The Gold Collection

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Tracklist

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1Wino Junko
recording of:
Wino Junko
lyricist and composer:
Colin Allen and Jimmy McCulloch
5:20
2Beautiful Night
assistant engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios), Paul Hicks and Keith Smith (UK engineer, Hog Hill Mill)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Jon Jacobs (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
bass, organ, percussion, piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1997-02-14)
cello:
Robert Bailey (British cello player) (on 1997-02-14), Martin Loveday (cellist) (on 1997-02-14), Stephen Orton (cellist) (on 1997-02-14) and Anthony Pleeth (cellist) (on 1997-02-14)
double bass:
Chris Laurence (double bassist) (on 1997-02-14) and Robin McGee (British classical double bass player) (on 1997-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1997-02-14)
flute:
Susan Milan (English flutist) (on 1997-02-14)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (on 1997-02-14) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1997-02-14)
horn:
Nigel Black (horn player) (on 1997-02-14), Michael Thompson (British horn player and conductor) (on 1997-02-14) and Richard Watkins (hornist) (on 1997-02-14)
oboe:
David Theodore (oboist) (on 1997-02-14)
trombone:
Richard Edwards (trombonist) (on 1997-02-14) and Andy Fawbert (trombonist) (on 1997-02-14)
trumpet:
Andrew Crowley (trumpet player) (on 1997-02-14), John Barclay (trumpeter) (on 1997-02-14) and Mark Bennett (trumpeter) (on 1997-02-14)
viola:
Levine Andrade (on 1997-02-14), Philip Dukes (classical viola soloist) (on 1997-02-14), Graeme Scott (viola player) (on 1997-02-14), Robert Smissen (violist) (on 1997-02-14), Stephen Tees (violist) (on 1997-02-14) and Ivo van der Werff (on 1997-02-14)
violin:
Bogustav Kostecki (violinist) (on 1997-02-14), Belinda Bunt (violinist) (on 1997-02-14), Marcia Crayford (violinist) (on 1997-02-14), Roger Garland (violinist) (on 1997-02-14), Jackie Hartley (violinist) (on 1997-02-14), Adrian Levine (violinist) (on 1997-02-14), Rita Manning (violinist) (on 1997-02-14), David Ogden (violinist) (on 1997-02-14), Bernard Partridge (violinist) (on 1997-02-14), Keith Pascoe (on 1997-02-14), Maciej Rakowski (violinist) (on 1997-02-14), Jonathan Rees (on 1997-02-14), Briony Shaw (on 1997-02-14), Julian Tear (violinist) (on 1997-02-14), Jeremy Williams (UK violist) (on 1997-02-14) and David Woodcock (violinist) (on 1997-02-14)
background vocals:
Jeff Lynne (on 1997-02-14), Linda McCartney (on 1997-02-14) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1997-02-14)
conductor:
David Snell (British harpist and conductor, library music) (on 1997-02-14)
orchestrator:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Abbey Road in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1997-02-14) and Hog Hill Mill (Paul McCartney's studio) in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom (on 1997-02-14)
recording of:
Beautiful Night (on 1997-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
25:08
3Deliver Your Children
recorded in:
Record Plant Mobile Studio, Fair Carol Yacht, US Virgin Islands, United States (from 1977-05-01 until 1977-05-31)
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (from 1977-05-01 until 1977-11)
assistant engineer:
Steve Churchyard, Pete Henderson (engineer) and Mark Vigars (engineer)
producer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Denny Laine (from 1977-05-01 until 1977-11) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1977-05-01 until 1977-11)
bass:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1977-05-01 until 1977-11)
classical guitar:
Denny Laine (from 1977-05-01 until 1977-11)
drums (drum set):
Joe English (from 1977-05-01 until 1977-11)
background vocals:
Denny Laine (from 1977-05-01 until 1977-11) and Linda McCartney (from 1977-05-01 until 1977-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-11)
recording of:
Deliver Your Children (from 1977-05-01 until 1977-11)
writer:
Denny Laine (in 1975) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1975)
publisher:
McCartney Music
2.654:17
4Heart of the Country
assistant recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1970-11-16)
recording engineer:
Tim Geelan (on 1970-11-16) and Jim Guercio (on 1970-11-16)
producer:
Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
mixer:
Eirik Wangberg (from 1971-03 until 1971-04)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1970-11-16)
brushes:
Denny Seiwell (US drummer) (on 1970-11-16)
electric guitar:
Hugh McCracken (on 1970-11-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) (in 1971, in 2012) and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) (in 2012)
recorded at:
CBS Recording Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1970-11-16)
mixed at:
Sunset Sound Recorders Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1971-03 until 1971-04)
recording of:
Heart of the Country (on 1970-11-16)
