Released in 1975
Venus And Mars (Reprise)
Written by Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney
Last updated on January 22, 2011
Released in 1975
Written by Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney
Last updated on January 22, 2011
Album This song officially appears on the Venus and Mars Official album.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1975
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Recording "Venus And Mars - Reprise"
Jan 22, 1975
String overdubs for Venus And Mars album
Mar 10, 1975
Mixing "Venus And Mars (Reprise)"
Mar 24, 1975
Standing in the hall
of the great cathedral
Waiting for the transport to come
Starship 21ZNA9.
A good friend of mine
Studies the stars
Venus and Mars
are alright tonight
Come away on a strange vacation
Holiday hardly begun
Run into a good friend of mine
Sold me her sign
Reach for the stars
Venus and Mars
are alright tonight
Official album • Released in 1975
2:07 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Guitar, Mellotron, Moog, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Piano Jimmy McCulloch : 12-string guitar Geoff Britton : Cymbals Gayle Levant : Harp Tony Dorsey : Strings arrangement Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Ken Lexton : Assistant recording engineer
Session Recording: Jan 22, 1975 and Feb 06, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 10, 1975 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 14, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 24, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Official album • Released in 1993
2:07 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Guitar, Mellotron, Moog, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Piano Jimmy McCulloch : 12-string guitar Geoff Britton : Cymbals Gayle Levant : Harp Tony Dorsey : Strings arrangement Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Ken Lexton : Assistant recording engineer Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Jan 22, 1975 and Feb 06, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 10, 1975 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 14, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 24, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Venus And Mars - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2014
2:07 • Studio version • A2014
Paul McCartney : Bass, Guitar, Mellotron, Moog, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Piano Jimmy McCulloch : 12-string guitar Geoff Britton : Cymbals Gayle Levant : Harp Tony Dorsey : Strings arrangement Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Ken Lexton : Assistant recording engineer
Session Recording: Jan 22, 1975 and Feb 06, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 10, 1975 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 14, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 24, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Venus And Mars (Limited Red & Yellow LP)
Official album • Released in 2017
2:07 • Studio version • A2014
Paul McCartney : Bass, Guitar, Mellotron, Moog, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Piano Jimmy McCulloch : 12-string guitar Geoff Britton : Cymbals Gayle Levant : Harp Tony Dorsey : Strings arrangement Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Ken Lexton : Assistant recording engineer
Session Recording: Jan 22, 1975 and Feb 06, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 10, 1975 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 14, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 24, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present
"Venus And Mars (Reprise)" is one of the songs featured in the book "The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present," published in 2021. The book explores Paul McCartney's early Liverpool days, his time with the Beatles, Wings, and his solo career. It pairs the lyrics of 154 of his songs with his first-person commentary on the circumstances of their creation, the inspirations behind them, and his current thoughts on them.
Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989
With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.
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