Perhaps the most successful of the Beatles in his solo career, McCartney achieved great popular, if not critical, success through the 1990s. He recorded his first solo album, the self-titled McCartney (Apple #3363), in his home studio, overtracking all the parts; the simple production value was a direct response to the agony of trying to complete the Let It Be album with the Beatles. His first solo hit came with Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (Apple #1837; 1971; #1), from his second...