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Imagine [Original recording reissued] [Original recording remastered]

~ John Lennon
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  • Audio CD (14 Feb 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
  • Label: EMI Records
  • ASIN: B0000457L2
  • Other Editions: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,724 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Imagine (2000 Digital Remaster)John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers) 3:04£0.69
Listen  2. Crippled Inside (2000 Digital Remaster)John Lennon 3:49£0.69
Listen  3. Jealous Guy (2000 Digital Remaster)John Lennon 4:14£0.69
Listen  4. It's So Hard (2000 Digital Remaster)John Lennon 2:27£0.69
Listen  5. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier (2000 Digital Remaster)John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers) 6:07£0.69
Listen  6. Gimme Some Truth (2000 Digital Remaster)John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers) 3:16£0.69
Listen  7. Oh My Love (2000 Digital Remaster)John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers) 2:45£0.69
Listen  8. How Do You Sleep? (2000 Digital Remaster)John Lennon 5:36£0.69
Listen  9. How? (2000 Digital Remaster)John Lennon 3:45£0.69
Listen10. Oh Yoko! (2000 Digital Remaster)John Lennon 4:21£0.69

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The song "Imagine" is so much a part of our culture, it is impossible not to feel something for the album that shares its title. It's also difficult to remember that there are other great tracks here: "How Do You Sleep" is fascinating in its pure, unadulterated bitchiness towards Lennon's former bandmate Paul McCartney, while "Jealous Guy" is undeniably sweet. It is at times brilliant, but Imagine is hardly the greatest and most important album ever. So why bother re-releasing it? Well, it's been "remastered and remixed", but don't expect reworkings by Orbital or Mint Royale (not a bad idea come to think of it), because this Imagine sounds pretty much the same as it ever has. The thing is, it's now so steeped in history, will anyone really judge the songs on their own merit, or just decide to like them because they've been told they should? --Emma Johnston


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Considered together, IMAGINE and its startling predecessor,PLASTIC ONO BAND, paint a vivid picture of the state of John Lennon immediately post-Beatles. If PLASTIC ONO BAND foundJohn working out his hitherto repressed feelings about childhood and stardom, then the abiding impression of IMAGINE isJohn's one certainty in this storm of doubts and recrimination: his love for Yoko. "Jealous Guy", with its peerless vocal and a spot-on arrangement for strings, is sublime. "Oh MyLove" is all delicacy and melodiousness. "Oh Yoko!" is a celebratory finale with none of the cloying self-obsession of John and Yoko's home movies.
On two other songs where Yoko is not the dominant theme, she is nevertheless invoked through the "oh no, oh no" refrain. That's not to say that lovesongs predominate. Half of the material covers similar terrain to PLASTIC ONO BAND, but the themes are balanced by hopeand even light-heartedness. "Crippled Inside" is leavened by its country stylings including Dobro, courtesy of George Harrison, who also spices up two of the album's pivotal tracks, "Gimme Some Truth" and "How Do You Sleep?" (the latter isa vitriolic attack on Paul McCartney). Outside of PLASTIC ONO BAND, this may be Lennon's finest solo album.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece, 16 Jul 2005
By L. Hutchinson (Newcastle Upon Tyne, Britain) - See all my reviews
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This album is "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" courted with a great deal of sugar. However, that is not to say that this album is frilly. In some instances a sharp taste of bitter lemon rises up amongst the songs.

John Lennon will always be remembered for the idealist song "Imagine". A song that is so simplistic that it is difficult to describe. It is not overloaded with pointless lyrics or overly frilly percussion work. It is simply Lennon singing on his piano. A meaning, which matches the style in which it is performed. Fantastic. It is clear that the primal scream therapy with Dr. Walter Janov, that dominated the work of the previous album, has left John Lennon with a mind that is finally coming to peace with itself. However, there a few instances in which we see the personal attack which dominated "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band". However, on the whole, the tracks that are the best are the ones, which are attacking our world rather than the personal world of the artists (see previous album).

