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Family Way ReviewIn 1967, Paul McCartney was asked to compose the theme music for "The Family Way," a film based on Bill Naughton's comic play, "All in Good Time." Perhaps intrigued by the challenge, McCartney took time off from his Beatle duties to write a hauntingly lyrical musical theme titled "Love in the Open Air." With a little help from longtime Beatle arranger and producer George Martin, McCartney then created (or authorized the creation of) a baker's dozen variations on this single melody. These thirteen versions of that theme were then used to score the entire film, to surprisingly good effect. At least partly seeking to capitalize on the Beatle connection, London records issued a "Family Way" soundtrack album, apparently unconcerned that the record would run a scant 24 minutes and contain thirteen versions of the same song. As was the case with most soundtrack albums of that era, "The Family Way" LP soon went out of print (although, interestingly enough, not before inspiring a handful of other artists to record their own instrumental cover versions of "Love in the Open Air" as singles on other labels.)
Cut to thirty years later, when some enterprising person (perhaps McCartney himself?) got the idea to commission a new recording of the "Family Way" love theme as a classical suite for guitar and flute (a combination that also appeared prominently in George Martin's arrangements for the original soundtrack recording.) The CD offered here is the result of that brainstorm: yet another lovely collection of variations on that same durable McCartney tune, newly recorded and rearranged as a classical music suite entitled "The Family Way: Concertantes, Op 1 (Variations.)" Filled out with three companion pieces (which I suspect were included to bring the disc's running time to a respectable length,) the CD represents an excellent way for fans to obtain this essential piece of music from an obscure corner of the McCartney canon without having to track down a copy of the long out of print original soundtrack album.Family Way Overview

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Wingspan (Hits & History) Review

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Wingspan (Hits & History) ReviewI was a Paul Fan back in the day. Thought I would marry him one day. Hey hey hey!
Stop that madness. Paul married well the second time. I'm so glad. Not only does he pay tribute to the late Linda McCartney in the second song ("The Lovely Linda") on the second CD, but he provides happiness to his fans both old and new in this Wings compilation. Seven years after its release, it is just now playing in my car. Actually, I intended to purchase Venus and Mars, one of my all-time favorite albums (which vinyl version I have not replaced). Because the music store did not have it, I bought "Wingspan" instead.
The two CDs in the set are so different. The first CD is a selection of some of Wings greatest hits, while the second is surprises (for me). This disc is more ballads and love songs and blues with a couple of hits mixed in.
The liner notes tell us that Paul struggled to find his niche after the Beatles breakup, both alone and in a group. During that time I remember the negative reaction to Linda's inclusion in the band (I was one of the voices). Her addition seemed out of kilter for a master singer and songwriter. But as I have been listening recently, I hear Linda with "fresh" ears--as a retrospective. Whatever her contribution, Paul apparently wanted her there. That's a real tribute to a marriage in a fishbowl.
There is absolutely no reason to list any songs. A Paul fan knows them. Maybe a Paul-fan-in-the-making might like a rehash, but there are better reviews for that. However, THE song that jumps out at me is "Mull of Kintrye." I didn't even know what he was saying until I read it, then got out a map and discovered it is in Ireland. The other song I will mention is "Live and Let Die," my favorite James Bond theme song. The discordance fits perfectly with the evil always present in a Bond story. "Band on the Run" and "Jet" are two other excellent Wings songs.
On the second CD the two that stand out are "Venus and Mars/Rockshow" and "Maybe I'm Amazed."
Overall, it was truly interesting to hear the songs that Paul calls "some of our best work."Wingspan (Hits & History) OverviewCD's have a total of 40 songs.Manufactured by Capitol Records.

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