Paul McCartney retreated from the spotlight of the Beatles by recording his first solo album at his home studio, performing nearly all of the instruments himself.
Appropriately, McCartney has an endearingly ragged, homemade quality that makes even its filler -- and there is quite a bit of filler -- rather ingratiating.
Only a handful of songs rank as full-fledged McCartney classics, but those songs -- the light folk-pop of "That Would Be Something," the sweet, gentle "Every Night," the ramshackle Beatles leftover "Teddy Boy," and the staggering "Maybe I'm Amazed" (not coincidentally the only rocker on the album) -- are full of all the easy melodic charm that is McCartney's trademark.
The rest of the album is charmingly slight, especially if it is read as a way to bring Paul back to earth after the heights of the Beatles.
At the time the throwaway nature of much of the material was a shock, but it has become charming in retrospect.
Unfortunately, in retrospect it also appears as a harbinger of the nagging mediocrity that would plague McCartney's entire solo career.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lovely LindaPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 00:46 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 2 | That Would Be SomethingPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 3 | Every NightPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 4 | JunkPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 01:57 | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| 5 | Man We Was LonelyPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 6 | Momma Miss AmericaPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Teddy BoyPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 8 | Singalong JunkPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 02:37 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 9 | Maybe I'm AmazedPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | Oo YouPaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 11 | Kreen-AkrorePaul McCartney | Paul McCartney | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| 12 | Hot As Sun - Glasses | Paul McCartney | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 33 mins | 76 MB | |||||
| 33 mins | 178 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Hoffman | Remastering |
| 2 | Linda McCartney | Guest Artist, Keyboards, Photography, Vocal Harmony, Vocals |
| 3 | Paul McCartney | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Multi Instruments, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |