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14-September-2008 12:50:31 - Fantasy Double Fantasy Double Fantasy cover Studio album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono Released 17 November 1980 Recorded 4 August 1980 - late September 1980 Genre Rock, pop rock, hard rock Length 45:05 Label Geffen, Capitol Producer John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Jack Douglas Professional reviews Allmusic 4/5 stars 4/5 stars 4/5 stars 4/5 stars 4/5 stars link Rolling Stone 4/5 stars 4/5 stars 4/5 stars 4/5 stars 4/5 stars link John Lennon chronology Shaved Fish 1975 Double Fantasy 1980 The John Lennon Collection 1982 Yoko Ono chronology A Story 1974 Double Fantasy 1980 Season of Glass 1981 Double Fantasy is the comeback album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released in 1980 initially on the newly-formed Geffen Records, and then from 1989 onwards through EMI, the distributor of all of Lennon's output including his Beatles material. It is notable for being John Lennon's last authorised release, released only three weeks before his murder. The album won the 1982 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The remastered CD version of Double Fantasy, supervised by Yoko Ono, was released in 2000 with three bonus tracks. In 2003 the copy of the album autographed by Lennon for Mark Chapman was sold for $525,000, making it the most valuable record ever.1 In 2007, the album was released as a download on iTunes. Contents 1 Recording 2 Tragedy and aftermath 3 Track listing 3.1 8-track release 3.1.1 Program one 3.1.2 Program two 3.1.3 Program three 3.1.4 Program four 4 Singles 5 Accolades 6 Chart positions 7 Personnel 8 References 9 External links Recording With the birth of his son Sean in 1975, Lennon put his career on hold to raise the boy. In the summer of 1980, both Lennon and Ono felt ready to resume work and began composing. After five years of little musical activity aside from recording the occasional demo in his apartment at The Dakota, Lennon was absolutely bursting with creativity. He had fulfilled a lifelong ambition of learning how to sail in early 1980 and had been given fresh creative impetus in June of that year following his life-affirming experiences sailing a 43-foot sloop to Bermuda, accompanied by a small crew. Once in Bermuda, he started writing songs for a new album, sometimes writing about new experiences and occasionally reworking the half finished demos that he had recorded in the Dakota building.2 He was also, he claimed, the most content he had ever felt in all his years, even writing a song called Life Begins at 40 to commemorate that milestone in his life. His assuredness and love for his family came through on the retro Just Like Starting Over, as well as Beautiful Boy Darling Boy and Woman. Yoko Ono approached producer Jack Douglas, with whom both Lennon and Ono had worked before, giving him John's demos to listen to. My immediate impressions were that I was going to have a hard time making it better than the demos because there was such intimacy in the demos, Douglas told Uncut's Chris Hunt in 2005.2 Lennon, Ono and Douglas produced dozens of songs beginning that August, enough to fill Double Fantasy and beyond. A projected second album, Milk and Honey, was well into the rehearsal phase when work was halted following Lennon's murder that December. Ono was currently being regarded with fresh perspective after the onslaught of the late 1970's punk movement which bore similarities to her earlier work. As such, with renewed confidence, she produced many songs. Lennon and Ono made the decision to release their impending songs together on the same album, the first time they had done so since 1972's controversial Some Time in New York City. Subtitled A Heart Play, Double Fantasy would be a collection of songs whereby John and Yoko would be singing to each other. Signed by David Geffen, alongside Elton John and Donna Summer, for his new label, Geffen, Double Fantasy was preceded by Lennon's Just Like Starting Over, which quickly became a US #1 hit. The album itself was received with much interest, coming after such an extended break. However, sales were not so generous. The album debuted at #27 in the UK and the following week reached #14, but then it fell down very quickly to #25 and then #46, making the #14 its peak position. In the US, the situation was