Shaved Fish
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| Compilation album by John Lennon | ||
| Released | 24 October 1975 | |
| Recorded | June 1969 – July 1974 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 41:55 | |
| Label | Apple/EMI | |
| Producer(s) | John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Phil Spector |
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| John Lennon chronology | ||
| Rock 'n' Roll (1975) |
Shaved Fish (1975) |
Double Fantasy (1980) |
Shaved Fish is the first compilation album by John Lennon, released in 1975, comprising every single he had issued in the United States as a solo artist to date of issue, the sole exception being his cover of "Stand By Me" from the Rock 'n' Roll album. It was a commercial success, reaching #5 in the UK and #12 in the US, ultimately going platinum. Its release came less than two weeks after the resolution of Lennon's long-running immigration dispute and the birth of Sean Lennon.
The compilation includes many of Lennon's most popular solo recordings, five of which had not yet appeared on album. Eight of these singles made the Top 40 on the Billboard chart, with "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" going to #1; five made the Top Ten in the United Kingdom. "Imagine," never a single in the UK, was issued as such concurrent to the release of this album, going to #5 in the UK chart. Several of the master tapes were unavailable for the compilation, and dubs were used, some with the shorter fadeouts of the singles version of tracks also issued on LP. A later CD issue used the original masters, restoring the full fadeouts of these songs.
The name of the album originates from the Japanese food katsuobushi, a kind of dried fish.
[edit] Track listing
All songs by John Lennon, except where noted.
- "Give Peace a Chance" – 0:58
- Only the first minute of "Give Peace a Chance" is excerpted here
- "Give Peace a Chance" was released as a single on 4 July 1969 and credited to The Plastic Ono Band
- Originally credited to Lennon-McCartney, the credit was revised in the 1990's to cite only John Lennon as its composer
- "Cold Turkey" – 5:01
- "Cold Turkey" was released as a single on 17 October 1969 and credited to The Plastic Ono Band
- "Instant Karma!" – 3:21
- "Instant Karma!" was released as a single on 6 February 1970 and credited to John Lennon with The Plastic Ono Band
- "Power to the People" – 3:21
- "Power to the People" was released as a single on 12 March 1971 and credited to John Lennon/The Plastic Ono Band
- "Mother" – 5:03
- The single version of the track first released on John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band in 1970
- "Woman is the Nigger of the World" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 4:37
- The single version of the track first released on Some Time in New York City in 1972
- "Imagine" – 3:02
- "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" – 3:03
- The single version of the track that first released on Walls and Bridges in 1974
- Features Elton John on piano and backing vocals
- "Mind Games" – 4:12
- "#9 Dream" – 4:47
- "Medley: Happy Xmas (War Is Over) /Give Peace a Chance (reprise)" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) / (John Lennon) – 4:15
- "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" was released as a single on 1 December 1971 in the U.S. and 24 November 1972 in the UK and credited to "John & Yoko/The Plastic Ono Band"
- An excerpt from a live performance of "Give Peace a Chance" (from the 1972 "One to One" concerts) is crossfaded into the song's ending
