''McCartney III Imagined'' is a

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of songs from ''

McCartney III ''McCartney III'' is the eighteenth solo album by English musician Paul McCartney, released on 18 December 2020 by Capitol Records. It serves as a continuation to his solo albums '' McCartney'' (1970) and '' McCartney II'' (1980). Similar to thos ...

'', the eighteenth solo album by English musician

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. It was released digitally on 16 April 2021, with a physical version released on 23 July. It features remixes by numerous artists. The tracks were curated by McCartney, featuring "friends, fans, and brand new acquaintances".McCartney III Imagined – CD
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's version of " The Kiss of Venus" was released as the first single, followed by

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's version of " Find My Way" and EOB's version of "Slidin'". Coinciding with its release, McCartney had live conversations via

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with several contributors. The album received positive reviews. Following ''McCartney III'' accomplishing the same feat, it became the first remix album to top ''Billboard''s Top Album Sales Chart in more than a decade, also reaching number 1 on the US Rock Albums and Vinyl Albums charts.

Background

For ''McCartney III Imagined'', McCartney enlisted numerous collaborators to remix and perform songs from the album, including: Beck, Dominic Fike,

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Critical reception

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, which assigns a

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rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, ''McCartney III Imagined'' has an

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score of 76, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album 7 out of 10, based on its assessment of the critical consensus.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul McCartney.

Charts

References

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