However, the real test is whether any of the artists involved have added anything to the original.
Occasionally, that does happen (Toots Hibbert and reggae rhythm heavy-hitters Sly and Robbie team up on Come And Get It) but, overall, those involved seem shackled by a reverence to the source material, an outcome not helped by the fact McCartney's long-time band backed the vocalists, lending it a karaoke feel.
• The Art of McCartney: the songs of Paul McCartney sung by the world's greatest artists. Bulletproof.
• Two and a half stars (out of five)
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