Imagine [The Ultimate Mixes]

by John Lennon

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	10/05/2018
Label:	Capitol / Umc
UPC:	0602567742630
Rank:	110658

Tracks

1. Imagine
2. Crippled Inside
3. Jealous Guy
4. It's So Hard
5. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die
6. Gimme Some Truth
7. Oh My Love
8. How Do You Sleep?
9. How?
10. Oh Yoko!
11. Power To The People
12. Well... (Baby Please Don't Go)
13. God Save Us
14. Do The Oz
15. God Save Oz
16. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Lennon   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Voices,Harmonica,Keyboards,Mouth Organ,Whistle (Human),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background),Guitar (Electric Baritone)
Elliot Mintz   Primary Artist,Voices
Yoko Ono   Primary Artist,Vocals,Voices
Elastic Oz Band   Primary Artist
Flux Fiddlers   Primary Artist,Strings,Featured Artist
Bill Elliott   Primary Artist,Vocals
Plastic Ono Band   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ringo Starr   Guest Artist,Drums
King Curtis   Guest Artist,Saxophone
George Harrison   Guest Artist,Dobro,Guitar,Voices,Lead Guitar,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Anthony Sophos   Cello
Jim Gordon   Drums,Voices,Tambourine
Jim Keltner   Bells,Drums,Percussion,Sleigh Bells
Jim Horn   Sax (Baritone)
Mike Pinder   Tambourine
David Scheff   Voices
Tommy Badfinger   Guitar (Acoustic)
Harry Glickman   Violin
Joseph Malignaggi   Violin
Rob Linton   Guitar (Acoustic)
Andy   Guitar (Acoustic)
Julius Schachter   Violin
Nick Knowland   Voices
Peter Buonconsiglio   Violin
Eddie Veale   Voices
Hillary Henson   Voices
Julius Shachter   Violin
Tina Jorgensen   Piano
Regis Debray   Voices
Robin Blackburn   Voices
Stanislav Demidjuk   Tambourine
Steve Brendell   Bass,Congas,Maracas,Double Bass,Bass (Upright)
Aaron Rosand   Violin
Dave Coxhill   Saxophone
Leo Kahn   Violin
Stanley Karpienia   Violin
Jim W. Gordon   Drums
Rod Lynton   Guitar (Acoustic)
Felix Dennis   Maracas
Julius Brand   Violin
Tommy Banfinger   Guitar (Acoustic)
Dan Richter   Voices
Charles Shaar Murray   Guitar (Acoustic)
J&P Duo   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Chris Osbourne   Guitar (Acoustic)
Michael Pinder   Tambourine,Percussion
Nicky Hopkins   Piano,Voices,Keyboards,Glockenspiel,Tubular Bells,Piano (Electric)
Joey Badfinger   Guitar (Acoustic)
Stuart Scharf   Guitar (Acoustic)
Rosetta Hightower   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
John Tout   Piano,Vibraphone,Guitar (Acoustic)
Theodore Israel   Viola
Frederick Buldrini   Violin
Raoul Poliakin   Violin
Matthew Raimondi   Violin
Alan White   Bass,Rums,Drums,Piano,Voices,Cymbals,Percussion,Vibraphone,Tibetan Finger Cymbals
Tom Evans   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
George Duvivier   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
The Harlem Community Choir   Vocals,Featured Artist
Kermit Moore   Cello
George Ricci   Cello
Phil Spector   Voices,Vocals (Background)
Rod Linton   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Phil Kenzie   Saxophone
Curtis Ousley   Voices,Saxophone
Klaus Voormann   Bass,Voices,Double Bass,Bass (Vocal),Guitar (Bass),Bass (Upright)
Jack Lesberg   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Harry Katzman   Violin
Torrie Zito   Piano,Conductor
Emanuel Vardi   Viola
Michael Ramsden   Vocals
Geoff Driscoll   Saxophone
John Pintavalle   Violin
Joey Molland   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
John Beal   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Julian Lennon   Voices
Hugh McCracken   Guitar (Acoustic)
Emanuel Green   Violin
Paul Gershman   Violin
Maureen Gray   Guitar (Acoustic)
Mike Dowd   Maracas
Mal Evans   Voices
Alfred Brown   Viola
Charles McCracken   Cello
Tariq Ali   Voices
Teddy Irwin   Guitar (Acoustic)
Ted Turner   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Andy Davis   Guitar (Acoustic)
David Nadien   Violin
Bill Elliot   Vocals
Bob Harris   Voices
John Barham   Drums,Piano,Voices,Harmonium,Keyboards,Vibraphone
Harold Coletta   Viola
Bobby Keys   Voices,Saxophone

Technical Credits

Roy Cicala   Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Overdub Engineer
Eddie Veal   Engineer
Reuben Cohen   Engineer,Mastering Engineer
Claude Harper   Engineer
Ryan Smith   Mastering Engineer
Sam Gannon   Mixing,Editing,Engineer,Mastering Engineer
Eddie Veale   Engineer
Mike Lax   Recording
Charlie Bagnall   Recording
Garth Marshall   Recording
Mike McDuffy   Recording
Rob Stevens   Mixing
Eddie Offor   Engineer
Peter Fordham   Photography
Eddie Beer   Engineer
Alan Rouse   Project Coordinator
Roy Sicala   Engineer
George Maciunas   Typography
Steve Rooke   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Dan Richter   Engineer,Assistant,Personal Assistant
Mirek Stiles   Assistant Engineer
J&P Duo   Duet,Group
Nicky Hopkins   Performer
Chris Clark   Assistant Engineer
Yoko Ono   Whip,Arranger,Composer,Musician,Producer,Supervisor,Cover Photo,Photography,Cover Design,Remix Supervision,Sound Supervision
Eddy Offord   Mixing Engineer,Engineer
Walter Ward   Composer
Ivan Sharrock   Recording
Phil Spector   Producer
Ken Scott   Engineer
Jack Douglas   Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Overdub Engineer
Dusty Hill   Composer
Frank Beard   Composer
Eddie Klein   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Torrie Zito   Orchestration
Gavin Lurssen   Mastering Engineer
John Lennon   Arranger,Composer,Musician,Producer,Performer
Peter Cobbin   Remixing
Phil McDonald   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Mal Evans   Producer,Assistant
Paul Goodrich   Mixing Engineer
Paul Hicks   Mixing,Engineer,Remix Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Mastering Engineer
Shelly Yakus   Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Overdub Engineer
Flux Fiddlers   Group
Billy Gibbons   Composer