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
Paul Is Live Linda McCartney. Excerpted from his shows in Australia, as well as from various cities in the United States, "Paul Is Live" followed the 1989–90 Paul McCartney World Tour/"Tripping the Live Fantastic" extravaganza by only three years, confounding critics and fans as to its appearance, and in some cases its necessity (although the only song it has in common with "Tripping The Live Fantastic" is "Live And Let Die"). As a result, "Paul Is Live" became McCartney's lowest-selling live set of his career, peaking at number 34 in the UK and a lowly number 78 in the US. A concert film