List of Paul McCartney musical contributions and appearances
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This article presents all the contributions and appearances of Paul McCartney as a solo artist and as a member of Wings.


Appearances

*'' Live and Let Die'' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1973) – 1 song **The soundtrack album from the James Bond film includes the title song performed by Paul McCartney & Wings. *''
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea Concerts for the People of Kampuchea was a series of concerts featuring Queen, The Clash, The Pretenders, The Who, Elvis Costello, Wings, and many more artists which took place at the Hammersmith Odeon in London during December 1979 to raise m ...
'' (1981) – 6 songs **A live album recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London in December 1979 to benefit Cambodian refugees. The concert and album were organised by McCartney and included live performances by both his band, Wings, and his "supergroup",
Rockestra "Rockestra Theme" is the fourth and final single on Wings' final studio album ''Back to the Egg''. Recording "Rockestra Theme" was recorded on 3 October 1978 at Abbey Road Studios by an all-star collection of musicians dubbed "Rockestra", althoug ...
. Also featured on the album were live cuts by The Who, The Pretenders,
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, Rockpile, Queen, The Clash, and Ian Dury & The Blockheads. The McCartney tracks included on the album are as follows: ***"
Got to Get You Into My Life "Got to Get You into My Life" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, first released in 1966 on their album ''Revolver''. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is a homage to the Motown Sound, wit ...
" (by Paul McCartney & Wings) ***" Every Night" (by Paul McCartney & Wings) ***" Coming Up" (by Paul McCartney & Wings) ***" Lucille" (by Rockestra) ***"
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" (by Rockestra) ***"
Rockestra Theme "Rockestra Theme" is the fourth and final single on Wings' final studio album ''Back to the Egg''. Recording "Rockestra Theme" was recorded on 3 October 1978 at Abbey Road Studios by an all-star collection of musicians dubbed "Rockestra", although ...
" (by Rockestra) *'' It's a Live-In World'' (1986) – 1 song **British various artists album to benefit The Anti-Heroin Project. In addition to the McCartney track, the album also contains songs by Bananarama, Elvis Costello,
Dire Straits Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums and percuss ...
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, Howard Jones, and others. McCartney's contribution to the album was the previously unissued "Simple as That". *''The Prince's Trust 10th Anniversary Birthday Party'' (1987) – 1 song (plus 2 more songs on bonus single) **A live album of a concert recorded to benefit The Prince's Trust, featured the music of McCartney,
Dire Straits Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums and percuss ...
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, Tina Turner, and
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. The album includes a live version of "
Get Back "Get Back" is a song recorded by the British rock band the Beatles and Billy Preston, and written by Paul McCartney though credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. It was originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to ...
". British copies of the album also contained a bonus single with a live version of McCartney performing " Long Tall Sally" on one side and " I Saw Her Standing There" on the other. *'' Knebworth: The Album'' (1990) – 2 songs **A double live album recorded at Knebworth in 1990. In addition to Paul McCartney, the album also features performances by Tears for Fears,
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Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...
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Dire Straits Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums and percuss ...
,
Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...
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. On the album, McCartney performs "Coming Up" and "
Hey Jude "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in August 1968. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The single was the Beatles' first release o ...
". *'' For Our Children'' (1991) – 1 song **A various artists' album of children's songs released by Disney to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation includes Wings' "
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'' (1991) – 1 song **A British album of popular artists recording songs from various Elvis Presley movies. McCartney's contribution is " It's Now or Never". *'' Earthrise: The Rainforest Album'' (1992) – 1 song **A various artists' album to draw attention to then environment includes McCartney's song, " How Many People." *''
Music for Montserrat ''Music For Montserrat'' was a benefit concert held on 15 September 1997 at the Royal Albert Hall. The event was organised by Sir George Martin, former producer for The Beatles and founder of Associated Independent Recording, to raise funds for th ...
