- Album This song officially appears on the McCartney LP.
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Late December 1969 to Jan 03, 1970
"McCartney" sessions at Morgan Studios
Feb 12-20, 1970
Mixing "Hot As Sun", "Every Night"
Feb 24, 1970
Mar 16, 1970
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Song facts
“Oo You” is a track from Paul McCartney’s debut solo album, “McCartney“, released in April 1970.
The first three tracks were recorded at home as an instrumental that might someday become a song. This, like Man We Was Lonely, was given lyrics one day after lunch just before we left for Morgan Studios, where it was finished that afternoon. Vocals, electric guitar, tambourine, cow bell and aerosol spray were added at Morgan and it was mixed there. On the mix, tape echo was used to move feedback from guitar from one side to another.
Paul McCartney, from the press release of “McCartney”, April 1970
An instrumental version, mixed with a track named “Don’t Cry Baby“, was released in the “McCartney – Archive Collection” in 2011. Some early takes of “Oo You” have also been bootlegged.
From PopMatters, 2010:
“Oo You” opens side B of the McCartney album, and despite the fact that it is such a great, bluesy little rocker, it isn’t discussed much. […]
Not surprisingly, “Oo You” started out as an instrumental track. McCartney’s opening suggestion of “More guitar” might lead you to think that someone else was playing the electric guitar on it, but like the tambourine, cowbell, and “aerosol spray” heard on the track, it was all Paul. Reportedly ad-libbed on the spot, it was written and recorded on the same day as the album’s previous track, “Man We Was Lonely”. However, it wasn’t completed until a tape echo was used to move the guitar’s feedback “from one side to another”. On that same date of February 12th, 1970, McCartney also worked on “Junk”, “Singalong Junk”, “Hot As Sun”, and “Teddy Boy”.
Even though it seems to be ignored by McCartney himself, “Oo You” is critically praised all over the internet as one of the album’s best “deep cuts”. As a testament to this, there are many amateur covers of it on YouTube.
Last updated on April 14, 2022
Lyrics
Look like a woman
Dress like a lady
Talk like a baby
Love like a woman.
Chorus. Oo you
Walk like a woman
Sing like a blackbird
Eat like a hungry
Cook like a woman
Chorus. Oo you
Look like a woman
Oo Dress like a lady
Oo Talk like a baby (golly golly golly goo-goo)
Love like a woman – oo – oo you.
Variations
Officially appears on
LP • Released in 1970
2:50 • Studio version • A • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Aerosol spray, Bass, Cow bell, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals
- Robin Black :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969
- Studio :
- Home studio, Cavendish Avenue, St.John's Wood
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
McCartney (by DCC Compact Classics)
CD • Released in 1992
2:50 • Studio version • A1992 • Stereo • 1992 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Aerosol spray, Bass, Cow bell, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals
- Robin Black :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Steve Hoffman :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969
- Studio :
- Home studio, Cavendish Avenue, St.John's Wood
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Official album • Released in 1993
2:50 • Studio version • A1993 • Stereo • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Aerosol spray, Bass, Cow bell, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals
- Robin Black :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969
- Studio :
- Home studio, Cavendish Avenue, St.John's Wood
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
McCartney - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2011
2:50 • Studio version • A2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Aerosol spray, Bass, Cow bell, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals
- Robin Black :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Simon Gibson :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969
- Studio :
- Home studio, Cavendish Avenue, St.John's Wood
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
McCartney - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2011
3:08 • Outtake • B • Stereo • Medley with "Don't Cry Baby". Instrumental version. In the liner notes, it is indicated this track was mixed at Abbey Road on April 21, 1970. This seems unlikely as, on April 21, 1970, Paul had left London to go to Scotland.
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Mix engineer, Producer
- John Kurlander :
- Assistant mix engineer
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969 ?
- Studio :
- At home, Cavendish Avenue, St. John's Wood, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Late February 1970 ?
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
LP • Released in 2017
2:50 • Studio version • A2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Aerosol spray, Bass, Cow bell, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals
- Robin Black :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Simon Gibson :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969
- Studio :
- Home studio, Cavendish Avenue, St.John's Wood
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Official album • Released in 2020
2:50 • Studio version • A2020 • 2020 half-speed mastering
- Paul McCartney :
- Aerosol spray, Bass, Cow bell, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals
- Robin Black :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Miles Showell :
- Mastering
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969
- Studio :
- Home studio, Cavendish Avenue, St.John's Wood
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
McCartney I II III Limited Edition Colour 3LP Box Set
LP • Released in 2022
2:50 • Studio version • A2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Aerosol spray, Bass, Cow bell, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals
- Robin Black :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Simon Gibson :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969
- Studio :
- Home studio, Cavendish Avenue, St.John's Wood
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Official album • Released in 2022
2:50 • Studio version • A2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Aerosol spray, Bass, Cow bell, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals
- Robin Black :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Simon Gibson :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969
- Studio :
- Home studio, Cavendish Avenue, St.John's Wood
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Bootlegs
Unofficial album • Released in 2014
2:52 • Outtake • C • Early take, backing track
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969 ?
- Studio :
- At home, Cavendish Avenue, St. John's Wood, UK ?
Unofficial album • Released in 2014
0:43 • Outtake • D • Jam #1
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969 ?
- Studio :
- At home, Cavendish Avenue, St. John's Wood, UK ?
Unofficial album • Released in 2014
0:18 • Outtake • E • Jam #2
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969 ?
- Studio :
- At home, Cavendish Avenue, St. John's Wood, UK ?
McCartney - Alternate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2011
0:42 • Outtake • F • Alternate take
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969 to Jan 03, 1970 ?
- Studio :
- At home, Cavendish Avenue, St. John's Wood, UK ?
McCartney - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
2:50 • Studio version • A2011
- Paul McCartney :
- Aerosol spray, Bass, Cow bell, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals
- Robin Black :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Late December 1969
- Studio :
- Home studio, Cavendish Avenue, St.John's Wood
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 12-20, 1970
- Studio :
- Morgan Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
Going further
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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