All the Best!

All the Best!
All the Best!
	UK/Canadian vinyl cover
Greatest hits album by Paul McCartney
Released	2 November 1987
Recorded	1970–1987
Genre	Rock
Length	86:29 (International version) ; 72:14 (US version) ; 72:35 (CD version)
Label	EMI/Parlophone (UK); Capitol (US)
Producer	Paul McCartney; George Martin;
Paul McCartney chronology
Singles from All the Best!
	"Once Upon a Long Ago"; Released: 16 November 1987;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]^[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+^[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]
The Essential Rock Discography	8/10^[5]
MusicHound Rock	3/5^[6]
New Musical Express	9/10^[7]
Q	^[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[9]

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

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. So when All the Best! was released the Cold Cuts album was permanently abandoned.^[10]

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).^[11] In America, the compilation peaked at number 62,^[12] although it was eventually certified double platinum there.^[13]

Track listings

UK/Australian/Canadian/Japanese listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Jet"	Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney	Band on the Run, 1973	4:08
2.	"Band on the Run"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Band on the Run	5:11
3.	"Coming Up"	P. McCartney	McCartney II, 1980	3:51
4.	"Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder)	P. McCartney	Tug of War, 1982	3:41
5.	"Listen to What the Man Said"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Venus and Mars, 1975	3:55

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"No More Lonely Nights" (Radio edit)	P. McCartney	Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack, 1984	4:38
2.	"Silly Love Songs"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings at the Speed of Sound, 1976	5:54
3.	"Let 'Em In"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings at the Speed of Sound	5:09
4.	"C Moon"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Non-album single, 1972	4:33
5.	"Pipes of Peace" (Radio edit)	P. McCartney	Pipes of Peace, 1983	3:24

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Live and Let Die"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Live and Let Die soundtrack, 1973	3:11
2.	"Another Day"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Non-album single, 1971	3:41
3.	"Maybe I'm Amazed" (Not included on CD release)	P. McCartney	McCartney, 1970	3:50
4.	"Goodnight Tonight" (Not included on CD release)	P. McCartney	Non-album single, 1979	4:19
5.	"Once Upon a Long Ago" (New song released as single from this album)	P. McCartney	All the Best! compilation, 1987	4:09

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson)	P. McCartney, Michael Jackson	Pipes of Peace	3:55
2.	"With a Little Luck" (Not included on CD release)	P. McCartney	London Town, 1978	5:45
3.	"My Love"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Red Rose Speedway, 1973	4:08
4.	"We All Stand Together"	P. McCartney	Rupert and the Frog Song soundtrack, 1984	4:23
5.	"Mull of Kintyre"	P. McCartney, Denny Laine	Non-album single, 1977	4:44

US track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Band on the Run"	Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney	Band on the Run, 1973	5:11
2.	"Jet"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Band on the Run	4:08
3.	"Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder)	P. McCartney	Tug of War, 1982	3:43
4.	"Listen to What the Man Said"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Venus and Mars, 1975	3:55

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"No More Lonely Nights" (Radio edit)	P. McCartney	Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack, 1984	4:38
2.	"Silly Love Songs"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings at the Speed of Sound, 1976	5:54
3.	"Let 'Em In"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings at the Speed of Sound	5:09
4.	"Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson)	P. McCartney, Michael Jackson	Pipes of Peace, 1983	3:56

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Live and Let Die"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Live and Let Die soundtrack, 1973	3:11
2.	"Another Day"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Non-album single, 1971	3:41
3.	"C Moon"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Non-album single, 1972	4:33
4.	"Junior's Farm"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Non-album single, 1974	4:23
5.	"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (Radio edit)	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Ram, 1971	4:41

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Coming Up" (Live at Glasgow) (Edit)	P. McCartney	Non-album single; studio version from McCartney II, 1980	3:31
2.	"Goodnight Tonight"	P. McCartney	Non-album single, 1979	4:19
3.	"With a Little Luck" (Radio edit)	P. McCartney	London Town, 1978	3:13
4.	"My Love"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Red Rose Speedway, 1973	4:08