'' (1997) – 1 song **To raise money to benefit Hurricane-ravaged Montserrat, a Caribbean island where George Martin operates a recording studio, Martin recruited a number of recording artists to perform a concert at the
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in London. A CD with highlights from the concert, including McCartney performing "Hey Jude", with Elton John and Sting taking a verse each, was released in 1997. *'' Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute'' (1997) -1 song **A various artists' tribute album to Princess Diana includes McCartney's " Little Willow," a song McCartney had originally written for
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's children upon the death of their mother Maureen Starkey. *'' Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noel Coward'' (1998) – 1 song. **A tribute album to
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, it contains McCartney performing "A Room with a View". *'' Maybe Baby: Original Soundtrack Featuring Music from and Inspired by the Film'' (2000) – 1 song **McCartney's version of the
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song, " Maybe Baby" leads off the soundtrack album. *''
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'' (2001) – 1 song **A tribute album to Elvis Presley's Sun Records sessions. In addition to McCartney, the album also contains contributions by
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, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and others. McCartney's contribution to the album is " That's All Right". *'' Brand New Boots and Panties'' (2001) – 1 song **A tribute album to Ian Dury, it contains McCartney performing "I'm Partial to Your Abracadabra". *'' Music from Vanilla Sky'' (2001) – 1 song **McCartney performs the Oscar-nominated title song on the soundtrack to the film, ''
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The Concert for New York City The Concert for New York City was a benefit concert, featuring many famous musicians, that took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden in New York City in response to the September 11 attacks. Aside from performing for charity, the co ...
'' (2001) – 4 songs **In the wake of the 11 September attacks, McCartney arranged a benefit concert at
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in New York featuring many of the top names in music. The double live album of the concert included four Beatles/McCartney songs, including the live version of "
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", which had also been added, at the last minute, to McCartney's upcoming album, ''
Driving Rain ''Driving Rain'' is the twelfth studio album by English musician Paul McCartney, released on 12 November 2001 as a double LP, a single cassette, and single CD. Background Following the example of ''Run Devil Run (album), Run Devil Run'' brisk pr ...
''. The McCartney tracks on ''The Concert for New York City'' are as follows: ***" I'm Down" ***" Yesterday" ***"Let It Be" ***"Freedom" *'' A Tribute to the King'' (2002) – one song **A tribute album to Elvis Presley, it contains McCartney performing "
All Shook Up "All Shook Up" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley, published by Elvis Presley Music, and composed by Otis Blackwell. The single topped the U.S. ''Billboard'' Top 100 on April 13, 1957, staying there for eight weeks. It also topped the ''Bil ...
". *'' Party at the Palace'' (2002) – two songs **A live album of the concert recorded for Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. The album features McCartney on the following two tracks: ***" All You Need Is Love" (by
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Joe Cocker John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles were recordings of son ...
, Paul McCartney and various artists) ***"Hey Jude" (by Paul McCartney featuring various artists) *'' Music from the Motion Picture The In-Laws'' (2003) – one new song **The soundtrack to the 2003 re-make of the film, '' The In-Laws'' includes the previously unreleased (though widely bootlegged) McCartney song, "A Love for You". The soundtrack album also includes two previously released McCartney songs, " Live and Let Die" and " I'm Carrying". "Live and Let Die" appears here as an alternate version, different from the one used on the James Bond soundtrack from 1973. *'' Concert for George'' (2003) – 4 songs **The live album honouring
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, recorded on the first anniversary of Harrison's death. In addition to McCartney, the concert also featured Ringo Starr,
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, Jeff Lynne,
Billy Preston William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he ba ...
, and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. McCartney performed the following songs: ***" For You Blue" ***"
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" (by McCartney and Clapton) ***" All Things Must Pass" ***" While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (McCartney and Clapton) *'' Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino'' (2007) – one song **A tribute album to Fats Domino, it contains McCartney (singing) performing " I Want to Walk You Home". *'' Funny People'' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2009) – one song **The soundtrack album from the
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film ''Funny People'' includes "Great Day" by McCartney.


Duets and collaborations

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**'' Tug of War'' (1982) ***Contains "
Ebony and Ivory "Ebony and Ivory" is a song that was released in 1982 as a single by Paul McCartney featuring Stevie Wonder. It was issued on 29 March that year as the lead single from McCartney's third solo album, ''Tug of War'' (1982). Written by McCartney ...
