Imagine
by John Lennon
- Type: Album
- Released: 9 September 1971
- Label: Apple
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 39:47
- Community rating: 3.96/5 from 12 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Smoothing out the agonizing, primal-scream therapy of his solo debut with lush strings and gorgeous piano melodies, John Lennon created his most universally beloved masterpiece. 'Imagine' is a remarkably conscious, fiercely passionate pop-rock record, balancing intensely political, utopian idealism with beautifully bittersweet, highly introspective reflections on love and regret.
Genres
Descriptors: conscious, melodic, political, piano, confessional, male-vocals, protest
Tracklist
- Imagine (3:07)
- Crippled Inside (3:52)
- Jealous Guy (4:17)
- It's So Hard (2:29)
- I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama (6:08)
- Gimme Some Truth (3:17)
- Oh My Love (2:48)
- How Do You Sleep? (5:39)
- How? (3:46)
- Oh Yoko! (4:20)
Credits
- John Lennon - primary artist, arranged by, vocals, written-by, piano [s], electric guitar, guitar, whistling, guitar [s], guitar, mouth organ
- Yoko Ono - arranged by, artwork [whip and mirror], cover [cloud piece on cover], design, photography by, written-by [uncredited]
- Eddie Beer - engineer [ascot sound studos]
- Eddie Klein - engineer [ascot sound studos]
- Eddy Offord - engineer [ascot sound studos]
- Phil McDonald - engineer [ascot sound studos]
- Jack Douglas - engineer [record plant]
- Roy Cicala - engineer [record plant]
- Shelly Yakus - engineer [record plant]
- The Flux Fiddlers - featuring [overdubbed at record plant, new york]
- George Peckham - lacquer cut by
- Porky - lacquer cut by
- Torrie Zito - orchestrated by [flux fiddlers]
- Val & Diana - other [food]
- Dan Richter - other [john & yoko's p. a.]
- Tom & Alene, Al Steckler - other [this & that at record plant]
- Mal Evans & Peter Bendry - other [this & that]
- John Lennon & Yoko Ono - producer
- Phil Spector - producer
- George Maciunas - typography
- Klaus Voormann - bass, double bass [upright], bass [s]
- Alan White - drums, vibraphone [good vibes], drums, cymbal [tibetan]
- John Tout - acoustic guitar
- Rod Lynton - acoustic guitar
- Ted Turner - acoustic guitar
- George Harrison - dobro, slide guitar, lead guitar
- Steve Brendell - double bass [upright], maracas
- Nicky Hopkins - piano, electric piano
- Jim Keltner - drums
- John Barham - harmonium, vibraphone [vibes]
- Jim Gordon - drums
- King Curtis - saxophone, saxophone [s]
- Joey Badfinger - acoustic guitar
- Tommy Badfinger - acoustic guitar
- Mike Pinder - tambourine
- Andy Davis - acoustic guitar