John Lennon - Imagine (1971)

01. Imagine
02. Crippled Inside
03. Jealous Guy
04. It's So Hard
05. I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Mama
06. Give Me Some Truth
07. Oh My Love
08. How Do You Sleep?
09. How?
10. Oh Yoko!

Personnel:
    John Lennon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, harmonica (10), whistling (3)
    George Harrison – electric guitar (6, 7), slide guitar (5, 6, 8), dobro (2)
    Klaus Voormann – bass (all except 2), upright bass (2)
    Nicky Hopkins – piano (all except 1, 4, 7), electric piano (7)
    Alan White – drums (1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), Tibetan cymbals (7), vibraphone (3)
    Jim Keltner – drums (2, 3, 5)
    Jim Gordon – drums (4)
    John Barham – harmonium (3), vibraphone (9)
    King Curtis – saxophone (4, 5)
    Joey Molland – acoustic guitar (5)
    Tom Evans – acoustic guitar (5)
    John Tout – acoustic guitar (2), piano (uncredited originally)
    Ted Turner – acoustic guitar (2)
    Rod Linton – acoustic guitar (2, 6, 10)
    Andy Davis – acoustic guitar (6, 10)
    The New York Philharmonic (credited as "The Flux Fiddlers") – orchestral strings
    Phil Spector – backing vocals (10)
    Michael Pinder – tambourine (5)
    Steve Brendell – upright bass (2), maracas (5)

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, allmusic.com

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