"London Town" by Paul McCartney – ***

First released: 1978

After a almost two-year studio break, Wings comes back with a more laid-back, but stronger album than "Wings at the Speed of Sound". Denny Laine continues to be more prominent in the line-up as Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English fade into obscurity. Even though they perform on the album and receive name credit, Jimmy and Joe are not pictured on the album cover!! The end of Wings' strongest line-up. This was the first contemporary Paul McCartney album I ever bought, so I suppose some nostalgia has kicked in. A lot of people slammed this album at the time, but it still did very well. "With a Little Luck" has got to be one of Paul's best tunes ever.

Paul still had singles trouble and should have followed up "Luck" with "London Town" (the third single), but honestly, none of the tracks were really strong enough to become a single as they were. If Paul polished "Name and Address" a little bit more, this could have been a single. I would have even voted for "Deliver Your Children", but I'm sure Paul didn't want a Wings single going out with a Denny Laine lead vocal and composition.

And once again, Paul had a hit single ("Mull of Kintyre") that he left off the succeeding album. It was added later as a CD bonus track.

One wonders what Paul really thinks about this album as he has never played any of the songs live (save for "Kintyre"). I for one would like to hear "With a Little Luck" live. Can you hear me, Paul?