Lennon, John - Walls And Bridges

Жанр: Pop/ Rock, Folk
Стиль: Pop / Rock, Folk-Rock, Contemporary Singer/ Songwriter, Singer / Songwriter, Instrumental Rock, Instrumental, Soft Rock, AM Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock
Страна: ГЕРМАНИЯ (GERMANY)
Дата первоначального релиза: 1974-09-26
Дата релиза: 2015-08-21
Лейбл: Apple Records ‎
Кол-во носителей: 1
Штрих-код: 0600753571002
Кат. номер: Apple Records ‎– 0600753571002, Apple Records ‎– 5357100, Apple Records ‎– 600753571002
Количество треков: 12
Длительность: 46:02
Состояние пластинки: New! ( Sealed/ Sealed)! Новый! Запечатан!

A1. Going Down On Love/ Guitar – Dr. Winston O'Ghurkin - 3:54
A2. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night/ Guitar – Hon. John St. John Johnson Organ, Piano, Harmony Vocals – Elton John Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Keys - 3:28
A3. Old Dirt Road/ Backing Vocals, Lyrics By – Harry Nilsson Lyrics By, Music By – John Lennon Piano – Rev. Thumbs Ghurkin - 4:11
A4. What You Got/ Guitar – Kaptain Kundalini - 3:09
A5. Bless You/ Acoustic Guitar – Rev. Fred Ghurkin Mellotron – Ken Ascher - 4:38
A6. Scared/ Baritone Saxophone – Howard Johnson (3) Piano – Mel Torment - 4:36
B1. # 9 Dream/ Acoustic Guitar – Dr. Dream (2) Electric Piano – Nicky Hopkins Performer – The 44th Street Fairies - 4:47
B2. Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox)/ Harmony Vocals – Elton John Horns – Lolly And Stan - 2:55
B3. Steel And Glass/ Acoustic Guitar – Dr. Winston O'Reggae - 4:37
B4. Beef Jerky/ Guitar – Dr. Winston And Booker Table And The Maitre d's - 3:26
B5. Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)/ Acoustic Guitar – Dwarf McDougal Organ – Ken Ascher - 5:08
B6. Ya Ya/ Drums – Julian Lennon Piano, Vocals – Dad (3) Written-By – C. L. Lewis*, L. Dorsey*, M. Robinson* - 1:06

Walls and Bridges  -  пятый сольный студийный альбом участника группы "Битлз" Джона Леннона, вышедший в 1974 году. "Walls And Bridges" был записан во время длительной разлуки Леннона и Йоко Оно. В записи песни "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" принимал участие Элтон Джон. Он поспорил с Ленноном, что эта песня сможет занять первое место в американском хит-параде (что ранее не удавалось ни одному сольному синглу Леннона). В случае, если это случилось бы, Леннон был обязан принять участие в концерте Элтона Джона. Ему пришлось исполнить своё обещание, потому что "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" действительно удалось подняться на вершину чарта. Композиция "Beef Jerky"  -  единственный инструментал на сольных альбомах Леннона. В песне "Ya Ya" на ударных играет одиннадцатилетний сын Леннона Джулиан.

Лимитированное переиздание выдающегося классического альбома на 180-граммовом виниле с буклетом, включающим тексты песен, описание, фотографии и артворк. Пластинка произведена на легендарной германской Optimal Media в Гамбурге.

Personnel:
John Lennon – arrangements, lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, piano, whistling, percussion, production
Ken Ascher – piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, mellotron
Jim Keltner – drums
Arthur Jenkins – percussion
Nicky Hopkins – piano
Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
Jesse Ed Davis – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
Eddie Mottau – acoustic guitar
Strings and brass musicians from The Philharmonic Orchestrange – arranged and conducted by Ken Ascher
Little Big Horns – Ron Aprea (alto saxophone), Bobby Keys (tenor saxophone), Frank Vicari (tenor saxophone), Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone), Steve Madaio (trumpet)
Julian Lennon – drums on "Ya Ya"
Elton John – piano and harmony vocals on "Whatever Gets you thru the Night", Hammond organ and background vocals on "Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)"
Harry Nilsson – backing vocals on "Old Dirt Road"
The 44th Street Fairies: Joey Dambra, Lori Burton and May Pang – background vocals on "#9 Dream"
Technical:
Shelly Yakus – engineer
Jimmy Iovine – overdub engineer
Roy Cicala – remix engineer
May Pang – production coordinator
Roy Kohara – art direction
Bob Gruen – photography