Charts

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak position
1987	UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	2
1988	Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[14]	23
1988	Canadian Albums (RPM)^[15]	30
1988	Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[16]	10
1988	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[17]	9
1988	New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[18]	5
1988	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	11
1988	US Billboard 200^[12]	62
1993	Australian Albums (ARIA)^[20]	10
1995	French Compilations (SNEP)^[21]	4
1995	Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[22]	7
2000	US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)^[23]	36
2005	Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[24]	99
2008	Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[25]	39

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[26]	Gold	30,000^{^}
Australia (ARIA)^[27]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[28]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[29]	Gold	50,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[30]	Gold	100,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[31]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[32]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[33]	3× Platinum	900,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[13]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

^ AllMusic review, UK version
^ AllMusic review, US version
^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Paul McCartney". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th edn). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 1257. ISBN 0-19-531373-9.
^ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 696. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
^ 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.
^ Quantick, David (14 November 1987). "Paul McCartney: All The Best". NME. p. 34.
^ Du Noyer, Paul (December 1987). "Re-releases: Paul McCartney All The Best!". Q. p. 126.
^ 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.
^ https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/album/hot-hitz-kold-kutz-ultimate-archive-collection/
^ ^a ^b "1987-11-14 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Paul McCartney Album & Song Chart History | Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b "American album certifications – All the Best". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Paul McCartney – All the Best!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "RPM100 Albums". RPM. 47 (15). 30 January 1988. ISSN 0315-5994. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul McCartney – All the Best!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Paul Mccartney – All the Best!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "InfoDisc : Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel". InfoDisk (in French). Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2012. Find Paul McCartney under the drop-down menu and click OK.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "Discos de Oro y Platino". CAPIF (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "Austrian album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
^ "French album certifications – McCartney P. – All the Best!" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 11 November 2012. Select MCCARTNEY P. and click OK.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 925. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

[1] AllMusic review, UK version

[2] AllMusic review, US version

[3] Christgau, Robert. "CG: Paul McCartney". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[Larkin-4] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th edn). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 1257. ISBN 0-19-531373-9.

[5] Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 696. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.

[6] 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.

[7] Quantick, David (14 November 1987). "Paul McCartney: All The Best". NME. p. 34.

[8] Du Noyer, Paul (December 1987). "Re-releases: Paul McCartney All The Best!". Q. p. 126.

[9] 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.

[10] ttps://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/album/hot-hitz-kold-kutz-ultimate-archive-collection/

[UK_Albums-11] "1987-11-14 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[US_200-12] "Paul McCartney Album & Song Chart History | Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[RIAA-13] "American album certifications – All the Best". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[ac_Austria_Paul_McCartney-14] "Austriancharts.at – Paul McCartney – All the Best!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[15] "RPM100 Albums". RPM. 47 (15). 30 January 1988. ISSN 0315-5994. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[ac_Netherlands_Paul_McCartney-16] "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul McCartney – All the Best!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[ac_Germany_Paul_Mccartney-17] "Offiziellecharts.de – Paul Mccartney – All the Best!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Paul_McCartney-18] "Charts.nz – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[ac_Switzerland_Paul_McCartney-19] "Swisscharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[ac_Australia_Paul_McCartney-20] "Australiancharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[21] "InfoDisc : Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel". InfoDisk (in French). Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2012. Find Paul McCartney under the drop-down menu and click OK.

[ac_Sweden_Paul_McCartney-22] "Swedishcharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[ac_BillboardCatalog_Paul_McCartney-23] "Paul McCartney Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[ac_Spain_Paul_McCartney-24] "Spanishcharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[ac_Norway_Paul_McCartney-25] "Norwegiancharts.com – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[26] "Discos de Oro y Platino". CAPIF (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.

[AustraliaPaul_McCartneyAll_the_BestalbumCertRef-27] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[AustriaPaul_McCartneyAll_the_BestalbumCertRef-28] "Austrian album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

[CanadaPaul_McCartneyAll_the_BestalbumCertRef-29] "Canadian album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

[FranceMcCartney_P.All_the_Best!albumCertRef-30] "French album certifications – McCartney P. – All the Best!" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 11 November 2012. Select MCCARTNEY P. and click OK.

[New_ZealandPaul_McCartneyAll_the_BestalbumCertRef-31] "New Zealand album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[32] Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 925. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

[United_KingdomPaul_McCartneyAll_the_Best!albumCertRef-33] "British album certifications – Paul McCartney – All the Best!". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

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