PAUL McCARTNEY - MAYBE I’M AMAZED

Released : February 4, 1977 

Charted:  UK: #28  US: #10 

"Maybe I'm Amazed" is a song written by Paul McCartney, released on his debut solo album "McCartney" in 1970. McCartney penned this emotional ballad in 1969, a period marked by the impending breakup of the Beatles. He acknowledged his wife Linda's support during this challenging time. Unlike most of the songs on the album, "Maybe I'm Amazed" was recorded in EMI's Number Two studio at Abbey Road on February 15, 1970. It wasn't released as a single, but a live version from the “Wings Over America” live album was released in 1977 as the lead single of the album. 

"Maybe I'm Amazed" stood out as a standout track on McCartney's first solo album, which he crafted mostly by himself, playing all the instruments. The album received mixed reviews, with some critics deeming it unfinished, but "Maybe I'm Amazed" was widely praised as an exception. McCartney, irritated by criticism, even wrote a rebuttal defending the album in response to a negative review in Melody Maker.

Rolling Stone's Langdon Winner recognized "Maybe I'm Amazed" as a powerful song, emphasizing its theme of love dispelling the burden of loneliness. Winner considered it the standout track on the album, acknowledging its proximity to McCartney's best efforts from the past. Despite not being initially released as a single, the studio version has become one of McCartney's enduring and celebrated songs from his solo career.