All the Best! is the second compilation album by Paul McCartney, released in 1987 on Capitol Records and Parlophone Records. It features an equal selection of Wings and solo material.
Overview The album contains tracks from the beginning of his solo career in 1970 up to (on editions outside the United States) the newly recorded "Once Upon a Long Ago". The American version has a different track listing, reflecting the popularity of particular songs there. 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.
Editions outside the United States have 20 tracks on the vinyl version and 17 on CD; the CD omits "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Goodnight Tonight", and "With A Little Luck". The American edition has 17 tracks on both vinyl and CD, and omits "Pipes of Peace", "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Once Upon A Long Ago", "We All Stand Together", and "Mull of Kintyre", but adds "Junior's Farm" and "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey". It also substitutes the studio version of "Coming Up" with an edit of the live version, and has a shorter version of "With A Little Luck".
Originally, McCartney wanted to release an outtakes album called Cold Cuts, on which he had been working for over ten years; but his manager recommended that releasing a best-of compilation would have been a better idea. When All the Best! was released, the Cold Cuts album was permanently abandoned.
Reception 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). In America, the compilation peaked at number 62, although it was eventually certified double platinum there.
Track listings UK/Australian/Canadian/Japanese listing
- "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Goodnight Tonight", and "With A Little Luck" are not included on CD release - "Once Upon a Long Ago" is a new song released as single from this album
US track listing
Charts
Chart positions YearChartPeakposition1987UK Albums (OCC)219881988Canadian Albums (RPM)3019881988198819881988US Billboard 2006219931995French Compilations (SNEP) Find Paul McCartney under the drop-down menu and click OK.41995200020052008
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