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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ImagineJohn Lennon, Yoko Ono | John Lennon | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 2 | Crippled InsideJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Jealous GuyJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | It's So HardJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | Oh My LoveJohn Lennon, Yoko Ono | John Lennon | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 6 | Oh Yoko!John Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Mama | John Lennon | Play | 06:08 | 14 MB | 39 MB |
| 8 | Give Me Some Truth | John Lennon | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | How Do You Sleep | John Lennon | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | How | John Lennon | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 230 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 2 | Joey Badfinger | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 3 | Tommy Badfinger | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 4 | Tommy Banfinger | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 5 | John Barham | Harmonium, Keyboards, Vibraphone |
| 6 | Eddie Beer | Engineer |
| 7 | Steve Brendell | Bass, Bass (Upright), Maracas |
| 8 | Roy Cicala | Engineer, Overdub Engineer |
| 9 | Chris Clark | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Peter Cobbin | Remixing |
| 11 | Jack Douglas | Engineer, Overdub Engineer |
| 12 | Mal Evans | Assistant |
| 13 | Tom Evans | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 14 | Flux Fiddlers | Group |
| 15 | Peter Fordham | Photography |
| 16 | Jim Gordon | Drums |
| 17 | Jim W. Gordon | Drums |
| 18 | George Harrison | Dobro, Guest Artist, Guitar, Slide Guitar |
| 19 | Nicky Hopkins | Keyboards, Performer, Piano, Piano (Electric) |
| 20 | J&P Duo | Duet, Group |
| 21 | Jim Keltner | Drums |
| 22 | King Curtis | Guest Artist, Saxophone |
| 23 | Eddie Klein | Engineer |
| 24 | John Lennon | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Harmonica, Keyboards, Mouth Organ, Performer, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Whistle (Human) |
| 25 | Rod Linton | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 26 | George Maciunas | Typography |
| 27 | Phil McDonald | Engineer |
| 28 | Joey Molland | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 29 | Eddie Offor | Engineer |
| 30 | Eddy Offord | Engineer |
| 31 | Yoko Ono | Arranger, Composer, Cover Design, Cover Photo, Photography, Producer, Remix Supervision, Supervisor, Whip |
| 32 | Michael Pinder | Percussion, Tambourine |
| 33 | Dan Richter | Assistant, Personal Assistant |
| 34 | Steve Rooke | Mastering, Mastering Engineer |
| 35 | Alan Rouse | Project Coordinator |
| 36 | Roy Sicala | Engineer |
| 37 | Phil Spector | Producer |
| 38 | Ringo Starr | Guest Artist |
| 39 | Mirek Stiles | Assistant Engineer |
| 40 | John Tout | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 41 | Ted Turner | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 42 | Eddie Veal | Engineer |
| 43 | Klaus Voormann | Bass, Bass (Upright) |
| 44 | Alan White | Drums, Percussion, Tibetan Finger Cymbals, Vibraphone |
| 45 | Shelly Yakus | Engineer, Overdub Engineer |
| 46 | Torrie Zito | Orchestration |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |