1974 John Lennon – Walls And Bridges
Walls And Bridges is the fifth studio album by English musician John Lennon. It was issued by Apple Records on 26 September 1974 in the United States and on 4 October in the United Kingdom. Written, recorded and released during his 18-month separation from Yoko Ono, the album captured Lennon in the midst of his “Lost Weekend”. Walls and Bridges was an American number-one album on both the Billboard and Record World charts and included two hit singles, “Whatever Gets You thru the Night” and “#9 Dream”. The first of these was Lennon’s first number-one hit in the United States as a solo artist, and his only solo chart-topping single in either the US or Britain during his lifetime. The album was certified silver in the UK, and gold in the US.
Tracks
1 Going Down On Love (John Lennon) 03:57
2 Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (John Lennon) 03:27
3 Old Dirt Road (John Lennon) 04:13
4 What You Got (John Lennon) 03:09
5 Bless You (John Lennon) 04:37
6 Scared (John Lennon) 04:41
7 #9 Dream (John Lennon) 04:49
8 Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox) (John Lennon) 02:57
9 Steel And Glass (John Lennon) 04:39
10 Beef Jerky (John Lennon) 03:31
11 Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down And Out) (John Lennon) 05:13
12 Ya Ya (Bob Robinson; Clarence Lewis; Lee Dorsey) 01:00
Biography
Musicians
1 Going Down On Love
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | John Lennon |
Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
Acoustic Guitar | Eddie Mottau |
Electric Piano | Ken Ascher |
Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
Horns | Bobby Keys |
Horns | Frank Vicari |
Horns | Howard Johnson |
Horns | Steve Madaio |
Horns | Ron Aprea |
Percussion | Arthur Jenkins |
Vocals | John Lennon |
2 Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | John Lennon |
Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
Acoustic Guitar | Eddie Mottau |
Clavinet | Ken Ascher |
Organ | Elton John |
Piano | Elton John |
Sax | Bobby Keys |
Percussion | Arthur Jenkins |
Background Vocals | Elton John |
Vocals | John Lennon |
3 Old Dirt Road
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
Acoustic Guitar | Eddie Mottau |
Electric Piano | Ken Ascher |
Piano | John Lennon |
Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
Background Vocals | Harry Nilsson |
Vocals | John Lennon |
4 What You Got
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | John Lennon |
Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
Acoustic Guitar | Eddie Mottau |
Clavinet | Ken Ascher |
Horns | Bobby Keys |
Horns | Frank Vicari |
Horns | Howard Johnson |
Horns | Steve Madaio |
Percussion | Arthur Jenkins |
Vocals | John Lennon |
5 Bless You
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | John Lennon |
Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
Acoustic Guitar | Eddie Mottau |
Electric Piano | Ken Ascher |
Mellotron | Ken Ascher |
Percussion | Arthur Jenkins |
Vocals | John Lennon |
6 Scared
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
Acoustic Guitar | Eddie Mottau |
Electric Piano | Ken Ascher |
Piano | Mel Tormé |
Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
Horns | Bobby Keys |
Horns | Frank Vicari |
Horns | Howard Johnson |
Horns | Steve Madaio |
Sax | Howard Johnson |
Percussion | Arthur Jenkins |
Vocals | John Lennon |
7 #9 Dream
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
Acoustic Guitar | John Lennon |
Acoustic Guitar | Eddie Mottau |
Clavinet | Ken Ascher |
Electric Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
Percussion | Arthur Jenkins |
Background Vocals | Joey Dambra |
Background Vocals | Lori Burton |
Background Vocals | May Pang |
Vocals | John Lennon |
8 Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox)
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
Acoustic Guitar | Eddie Mottau |
Clavinet | Ken Ascher |
Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
Horns | Bobby Keys |
Horns | Frank Vicari |
Horns | Howard Johnson |
Horns | Steve Madaio |
Percussion | Arthur Jenkins |
Background Vocals | Elton John |
Vocals | John Lennon |
9 Steel And Glass
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
Acoustic Guitar | John Lennon |
Acoustic Guitar | Eddie Mottau |
Clavinet | Ken Ascher |
Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
Horns | Bobby Keys |
Horns | Frank Vicari |
Horns | Howard Johnson |
Horns | Steve Madaio |
Percussion | Arthur Jenkins |
Vocals | John Lennon |
10 Beef Jerky
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | John Lennon |
Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
Horns | Bobby Keys |
Horns | Frank Vicari |
Horns | Howard Johnson |
Horns | Steve Madaio |
Percussion | Arthur Jenkins |
Vocals | John Lennon |
11 Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down And Out)
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
Acoustic Guitar | John Lennon |
Organ | Ken Ascher |
Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
Horns | Bobby Keys |
Horns | Frank Vicari |
Horns | Howard Johnson |
Horns | Steve Madaio |
Vocals | John Lennon |
12 Ya Ya
Drums | Julian Lennon |
Piano | John Lennon |
Vocals | John Lennon |
Liner Notes
Producer – John Lennon
Arranged By – John Lennon
Conductor – Ken Ascher
Coordinator – May Pang
Engineer – Shelly Yakus
Engineer (Overdubs) – Jimmy Iovine
Engineer (Strings) – Roy Cicala
Mastered By – Tom Rabstenek
Orchestrated By – Ken Ascher
Remix – Roy Cicala
Art Direction, Design – Roy Kohara
Photography – Bob Gruen
Recorded At Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Phonographic Copyright EMI Records Ltd
Copyright Allen Figgis And Company Limited
Copyright Lennon Music
Copyright ATV Music Ltd
Copyright April Music