"Flaming Pie" by Paul McCartney – ****

First released: 1998

McCartney’s last great album for a decade, and first one issued after the "Anthology" project. Apparently, listening to hours and hours of Beatles tunes inspired him to write a more straightforward tuneful album after the disappointing "Off the Ground" album issued right before the "Anthology" project. He should listen to Beatles tunes more often as virtually every track is an absolute gem with the only weak spots being Paul's collaborations with Steve Miller ("I Really Love You" and "Used to Be Bad").