IMAGINE THERE'S NO HEAVEN
ITS EASY IF YOU TRY
NO HELL BELOW US
ABOVE US,
ONLY SKY
Imagine
is the second
solo studio album
by the English
musician
released on
September, 9th 1971
by Apple Records.
Co-produced by
Lennon,
his wife
Yoko Ono
and
Phil Spector,
the album's elaborate
sound contrasts
the basic,
small-group arrangements
of his first album,
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
(1970).
The opening title track
is widely considered
to be his
signature song.
Lennon recorded the album
from early to mid-1971
at his
Ascot Sound Studios,
EMI Recording Studios
and the Record Plant
in New York City,
with musicians
that included
his ex-Beatles
bandmate
George Harrison,
keyboardist
Nicky Hopkins,
bassist
Klaus Voormann
and drummers
Alan White
and
Jim Keltner.
The lyrics reflect
peace,
love,
politics,
Lennon's experience
with
primal scream therapy
and,
following a
period of high
personal tensions,
an attack on his
former writing partner
Paul McCartney
in "How Do You Sleep?".
Extensive footage
from the sessions
was recorded for a
scrapped documentary;
parts were released
on the documentary film
Imagine: John Lennon (1988).
The documentary John & Yoko:
Above Us Only Sky,
based on that footage,
was released in 2018.
Imagine
was a critical
and
commercial success,
reaching number one
on both
the UK Albums Chart
and US
Billboard 200.
Along with
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band,
it is considered one
of Lennon's
finest solo albums.
In 2012,
it was voted 80th
on Rolling Stone
magazine's list
of the
500 Greatest Albums
of All Time.
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