| All the Best! | |
| Type: | greatest |
| Artist: | Paul McCartney |
| Cover: | AllTBCover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Caption: | UK/Canadian vinyl cover |
| 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) |
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| Prev Title: | Press to Play |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Снова в СССР |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
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.
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" for an edit of the live version, and has a shorter version of "With A Little Luck".
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).[1] In America, the compilation peaked at number 62,[2] although it was eventually certified double platinum there.[3]
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1987 | UK Albums (OCC) | 2 |
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| 1988 | Canadian Albums (RPM)[4] | 30 |
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| 1988 | US Billboard 200 | 62 |
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| 1995 | French Compilations (SNEP)[5] | 4 |
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