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''Venus and Mars'' is the fourth
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by the British–American rock band
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, and the sixth album by
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after the
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in 1970. Released in May 1975 as the follow-up to ''
Band on the Run ''Band on the Run'' is the third studio album by the British–American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, released in December 1973. It was McCartney's fifth album after leaving the Beatles in April 1970. Although sales were modest initially ...
'', ''Venus and Mars'' continued Wings' run of commercial success and provided a springboard for a year-long worldwide tour. The album was McCartney's first post-Beatles album to be released worldwide by
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rather than
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. After recording ''Band on the Run'' as a three-piece with wife
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and guitarist
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, McCartney recruited guitarist
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and drummer
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to the band in 1974. Recording sessions for the album took place in London, New Orleans and Los Angeles in November 1974 and early 1975. During the sessions, personal tensions caused Britton to quit after six months, forcing the band to recruit American drummer Joe English to finish the album. Preceded by the single "
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", ''Venus and Mars'' peaked at number 1 in the US, the UK and other countries around the world. It also received mostly favourable reviews from music critics but was ultimately considered inferior to its predecessor. The album was reissued with bonus tracks in 1987 on CD and in 1993 as part of ''
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''. It was remastered in 2014 and released as a deluxe edition with bonus tracks and unreleased material.


Background and recording

After recording ''
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'' (1973) as a three-piece with wife
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and guitarist
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, McCartney added
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on lead guitar and
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on drums to the Wings line-up in 1974. Having written several new songs for the next album, McCartney decided on
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in London in November 1974: "Letting Go", "Love In Song" and "Medicine Jar", all overdubbed later at
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between January and February. As soon as the sessions began, the personality clash that had been evident between McCulloch and Britton during Wings' 1974 sessions in
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became more pronounced, and Britton – after a six-month tenure – quit Wings, having played on only three of the new songs. A replacement, American Joe English, was quickly auditioned and hired to finish the album.Wingspan, 2001 The sessions proved to be productive, not only resulting in a finished album, but also several additional songs, including two future McCartney
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, "Lunch Box/Odd Sox" and "My Carnival". McCartney also decided to link the album's songs together much like the Beatles had on ''
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'' to give ''Venus and Mars'' a more continuous feel.
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, often in a nostalgic mood during his "Lost Weekend" period, had told
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(his then girlfriend) that they would visit the McCartneys during the recording sessions for ''Venus and Mars'', and considered writing with him again. Lennon's planned visit never happened due to his reunion with
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. Wings' interpretation of the theme to ''
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Release

Preceded by the single "
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" in May 1975, ''Venus and Mars'' appeared two weeks later to generally favourable reviews and brisk sales. The album reached number 1 in the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries around the world (as did "Listen to What the Man Said" in the US) and sold 4 million copies worldwide. The reaction, though mainly positive, was less than what had greeted ''Band on the Run'' a year earlier. The album cover, which Paul summed up as "a package that would be nice to get, and also something recognizable" was photographed by Linda, depicting two
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s in a black background, which are yellow and red to fit the colours of the planets
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and
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. Interior photographs of Wings were shot in the
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to capture a group photograph in an outerworldly location.
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did the art design, incorporating billiard balls and cues in the lettering and illustrations by George Hardie. Two additional singles, " Letting Go" and "
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", were released. Although the latter almost reached the US top ten, it did not chart at all in the UK. In September, Wings began what would be their year-long
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in the UK, with concerts in Australia, Europe, the US and Canada to follow. Songs from ''Venus and Mars'' featured heavily in the concert setlist. The album was first issued on
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by
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in 1984, although early pressings were pressed in Japan by CSR Compact Disc, which was etched in the inner ring. 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 the UK B-side of "
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" in 1974), "Lunch Box/Odd Sox" (B-side of " Coming Up" in 1980) and "My Carnival" ("
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"' B-side in 1985) as bonus tracks. In 2007, the album was reissued in digital form on
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with the same bonus tracks, plus the extended "party mix" of "My Carnival"; however, this version has since been replaced by the 2014 reissue. In 2014 the album was re-issued by
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as part of the fifth set of releases, alongside ''
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'', in the ''
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''. It was released in multiple formats. The reissue was accompanied by the
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exclusive edition of the "Letting Go" single. The album was also originally released in 4-channel
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. In 1996 the quadraphonic version of the album was issued on compact disc in the DTS 5.1 Music Disc format.


