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After the harrowing Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon returned to calmer, more conventional territory with Imagine. While the album had a softer surface, it was only marginally less confessional than its predecessor. Underneath the sweet strings of "Jealous Guy" lies a broken and scared man, the jaunty "Crippled Inside" is a mocking assault at an acquaintance, and "Imagine" is a paean for peace in a world with no gods, possessions, or classes, where everyone is equal. And Lennon doesn't shy away from the hard rockers -- "How Do You Sleep" is a scathing attack on Paul McCartney, "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier" is a hypnotic antiwar song, and "Give Me Some Truth" is bitter hard rock. If Imagine doesn't have the thematic sweep of Plastic Ono Band, it is nevertheless a remarkable collection of songs that Lennon would never be able to better again.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Producer, Piano, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Yoko Ono, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar - GEORGE HARRISON, DobroGuitar - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Yoko Ono, Producer - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, UprightBass - Steve Brendell, UprightBass - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Ted Turner, AcousticGuitar - Rod Lynton, AcousticGuitar - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, DrumKit - John Lennon, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, AcousticGuitar - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, Vibraphone - Yoko Ono, Producer - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - John Barham, PumpOrgan - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - JIM GORDON, DrumKit - John Lennon, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Eddy Offord, Engineer - Yoko Ono, Producer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
John Lennon, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Hicks, RemixingEngineer - Yoko Ono Lennon, SoundSupervisor
℗ 2023 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar - GEORGE HARRISON, SlideGuitar - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Yoko Ono, Producer - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - John Barham, Piano - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Rod Lynton, AcousticGuitar - Andy Davis, AcousticGuitar - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Producer, Piano, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - GEORGE HARRISON, ElectricGuitar - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Yoko Ono, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar - GEORGE HARRISON, SlideGuitar - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Yoko Ono, Producer - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Producer, Piano, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Yoko Ono, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Harmonica, Vocalist, MainArtist, AcousticGuitar - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Yoko Ono, Producer - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Rod Lynton, AcousticGuitar - Andy Davis, AcousticGuitar - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Producer, Piano, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Yoko Ono, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - John Barham, PumpOrgan - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - John Tout, Vibraphone - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar - GEORGE HARRISON, DobroGuitar - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Yoko Ono, Producer - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, UprightBass - Rod Linton, AcousticGuitar - Steve Brendell, UprightBass - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Ted Turner, AcousticGuitar - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2023 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - John Lennon, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar - Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - GEORGE HARRISON, DobroGuitar - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Paul Hicks, Engineer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Yoko Ono, Producer - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, UprightBass - Steve Brendell, UprightBass - Ted Turner, AcousticGuitar - Reuben Cohen, MasteringEngineer - Rod Lynton, AcousticGuitar - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, DrumKit - John Lennon, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, AcousticGuitar - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, Vibraphone - Yoko Ono, Producer - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - John Barham, PumpOrgan - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2023 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, Percussion - JIM GORDON, DrumKit - John Lennon, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Yoko Ono, Producer - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar - GEORGE HARRISON, SlideGuitar - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Yoko Ono, Producer - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Ted Turner, AcousticGuitar - John Tout, Piano - Rod Lynton, AcousticGuitar - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar - GEORGE HARRISON, SlideGuitar - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Yoko Ono, Producer - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Producer, Piano, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Yoko Ono, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - John Tout, Vibraphone - Rod Lynton, AcousticGuitar - Andy Davis, AcousticGuitar - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2023 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Producer, Piano, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Yoko Ono, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2023 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Ryan Smith, MasteringEngineer - John Lennon, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AcousticGuitar - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alan White, DrumKit - Paul Hicks, ImmersiveMixingEngineer - Yoko Ono, Producer - Phil McDonald, Engineer - Klaus Voormann, BassGuitar - Rob Stevens, MixingEngineer - Rod Lynton, AcousticGuitar - Andy Davis, AcousticGuitar - Yoko Ono Lennon, Producer - Eddie Klein, Engineer - Paul Goodrich, MixingEngineer
℗ 2023 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Album review
After the harrowing Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon returned to calmer, more conventional territory with Imagine. While the album had a softer surface, it was only marginally less confessional than its predecessor. Underneath the sweet strings of "Jealous Guy" lies a broken and scared man, the jaunty "Crippled Inside" is a mocking assault at an acquaintance, and "Imagine" is a paean for peace in a world with no gods, possessions, or classes, where everyone is equal. And Lennon doesn't shy away from the hard rockers -- "How Do You Sleep" is a scathing attack on Paul McCartney, "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier" is a hypnotic antiwar song, and "Give Me Some Truth" is bitter hard rock. If Imagine doesn't have the thematic sweep of Plastic Ono Band, it is nevertheless a remarkable collection of songs that Lennon would never be able to better again.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:40:44
- Main artists: John Lennon
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2023 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)/Lenono Music ℗ 2023 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)/Lenono Music
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