Paul McCartney - Solo Ballads (1969-2026) (A Mike Solof Guest Post)
As usual with this series, the songs generally come from the well-known studio albums. That's the case here. However, there's a surprise in that one song, "Best Love," is a Paul lead vocal on a song that appeared on an album by comedian Steve Martin (who also happens to be a surprisingly good banjo player, so it's a serious song).
Also, four of the songs are special edits made by Mike, the ones with "[Mike's Mix 2026]" in their names. That's because some of these songs were a little rocking to truly qualify as ballads. So Mike edited them to make them sound more gentle and mellow.
Although this series is over, Mike wanted to carry on making rocker and ballad best ofs for other musical acts. Hopefully you will see one result from that posted here soon.
This album is 51 minutes long.
01 I'm Carrying
02 Once upon a Long Ago [Mike's Mix 2026]
03 Waterfalls
04 With a Little Luck [Mike's Mix 2026]
05 Here Today
06 Best Love (Steve Martin & Paul McCartney)
07 This One [Mike's Mix 2026]
08 Maybe I'm Amazed [Mike's Mix 2026]
09 My Love
10 My Valentine
11 Distractions
12 This Never Happened Before
13 Wanderlust
(all tracks Paul McCartney except where noted)
