Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People
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- Album This song officially appears on the Venus and Mars Official album.
Lyrics
Treat her gently
Treat her kind
She doesn’t even know her own mind.
Treat her simply
Take it slow
Make it easy
and let her know
You’ll never find another way
Here we sit
Two lonely old people
Eking our lives away
Bit by bit
Two lonely old people
Keeping the time of day
Here we sit
Out of breath
And nobody asked us to play
Old people’s home for the day
Nobody asked us to play
Treat her gently
Treat her kind
She doesn’t even know her own mind
Treat her simply
Make it slow
Take it easy
and let her know
You’ll never find another way
Here we sit
Two lonely old people
Eking our lives away
Bit by bit
Two lonely old people
Keeping the time of day
Here we sit
Out of breath
And nobody asked us to play
Old people’s home for the day
Nobody asked us to play
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 1975
4:24 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Celeste, Piano, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Drums
- Sid Sharp Strings :
- Bass, Cello, Violas, Violins
- Gayle Levant :
- Harp
- Tony Dorsey :
- Strings arrangement
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Biff Dawes :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- Jan 25, 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 12 and Mar 14 and Mar 18, 1975
- Studio :
- Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 27, 1975
- Studio :
- Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Official album • Released in 1993
4:24 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Celeste, Piano, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Drums
- Sid Sharp Strings :
- Bass, Cello, Violas, Violins
- Gayle Levant :
- Harp
- Tony Dorsey :
- Strings arrangement
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Biff Dawes :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Jan 25, 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 12 and Mar 14 and Mar 18, 1975
- Studio :
- Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 27, 1975
- Studio :
- Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Venus And Mars - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2014
4:24 • Studio version • A2014
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Celeste, Piano, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Drums
- Sid Sharp Strings :
- Bass, Cello, Violas, Violins
- Gayle Levant :
- Harp
- Tony Dorsey :
- Strings arrangement
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Biff Dawes :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- Jan 25, 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 12 and Mar 14 and Mar 18, 1975
- Studio :
- Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 27, 1975
- Studio :
- Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Venus And Mars (Limited Red & Yellow LP)
Official album • Released in 2017
4:24 • Studio version • A2014
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Celeste, Piano, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Drums
- Sid Sharp Strings :
- Bass, Cello, Violas, Violins
- Gayle Levant :
- Harp
- Tony Dorsey :
- Strings arrangement
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Biff Dawes :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- Jan 25, 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 12 and Mar 14 and Mar 18, 1975
- Studio :
- Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 27, 1975
- Studio :
- Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Bootlegs
Latest concerts where Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People has been played
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.