       Рейтинг:
AllMusic: 3.5*/5  
All-Music Guide to Rock: 4*/5  
Christgau's Record Guide: B–
Mojo: 4*/5  
The Music Box: 4*/5  
MusicHound: 2.5/5
Paste: 3*/5  
The Rolling Stone Album Guide: 3*/5  
Uncut: 4*/5  
Uncut (2010): 2*/5
Muzon-Market (MM): 7*/10

Charts:

Weekly charts
( Chart (1974–75)/ Position):
Australian Kent Music Report Chart/ 4
Canadian RPM Albums Chart/ 1
Danish Albums Chart/ 7
Dutch Mega Albums Chart/ 16
Italian LP Chart/ 11
Japanese Oricon LP Chart/ 14
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart/ 3
Swedish Albums Chart/ 6
UK Albums Chart/ 6
US Billboard 200/ 1
West German Media Control Albums Chart/ 41

Year-end charts
( Chart (1974)/ Position):
Australian Albums Chart/ 26
Canadian Albums Chart/ 17
( Chart (1975)/ Position):
Canadian Albums Chart/ 44
US Billboard Year-End/ 84

Certifications
( Region/ Certification/ Certified units/sales):
United Kingdom (BPI)/ Silver/ 60,000^
United States (RIAA)/ Gold/ 500,000^

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Один из самых знаменитых музыкантов мира Джон Леннон (John Lennon) родился в Ливерпуле в 1940 году и был убит в 1980. Наибольшее признание получил как один из участников группы The Beatles, хотя после распада коллектива занимался и сольным творчеством. Кроме музыкальной деятельности, Леннон также был известен и как политический активист, проповедующий идеи равенства и братства. Леннон стал культовой фигурой  -  его знает практически каждый человек на Земле. Его имя дважды встречается в списке журнала Rolling Stone "50 величайших исполнителей всех времён"  -  первое место в составе The Beatles, и тридцать восьмое  -  личное.

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Компании и т. п.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Calderstone Productions Limited
Copyright (c) – Calderstone Productions Limited
Published By – Lenono Music
Published By – Tro Essex Music Ltd.
Published By – EMI Songs Ltd.
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – BE72566
Published By – Lennon Music
Published By – ATV Music Ltd.
Record Company – Universal Music Group
Recorded At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Mastered At – Master Cutting Room
Mastered At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.

Над релизом работали:
Acoustic Guitar – Eddie Mottau (tracks: A1 to B3)
Art Direction, Design – Roy Kohara
Bass – Klaus Voormann (tracks: A1 to B5)
Clavinet – Ken Ascher (tracks: A2, A4, B1 to B3)
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – May Pang
Drums – Jim Keltner (tracks: A1 to B5)
Electric Piano – Ken Ascher (tracks: A1, A3 to A6)
Engineer – Shelly "I Can't Take The Pressure" Yakus*
Engineer [Over-Dub Engineer] – Jim "What It Is" Iovine*
Engineer [Strings and Re-Mix Engineer] – Roy "I Only Like Singles" Cicala*
Guitar – Jesse Ed Davis (tracks: A1 to B5)
Horns – Ron Aprea (tracks: A1, A4, A6, B2 to B5), Little Big Horns* (tracks: A1, A4, A6, B2 to B5)
Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching i…i, variant 2] – Sean Magee
Mastered By – Gregg Calbi*, Tom Rabstnek*
Orchestrated By [Orchestration], Conductor – Ken Ascher
Percussion – Arthur Jenkins (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4)
Performer [with] – Little Big Horns*, The Philharmanic Orchestrange, The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band*
Photography By – Bob Gruen
Piano – Nicky Hopkins (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A6, B2, B3, B5)
Producer, Arranged By, Liner Notes – John Lennon
Written-By – John Lennon (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B5)

Заметки:
℗ 2010, © 2015 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group).

Includes a booklet with lyrics and credits. Copies that are distributed in Europe are part of the Back To Black series and include a download code. Copies that are distributed in the US are not part of this series and do not include a download code.

Includes printed inner sleeve containing photographs/artwork.

All tracks published by Lenono Music except A6 published by Tro-Essex Music Ltd. and B4 published by EMI EMI Songs Ltd./ Lenono Music.

Made in Germany

Catalog number is 0600753571002 on back cover & LP Labels, and 600753571002 on spine.

Штрих-код и другие идентификаторы:
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, variant 1): BE 72566-01 A1
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, variant 1): BE 72566-01 B5
Label Code: LC 01846
Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, etched, variant 2): BE72566-01 A1 V+
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, etched, variant 2): BE72566-01 B1 i…i

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