Venus and Mars
Studio album by Wings
Released	27 May 1975
Recorded	January - February 1975
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	43:11
Label	Capitol/EMI
Producer(s)	Paul McCartney
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau B+ link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
Wings chronology
Band on the Run (1973) Venus and Mars (1975) Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976)
The Paul McCartney Collection
Venus and Mars

Venus and Mars is the fourth album by Wings, Paul McCartney's group formed after The Beatles' dissolution. Released as the follow-up to the enormously successful Band on the Run, Venus and Mars continued Wings' string of success and would prove a springboard for a year-long worldwide tour. This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Wings was a rock music band led by Paul McCartney and formed in August 1971, shortly after the breakup of The Beatles. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an iconic Academy Award– and Grammy Award–winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Robert Christgau (2007) Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics[1] His first reviews were published by Esquire in 1967. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Wings was a rock music band led by Paul McCartney and formed in August 1971, shortly after the breakup of The Beatles. ... Band on the Run is an album by Wings, released in 1973. ... Wings at the Speed of Sound is the fifth album by Wings (or Paul McCartneys seventh solo release) and was recorded and issued in 1976 in the midst of a large world tour as the follow-up album to the popular Venus and Mars. ... Image File history File links Wvamtpmc. ... Wings was a rock music band led by Paul McCartney and formed in August 1971, shortly after the breakup of The Beatles. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an iconic Academy Award– and Grammy Award–winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. ... Band on the Run is an album by Wings, released in 1973. ...

Context

After recording Band on the Run as a three-piece with wife Linda and guitarist Denny Laine, McCartney added Jimmy McCulloch on lead guitar and Geoff Britton on drums to the Wings lineup in 1974. Having written several new songs for the next album, McCartney decided upon New Orleans as the recording venue, and Wings headed there in January 1975. Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, and animal rights activist. ... Denny Laine (born Brian Hines, on 29 October 1944, in Birmingham) is an English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his roles as former guitarist and lead singer of The Moody Blues and, later, co-founder (along with Paul McCartney) of Wings. ... Jimmy McCulloch (4 June 1953 – 27 September 1979) was a Scottish musician, born in Glasgow, who was best known for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartneys Wings from 1974 to 1977. ... Geoff Britton is a rock drummer perhaps best known as a member of Paul McCartneys Wings from 1974–1975, featuring on the Venus and Mars album, and a member of Manfred Manns Earth Band from 1978–1979, playing on the Angel Station album. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area  - City  350. ...

As soon as the sessions began, the personality clash that had been evident between McCulloch and Britton during Wings' 1974 sessions in Nashville became more pronounced, and Britton — after a mere six month stay — quit Wings, having only played on three of the new songs. A replacement, American Joe English, was quickly auditioned and hired to finish the album. Drummer Joe English Joe English (born February 7, 1949) is an American musician who, during the 1970s, played drums in Paul McCartneys band Wings and in the Southern Rock/Jazz group Sea Level, among others. ...

The sessions themselves proved to be very productive, not only finishing the entire album, but also several additional songs including two future McCartney B-sides: "Lunch Box/Odd Sox" and "My Carnival". McCartney also decided to link the songs together much like The Beatles had on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to give the album a more continuous feel. In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... The Beatles U.S. chronology Sgt. ...

Releases

Preceded by the feel-good single "Listen to What the Man Said" in May, the confident-sounding Venus And Mars appeared two weeks later to decent reviews and brisk sales. The album reached #1 in the US, the UK and worldwide (as did "Listen to What the Man Said" in the US) and sold several million copies, even if the reaction was not as monstrous as what had greeted Band on the Run a year earlier. Listen to What the Man Said is a New Orleans-flavored hit from Wings 1975 album Venus and Mars. ...

Two additional singles, "Letting Go" and "Venus And Mars/Rock Show" were released, though to less success. Although the latter almost reached the US Top 10, it didn't chart at all in the UK. Letting Go is a single from Wings 1975 album Venus and Mars. ...

By September, Wings kicked off what would be their year-long Wings Over the World tour in the UK, with Australia, the United States and Canada pencilled in for the coming months; Venus and Mars material would be heavily featured. In 1975 and 1976, Paul McCartneys band Wings embarked on the ambitious Wings Over the World tour. ...

In 1993, Venus and Mars was remastered and reissued on CD as part of "The Paul McCartney Collection" series with "Zoo Gang" (a UK television theme that was "Band on the Run"'s UK b-side in 1974), "Lunch Box/Odd Sox" (one of "Coming Up"'s two B-sides in 1980), and "My Carnival" ("Spies Like Us"' B-side in 1985) as bonus tracks. Band on the Run is an album by Wings, released in 1973. ... Coming Up is the third album by Suede, released by Nude Records in 1996. ... Spies Like Us is the name of a 1985 comedy film directed by John Landis, starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, and Donna Dixon. ...

Wings' interpretation of the theme to Crossroads, a British soap opera, ultimately replaced the show's version. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Track listing

All songs written by Paul McCartney, except where indicated. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an iconic Academy Award– and Grammy Award–winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ...

1. "Venus and Mars" – 1:20
2. "Rock Show" – 5:31
3. "Love in Song" – 3:04
4. "You Gave Me the Answer" – 2:15
5. "Magneto and Titanium Man" – 3:16
6. "Letting Go" – 4:33
7. "Venus and Mars (Reprise)" – 2:05
8. "Spirits of Ancient Egypt" – 3:04
   • Lead vocal by Denny Laine
9. "Medicine Jar" (Jimmy McCulloch/Colin Allen) – 3:37
   • Lead vocal by Jimmy McCulloch
10. "Call Me Back Again" – 4:59
11. "Listen to What the Man Said" – 4:01
12. "Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People" – 4:21
13. "Crossroads Theme" (Tony Hatch) – 1:00

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Bonus Tracks (1993 release)

1. "Zoo Gang "– 2:01 (Theme from the UK TV series The Zoo Gang)
2. "Lunch Box/Odd Sox" – 3:50
3. "My Carnival" – 3:57

The Zoo Gang was a 1974 ITC Entertainment drama series that ran for 6 one-hour color episodes. ...

Personnel

• Paul McCartney: Bass guitar, guitars, keyboards, piano, vocals.
• Denny Laine: Guitars, keyboards, vocals.
• Linda McCartney: Keyboards, percussion, vocals.
• Jimmy McCulloch: Guitars, vocals.
• Joe English: Drums, percussion.
• Geoff Britton: Drums (tracks 3, 6 & 9).

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an iconic Academy Award– and Grammy Award–winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... Denny Laine (born Brian Hines, on 29 October 1944, in Birmingham) is an English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his roles as former guitarist and lead singer of The Moody Blues and, later, co-founder (along with Paul McCartney) of Wings. ... Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, and animal rights activist. ... Jimmy McCulloch (4 June 1953 – 27 September 1979) was a Scottish musician, born in Glasgow, who was best known for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartneys Wings from 1974 to 1977. ... Drummer Joe English Joe English (born February 7, 1949) is an American musician who, during the 1970s, played drums in Paul McCartneys band Wings and in the Southern Rock/Jazz group Sea Level, among others. ... Geoff Britton is a rock drummer perhaps best known as a member of Paul McCartneys Wings from 1974–1975, featuring on the Venus and Mars album, and a member of Manfred Manns Earth Band from 1978–1979, playing on the Angel Station album. ...

Additional personnel

• Kenneth "Afro" Williams: Conga.
• Dave Mason:Guitar.
• Tom Scott: Saxophone.
• Allen Toussaint: Piano, keyboards.

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Charts

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Certifications