Oh Woman, Oh Why

Oh Woman, Oh Why
"Oh Woman, Oh Why"
Single by Paul McCartney
A-side "Another Day"
Released 19 February 1971
Format 7"
Recorded December 1970
Genre Rock
Length 4:32
Label Apple Records
UK: R 5889; US: 1829
Writer(s) Paul McCartney
Producer Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"Another Day"/"Oh Woman, Oh Why"
(1971)
"The Back Seat of My Car" (with Linda McCartney)
(1971)

"Oh Woman, Oh Why" is a song by musician Paul McCartney. It was first released on the Apple Records label in February 1971 as the B-side to "Another Day", his debut solo single. The release achieved top-5 status on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number 5 in the United States and number 2 in the United Kingdom in April 1971.[1][2][3] The song has been praised for McCartney's impressive range of pitch.

This B-side "Oh Woman, Oh Why" is a tense, blusey rocker with a rip-roaring vocal from Paul. Combined with drummer Seiwell's thunderous drumming, "Oh Woman, Oh Why" establishes a solid foundation upon which tight guitar lines interweave. McCartney's gritty vocal is one of his best and provides some convincing authenticity to this blues-based rocker.[4] [5] [5]

Although "Another Day" and "Oh Woman, Oh Why" were not originally released as part of a Paul McCartney album, they were released as bonus tracks on later editions of Ram.

References

  1. ^ Rock Movers & Shakers by Dafydd Rees & Luke Crampton, 1991 Billboard Books.
  2. ^ "Paul McCartney Charts and Awards". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-mccartney-p4865/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 13 October 2011. 
  3. ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/. Retrieved 13 October 2011. 
  4. ^ Blaney, John (2007). Lennon & McCartney: Together Alone. Jawbone Books. 
  5. ^ a b Blaney 2007, pp. 40.

Oh Woman, Oh Why was also released as track 11 on the EMi version of Wings, Wild Life as a Bonus Track

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