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  2. Recording began at Lennon's home studio at Tittenhurst Park, England, in May 1971, with final overdubs taking place at the Record Plant, in New York City, during July. In October, Lennon released "Imagine" as a single in the United States, where it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

  3. Oct 14, 2020 · The song was released on October 11, 1971. Everyone knew the song was special at the time, but couldn't have had any idea of the impact it would have on the world, both musically and...

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  4. Imagine is the second solo studio album by English musician John Lennon, released on 9 September 1971 by Apple Records. Co-produced by Lennon, his wife Yoko Ono and Phil Spector, the album's elaborate sound contrasts the basic, small-group arrangements of his first album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970). [1]

  5. Oct 8, 2020 · Released in 1971 from the album of the same name, 'Imagine' cemented John Lennon as a songwriting genius on his own right following the breakup of The Beatles the year before.

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  6. In early 1971, Lennon worked up songs for a new album - "Imagine" was one of them. In May, he summoned several of his musical cohorts to Tittenhurst to record it, including Spector, George Harrison, bass player Klaus Voormann, piano man Nicky Hopkins, and drummers Alan White and Jim Keltner.

  7. Oct 8, 2018 · In a 1980 interview reprinted in Imagine John Yoko, Lennon admits that Ono was equally responsible for Imagine; in 2017, Ono was formally recognised as co-writer of the iconic song.