writer:
Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
3.152:23
5Hope of Deliverance
recording engineer:
Bob Kraushaar (from 1991-12 until 1992-07-17)
programming:
Paul Wickens (from 1991-12 until 1992-07)
producer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and guitar [Spanish guitar]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1991-12 until 1992-07) and Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders) (from 1991-12 until 1992-07)
autoharp:
Linda McCartney (from 1991-12 until 1992-07)
bass and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1991-12 until 1992-07)
drum machine and piano:
Paul Wickens (from 1991-12 until 1992-07)
drums (drum set):
Blair Cunningham (from 1991-12 until 1992-07)
percussion:
Blair Cunningham (from 1991-12 until 1992-07), Paul Wickens (from 1991-12 until 1992-07), Davide Giovannini (on 1992-07-17), Dave Pattman (on 1992-07-17) and Maurizio Ravalico (on 1992-07-17)
background vocals:
Blair Cunningham (from 1991-12 until 1992-07), Linda McCartney (from 1991-12 until 1992-07), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1991-12 until 1992-07), Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders) (from 1991-12 until 1992-07), Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer) (from 1991-12 until 1992-07) and Paul Wickens (from 1991-12 until 1992-07)
recorded at:
Hog Hill Mill (Paul McCartney's studio) in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom (from 1991-12 until 1992-07) and Hog Hill Mill (Paul McCartney's studio) in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom (on 1992-07-17: percussion)
mixed at:
Hog Hill Mill (Paul McCartney's studio) in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom (from 1992-09 until 1992-10)
recording of:
Hope of Deliverance (from 1991-12 until 1992-07)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
3.253:22
6If You Wanna
recording of:
If You Wanna
written in:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (in 1993-05)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1993-05)
4:37
7Mrs Vandebilt
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
assistant engineer:
Monday (engineer) (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-11) and Pete Swettenham (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-11)
producer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
mixer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (from 1973-10 until 1973-11)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums (drum set), electric guitar, electric piano and percussion and background vocals and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and percussion:
Denny Laine (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
keyboard:
Linda McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
solo saxophone:
Howie Casey (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
background vocals:
Denny Laine (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10) and Linda McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
additionally recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-10)
recorded at:
EMI Studios Apapa, Lagos (pre-1981 location of EMI Studios Lagos) in Lagos, Lagos (Lagos State), Nigeria (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
mixed at:
Kingsway Studios in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1973-11)
recording of:
Mrs Vandebilt (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV Music Corp. and McCartney Music, Inc.
2.854:41
8San Ferry Anne
recording of:
San Ferry Anne
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
2:07
9Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (in 1973-10)
assistant engineer:
Monday (engineer) (from 1973-10 until 1973-11) and Pete Swettenham (from 1973-10 until 1973-11)
producer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1973-10)
mixer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (from 1973-10 until 1973-11)
bass guitar and electric guitar:
Denny Laine (in 1973-10) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1973-10)
drums (drum set), keyboard, piano, synthesizer and background vocals and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1973-10)
horn and strings:
Beaux Arts Orchestra (in 1973-10)
organ:
Linda McCartney (in 1973-10)
shakers:
Linda McCartney (in 1973-10) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1973-10)
background vocals:
Denny Laine (in 1973-10) and Linda McCartney (in 1973-10)
orchestrator:
Tony Visconti
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-10)
mixed at:
Kingsway Studios in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1973-11)
recording of:
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five (in 1973-10)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV Music Corp., McCartney Music, Inc. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
2.85:36
10No Words
recording of:
No Words
writer:
Denny Laine and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV Music Corp. and McCartney Music, Inc.
