Pure McCartney (Paul McCartney album) – 2016
Pure McCartney is the fourth compilation album by Paul McCartney. The album was released on 10 June 2016.
The album was first teased in late March 2016 by cryptic video posts placed on McCartney’s Facebook and Twitter pages. He also says: There are no cover versions, which may be in line with the “pure” concept, but excludes his smoldering version of “No Other Baby.”
When the album was announced by McCartney on 31 March 2016, he downplayed the use of “career” in describing the collection, rather referring to it as representative of a “musical adventure.” He also noted he and his team compiled the tracks for the alternate track listings “with nothing else in mind other than having something fun to listen to” in different settings.
The album features tracks from all of his official studio albums with the exception of Flowers in the Dirt, CHOBA B CCCP, Run Devil Run and Driving Rain.
Track listing
Three versions of the album have been released, a two-disc CD of 39 tracks, a four-disc LP of 41 tracks, and a four-disc CD (and deluxe digital edition) of 67 tracks. All songs are written by Paul McCartney, except where noted.
Standard Edition
Disc 1
No. Title Writer(s) Album Length
1. “Maybe I’m Amazed” McCartney, 1970 3:51
2. “Heart of the Country” Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney Ram, 1971 2:24
3. “Jet” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Band on the Run, 1973 4:09
4. “Warm and Beautiful” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Wings at the Speed of Sound, 1976 3:14
5. “Listen to What the Man Said” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Venus and Mars, 1975 4:03
6. “Dear Boy” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Ram 2:15
7. “Silly Love Songs” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Wings at the Speed of Sound 5:55
8. “The Song We Were Singing” Flaming Pie, 1997 3:55
9. “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Ram 4:56
10. “Another Day” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Non-album single, 1971 3:43
11. “Sing the Changes” Electric Arguments, 2008 (under the name “The Fireman” with Youth) 3:45
12. “Jenny Wren” Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, 2005 3:48
13. “Save Us” Paul Epworth, P. McCartney New, 2013 2:40
14. “Mrs. Vandebilt” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Band on the Run 4:40
15. “Mull of Kintyre” Denny Laine, P. McCartney Non-album single, 1977 4:45
16. “Let ‘Em In” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Wings at the Speed of Sound 5:11
17. “Let Me Roll It” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Band on the Run 4:50
18. “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Band on the Run 5:31
19. “Ebony and Ivory” (with Stevie Wonder) (2015 remix) Tug of War, 1982 3:46
Total length:
1:17:21
Disc 2[edit]
No. Title Writer(s) Album Length
1. “Band on the Run” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Band on the Run 5:14
2. “Arrow Through Me” Back to the Egg, 1979 3:38
3. “My Love” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Red Rose Speedway, 1973 4:10
4. “Live and Let Die” L. McCartney, P. McCartney Live and Let Die soundtrack, 1973 3:13
5. “Too Much Rain” Chaos and Creation in the Backyard 3:26
6. “Goodnight Tonight” Non-album single, 1979 4:22
7. “Say Say Say” (with Michael Jackson) (Radio edit) (2015 remix) Michael Jackson, P. McCartney Pipes of Peace, 1983 3:40
8. “My Valentine” Kisses on the Bottom, 2012 3:16
9. “The World Tonight” Flaming Pie 4:06
10. “Pipes of Peace” Pipes of Peace 3:57
11. “Dance Tonight” Memory Almost Full, 2007 2:56
12. “Here Today” (2015 remix) Tug of War 2:29
13. “Wanderlust” (2015 remix) Tug of War 3:51
14. “Great Day” Flaming Pie 2:09
15. “Coming Up” McCartney II, 1980 3:52
16. “No More Lonely Nights” (Radio edit) Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack, 1984 4:43
17. “Only Mama Knows” Memory Almost Full 4:19
18. “With a Little Luck” (DJ edit) London Town, 1978 3:13
19. “Hope for the Future” Non-album single, 2014 4:09
20. “Junk” McCartney 1:57