different. There, the album debuted at #25 and then rose to #12 and then #11. Although Double Fantasy was mildly criticized upon release for being slick, and Ono's songs were overlooked, the musical community was glad to have Lennon back. Tragedy and aftermath On the evening 8 December 1980, Mark David Chapman shot John Lennon four times as he was walking into The Dakota with Ono; Lennon died approximately twenty minutes later. The last time I saw John he had this incredible smile on his face, Jack Douglas later told journalist Chris Hunt. It was the evening we finished 'Walking On Thin Ice'. He was just thrilled, and so was Yoko, because we all knew we had accomplished what John set out to do with that track. I walked him to the elevator and said goodnight. About 40 minutes later my girlfriend came to the studio, all white. 'It's just been on the radio,' she said. 'John was shot'.2 With worldwide grief for Lennon's death on an almost unparalleled scale, Double Fantasy rose to #1 in most countries making a #11 to #1 move in the US and rising from #46 to #2 in the UK, spending there an impressive 7 weeks and then finally peaked at #1 for 2 weeks. Just Like Starting Over also immediately rose to #1 worldwide, selling several million copies, with many of Lennon's past solo and Beatles releases re-charting as well. Subsequent singles, Woman and Watching the Wheels were also very successful. Track listing Just Like Starting Over John Lennon - 3:56 Kiss Kiss Kiss Yoko Ono - 2:41 Cleanup Time John Lennon - 2:58 Give Me Something Ono - 1:35 I'm Losing You John Lennon - 3:57 I'm Moving On Ono - 2:20 Beautiful Boy Darling Boy John Lennon - 4:02 Watching the Wheels John Lennon - 4:00 Yes I'm Your Angel Ono - 3:08 Woman John Lennon - 3:32 Beautiful Boys Ono - 2:55 Dear Yoko John Lennon - 2:34 Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him Ono - 4:02 Hard Times Are Over Ono - 3:20 Bonus tracks on 2000 re-release Help Me to Help Myself John Lennon - 2:37 Walking on Thin Ice Ono - 6:00 Central Park Stroll dialogue - 0:17 8-track release Double Fantasy was released as an 8-track with a reordered track listing due to the technical limitations of the 8-track format. Program one Just Like Starting Over John Lennon Kiss Kiss Kiss Yoko Ono Cleanup Time Lennon Give Me Something Ono Program two Watching the Wheels Lennon Hard Times Are Over Ono I'm Losing You Lennon Program three I'm Moving On Ono Woman Lennon Beautiful Boys Ono Dear Yoko Lennon Program four Beautiful Boy Darling Boy Lennon I'm Your Angel Ono Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him Ono Singles Just Like Starting Over John Lennon, 24 October 1980, #1 UK, #1 U.S. Woman John Lennon, 16 January 1981, #1 UK, #2 U.S. Walking on Thin Ice Yoko Ono, 20 February 1981, #35 UK, #58 U.S. Watching the Wheels John Lennon, 27 March 1981, #30 UK, #10 U.S. Accolades In 1989, it was ranked #29 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. On 24 February 1982, Double Fantasy won the Grammy award for Album of the Year, amid emotional scenes as Yoko Ono and six-year-old Sean accepted the award. Chart positions Year Chart Position 1980 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1 Billboard 200 1981 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart Billboard 200 Personnel John - lead, harmony and background vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; piano and keyboards; arranger and producer. Yoko - lead and background vocals; arranger and producer. Jack Douglas - arranger and producer. Earl Slick - lead guitar. Hugh McCracken - lead guitar. Tony Levin - bass. George Small - keyboards. Andy Newmark - drums. Arthur Jenkins Jr. - percussion. Ed Walsh - oberheim, synthesizer. Robert Greenidge - steel drum on Beautiful Boy Matthew Cunningham - hammer dulcimer on Watching the Wheels Randy Stein - English Concertina Howard Johnson - horns. Grant Hungerford - horns. John Parran - horns. Seldon Powell - horns. George Young Opalisky - horns. Roger Rosenberg - horns. David Tofani - horns. Ronald Tooley - horns. Tony Davillo - horn arrangements and musical associate. Michelle Simpson, Cassandra Wooten, Cheryl Mason Jacks, Eric Troyer, Benny Cummings Singers, The Kings Temple Choir - background vocals. Toshihiro Hamaya - production assistant. Julie Last - assistant engineer. George Marino - original mastering and remastering. Lee DeCarlo - engineer. Jon Smith - assistant