Though this album is generally considered rather weak, it is actually an exceptional record with many catchy Paul songs included. "Cafe on the Left Bank" is an engaging rocker and "I'm Carrying" is one of Paul's better ballads. Beautiful acoustic guitar work here.

This is a much superior album to "Ram," "Venus and Mars" and some other McCartney albums which inexplicably are regarded as better products than this. As an extra treat, one of the bonus tracks here is one of Paul's greatest and catchiest rock songs from his Wings years, "Girls School." A great song and a fine album.

The songs on this album have a nice, dreamy quality, e.g. London Town, With a Little Luck, Deliver Your Children. A good mix of acoustic and synthesizer stuff. Even the filler songs are pretty good, with the exception of Morse Moose and the Grey Goose. In my opinion this is McCartney's best, with the exception of Band on the Run (the only "five star" McCartney album). The bonus track -- Girl's School -- is great.

Originally titled "Water Wings", and recorded on a yacht in the Virgin Islands (to dodge the British taxman), this is a more polished and consistent album than "At The Speed Of Sound". Like during the recording of "Band On The Run", a few inconveniences took place. Denny Laine had to be hospitalized for sunstroke, Jimmy McCulloch lost his hearing in one ear, and drummer Joe English (and his drum kit) took a tumble when the seas got rough. McCulloch and English then left before the album was complete. Nonetheless, Paul, Linda, and Denny perservered and gave us a pleasant pop album with several decent tunes. Many of the tracks have a British theme, like the tuneful title track and "Cafe on the Left Bank", which boasts a typically good Jimmy McCulloch guitar solo. "I'm Carrying" is a sweet Paul ballad, and I love "Backwards Traveler", although that seems more like a fragment than a complete song. Denny Laine really delivers with "Deliver Your Children" and Paul sings a wonderful falsetto on "Girlfriend", a track that former pal Michael Jackson later covered. Hit single "With a Little Luck" opens the second side, which includes the rocking "Name and Address" as well as the boring "Don't Let It Bring You Down". CD includes bonus track "Girls' School". Like "Band On The Run" and "Venus and Mars" this is pretty even and consistent.

London Town's strengths are the lush and melodic moments that decorate the album like icing on a cake. While the icing may be filling, a lot of the icing here is no more than empty calories. The title track is promising laid back cousin to Penny Lane and one of the best tracks on the album. Unfortunately, it doesn't set the quality or tone for the entire album.

There is considerable filler on this, the next to last Wings album, but the strongest tracks more than make up for the slip in quality. Cafe on the Left Bank is a breezy rocker with slice of life lyrics. I've Had Enough, Name and Address and (the bonus track) Girl's School are the closet thing to rockers on this album. All three are strong numbers, but Name and Address has a unfinished quality to it. It's apt that McCartney included this Presley like rocker the year after the King died. It acts as a tribute of sorts with McCartney doing his best Elvis impression.

Children, Children is charming enough (Denny Laine handles the lead vocals), while Deliver Your Children is ponderous at best. I'm Carrying is an overlooked melodic gem that fits in well with Macca's substanial portfolio of classic love songs.

Backwards Traveler and Cuff Link are fragments that seem to have wandered in from Red Rose Speedway. In fact, this whole album reminds me of an improved version of that album.

The closing track Morse Moose is a bit of nonsense about a ship in peril. It's hard to make heads or tails of this track. Clearly Macca was trying for a powerful ending similiar to 1984 from Band On The Run. Unfortunately, Morse Moose fails to fit the bill.

The import edition also has the bonus cut Mull of Kyntire (not sure on the spelling here folks). MOK was (until recently) the biggest selling single in the UK. Unfortunately, in this case that is a fairly dubious honor as it's is a pretty poor excuse for a song. Yes, it has a lilting melody, but it has little else to recommend it.

London Town was clearly a holding operation. It's highlights are fairly strong tracks, but it has more than its fair share of filler as well. Still, London Town is a very pleasant album and reminds me of both Ram and Red Rose Speedway's best moments.

This is one of the last Wings albums. It's got a lot of fun songs and it's a very enjoyable listen. The hit "With A Little Luck" is a great song, but it's the other songs on the album that make it great. "London Town", "Backwards Traveller", "Famous Groupies" and of course "Morse Moose..." are all fun songs. Not groundbreaking or anything, but fun.