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
The Lovely Linda it's best not to expect anything, then everything's a bonus. I think those two tracks are very good and the others just don't do anything for me." Personnel per "The Beatles Bible". The Lovely Linda "The Lovely Linda" is a song by English musician Paul McCartney, released as the opening track of his debut solo album, "McCartney", in April 1970. McCartney wrote the song to his first wife, Linda McCartney. Paul McCartney wrote "The Lovely Linda" in Scotland during 1969, when he and wife Linda McCartney were living at their farm, High Park, in Campbeltown. The song is dedicated to