", and "What's That You're Doing" by Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney. *With
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** ''Tug of War'' (1982) ***Contains "Get It" by Carl Perkins & Paul McCartney. *With Michael Jackson **''
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'' (1983) ***Contains " The Girl Is Mine" by Michael Jackson with Paul McCartney. **'' Pipes of Peace'' (1983) ***Contains " Say Say Say" and "The Man" by Paul McCartney with Michael Jackson. *With
Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...
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Water from the Wells of Home ''Water from the Wells of Home'' is the 75th album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Mercury Records in 1988 (see 1988 in music). It features several collaborations with other artists, including "New Moon Over Jamaica" with Paul ...
'' (1988) ***Contains " New Moon over Jamaica", a duet by Johnny Cash and Paul McCartney (with harmonies by June Carter Cash,
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Tom T. Hall Thomas Hall (May 25, 1936 – August 20, 2021), known professionally as Tom T. Hall and informally nicknamed "the Storyteller," was an American country music singer-songwriter and short-story author. He wrote 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more ...
). *With Elvis Costello **'' Flowers in the Dirt'' (1989) ***Contains " You Want Her Too", a duet by Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello one of their songwriting collaborations also on "
My Brave Face "My Brave Face" is a single from Paul McCartney's 1989 album, ''Flowers in the Dirt''. Written by McCartney and Elvis Costello, "My Brave Face" is one of the most popular songs from ''Flowers in the Dirt''. It peaked at number 18 in the United Ki ...
" and " That Day is Done" **'' Spike'' (1989) ***Contains " Veronica", a collaboration by Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney. *With Smokin' Mojo Filters (a.k.a. " Paul Weller & Friends") **The various artists' benefit album, ''
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(1995) ***The album, which was released to benefit the Warchild charity, contained " Come Together", which Paul Weller, Paul McCartney,
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, Damon Minchella of Ocean Colour Scene and Noel Gallagher released as the "Smokin' Mojo Filters". *With
Carl Perkins Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998)#nytimesobit, Pareles. was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, Tennes ...
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Go Cat Go! ''Go Cat Go!'' is an album by the American musician Carl Perkins, released in 1996. For most of the songs, Perkins performs with other artists. The album includes recordings from all four ex-Beatles, with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo ...
'' (1996) ***Contains "My Old Friend" by Carl Perkins & Paul McCartney. *With
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**" Vo!ce" (CD single) (1999) ***The record is credited to "Heather Mills featuring Paul McCartney." McCartney co-wrote the song with Mills, and he provided the backing vocals and guitar. The CD single contains the following three tracks: ****"Vo!ce" (radio edit) ****"Vo!ce" (Paul McCartney's Mellow Extension) ****"Vo!ce" (Someone U Love mix) *With
Lindsay Pagano Lindsay Megan Pagano (born June 22, 1986) is an American singer who until 2003 was signed to Warner Brothers Records. She toured with Dream Street and Aaron Carter for several months. She also performed for the governor of California along with ...
**'' Love & Faith & Inspiration'' (2001) ***Contains a version of the McCartney composed "So Bad", by Lindsay Pagano with accompanying vocals by Paul McCartney. *With Lulu **'' Together'' (2002) ***Contains "Inside Thing (Let 'em In)", a duet by Lulu & Paul McCartney. *With
Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and m ...
**'' Gettin' in Over My Head'' (2004) ***Contains " A Friend Like You", a duet by Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney. *With
George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the most significant cultural icons of the MTV generation and is one of the best-selling musici ...
**'' Twentyfive'' (2006) ***Contains "
Heal the Pain "Heal the Pain" is a song written and performed by British singer-songwriter George Michael and released on Epic Records in February 1991. A contemplative, acoustic guitar-based love song, it was the fourth of five UK singles taken from his se ...
" by George Michael and Paul McCartney. *With Tony Bennett **'' Duets: An American Classic'' (2006) ***Contains "
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", a duet by Tony Bennett and Paul McCartney. *With George Benson and
Al Jarreau Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and musician. His 1981 album '' Breakin' Away'' spent two years on the ''Billboard'' 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R ...
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Givin' It Up ''Givin' It Up'' is a collaborative album by American musicians George Benson and Al Jarreau, released on October 24, 2006, by Concord Records. It contains songs previously recorded by both artists (Benson's "Breezin" and Jarreau's "Mornin") and ...
