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
Linda McCartney in nature," Paul said. The song "Two of Us" on the "Let it Be" Album was written by Paul during one of their country drives. "This song was about that: doing nothing, trying to get lost ... [and] the wonderfully free attitude we were able to have. Linda recalled the setting: McCartney began writing more of his songs away from the studio. "I found that I was enjoying working alone," he said. He wrote the song "The Lovely Linda" for his debut solo album while they were staying in Scotland. In 1971 they both recorded the album "Ram". She became