Track listing

All songs written by Paul and Linda McCartney (listed as "McCartney"), except "Medicine Jar" written by
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and
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, and " Crossroads Theme" written by
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. Side one # " Venus and Mars" – 1:16 # "
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" – 5:35 # " Love in Song" – 3:04 # " You Gave Me the Answer" – 2:15 # "
Magneto and Titanium Man "Magneto and Titanium Man" is a 1975 song by Wings. It is the B-side of the "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" single. Lyrics The song is in narrative form, and includes the Marvel Comics characters Magneto, Titanium Man and the Crimson Dynamo in its sto ...
" – 3:16 # " Letting Go" – 4:33 Side two # " Venus and Mars (Reprise)" – 2:05 # "Spirits of Ancient Egypt" – 3:04 # "Medicine Jar" – 3:37 # " Call Me Back Again" – 4:57 # "
Listen to What the Man Said "Listen to What the Man Said" is a hit single from Wings' 1975 album '' Venus and Mars''. The song featured new member Joe English on drums, with guest musicians Dave Mason on guitar and Tom Scott on soprano saxophone. It was a number 1 single ...
" – 3:57 # "Treat Her Gently – Lonely Old People" – 4:21 # "
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" – 1:00


Archive Collection Reissue

*Standard Edition 2-CD; the original 13-track album on the first disc, plus 14 bonus tracks on a second disc. *Deluxe Edition 2-CD/1-DVD; **the original 13-track #1 album remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London; **a bonus audio disc with 14 tracks including the hit single "Junior's Farm" and rare and previously unreleased songs; **a 128-page numbered hardbound book featuring new interview with Paul McCartney, rare and previously unpublished photographs by Linda McCartney and Aubrey Powell (entitled "Nashville Diary 1975"), inserts of archive material (including a facsimile of Paul's original handwritten lyric "scroll"), expanded track-by-track annotation and full history of the album, a deck pass "Paul and Linda McCartney – Venus and Mars", a complete illustrated history of the making of ''Venus and Mars'' and a poster and a flyer "Wings in concert at Elstree"; **a DVD featuring previously unreleased and exclusive content including the original TV commercial for the album (directed by Karel Reisz), footage of the band in New Orleans ("Recording My Carnival" and "Bon Voyageur") and rehearsing the songs from ''Venus and Mars'' at Elstree Studios ("Wings At Elstree"); **an access to downloadable 24bit 96 kHz high-resolution audio versions of the remastered album and bonus audio tracks. *Remastered vinyl The albums will also be available on special gatefold vinyl editions (vinyl editions include a download card). *High Resolution Digital album will be made available as both standard and deluxe versions – including Mastered for iTunes and Hi-Res formats. Disc 1 The original 13-track album. Disc 2 – bonus tracks All songs written by Paul and Linda McCartney except "Walking in the Park with Eloise" written by Jim McCartney and "
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" – 3:40 #"Walking in the Park with Eloise" – 3:10 #"Bridge on the River Suite" – 3:11 #"My Carnival" – 3:59 #"Going To New Orleans (My Carnival)" – 2:07 #"Hey Diddle" – 3:51 #"Let's Love" – 2:05 #"
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" – 1:43 #"Lunch Box/Odd Sox" – 3:55 #"4th of July" – 3:49 #"Rock Show" – 7:09 #"Letting Go" – 3:36 Note: "Walking in the Park with Eloise" and "Bridge on the River Suite" are credited to the Country Hams. Disc 3 – DVD #"Recording My Carnival" #"Bon Voyageur" #"Wings at Elstree" #"Venus and Mars TV Ad" Additional download tracks available via paulmccartney.com #"Letting Go" – 5:39 #"Love My Baby" – 1:16 #"Rock Show" – 6:31


Personnel

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, bass,
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, percussion *
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– keyboards, backing vocals, percussion *
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– vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion *
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– guitars, vocals, percussion * Joe English
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– drums on " Love in Song", " Letting Go" and "Medicine Jar" *Kenneth "Afro" Williams –
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Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications and sales


References

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External links

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