'' (2006) ***Contains " Bring It On Home to Me" by George Benson, Al Jarreau and Paul McCartney *With Nitin Sawhney **''
London Undersound Nitin Sawhney's eighth studio album ''London Undersound'' was released on , by Cooking Vinyl. It includes collaborations with Paul McCartney, Natty, Imogen Heap, Reena Bhardwaj, Ojos de Brujo, Anoushka Shankar, Tina Grace, Faheem Mazhar, Aru ...
'' (2008) ***Contains "My Soul", a collaboration by Nitin Sawhney and Paul McCartney. *With Straight No Chaser **''Under the Influence: Holiday Edition'' (2013) ***Contains a cover of " Wonderful Christmastime" *With
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, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear **'' Sound City (OST)'' (2013) ***Contains "
Cut Me Some Slack "Cut Me Some Slack" is a rock song by Paul McCartney and members of Nirvana. Released in 2012 on YouTube and the following year on the soundtrack to Dave Grohl's documentary film '' Sound City,'' the song won the Grammy award for Best Rock Song in ...
", a collaboration with the former members of Nirvana. *With Bloody Beetroots **'' Hide'' (2013) ***Contains " Out of Sight", a collaboration between The Fireman (project of Paul McCartney and Youth) with the Bloody Beetroots. *With Kanye West **"
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" (2015), single which is a writing, production and performance collaboration with Kanye West (and others) *With Kanye West and
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FourFiveSeconds "FourFiveSeconds" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna, American rapper Kanye West, and English musician Paul McCartney. It was written and produced by McCartney, Kanye West, Mike Dean, Dave Longstreth and Noah Goldstein with additiona ...
" (2015), single which is a writing, production and performance collaboration with Kanye West and Rihanna (and others) *With Hollywood Vampires **'' Hollywood Vampires'' (2015) ***The debut album of the rock supergroup formed by Alice Cooper,
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and Joe Perry contains a new version of the McCartney composed " Come and Get It" with vocals by Paul McCartney and Alice Cooper.


As producer, composer, or session musician

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**'' Undressing Underwater'' (2005) ***McCartney contributes bass, backing vocals, and additional electric guitar to "Hurt Myself". * Badfinger **'' Magic Christian Music'' (1969) ***Contains "Come and Get It", which was written and produced by McCartney. Also, McCartney produced and played piano on "Rock of All Ages," and produced "Carry On Til Tomorrow." * The Beach Boys **'' Smiley Smile'' (1967) ***The song, " Vegetables" features the sound of McCartney eating raw carrots. * Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band **(no album) ***The song, "
I'm the Urban Spaceman "I'm the Urban Spaceman" was the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's most successful single, released in 1968. It reached #5 in the UK charts. The song was written by Neil Innes—who won an Ivor Novello Award in 1968 for the song—and produced by Paul McCa ...
" has McCartney under the alias of Apollo C. Vermouth. *
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**'' Spike'' (1989) ***Contains " Veronica" and "Pads, Paws, and Claws", which were co-written by McCartney. McCartney also played the bass on "Veronica" and "...This Town..." *
Donovan Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and record producer. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock and world mus ...
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Mellow Yellow "Mellow Yellow" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. In the US, it reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Outside the US, "Mellow Yellow" peaked at No. 8 in the UK in early 1967. Content The song was ru ...
'' (1967) ***McCartney played bass guitar (uncredited) on portions of the album. ***McCartney can also be audibly heard cheering and whooping on Donovan's hit single "
Mellow Yellow "Mellow Yellow" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. In the US, it reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Outside the US, "Mellow Yellow" peaked at No. 8 in the UK in early 1967. Content The song was ru ...
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Barabajagal ''Barabajagal'' is the seventh studio album and eighth album overall from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United States on 11 August 1969 ( Epic Records BN 26481 (stereo)), but was not released in the United Kingdom be ...
