th ▁album ▁since ▁the ▁break ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁Beat les . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁McC art ney ' s ▁first ▁album ▁after ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁former ▁song writing ▁partner ▁John ▁L enn on . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁former ▁Beat les ▁producer ▁George ▁Martin ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁number ▁one ▁hit ▁in ▁many ▁countries , ▁s elling ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁its ▁release . ▁Some ▁critics ▁ha iled ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁form ▁for ▁McC art ney . ▁The ▁cover ▁is ▁an ▁abstract ▁painting ▁by ▁the ▁artist ▁Brian ▁Clar ke , ▁a ▁frequent ▁McC art ney ▁collabor ator , ▁incorpor ating ▁an ▁over - p aint ed ▁trans par ency ▁of ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁Paul ▁taken ▁by ▁L inda ▁McC art ney . ▁Its ▁rem aster ed ▁del ux e ▁edition ▁received ▁a ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Best ▁Box ed ▁or ▁Special ▁Limited ▁Edition ▁Package ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Gram my ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁solo ▁album ▁McC art ney ▁II , ▁W ings ▁re group ed ▁in ▁July ▁and ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁re he arse ▁several ▁songs ▁which ▁later ▁appeared ▁on ▁T ug ▁of ▁War ▁and ▁P ipes ▁of ▁Peace . ▁Fe eling ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁direction , ▁McC art ney ▁called ▁upon ▁his ▁old ▁producer , ▁George ▁Martin , ▁to ▁begin ▁recording ▁a ▁song ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁animated ▁Ru pert ▁Bear ▁character ▁( to ▁which ▁McC art ney ▁acquired