney II
Original 1980 solo studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Choose the tightly layered studio track here; the Wings concert recording has a separate identity.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1980 (year verified)
Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
Recording: Original 1980 solo studio album recording
Credit: Paul McCartney
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: McCartney II
McCartney II - official original album archive
The official artist archive explicitly dates the original McCartney II program to 1980 and lists the selected tracks. The original album program supplies recording identity; later Archive Collection bonus material is excluded. Earlier singles are reviewed separately at year precision. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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orderPaul McCartney
First released: 1984 (year verified)
Original album: Give My Regards to Broad Street
Original 1984 ballad recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The ballad performance provides a contrasting center to the film project; the dance treatment is separate.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1984 (year verified)
Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
Recording: Original 1984 ballad recording
Credit: Paul McCartney
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Give My Regards to Broad Street
Give My Regards to Broad Street - official original album archive
The official artist archive explicitly dates the original Give My Regards to Broad Street program to 1984 and lists the selected tracks. The original album program supplies recording identity; later Archive Collection bonus material is excluded. Earlier singles are reviewed separately at year precision. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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orderPaul McCartney
First released: 1989 (year verified)
Original album: Flowers in the Dirt
Original 1989 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A concise opening to the late-1980s repertoire before exploring the quieter album tracks.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1989 (year verified)
Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
Recording: Original 1989 studio recording
Credit: Paul McCartney
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Flowers in the Dirt
Flowers in the Dirt - official original album archive
The official artist archive explicitly dates the original Flowers in the Dirt program to 1989 and lists the selected tracks. The original album program supplies recording identity; later Archive Collection bonus material is excluded. Earlier singles are reviewed separately at year precision. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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orderPaul McCartney
First released: 1971 (year verified)
Original single: Another Day / Oh Woman, Oh Why
Original 1971 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Pair this standalone single with RAM to hear two sides of the same early solo period.
Annual appearances: 1971
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1971 (year verified)
Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
Recording: Original 1971 studio recording
Credit: Paul McCartney
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Another Day / Oh Woman, Oh Why
Another Day - official original single archive
The original solo single Another Day / Oh Woman, Oh Why was released 19 February 1971. Its later inclusion on expanded RAM releases does not make it an original RAM album track. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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orderPaul McCartney
First released: 1992 (year verified)
Original single: Hope of Deliverance
Original 1992 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Use this optimistic single as an entry to the early-1990s touring-band period.
Annual appearances: 1993
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1992 (year verified)
The official archive documents the single in December 1992, before its February 1993 album appearance.
Recording: Original 1992 studio recording
Credit: Paul McCartney
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Hope of Deliverance
Hope of Deliverance - official original single archive
The original single was released 28 December 1992, before Off the Ground in 1993; the page explicitly identifies the album relationship. The published first-release year is 1992. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Off the Ground album appearance
1993 (year verified)
Off the Ground - official original album archive
The official artist archive explicitly dates the original Off the Ground program to 1993 and lists the selected tracks. The original album program supplies recording identity; later Archive Collection bonus material is excluded. Earlier singles are reviewed separately at year precision. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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orderPaul McCartney
First released: 2005 (year verified)
Original album: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Original 2005 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Leave room after the busy singles for this more intimate acoustic performance.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 2005 (year verified)
Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
Recording: Original 2005 studio recording
Credit: Paul McCartney
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard - official original album archive
The official artist archive explicitly dates the original Chaos and Creation in the Backyard program to 2005 and lists the selected tracks. The original album program supplies recording identity; later Archive Collection bonus material is excluded. Earlier singles are reviewed separately at year precision. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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orderPaul McCartney
First released: 2013 (year verified)
Original album: New
Original 2013 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A compact, buoyant starting point for the later-career studio albums.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 2013 (year verified)
Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
Recording: Original 2013 studio recording
Credit: Paul McCartney
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: New
New - official original album archive
The official artist archive explicitly dates the original New program to 2013 and lists the selected tracks. The original album program supplies recording identity; later Archive Collection bonus material is excluded. Earlier singles are reviewed separately at year precision. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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orderPaul McCartney
First released: 1970 (year verified)
Original album: McCartney
Original 1970 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: This understated early track makes a useful companion to Maybe I'm Amazed.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1970 (year verified)
Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
Recording: Original 1970 studio recording
Credit: Paul McCartney
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: McCartney
McCartney - official original album archive
The official artist archive explicitly dates the original McCartney program to 1970 and lists the selected tracks. The original album program supplies recording identity; later Archive Collection bonus material is excluded. Earlier singles are reviewed separately at year precision. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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