You Gave Me the Answer

"You Gave Me the Answer" is a song by Wings. It was written by Paul McCartney and appeared on the album Venus and Mars.

"You Gave Me the Answer"
Single by Wings
from the album Venus and Mars
A-side"Letting Go"
Released4 October 1975 (US)
18 October 1975 (UK)
Recorded24 January and 4 February 1975
GenreMusic hall, jazz[1]
Length2:15
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
Producer(s)Paul McCartney
Wings singles chronology
"Listen to What the Man Said"
(1975)		 "You Gave Me the Answer"
(1975)		 "Venus and Mars/Rock Show"
(1975)
Venus and Mars track listing
13 tracks
Side one
  1. "Venus and Mars"
  2. "Rock Show"
  3. "Love in Song"
  4. "You Gave Me the Answer"
  5. "Magneto and Titanium Man"
  6. "Letting Go"
Side two
  1. "Venus and Mars (Reprise)"
  2. "Spirits of Ancient Egypt"
  3. "Medicine Jar"
  4. "Call Me Back Again"
  5. "Listen to What the Man Said"
  6. "Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People"
  7. "Crossroads Theme"

Origin and recording

McCartney has occasionally paid tribute to his father, James, who led his own band in his youth, by writing "Music Hall numbers."[2] Other such songs from McCartney's catalogue include "When I'm Sixty-Four" and "Honey Pie".[3] To enhance the realism of this period pastiche, McCartney recorded his lead vocals through a filter that removed much of the lower-end frequencies to help emulate the sound of singing through a megaphone, the signature sound of Rudy Vallee, which was a common recording technique during the 1920s, where singers like Vallee and Al Jolson had to compensate for the poor reception of primitive recording equipment at that time.

In concert, McCartney often dedicated this song to Fred Astaire.[2]

The song was recorded on a piano tuned to A427.

Personnel
  • Paul McCartney - vocals, bass, piano, string arrangement
  • Jimmy McCulloch - electric guitar
  • Joe English - drums, backing vocals
  • Linda McCartney - backing vocals
  • Tony Dorsey - string arrangement
  • Michael J. Pierce - clarinet
  • Vito Platomone - clarinet
  • Carlos Klejman - violin
  • Russell Joseph Bobrowski - violin
  • Ronald B. Benko - trumpet
  • John K. Branch - viola
  • Harold Joseph Ballam - bassoon
  • Bernard S. Richterman - cello
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References
  1. Kenneth W. (2014). Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 185. ISBN 9781628925159
  2. Flippo, C. (1988). Yesterday: the unauthorized biography of Paul McCartney. Doubleday. p. 20. ISBN 9780385234825.
  3. Julien, O. (2008). Sgt. Pepper and the Beatles: It Was Forty Years Ago Today. Ashgate. p. 92. ISBN 9780754667087.


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