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  • Release Date: 10/25/1990
  • Original Release: 1970
  • Sales Rank: 7,132
  • Label: CAPITOL
  • UPC: 077774661126

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McCartney

1LISTENThe Lovely Linda 0:44
2LISTENThat Would Be Something 2:37
3LISTENValentine Day 1:40
4LISTENEvery Night 2:31
5LISTENHot As Sun/Glasses 2:07
6LISTENJunk 1:54
7LISTENMan We Was Lonely 2:57
8LISTENOo You 2:48
9LISTENMomma Miss America 4:05
10LISTENTeddy Boy 2:23
11LISTENSingalong Junk 2:35
12LISTENMaybe I'm Amazed 3:50
13LISTENKreen-Akrore 4:14

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Editorial Reviews

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. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Delightfulby baroque

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January 23, 2009: This is classic McCartney. A solo artist trimming down the veils of Beatlemania, finding his own flow.
A charming album for the ages.
This album marks the beginning of Paul's career.
He laid a basic foundation and built his new career step by step.
Genius when you think all he had accomplished before within the Beatles' collaborations.
baroque

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A Continuation of Beatles Anthology 3by Anonymous

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May 09, 2006: Listening to McCartney, I got the impression that Paul was coasting on Beatle glory. Granted, I am entirely biased and like just about anything he happens to produce, but rationally, the album sounds like an extended jam session. For those expecting his usual degree of musical brilliance, McCartney may be something of a disappointment. Given this, I found some of the jams just as delightful as the serious songs. However, perhaps it would have been in McCartney's better interest to record some of the album's gems with The Beatles... It definitely pays to purchase Ram before purchasing McCartney, as I have found Ram to be one of the most musically fulfilling albums of Paul's solo career. I wasn't disappointed by its precursor, but I will admit that I bought McCartney for the sake of completing my McCartney collection.


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