Woman is the first solo album by British musician Mike McGear (spelled Michael on the cover), brother of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...

, who also co-wrote a song, but is credited as a "friend".
Roger McGough

Roger McGough

Roger Joseph McGough CBE is a well-known English performance poet. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please and records voice-overs for commercials, as well as performing his own poetry regularly...

 produced and co-wrote some songs with McGear.

The cover is a black-and-white photo of McGear/McCartney's mother.

Track listing

All songs by Mike McGear & Roger McGough

Roger McGough

Roger Joseph McGough CBE is a well-known English performance poet. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please and records voice-overs for commercials, as well as performing his own poetry regularly...

, except where noted.

1. "Woman" -3:02
2. "Witness" -4:11
3. "Jolly Good Show" / "Benna"+ -3:25
4. "Roamin A Road" /"Benna (Reprise)"+ (Mike McGear) -2:30
5. "Sister" (Mike McGear) -3:11
6. "Wishin" -3:21
7. "Young Young Man (Five Years Ago)" /"Young Young Man (Five Years Later)" -3:36
8. "Edward Heath" (Mike McGear) -0:55
9. "Bored as Butterscotch" (Mike McGear/Roger McGough/Friend
   Paul McCartney
   Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
   
   ) -2:50
10. "Uptowndowntown" /"Blackbeauty"+ (Mike McGear) -3:10
11. "Tiger" /"Strawberry Jam" -7:20

+ short connecting pieces missing from the Edsel CD

Personnel

• Mike McGear: Vocals.
• Roger McGough: Guitars.
• Andy Roberts
  Andy Roberts (musician)
  Andrew "Andy" Roberts is an English musician.He gained a violin scholarship to Felsted School. He then attended Liverpool University. He has played with The Liverpool Scene, Plainsong, The Scaffold, Roy Harper, Chris Spedding, Pink Floyd, Hank Wangford, Kevin Ayers, Vivian Stanshall and Grimms...
  
  : Guitars.
• Roger Bunn: Bass guitar.
• Dave Richards: Bass guitar.
• Zoot Money
  Zoot Money
  George Bruno Money, known as Zoot Money is a British vocalist, keyboardist and bandleader best known for his playing of the Hammond organ and association with his Big Roll Band...
  
  : Piano, keyboards.
• John Megginson: Organ.
• Brian Auger
  Brian Auger
  Brian Auger is a jazz and rock keyboardist, who has specialized in playing the Hammond organ.A jazz pianist, bandleader, session musician and Hammond B3 player, Auger has played or toured with artists such as Rod Stewart, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Sonny Boy Williamson, Led Zeppelin, Eric Burdon...
  
  : Keyboards.
• Norman Yardley: Harmonica.
• Gerry Conway
  Gerry Conway (musician)
  Gerald Conway is an English folk and rock drummer/percussionist, best known for having performed with the backing band for Cat Stevens in the 1970s, Jethro Tull during the 1980s, and currently a member of Fairport Convention as well as his side projects...
  
  : Drums, percussion.
• Ginger Johnson: Percussion.
• Michael Rosen: Horns.
• Roger Ball: Horns.
• Cecil Moss: Horns.
• Chris Pyne: Horns.
• Malcolm Duncan: Horns.
• Paul Korda
  Paul Korda
  Paul Korda is an English songwriter, singer, musician, and actor. He has been writing and performing music since the 1960s...
  
  : Backing vocals.
• Steve Gould: Backing vocals.
• Alan Gorrie
  Alan Gorrie
  Alan Gorrie is a Scottish bassist, guitarist, keyboardist and singer. He is a founding member of the Average White Band and remains one of two original members in the group's current line-up....
  
  : Backing vocals.
• Centipede: Strings.
• Tony Coe
  Tony Coe
  Anthony George Coe is a composer and jazz musician who plays clarinet, bass clarinet, and tenor saxophone.Coe began his performing career playing with Humphrey Lyttelton's band from 1957 to 1962...
  
  : Saxophones.