James Paul McCartney (TV special) ATV network in order to settle his two-year legal dispute with Sir Lew Grade. As the owner of the network and its music publishing division – and, by extension, the Beatles' Northern Songs catalogue – Grade had objected to McCartney crediting his wife Linda as his co-writer since 1971, citing her lack of professional experience as a songwriter and musician. McCartney's commitment to the television project allowed him to retain the second composer's publishing royalties, which otherwise would have been assigned to Grade's company. "James Paul McCartney" was McCartney's first such special since the Beatles' 1967 television film "Magical Mystery
McCartney (album) Linda) and "Band on the Run" (with their band Wings). On 13 June 2011, the album and McCartney's second official solo work, "McCartney II", were reissued together by Hear Music/Concord Music Group as part of "The Paul McCartney Archive Collection". The album re-entered the charts in the UK, the Netherlands, France and Japan. On 17 November 2017, "McCartney" was re-released by Capitol/UMe without bonus tracks as part of McCartney's 2016 return to Capitol Records and a catalogue service agreement taking over from Concord Records and Hear Music. All songs written by Paul McCartney. Side one Side two For its June