'' (1969) ***Contains the song, " Atlantis" which is widely believed to feature the background vocals of McCartney (and on which, according to Harry Castleman and Walter Podrazik's book, ''All Together Now'', McCartney not only provided the background vocals but also played the tambourine). McCartney is not listed in the album's credits. Furthermore, the various works of Mark Lewisohn (such as ''The Complete Beatles Chronicles'' and ''The Beatles Day by Day'') fail to mention McCartney's participation on this song. In fact, according to the album's liner notes, the song was recorded in Los Angeles in November 1968, a month that, according to Lewisohn, McCartney spent mostly at his farm in Scotland. * Allen Ginsberg **'' The Ballad of the Skeletons'' (1996) ***Ginsberg recited his poetry to music. McCartney played guitar, drums,
Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ...
and maracas on the title track. *
George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
**'' Somewhere in England'' (1981) ***The song "
All Those Years Ago "All Those Years Ago" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released in May 1981 as a single from his album ''Somewhere in England''. Having previously recorded the music for the song, Harrison tailored the lyrics to serve as a personal T ...
", a tribute to John Lennon, included McCartney on backing vocals and Ringo Starr on drums. *
Laurence Juber Laurence Ivor Juber (born 12 November 1952) is an English musician, fingerstyle guitarist and studio musician. He played guitar in the rock band Wings from 1978 to 1981. Biography Early life Born in Stepney, East London, Juber was raised and ...
**''Straight Time'' (1982) ***The song "Maisie" is performed by Wings, with McCartney on bass, Juber on guitar, Steve Holley on drums and Denny Laine on harmonica. * Denny Laine **''
Holly Days ''Holly Days'' is the second album by guitarist Denny Laine, released in 1977. It was recorded by him with fellow Wings (band), Wings members Paul and Linda McCartney. The album is a tribute to singer-songwriter Buddy Holly and comprises eleven c ...
'' (1977) ***Produced by McCartney, who also played most of the backing instruments and sang backing vocals on the album. **''
Japanese Tears ''Japanese Tears'' is the third album by guitarist Denny Laine, released shortly before the demise of Paul McCartney's band Wings, of which Laine was a member. The album was released in 1980. Background In January 1980, Wings planned a tour o ...
'' (1980) ***Three songs on the album, "Send Me The Heart", "I Would Only Smile", and "Weep For Love", were performed by Wings, with McCartney on bass, keyboards, guitar, percussion and vocals, and McCartney also co-wrote "Send Me the Heart." * Steve Martin and the
Steep Canyon Rangers Steep Canyon Rangers is an American bluegrass band based in Asheville and Brevard, North Carolina. Though formed in 2000, the band has become widely known since 2009 for collaborating with actor/banjoist Steve Martin. In 2013, the Steep Canyon ...
** Rare Bird Alert (2011) ***McCartney sang lead vocals on the track "Best Love." *
Linda McCartney Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney ( Eastman; September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, animal rights activist, vegetarian cookbook author and advocate, and entrepreneur. She was the keyboardist in th ...
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Wide Prairie ''Wide Prairie'' is a posthumous compilation album by Linda McCartney, compiled by her husband Paul McCartney and released in October 1998, roughly six months after her death due to breast cancer. The idea for the album was inspired by a fan wh ...
'' (1998)'' ***An album by McCartney's wife, Linda, which was produced and partially composed by Paul McCartney. McCartney also played many of the instruments on the album, and some of the tracks featured Wings, including two that were originally attributed to
Suzy and the Red Stripes Wings were a British-American rock band formed in 1971 by former Beatle bassist Paul McCartney, his wife Linda McCartney on keyboards, session drummer Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. Wings were noted for their co ...
. *
Mike McGear Peter Michael McCartney (born 7 January 1944), known professionally as Mike McGear, is an English performing artist and photographer who was a member of the groups the Scaffold and Grimms. He is the younger brother of former Beatle Paul McCa ...
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McGear ''McGear'' is the second and final solo album by English singer Mike McGear, released in 1974. The album is a collaboration between McGear and his brother Paul McCartney, who co-wrote and produced the record. All backing tracks on the album a ...