Tracks such as "Its So Hard" and "I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier" or more relevant for now-compared to when they were originally written-it is quite scary. Tracks such as "Gimmie Some Truth" could easily be aimed at Mr. Bush and Mr. Blair. It is these elements that unfortunately make this album a great one and as such-truly relevant.

"Jealous Guy" is an achingly beautiful song that many people can relate to. One thinks of the time when John Lennon allowed a homeless fan into his house to get something to eat and said to him that he simply rights songs about his own life. With "Jealous Guy" this is indeed true, but we can all relate to it. Thank you Mr. Lennon.

"How Do You Sleep at Night" is such a personal attack on Paul McCartney that one may expect that it is a song that one should quickly glance over. However, strangely it is a song that I like. It is surprisingly witty in its unashamed attack. With the following song, "How?" the album returns to the style of the opening song, but with so much sugar that makes you feel slightly sick. Although I do like the song, it does seem very pompous in its welcoming openness and frankness. It is a song that has to be listened to more than once-it will grow on you, despite the sickly feeling that may arise from the first three listings.

The album finishes on a personal love song. However, it is written in such a style that one can easily adopt it to our own lives and simply mentally scrap the name of Yoko and replace it with the name of your own lover.

This album is only 39 minutes and as such the album gives you a feeling of being slightly empty. However, that is just as well: we listen to a great piece of work that does not appear to intrude on our lives and then we can get on with our own lives.

Although this album is not as good as "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" it does contain excellent songs and has, due to the title song, become part of world culture. Do buy it.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Lennon's Absolute Zenith, 21 Feb 2005
By John Heaton (Budapest, Hungary) - See all my reviews
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This album is Lennon's biggest commercial album, discounting compilations of course of which only 'Shaved Fish' (1975) display any kind of continuity, being put together by Lennon himself. And it finds him pretty damn close to his artistic peak too. It has truly stood the test of time and one can listen to this album and enjoy it in nearly any mood, which is more than be said of its triumphant predecessor 'JL Plastic Ono Band' from the previous year. Lennon himself called this album the same as the previous one but with 'sugar coating for conservatives like yourself', a comment written directly to Paul McCartney. Another example of a vindictive and unnecessary comment which at the time were all too prevalent, but no less irrelevant all the same. The differences are more than sugar coating for sure. For a start, George Harrison contributes on most tracks and not just in the background on rhythm guitar. Of his three solos on this album, the first is the slide guitar on 'Crippled Inside' not only instantly recognisable to afficionados as being the work of Mr Harrison but is also wonderful to hear. I can think of only a handful tracks from George's own work where George has fully utlised his slide guitar skills: 'Beware Of Darkness' and a few others from 'All Things Must Pass' (1970) and 'Sue Me Sue You Blues' from the following album 'Living In The Material World' (1973) and bits and pieces on 'Thirty Three And A Third' (1976) and more on his following album 'George Harrison' (1979). But by and large George seems to have been somewhat embarrassed his slide guitar talents after his first and perhaps second solo albums. Here on Crippled Inside' he is playing it with gusto! The second solo on 'Gimme Some Truth' is so brilliant it is hard to describe, and perfectly compliments the viscious diatribe of Lennon's brilliant lyrics. And the third does the same on 'How Do You Sleep', which despite its ridiculous and unwarranted attack on Paul McCartney, remains a giant of a song. Paul must have contemplated quite a few things when he heard this, such is the brilliance and directness of the playing and singing here. We are eternally grateful to Linda for talking him out of such things.
You are perhaps wondering why I have spent so long discussing George Harrison's contributions to a John Lennon album. It is simply because it is this and this alone which takes 'Imagine' in my opinion to a higher level than its predecessor. The songs on the first album were just as good, in fact probably better on the whole.
But this album's highlights are so high that they make you quite giddy. The title track is absolutely timeless of course....simplicity and beauty in its tune and Utopian lyric. Does it really matter than this song is an overly romantic vision of the human ideal? Written by a millionaire? It is still wonderfully uplifting and timeless. Surely, as surely can be, this song's lyric will provide food for thought just as long as the human race is in existence. Whereas McCartney probably reached his absolute zenith with 'Hey Jude' or his sublime contributions to the 'White Album', 'Let It Be' and 'Abbey Road' albums, for Lennon's zenith, you need look no further than this album's title track. And you don't have to be a raving, liberal Lefty to say this.
'Jealous Guy' is also a masterpiece, although it remains a mystery why The Beatles didn't make more of this one when it was first presented to the group early in the White Album sessions. Too similar to McCartney's 'Mother Nature's Son' according to Lennon's recollection. A pretty lame excuse if you ask me. No matter. It surfaces on this album as the absolute classic it undoubtedly is. 'It's So Hard' is a good Pastic Ono Band style rocker, 'I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier' similar in style but somewhat less appealing it has to be said. There are two more ballads hidden away on here, of which 'Oh My Love' is outstanding and 'How' is somewhat less impressive. The closing track 'Oh Yoko'is a joyous ode to Yoko, but slightly pales on repeated listenings.
All in all, when this album is good it's so good that it's not even funny. The odd lesser moment and a nasty attack on McCartney are easily (well, quite easily) forgiven amidst such brilliance. Lennon would struggle to match the consistent quality of this album on his next two offerings (plenty of great moments not withstanding of course!) and it wasn't until 'Walls And Bridges' (1974) that we saw him in full clover again.
When he finally returned to the music scene in 1980, he produced some wonderful songs. And if he had released 14 songs of his own instead of sharing that album with Yoko, we might be talking of the 'Double Fantasy' album as Lennon's artistic zenith. Which it very nearly was, despite that. But he didn't. And so the Imagine album must remain as the pinnacle of a great solo career.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The very best of John's work that was officially released, 18 Dec 2000
By cjduckham@yahoo.co.uk (Dartford (Near London)) - See all my reviews
In my opinion this is the best album of alll that John released. However, a lot of his best (Most intelligent, obscene and provocative work) was never released, so i also recommend his anthology which is also great. But to really appreciate the work which has gone into the album you must see one of the two docu-films: Gimme soime truth or Imagine they are a true reflection of his great effort and skill
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4.0 out of 5 stars Essential Listening
A more listenable and commercial record than John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Imagine has perhaps been over-defined by the title song. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Geoffrey Millar

