"Jenny Wren" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 2005 album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. It was also released, in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2005, as the second single from the album.
Background "Jenny Wren" was written in Los Angeles. McCartney wrote the tune in the same sort of finger picking style found in "Blackbird", "Mother Nature's Son" (The Beatles) and "Calico Skies" (Flaming Pie). The song earned a nomination for the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance category.
As to who Jenny Wren is, McCartney said:
Recording The song was recorded in October 2004.Luca Perasi, Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969-2013), L.I.L.Y. Publishing, 2013, , pp. 384-85. The solo is played on an Armenian woodwind instrument, called a duduk, played by Venezuelan-born world winds specialist and multi-instrumentalist Pedro Eustache. The guitar is tuned down a whole step for the song.
Covers The song has been covered by several artists.
Track listing Digital single released 31 October 2005 "Jenny Wren" (radio edit) – 2:09
7" R6678 "Jenny Wren" – 3:47 "Summer of '59" – 2:11
CD CDR6678 "Jenny Wren" – 3:47 "I Want You to Fly" – 5:03
Maxi-CD CDRS6678 "Jenny Wren" – 3:47 "I Want You to Fly" – 5:03 "This Loving Game" – 3:15
PaulMcCartney.com exclusive digital download "Jenny Wren" (Live from Abbey Road)
Chart positions Chart (2005) Peakposition UK Physical Singles Chart18
Personnel Personnel per booklet. Paul McCartney – vocals, Epiphone Texan acoustic guitar, Ludwig floor tom Pedro Eustache – duduk
References
External links Official site Beatles.com.hk CD1 page (Hong Kong based) Beatles.com.hk CD2 page (Hong Kong based) Beatles.com.hk 7" page (Hong Kong based) Beatles.com.hk digital single page (Hong Kong based)