Rising (Yoko Ono album)

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Rising
Studio album by Yoko Ono / IMA

Publication
(s)

4th December 1995

Label (s) Capitol Records / EMI

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

skirt

Title (number)

13

running time

59min 13s

occupation
  • Timo Ellis: drums , guitar, bass
  • Sam Koppelman: drums, bass, percussion

production

Yoko Ono , Rob Stevens

Studio (s)

Quad Recording Studio, New York City

chronology
Walking on Thin Ice - Compilation
1992 		Rising Blueprint for a Sunrise
2001

Rising is the ninth solo studio album by Yoko Ono . At the same time, including the three avant-garde albums as well as Some Time in New York City , Double Fantasy , Milk and Honey and two interview albums with her husband John Lennon , two compilation albums and the Live album by the Plastic Ono Band, it is Yoko Ono's twentieth album. It was released on January 15, 1996 in the UK and December 4, 1995 in the US.

Rising Mixes was released on June 3, 1996 in the USA and receives two new songs in addition to four remixes from the album Rising . It is not listed as a standalone album as it is directly related to the Rising album .

History of origin

Since the release of the album Starpeace in November 1985, Yoko Ono withdrew from the music business and concentrated on other artistic activities. Only in 1990 a compilation CD-EP was released in Japan with the title Happy Birthday, John , on which three versions of the John Lennon song Love '90 , sung by Yoko Ono, are. In 1994 the musical New York Rock was produced, which includes Yoko-Ono songs and was musically produced by Rob Stevens in the Quad Recording Studio. The CD was released on May 2, 1995. On January 28, 1995, Yoko Ono recorded with Sean Lennon , Paul and Linda McCartney and their four children the song Hiroshima Sky Is Always Blue , which was broadcast on Japanese radio and has only been available on bootlegs so far .

In 1995, ten years after her last studio album, a more precise date was not documented, Yoko Ono decided to go back to the studio, this time with her son Sean Lennon and the musicians Timo Ellis and Sam Koppelman. The three musicians called themselves IMA and were musically active as a music group even before the recordings. They were named on the cover of the CD as equal to Yoko Ono. Ima is Japanese and means "now" in German. Yoko Ono signed a recording deal with Capitol Records / EMI , who had previously released the CD New York Rock .

In contrast to the last three albums that Yoko Ono recorded after the death of John Lennon, Rising was significantly less pop-oriented. The instrumentation was minimalistic and the musical direction is more reminiscent of the first three albums by Yoko Ono without the avant-garde titles. Some of the tracks are based on the grunge sound that was successful in the 1990s .

After the subsequent tour, Yoko Ono decided to withdraw from the music business again, her next new studio album Blueprint for a Sunrise was only released in November 2001.

Cover

The cover design was done by Al-Eugene Naclerio. The cover photo is by Iain Macmillan. The CD comes with a ten-page illustrated booklet that can be opened and which contains the lyrics and information about the album.

Track list

All tracks on the album were composed by Yoko Ono.

  1. Warzone - 1:55
  2. Wouldnit (I'm a Star) - 3:02
  3. Ask the Dragon - 4:12
  4. New York Woman - 2:07
  5. Talking to the Universe - 3:31
  6. Turned the Corner - 2:58
  7. I'm Dying - 6:18
  8. Where Do We Go from Here? - 3:02
  9. Kurushi - 7:59
  10. Will I - 2:27
  11. Rising - 14:28
  12. Goodbye My Love - 2:22
  13. Revelations - 5:35

Rising mixes

The album Rising Mixes was released on June 3, 1996 in the USA. Songs 1, 3, 4 and 5 are remixes by different artists. The song Franklin Summer was written by Yoko Ono and IMA and was not remixed. The Source is another new title.

  1. Talking to the Universe (Cibo Matto Remix) - 4:21
    Additional recordings: Miko Hatori (vocals), Yuka Honda (keyboards and samples), Russel Simins and Dougie Bowne (drums)
  2. The Source (ABA All Stars) - 4:58
    Additional recordings: Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Yuka Honda, Adam Yauch, Maro Caldato Jr. and Miko Hatori, an assignment of the musical tasks is not listed in the CD booklet.
  3. Ask the Dragon (Ween Remix) - 4:49
  4. Where Do We Go from Here? (Tricky Remix) - 5:07
  5. Rising (Thurston Moore Remix) - 8:48
  6. Franklin Summer (Yoko Ono / IMA) - 30:02

In the United States, a 12 ”vinyl promotional long-playing record was also released, which contains the song Kurushi instead of Franklin Summer .

  1. Ask the Dragon (Ween Remix) - 4:49
  2. Talking to the Universe (Cibo Matto Remix) - 4:21
  3. The Source (ABA All Stars) - 4:58
  4. Where Do We Go from Here? (Tricky Remix) - 5:07
  5. Rising (Thurston Moore Remix) - 8:48
  6. Kurushi (Perry Farrell Mix) - 7:26

Single releases

No singles were released from the albums.

Chart placements

The album missed entry into the official charts.

tour

Ten years after her last tour, Yoko Ono went on tour again. The backing band consisted of: Sean Lennon ( guitar , keyboards and backing vocals), Timo Ellis ( drums ) and Andrew Weiss ( bass ).

North America tour

  • February 29, 1996: 9:30 am Club, Washington, DC
  • March 3, 1996: Knitting Factory, New York City
  • March 10, 1996: Park West, Chicago
  • March 13, 1996: Roxy, Los Angeles
  • March 19, 1996: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
  • March 21, 1996: The Crocodile, Seattle
  • March 25, 1996: Lee's Palace, Toronto
  • May 10, 1996: Paradise, Boston
  • May 14, 1996: Irving Plaza , New York City
  • June 16, 1996: Tibetan Freedom Concert, San Francisco
  • July 6, 1996: Summer Stage, Central Park, New York

European tour

Japan tour

  • June 22, 1996: Club Quattro, Tokyo
  • June 25, 1996: Akasaka Blitz, Tokyo
  • June 28, 1996: Bottom Line, Nagoya
  • July 1, 1996: Shin-Osaka Mielparque Hall, Osaka

literature

  • Keith Badman: The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After the Break-Up 1970-2001 , ISBN 0-7119-8307-0
  • Katrin Berndt Yoko Ono - In Her Own Write. Your musical creation and the influence of John Lennon . Marburg 1999; ISBN 978-3-8288-8021-4

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CD single: Happy Birthday, John
  2. ↑ Musical album: New York Rock
  3. ↑ USA 12 ”vinyl promotional long-playing record: Rising Mixes