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After the harrowing Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon returned to calmer, more conventional territory with Imagine. While the album had a softer surface, it was only marginally less confessional than its predecessor. Underneath the sweet strings of "Jealous Guy" lies a broken and scared man, the jaunty "Crippled Inside" is a mocking assault at an acquaintance, and "Imagine" is a paean for peace in a world with no gods, possessions, or classes, where everyone is equal. And Lennon doesn't shy away from the hard rockers -- "How Do You Sleep" is a scathing attack on Paul McCartney, "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier" is a hypnotic antiwar song, and "Give Me Some Truth" is bitter hard rock. If Imagine doesn't have the thematic sweep of Plastic Ono Band, it is nevertheless a remarkable collection of songs that Lennon would never be able to better again.
Tracklist
A1 Imagine 2:59
A2 Crippled Inside 3:43
A3 Jealous Guy 4:10
A4 It's So Hard 2:22
A5 I Don't Want To Be A Soldier 6:01
B1 Give Me Some Truth 3:11
B2 Oh My Love 2:40
B3 How Do You Sleep? 5:29
B4 How? 3:37
B5 Oh Yoko! 4:18
CD Bonus Tracks
11 Power To People 3:24
12 Well... (Baby Please Don't Go) 4:04
13 God Save Us 3:12
14 Do The Oz 3:09
15 God Save Oz 3:27
16 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 3:35