"You Gave Me the Answer" is a song by Wings. It was written by Paul McCartney and appeared on the album Venus and Mars. Origin and recording McCartney has occasionally paid tribute to his father, James, who led his own band in his youth, by writing "Music Hall numbers." Other such songs from McCartney's catalogue include "When I'm Sixty-Four" and "Honey Pie". To enhance the realism of this period pastiche, McCartney recorded his lead vocals through a filter that removed much of the lower-end frequencies to help emulate the sound of singing through a megaphone, the signature sound of Rudy Vallee, which was a common recording technique during the 1920s, where singers like Vallee and Al Jolson had to compensate for the poor reception of primitive recording equipment at that time. In concert, McCartney often dedicated this song to Fred Astaire. Personnel Paul McCartney – vocals, bass, piano, string arrangement Jimmy McCulloch – electric guitar Joe English – drums, backing vocals Linda McCartney – backing vocals Tony Dorsey – string arrangement Michael J. Pierce – clarinet Vito Platomone – clarinet Carlos Klejman – violin Russell Joseph Bobrowski – violin Ronald B. Benko – trumpet John K. Branch – viola Harold Joseph Ballam – bassoon Bernard S. Richterman – cello References 1975 songs Paul McCartney songs Paul McCartney and Wings songs Songs written by Paul McCartney Song recordings produced by Paul McCartney Music published by MPL Music Publishing