2:38
11Monkberry Moon Delight
recording of:
Monkberry Moon Delight
writer:
Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
5:22
12The World Tonight
assistant engineer:
Keith Smith (UK engineer, Hog Hill Mill)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Jon Jacobs (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar and background vocals [harmony vocal]:
Jeff Lynne (from 1995-11-13 until 1995-11-17) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1995-11-13 until 1995-11-17)
bass guitar, drums (drum set), percussion, piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1995-11-13 until 1995-11-17)
keyboard:
Jeff Lynne (from 1995-11-13 until 1995-11-17)
recorded at:
Hog Hill Mill (Paul McCartney's studio) in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom (from 1995-11-13 until 1995-11-17)
recording of:
The World Tonight (from 1995-11-13 until 1995-11-17)
written in:
United States (in 1995)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1995)
2.754:07
13Simple as That
recording of:
Simple as That
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
4:17
14Daytime Nightime Suffering
bass and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1979-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Steve Holley (on 1979-01-15)
electric guitar:
Laurence Juber (on 1979-01-15) and Denny Laine (on 1979-01-15)
organ:
Linda McCartney (on 1979-01-15)
background vocals:
Denny Laine (on 1979-01-15), Linda McCartney (on 1979-01-15) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1979-01-15)
recorded at:
Replica Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1979-01-15)
recording of:
Daytime Nighttime Suffering (on 1979-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
43:23
15My Brave Face
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman (in 1988-10)
producer:
Neil Dorfsman, Mitchell Froom and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
assistant mixer:
Noel Harris (on 1989-01-28)
mixer:
Neil Dorfsman (on 1989-01-28)
acoustic guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1988-10), Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders) (in 1988-10) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer) (in 1988-10)
drums (drum set):
Chris Whitten (in 1988-10)
ebow [Ebow Guitar]:
David Rhodes (guitarist, singer, and songwriter) (in 1988-10)
electric bass guitar, tambourine and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1988-10)
electric guitar:
Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders) (in 1988-10) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer) (in 1988-10)
keyboard:
Mitchell Froom (in 1988-10)
saxophone:
Dave Bishop (saxophonist) (in 1988-10), Chris Davis (in 1988-10) and Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist) (in 1988-10)
background vocals [Harmonies]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1988-10) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer) (in 1988-10)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-10)
mixed at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1958–1966 before moving to Barnes) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1989-01-28)
recording of:
My Brave Face (in 1988-10)
writer:
Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
2.23:18
16No More Lonely Nights
assistant engineer:
Jon Jacobs (UK producer/engineer) and Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass:
Herbie Flowers (from 1982-11-05 until 1984-07-26)
bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel) (from 1982-11-05 until 1984-07-26)
electric guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) (from 1982-11-05 until 1984-07-26)
piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1982-11-05 until 1984-07-26)
synthesizer:
Ann Dudley (English score composer) (from 1982-11-05 until 1984-07-26)
background vocals:
Linda McCartney (from 1982-11-05 until 1984-07-26), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1982-11-05 until 1984-07-26) and Eric Stewart (from 1982-11-05 until 1984-07-26)
vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd.
recorded at:
Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-06 until 1984-07)
recording of:
No More Lonely Nights (from 1982-11-05 until 1984-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
2.254:40
17Silly Love Songs
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Mark Vigars (engineer) (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03)
recording engineer and mixer:
Pete Henderson (engineer) (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03)
producer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
bass and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03)
drums (drum set):
Joe English (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03)
electric guitar:
Jimmy McCulloch (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03)
horn:
Howie Casey (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03), Tony Dorsey (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03), Steve Howard (trumpeter) (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03) and Thaddeus Richard (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03)
background vocals:
Denny Laine (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03), Linda McCartney (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03)
conductor:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03)
strings arranger:
Tony Dorsey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) (in 2014) and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1976-01-16, from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 45) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 67)
recording of:
Silly Love Songs (from 1976-01-16 until 1976-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
writer:
Linda McCartney
publisher:
MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
3.555:52
18Bip Bop
recording of:
Bip Bop
writer:
Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Kidney Punch Music and Northern Songs Ltd.
4:09
19Biker Like an Icon
recording of:
Biker Like an Icon
writer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
3:27
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