engineer. Anthony Davilio - musical associate. James A. Ball - assistant engineer. Bob Gruen - photography. Kishin Shinoyama - cover photo and photography. Karla Merrifield - reissue art coordinator. Nishi F Saimaru - photography. David Spindel - photography. Lilo Raymond - photography. Christopher Whorf - artwork. References ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Lennon killer's signed LP on sale ^ a b c Just Like Starting Over by Chris Hunt, Uncut John Lennon Special, 2005 External links Double Fantasy at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages Just Like Starting Over The Recording Of Double Fantasy by Chris Hunt, published in Uncut John Lennon Special, 2005 Preceded by Greatest Hits by Kenny Rogers Billboard 200 number-one album December 27, 1980 - February 20, 1981 Succeeded by Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon Preceded by Kings of the Wild Frontier by Adam the Ants UK Albums Chart number one album February 7, 1981 - February 20, 1981 Succeeded by Face Value by Phil Collins Preceded by Guilty by Barbra Streisand Australian Kent Music Report number-one album December 22, 1980 - March 1, 1981 Succeeded by Zenyattà Mondatta by The Police v d e John Lennon Studio albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band · Imagine · Mind Games · Walls and Bridges · Rock 'n' Roll With Yoko Ono Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins · Unfinished Music No.2: Life with the Lions · Wedding Album · Some Time in New York City · Double Fantasy · Milk and Honey Live albums Live Peace in Toronto 1969 · Live in New York City Compilations Shaved Fish · The John Lennon Collection · Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon · Peace, Love Truth · Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon Posthumous albums Menlove Ave. · Acoustic · Wonsaponatime Soundtracks Imagine: John Lennon · The U.S. vs. John Lennon Box sets Lennon · John Lennon Anthology Books In His Own Write · A Spaniard in the Works · Skywriting by Word of Mouth Films How I Won the War 1967 · Two Virgins 1968 · No. 5 1968 · Honeymoon 1969 · Rape 1969 · Up Your Legs Forever 1970 · Freedom 1970 · Fly 1970 · Apotheosis 1970 · Erection 1971 · Imagine 1972 · Dynamite Chicken 1972 · Oh! Calcutta! 1972 · Imagine: John Lennon 1988 · The U.S. vs. John Lennon 2006 · The Killing of John Lennon 2008 Family Julia Lennon · Alfred Lennon · Mimi Smith · Cynthia Lennon · Julian Lennon · Yoko Ono · Sean Lennon Related articles Discography · The Beatles · Lennon/McCartney · 251 Menlove Avenue · David Peel · John Sinclair · Plastic Ono Band · Bagism · Death · Liverpool John Lennon Airport · John Lennon Museum · Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur v d e Yoko Ono Studio albums Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band · Fly · Approximately Infinite Universe · Feeling the Space · A Story · Season of Glass · It's Alright I See Rainbows · Starpeace · Rising · Blueprint for a Sunrise With John Lennon Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins · Unfinished Music No.2: Life with the Lions · Wedding Album · Some Time in New York City · Double Fantasy · Milk and Honey Compilations Walking on Thin Ice · Onobox Other albums New York Rock · Every Man Has a Woman · Yes, I'm a Witch · Open Your Box v d e Grammy Award: Album of the Year 1971-1990 1971: Bridge over Troubled Water · 1972: Tapestry · 1973: The Concert For Bangla Desh · 1974: Innervisions · 1975: Fulfillingness' First Finale · 1976: Still Crazy After All These Years · 1977: Songs in the Key of Life · 1978: Rumours · 1979: Saturday Night Fever · 1980: 52nd Street · 1981: Christopher Cross · 1982: Double Fantasy · 1983: Toto IV · 1984: Thriller · 1985: Can't Slow Down · 1986: No Jacket Required · 1987: Graceland · 1988:The Joshua Tree · 1989: Faith - 1990: Nick of Time · Complete List · Winners 1959-1970 · Winners 1971-1990 · Winners 1991-2010 Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Double_Fantasy Categories: John Lennon albums | Yoko Ono albums | 1980 albums | Capitol Records albums | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Albums produced by Jack Douglas Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages Español Italiano Magyar 日本語 ‪Norsk bokmÃ¥l‬ Polski Português РуÑ?Ñ?кий Svenska This page was last modified on 7 September 2008, at 23:37
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