Venus and Mars sold more than Band on the run
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ewanme:
''Venus and Mars went on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide'' ''Band on the Run was Paul's fifth album since the break up of The Beatles and it triumphed both critically and commercially. The album topped the US chart three separate times, won a Grammy and went on to sell more than seven million copies. From the recent book 'Band On The Run' Its (BOTR) worldwide sales exceeded 10 million'' Venus and Mars was a massive seller, so it wouldn't surprise me if the sales are pretty much on par with BOTR.
Wow! Surprising!
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Mull of Kintyre sold 2.05 million UK and it is the 4th biggest seller single of all time there, but the first non charity. But these numbens are out to date like all mccartbey discography
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Joao Carlos:
Mull of Kintyre sold 2.05 million UK and it is the 4th biggest seller single of all time there, but the first no, but charity. But these numbens are out to date like all mccartbey discography
Venus and Mars is a terrific album. Paul at his vocal best.... At the Speed of Sound still sits as one of my least favourite, and for one reason only... and I don't even have to enunciate that reason.... Mull of Kintyre was huge. Huge! Everywhere but in the U.S for some reason. Paul was at his peak. On the back of Wings Over America. A simple three-chord song (might've been another in the mix), that was dynamite, but didn't put a dent in the U.S charts.... still has me baffled.... although, I do notice, whilst it is one of the biggest sellers of all time in the UK, it doesn't get much of a go in his live tours.
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''At the Speed of Sound still sits as one of my least favourite, and for one reason only... and I don't even have to enunciate that reason'' Speed Of Sound is almost certainly my fav Wings album in terms of songs/production/atmosphere etc. Everyone I've played it to loves it. Can you elaborate as to why it's your least favourite?
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''although, I do notice, whilst it is one of the biggest sellers of all time in the UK, it doesn't get much of a go in his live tours.'' He always plays it on Scottish dates, and I THINK possibly in Canada?
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ewanme:
''At the Speed of Sound still sits as one of my least favourite, and for one reason only... and I don't even have to enunciate that reason'' Speed Of Sound is almost certainly my fav Wings album in terms of songs/production/atmosphere etc. Everyone I've played it to loves it. Can you elaborate as to why it's your least favourite?
Not enough McCartney. He got a little too 'nice' and got caught up in the whole idea that this incarnation of Wings was a "band", and he afforded too many songs to others... I doubt I am surprising you with that summarisation.... That really was, in my opinion, a lost moment for him to really drive home the momentum at that crazy time.
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toris:
ewanme:
''At the Speed of Sound still sits as one of my least favourite, and for one reason only... and I don't even have to enunciate that reason'' Speed Of Sound is almost certainly my fav Wings album in terms of songs/production/atmosphere etc. Everyone I've played it to loves it. Can you elaborate as to why it's your least favourite?
Not enough McCartney. He got a little too 'nice' and got caught up in the whole idea that this incarnation of Wings was a "band", and he afforded too many songs to others... I doubt I am surprising you with that summarisation.... That really was, in my opinion, a lost moment for him to really drive home the momentum at that crazy time.
With respect, I completely disagree. Every lead vocal from each member works on this album. Gives it variation and it's immensely enjoyable. Shows off the talents of the band individually and as a collective. I'm a Wings fan first and foremost so that's maybe why I favour the album so highly. It's a real Wings album.
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I love this album and I think that the vocals of others members are really great. Denny singing Time to Hide is fantastic and Joe English singing Must Do Something About It is great too. The only music that I don´t like is Cook Of The House. Sorry Linda, love ya´
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Haha, Cook Of The House is fun, and i think Linda's great on this track.
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I know Im off topic like to divide Paul's sale figures original and re-release. Have feeling Ram will be number 1 for the re-release.