Imagine

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Tracklist

▼12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Imagine producer: John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) and Phil Spector bass: Klaus Voormann drums (drum set): Alan White (Yes drummer) piano: John Lennon (The Beatles) performer: Flux Fiddlers and Plastic Ono Band publisher: Chappell Music (UK) (in 1971) phonographic copyright (℗) by: EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971) music videos: Imagine by John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers) part of: Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 3) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 19) recording of: Imagine lyricist: John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) composer: John Lennon (The Beatles) publisher: Downtown DMP Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and フジパシフィックミュージック第2事業部	4.35	2:59
A2	Crippled Inside producer: John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) and Phil Spector acoustic guitar: Rod Linton, John Tout and Ted Turner (of Wishbone Ash) double bass: Steve Brendell and Klaus Voormann electric guitar: John Lennon (The Beatles) piano: Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) resonator guitar [dobro]: George Harrison (The Beatles) performer: Flux Fiddlers and Plastic Ono Band recording of: Crippled Inside lyricist and composer: John Lennon (The Beatles)	3.5	3:43
A3	Jealous Guy producer: John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) and Phil Spector bass: Klaus Voormann drums (drum set): Jim Keltner guitar: John Lennon (The Beatles) harmonium: John Barham (English pianist, composer, arranger) vibraphone: Alan White (Yes drummer) performer: Flux Fiddlers and Plastic Ono Band recording of: Jealous Guy lyricist and composer: John Lennon (The Beatles) publisher: BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2, Lenono Music, Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) revision of: Child of Nature	4.4	4:10
A4	It's So Hard producer: John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) and Phil Spector bass: Klaus Voormann drums (drum set): Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) guitar: John Lennon (The Beatles) saxophone: King Curtis (saxophonist) performer: Flux Fiddlers and Plastic Ono Band recording of: It’s So Hard lyricist and composer: John Lennon (The Beatles) publisher: Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30)	3	2:22
A5	I Don't Want To Be A Soldier producer: John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) and Phil Spector acoustic guitar: Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) and Joey Molland bass: Klaus Voormann drums (drum set): Jim Keltner guitar: John Lennon (The Beatles) maracas: Steve Brendell piano: Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) saxophone: King Curtis (saxophonist) slide guitar: George Harrison (The Beatles) tambourine: Mike Pinder performer: Flux Fiddlers and Plastic Ono Band recording of: I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die lyricist and composer: John Lennon (The Beatles)	2.8	6:01
B1	Give Me Some Truth producer: John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) and Phil Spector acoustic guitar: Andy Davis (Guitarist on "Imagine") and Rod Linton bass: Klaus Voormann drums (drum set): Alan White (Yes drummer) guitar: George Harrison (The Beatles) guitar family: John Lennon (The Beatles) piano: Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) performer: Flux Fiddlers and Plastic Ono Band music videos: Gimme Some Truth by John Lennon recording of: Gimme Some Truth lyricist and composer: John Lennon (The Beatles) publisher: Lennon Music (ended) and Lenono Music	3.5	3:11
B2	Oh My Love producer: John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) and Phil Spector bass: Klaus Voormann cymbal and drums (drum set): Alan White (Yes drummer) electric piano: Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) guitar: George Harrison (The Beatles) piano: John Lennon (The Beatles) performer: Flux Fiddlers and Plastic Ono Band recording of: Oh My Love writer: John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) publisher: Downtown DMP Songs (ended), Lenono Music and Ono Music	3.5	2:40
B3	How Do You Sleep? producer: John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) and Phil Spector bass: Klaus Voormann drums (drum set): Alan White (Yes drummer) guitar: John Lennon (The Beatles) piano: Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) slide guitar: George Harrison (The Beatles) performer: Flux Fiddlers and Plastic Ono Band recording of: How Do You Sleep? lyricist and composer: John Lennon (The Beatles) publisher: Lenono Music	3.5	5:29
B4	How? producer: John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) and Phil Spector bass: Klaus Voormann drums (drum set): Alan White (Yes drummer) piano: Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) and John Lennon (The Beatles) vibraphone: John Barham (English pianist, composer, arranger) performer: Flux Fiddlers and Plastic Ono Band recording of: How? lyricist and composer: John Lennon (The Beatles)	3.8	3:37
B5	Oh Yoko! producer: John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) and Phil Spector acoustic guitar: Andy Davis (Guitarist on "Imagine") and Rod Linton bass: Klaus Voormann drums (drum set): Alan White (Yes drummer) free reed and guitar: John Lennon (The Beatles) piano: Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) background vocals: Phil Spector performer: Flux Fiddlers and Plastic Ono Band recording of: Oh Yoko! lyricist and composer: John Lennon (The Beatles) publisher: Lenono Music	3.55	4:18

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/5247635 [info]
other databases:	http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/761692351 [info] https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37770303v [info]

Release Group

covers:	Imagine by GEMS

part of:

Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 76) (order: 76)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 77)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 80) (order: 80)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 99) (order: 99)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 223) (order: 223)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 215) (order: 276)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/72879 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/dhd3 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/john_lennon/imagine/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/75855/ [info] https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-22574 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000198860 [info]
Wikidata:	Q333266 [info]

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Release information

Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 38:30

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

Labels

Apple Records
2C 064-4914

Release events

France
1971

Release group rating

4.1 (see all ratings)

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