'' (1974) ***An album by McCartney's brother Michael, who sang lead vocals with Wings as his backing band. McCartney produced the album, composed or co-composed most of the tracks, sang harmony vocal on "The Man Who Found God on the Moon", and played bass, guitar and keyboards (although uncredited as a musician). * Steve Miller Band **'' Brave New World'' (1970) ***McCartney (credited as Paul Ramon) played bass, drums, and provides backing vocals to "My Dark Hour". *
The Scaffold The Scaffold were a comedy, poetry and music trio from Liverpool, England, consisting of musical performer Mike McGear (real name Peter Michael McCartney, the brother of Paul McCartney), poet Roger McGough and comic entertainer John Gorman. ...
**''Sold Out'' (1975) ***McCartney produced and Wings was the backing band on "Liverpool Lou" (with McCartney on bass); McCartney also produced and co-wrote the non-album B-side "Ten Years After on Strawberry Jam", performed by an uncredited Wings, with McCartney on bass and keyboards. *
Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thin ...
**'' No Secrets'' (1972) ***McCartney provided back-up vocals on "Night Owl". * Super Furry Animals **'' Rings Around the World'' (2001) ***The song, "Receptacle for the Respectable" featured McCartney eating celery."Sir Paul eats with the Animals", BBC News, 18 April 2001
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Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
**'' Sentimental Journey'' (1970) ***McCartney arranged "Stardust". **''
Ringo Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
'' (1973) ***McCartney wrote, arranged, played piano and synthesizer, and provided backing vocals on "Six O'Clock" and played kazoo (credited as "mouth sax") on "
You're Sixteen "You're Sixteen" is a song written by the Sherman Brothers (Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman). It was first performed by American rockabilly singer Johnny Burnette, whose version peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Bill ...
". **'' Ringo's Rotogravure'' (1976) ***McCartney wrote and provided backing vocals to "Pure Gold". **''
Stop and Smell the Roses Stop and Smell the Roses may refer to: * Stop and smell the roses, a 20th-century proverb (see Paremiography) * ''Stop and Smell the Roses'' (Mac Davis album), a 1974 Mac Davis album ** "Stop and Smell the Roses" (song), a 1974 song written and f ...
'' (1981) ***McCartney wrote, played bass and piano, and lent backing vocals to "Private Property" and "Attention". **''
Vertical Man ''Vertical Man'' is the 11th studio album by Ringo Starr, issued in 1998. The album served as Starr's attempt at a commercial comeback following the success of ''The Beatles Anthology'' project. Starr enlisted the help of many of his musician fr ...
'' (1998) ***McCartney played bass, lent backing vocals to "La De Da," "I Was Walking" and "What in the World" and appeared in the music video of "La De Da". **''
Y Not ''Y Not'' is the 16th studio album by Ringo Starr, released on 12 January 2010 on the UMe and Hip-O Records labels. Music, lyrics and recording "Peace Dream" features former Beatle Paul McCartney on bass; another Beatle, John Lennon is re ...
'' (2010) ***McCartney played bass on "Peace Dream" and, listening to Starr's already finished tracks for the album, spontaneously improvised and recorded harmony vocals for "
Walk With You "Walk with You" is a song by Ringo Starr, released as a single from his 2010 studio album ''Y Not''. It features fellow former Beatle Paul McCartney on backing vocals. The track was not originally conceived as a collaboration with McCartney, who or ...
" which were then included to the final version of the song * James Taylor **'' James Taylor'' (1968) ***McCartney played bass on "
Carolina in My Mind "Carolina in My Mind" is a song originally written and performed by American singer-songwriter James Taylor. It was Taylor's second single from his 1968 self-titled debut album. Taylor wrote ''Carolina in My Mind'' while overseas recording for ...
". **'' Walking Man'' (1974) ***Paul & Linda provided backing vocals on "Rock'n'Roll Is Music Now". * Yusuf Islam **''
Roadsinger ''Roadsinger'' is the thirteenth studio album by Yusuf (formerly known as Yusuf Islam and as Cat Stevens). ''Roadsinger'' is Yusuf's second mainstream release since his return to music. The album made its debut on the US ''Billboard'' 200 at ...
'' (2009) ***McCartney sings backup on the song " Boots and Sand," written by Yusuf Islam in response to being denied entry into the United States in 2004 for suspected connections to Hamas, which turned out to be completely false. They are joined on the track by Dolly Parton.


See also

* The Beatles discography * Paul McCartney discography


References

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