Quoted from BlueMeanie

I imagine that he always hand picks the tracks. He obviously hates 'Give Ireland Back To The Irish', because it never turns up on anything. Not even the re-issued albums with the extra tracks include it, as far as I can see.

As he's not with EMI anymore, any new compilation may have nothing to do with him.

"Give Ireland Back to the Irish" is on the 1993 edition of Wild Life. Now... it's the same. I guess nobody bought that album. I'm the only album. (Wild Life is aaawful.... hahah)

Same goes for "Mary Had A Little Lamb:" it's an early Wings single that's never turned up anywhere again except as an extra on Wildlife. I could be totally mistaken about this, but I think I remember seeing an early track listing for Wingspan in a magazine that did include "Ireland." Can't remember which magazine, of course.

Quoted from wingsman

"Give Ireland Back to the Irish" is on the 1993 edition of Wild Life. Now... it's the same. I guess nobody bought that album. I'm the only album. (Wild Life is aaawful.... hahah)

I don't know why people think the Wild Life album is awful. Its a great little album, just because its not of the same quality as Band On The Run doesn't mean its an awful mess. There isn't one truly bad song on Wild Life.

As for 'Give Ireland Back To The Irish", I actually think Paul loved that song during the early 70s because he always played it on Wings 1972-1973 tours and made a few home videos showing it off. I don't think he puts it on any compilation albums because they already gave Ireland back to the Irish lol.

Quoted from Wordno

I don't know why people think the Wild Life album is awful. Its a great little album, just because its not of the same quality as Band On The Run doesn't mean its an awful mess.

I like "People Are Strange," "Tomorrow," and "I Am Your Singer." It's not bad. Maybe the mistake was leading off with a couple of jams on side one instead of burying them on side two, which would have been the usual thing to do. It created a weak impression at the start. I used to play the vinyl second side first (starts with track six on the CD).