Wedding Album
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| Studio album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono | ||
| Released | 7 November 1969 | |
| Recorded | Late March and 22 & 27 April 1969 |
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| Genre | Avant-garde | |
| Length | 47:38 | |
| Label | Apple Records / Rykodisc | |
| Producer(s) | John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Phil Spector | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| John Lennon and Yoko Ono chronology | ||
| Unfinished Music No.2: Life with the Lions (1969) |
Wedding Album (1969) |
Live Peace in Toronto 1969 (1969) |
Wedding Album is the final in a succession of three experimental albums by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Released in 1969, it consisted of two tracks, one on each side of the record:
"John & Yoko", the first side, is a recording of Lennon and Ono calling to each other, through a range of emotions, over the sound of their heartbeats.
"Amsterdam", the second side, is comprised of interviews, conversations, and captured sounds during the couple's famous "Bed-In" honeymoon, after being married on 20 March of that year.
The record came as an elabourate box set designed by John Kosh, including sets of photos, drawings by Lennon, a reproduction of the marriage certificate, a picture of a slice of wedding cake (inside a white sleeve), and a booklet of press clippings about the couple. The packaging took extra time, resulting in the album already being slightly dated when it appeared, arguably impacting sales.
Wedding Album was no-show in the UK charts, but managed to peak at #178 in the US. The album was available on vinyl, cassette tape and 8-track tape, each with the same deluxe packaging. The album was also advertised through magazine print advertisements, which Lennon and Ono's previous two albums had not.
Wedding Album was initially released on Apple Records, but was reissued in 1997 through Rykodisc with three bonus cuts - all of them B-sides by The Plastic Ono Band composed by Ono.
[edit] Track listing
All pieces by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, except where noted.
- "John & Yoko" – 22:41
- "Amsterdam" – 24:54
- "Who Has Seen the Wind?" (Yoko Ono) – 2:03
- "Listen, The Snow is Falling" – 3:22
- "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)" – 2:14
- Tracks 3-5 are bonus track from CD release.
[edit] Personnel
- John Lennon: Guitars, keyboards, heartbeat sounds, vocals.
- Yoko Ono: vocals, rare sounds, heartbeat sounds.
- Klaus Voormann: Electric guitar, bass.
- Nicky Hopkins: Piano, chimes.
- Hugh McCracken: Piano, chimes.
| Yoko Ono |
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| 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 | Live Peace in Toronto 1969 | 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 |
