The Words and Music of Paul McCartney: The Solo Years

Contents

• Series Foreword by James E. Perone Acknowledgments Introduction: A Biographical Sketch of Paul McCartney Childhood and Youth, 1942–57 The Beatle Years, 1957–70 Wings, 1971–80 Collaborations and an Oratorio, 1981–96 Solo Work and More Classical Music, 19
• 1. The Remaking of a Beatle: Paul McCartney as Solo Artist, 1970–71 McCartney (1970) Ram (1971)
• 2. Paul McCartney and Wings, 1971–74 Wings Wild Life (1971) Red Rose Speedway (1973) Live and Let Die (1973) Band on the Run (1973)
• 3. Paul McCartney and Wings, 1975–80 Venus and Mars (1975) Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976) London Town (1978) Back to the Egg (1979)
• 4. Collaborating with Others, 1980–89 McCartney II (1980) Tug of War (1982) Pipes of Peace (1983) Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) and Spies Like Us (1985) Press to Play (1986) Flowers in the Dirt (1989)
• 5. Classical Music, Beatles Reunion, and Musical Roots, 1991–99 The Liverpool Oratorio (1991) Off the Ground (1993) The Beatles Anthology (1995–97) Flaming Pie (1997) Standing Stone (1997)
• 6. Renewal, 2000–2007 Driving Rain (2001) Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005) Ecce Cor Meum (2006) Memory Almost Full (2007)
• 7. Popular Music Icon Glossary of Technical Terms Selected Discography/Videography Notes Selected Bibliography Index