All the Best!

All the Best!
Greatest hits album by Paul McCartney
Released	2 November 1987
Recorded	February 1970 – mid-1987
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	86:29
Label	EMI/Parlophone (UK) Capitol (US)
Producer	Paul McCartney, George Martin, Phil Ramone
Paul McCartney chronology
Press to Play (1986) All the Best! (1987) Choba B CCCP (1988) Singles from All the Best! "Once Upon a Long Ago" Released: 16 November 1987

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1][2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Essential Rock Discography	8/10[4]
MusicHound	[5]
Q	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

All the Best! is the second official compilation album of Paul McCartney music, after 1978's Wings Greatest. It was released in 1987 on Parlophone Records.

Background

The album contains tracks from the beginning of his solo career in 1970 up to (on British and Canadian editions) the newly recorded "Once Upon a Long Ago". The track inclusion and running order varies slightly between UK and US editions of All the Best! to reflect the popularity of particular songs in each country. CD and vinyl versions of the British edition also vary, as the time constraints of a single compact disc versus a double-vinyl album led to the elimination of three cuts on the British CD edition. Originally the album was to include the unreleased London Town track "Waterspout"; there are LP slicks that feature it as the opening track on side two, as well as a cartoon icon, but the song was omitted at the last minute.

Issued just as McCartney was beginning work on his next studio album, All the Best! was a commercial success in the UK, where it reached number 2 (having been kept off the top position by George Michael's debut solo album, Faith).^[8] In America, the compilation peaked at number 62,^[9] although it was eventually certified double platinum there.^[10]

Track listings

All written by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, except where noted.

UK/Canadian listing

1. "Jet" – 4:08
   • Paul McCartney & Wings
2. "Band on the Run" – 5:11
   • Paul McCartney & Wings
3. "Coming Up" (P. McCartney) – 3:51
4. "Ebony and Ivory" (P. McCartney) – 3:41
   • Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
5. "Listen to What the Man Said" – 3:55
   • Wings
6. "No More Lonely Nights" (P. McCartney) – 4:38
7. "Silly Love Songs" – 5:54
   • Wings
8. "Let 'Em In" – 5:09
   • Wings
9. "C Moon" – 4:33
   • Wings
10. "Pipes of Peace" (P. McCartney) – 3:24
11. "Live and Let Die" – 3:11
    • Paul McCartney & Wings
12. "Another Day" – 3:41
13. "Maybe I'm Amazed" (P. McCartney) – 3:50
    • Not included on CD release of All the Best!
14. "Goodnight Tonight" (P. McCartney) – 4:19
    • Wings
    • Not included on CD release of All the Best!
15. "Once Upon a Long Ago" (P. McCartney) – 4:09
    • McCartney's then-new UK single
16. "Say Say Say" (P. McCartney, Michael Jackson) – 3:55
    • Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
17. "With a Little Luck" (P. McCartney) – 5:45
    • Wings
    • Not included on CD release of All the Best!
18. "My Love" – 4:08
    • Paul McCartney & Wings
19. "We All Stand Together" – 4:23
20. "Mull of Kintyre" (P. McCartney, Denny Laine) – 4:44
    • Wings

US listing

1. "Band on the Run" – 5:11
   • Paul McCartney & Wings
2. "Jet" – 4:08
   • Paul McCartney & Wings
3. "Ebony and Ivory" – 3:41
   • Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
4. "Listen to What the Man Said" – 3:55
   • Wings
5. "No More Lonely Nights" – 4:38
6. "Silly Love Songs" – 5:54
   • Wings
7. "Let 'Em In" – 5:09
   • Wings
8. "Say Say Say" (P. McCartney, Jackson) – 3:55
   • Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
9. "Live and Let Die" – 3:11
   • Paul McCartney & Wings
10. "Another Day" – 3:41
11. "C Moon" – 4:33
    • Wings
12. "Junior's Farm" – 4:21
    • Paul McCartney & Wings
13. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" – 4:39
    • Paul & Linda McCartney
14. "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" – 3:29
    • Paul McCartney & Wings
15. "Goodnight Tonight" – 4:19
    • Wings
16. "With a Little Luck" – 3:10 (Video edit)
    • Wings
17. "My Love" – 4:08
    • Paul McCartney & Wings

Charts and certifications

Chart positions Year Chart Peak position 1987 UK Albums (OCC)[8] 2 1988 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 23 1988 Canadian Albums (RPM)[12] 30 1988 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] 10 1988 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 9 1988 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 5 1988 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 11 1988 US Billboard 200[9] 62 1993 Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 10 1995 French Compilations (SNEP)[18] 4 1995 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 7 2000 US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[20] 36 2005 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[21] 99 2008 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22] 39

Certifications Region Certification Argentina (CAPIF)[23] Gold Austria (IFPI Austria)[24] Gold Canada (Music Canada)[25] Gold France (SNEP)[26] Gold United Kingdom (BPI)[27] 3× Platinum United States (RIAA)[10] 2× Platinum

Notes

1. Allmusic review, UK version
2. Allmusic review, US version
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th edn). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 1257. ISBN 0-19-531373-9.
4. Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 696. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
5. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 730. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
6. Du Noyer, Paul (December 1987). "Re-releases: Paul McCartney All The Best!". Q. p. 126.
7. Randall, Mac; Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. p. 526. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
8. "1987-11-14 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
9. "Paul McCartney Album & Song Chart History | Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
10. "American album certifications – All the Best". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 November 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
11. "Austriancharts.at – Paul McCartney – All the Best!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
12. "RPM100 Albums". RPM 47 (15). 30 January 1988. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul McCartney – All the Best!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
14. "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
15. "Charts.org.nz – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
16. "Swisscharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
17. "Australiancharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
18. "InfoDisc : Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel". InfoDisk (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2012. Find Paul McCartney under the drop-down menu and click OK.
19. "Swedishcharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
20. "Paul McCartney – Chart history" Billboard Top Catalog Albums for Paul McCartney. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
21. "Spanishcharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
22. "Norwegiancharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
23. "Discos de Oro y Platino". CAPIF (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
24. "Austrian album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 11 November 2012. Enter Paul McCartney in the field Interpret. Enter All the Best in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
25. "Canadian album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
26. "French album certifications – McCartney P. – All the Best!" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 11 November 2012. Select MCCARTNEY P. and click OK
27. "British album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 November 2012. Enter All the Best! in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search