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| Maybe Baby Soundtrack | Virgin 8493942 | June 20 (or June 5?), 2000 |
Features the Buddy Holly song, "Maybe Baby," as performed by Paul. His version of the song was made available nowhere else.
| Liverpool Sound Collage | Capitol/Hydra 28817-2 | September 26, 2000 |
Peter Blake, whose Sgt. Pepper album cover is more than famous, was putting on an exhibition called "On Collage" at Liverpool's Tate Gallery. This album was made in connection with Blake's project. Some of the sounds on the record include snippets of Beatles talk. The album might be called radically experimental, as with some of Lennon's material. In particular, the track called "Free Now" seems to be a commentary on the status of modern pop music. The record was nominated for a Grammy award in the "Alternative" category.
| Wingspan | Capitol 32946-2 | May 8, 2001 |
This two-disc (or four-LP) set was Paul's third "greatest hits" compilation; however, the promotion level for this set was higher than it had been for either of the previous attempts. Accompanying the album was a television special with the same name that spotlighted Paul's relationship with Linda. The record was sold in stores and via television ads and featured McCartney's work through 1984. Although later material (such as "Spies Like Us" and "This One") and some earlier singles (such as "Give Ireland Back to the Irish") were notably missing, the set was much anticipated and debuted at the #2 spot on the Billboard chart. After a few weeks in the Top Ten, sales slacked off, but in the meantime Paul earned another gold record. A CD promo sampler featuring 10 songs (Capitol DPRO-15951) was also issued.
| "Maybe I'm Amazed"/"Band on the Run" | Capitol Special Markets 58995-7 | July, 2001 |
Capitol special markets re-released two popular songs onto this gold vinyl jukebox single, promoting two of the hits on Wingspan. The version of "Maybe I'm Amazed" is the one from McCartney (which is also on Wingspan), and not the single from 1977 (from Wings Over America).
| "From a Lover to a Friend" (3 mixes) | Capitol 77671-2 | October 30, 2001 |
This leadoff single to Paul's new Driving Rain album was immediately withdrawn in the United States, with Capitol Records choosing to release "Freedom" instead. Advance CD's had also been sent out (Capitol DPRO-15992). The b-side in England was "Riding into Jaipur" (Parlophone R 6567).
| "Freedom"/"From a Lover to a Friend" (2 mixes) | Capitol 50291-2 | November, 2001 |
This is the record that replaced "From a Lover to a Friend" as the A-side of Paul's first Driving Rain single. A promo single was released first. After it received a reasonable amount of airplay, "Freedom" was issued commercially. This record was also released as a limited edition 7" vinyl single (50291-7).
| Driving Rain | Capitol 35510-2 | November 13, 2001 |
In the wake of the attack on the World Trade Center in September, 2001, Paul released this album of new songs. Accompanying that record were (one or) two singles, "Freedom" (written to support the attack victims) and "From a Lover to a Friend," about his new relationship with Heather Mills. The album debuted at #26 on the album charts and immediately sank into oblivion, even though McCartney fans hailed it as a worthy followup to Run Devil Run. In England, a two disc interview set accompanied the release of the album. In the US, a "white label" promo sampler with 6 songs was issued (Capitol DPRO-15995).
In Spring, 2002, Paul embarked on his "Driving USA" tour, which promoted the album and featured Beatles songs from every album project except Beatles For Sale. Sales of Driving Rain picked up, and a new slipcover (with a photo from the video to "Lonely Road") that promoted the touring concept was issued for the CD. The tour was terrific -- memorable. It is hoped that a live record with the 36 songs from the tour will soon be released.
| "Lonely Road"/"Your Loving Flame" | Capitol Special Markets 77730-7 | July, 2002 |
Two CD promo singles were issued just before this, containing the original and remixed/edited versions of "Your Loving Flame" (Capitol DPRO-16914) and "Lonely Road" (Capitol DPRO-16920). The "remixed" versions were issued back to back as this 7" single.
| Back in the US (Live 2002) | Capitol 42318-2 | November 26, 2002 |
After the monstrously successful sold-out "Driving USA" tour, Paul got married. Following a dream honeymoon, he returned to the States for another successful tour, this time called "Back in the US." The song selection differed only slightly from the Driving USA track selection. With fans wanting a more tangible souvenir of the tour, excerpts from the concerts appeared on ABC television, coinciding with the release of a Back in the US DVD and this CD. The 2 CD set immediately hopped to the top of Amazon.com's "sales rank" list. Billboard magazine charted it as high as #8. A seventeen-song sampler (DPRO-17584) preceded the album.
| Back in the World (Live) | Capitol 5-82835-2 | March 17, 2003 |
After Back in the US succeeded, another 2 CD set of live hits was issued in preparation for the European/British leg of the tour, a tour which would conclude in Liverpool ... of course. Because many people already owned most of the music (there are a few new songs here), this album did not fare as well in the US, although it reached #5 on the British charts. Some sources show the release date in the USA as April 8th.
| "Temporary Secretary" | Parlophone TEMPSEC 01 (UK 12") | December, 2003 |
Near the end of 2003, Radio Slave (aka Serge Santiago and Matt Edwards) used Paul's original recording to create a new version of the song. Lasting 7:25, the new version issued by Parlophone was limited to just 500 copies, each of them hand-numbered on the reverse side (which features no music -- only one of the drawings from the original picture sleeve to the UK single). The sound is more "electronic" than the original recording, although it fits very well with Paul's original record. The record was sent out together with a press sheet indicating that it was a gift for Christmas, 2003. The alternate catalog number, given in the rim print of the label, is 5-53870-6. Due to its scarcity, the single was immediately counterfeited; known counterfeits lack the hand-numbering on the blank side.
| "Fine Line" | Capitol C2-34259-2 | August 29, 2005 |
UK vinyl singles came out with a b-side, "Growing Up Falling Down," but the CD single has just the one track. This was the leadoff single for Paul's new LP, although it faltered on the charts.
| Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard | Capitol 38229-2 | September 13, 2005 |
Paul's latest studio album, featuring songs like "Jenny Wren" and the single, "Fine Line," came out in several configurations, tailored to various retailers. The most-hyped special edition (Capitol 38759-2) was accompanied by a "making of" DVD. The album sold about as well as expected. Paul's album debuted at #6 on October 1st: a respectable showing.
