My 9th nominee in the Beatles Solo Project is Paul's debut solo album, McCartney. He released it in April 1970, a month before The Beatles' final album, Let it Be. People didn't know what to make of his first album initially because most of it sounds radically different from his Beatles work. It was likely intended to be that way. Paul's mix of conventional pop songs and avant garde instrumentals have a homegrown feel, despite its lack of polish. "Maybe I'm Amazed" is still one of his best solo songs 50 years later. "Junk" and "Teddy Boy" were composed while he was still a Beatle. "Every Night" is another highlight. The best instrumental, "Kreen-Akrore," is adapted from music he heard while watching a documentary about indigenous people in a Brazilian rain-forest. Though Paul would go on to make better albums, this one topped the charts in 1970.
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