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Imagine
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Imagine · After the bare, small-scale setting of his first solo album, John Lennon opted for a richer sound in 1971. He recorded at his own Ascot Sound Studios, at EMI and at the Record Plant in New York, with Yoko Ono and Phil Spector as producers. His former Beatles colleague George Harrison, pianist Nicky Hopkins, bassist Klaus Voormann and drummers Alan White and Jim Keltner played on it. Later additions were strings and saxophone from King Curtis.
The title song is a plea for world peace and became his best-known song. How Do You Sleep? is an attack on Paul McCartney, written in a period of bad relations after the break-up of the Beatles. Oh My Love and How? come from his experiences with primal therapy. The album went to number one in the United States and the United Kingdom. According to AllMusic it is a beautiful collection of songs, even though it has less thematic range than its predecessor.
Listening
Track list
- 1Imagine3:07Apple Music ↗
- 2Crippled Inside3:53Apple Music ↗
- 3Jealous Guy4:18Apple Music ↗
- 4It's So Hard2:29Apple Music ↗
- 5I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama6:09Apple Music ↗
- 6Gimme Some Truth3:18Apple Music ↗
- 7Oh My Love2:48Apple Music ↗
- 8How Do You Sleep?5:39Apple Music ↗
- 9How?3:46Apple Music ↗
- 10Oh Yoko!4:17Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