4.0 out of 5 stars a classic john lennon R.I.P.
this is an essential even just for imagine and jealous guy alone but i feel as an allrounder this is a fab album imagine and jealous guy takes away the shine of the other songs... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. S. L. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece
A fantastic album. All the songs are amazing especially "how do you sleep" and "Imagine", an all time classic and "jealous guy". I reccomend this album to any John Lennon fan. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. Cl Hetherington

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good songs
I love Lennon's Imagine, even though it is his most popular work. There is a maturity in the best songs from Imagine that was only hinted at previously. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2007 by M. A. Ramos

5.0 out of 5 stars Lennon Legend Shines Here!
Imagine is my favourite Lennon album and features my favourite Lennon solo track. (Jealous Guy) There are so many classic songs on here, i can't understand why he only ever... Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2007 by P. ISAACS

4.0 out of 5 stars John's second great solo album
It is probably best to descibe 'Imagine' as a watered down version of John's first album 'John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band'. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2007 by Jervis

4.0 out of 5 stars Bitter & Sweet
John referred to this album when it came out in 1971 as Plastic Ono Band (his previous record) with sugar on the top. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2005 by harry_trotter

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Lennon
Lennon at his best.
John Lennon shows his softer side in this album with great songs such as the title track itself, Jealous guy, Oh Yoko and Oh My Love. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2004 by johnandoryoko

4.0 out of 5 stars HOW DO YOU SLEEP? HOW?
"Imagine" may not have been as groundbreaking or as superb as "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band," but it's certainly more listenable. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2004 by samuel_w88

2.0 out of 5 stars I was expecting a classic but..........
I have always been a big Beatles fan and have a good selection of post Beatles albums. This album has some real high spots like the obvious "Imagine" and "Jealous Guy" but I found... Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2004

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