Season of Glass

chronology
Season of Glass
Studio album by Yoko Ono
Publication ; (s)	3rd June 1981
Label (s)	Geffen Records , Rykodisc Records
Format (s)	LP , MC , CD
Genre (s)	skirt
Title (number)	LP: 14 / CD: 16
running time	51 min 32s / CD: 60 min 15s
occupation	Yoko Ono : Singing; Hugh McCracken: guitar ; Earl Slick : guitar; Anthony Davilio: Keyboard , guitar for No, No, No and Toyboat ; George Small: Keyboard; Tony Levin : Bass ; John Siegler: Bass with Mindweaver and Mother of the Universe ; Andrew Newmark: drums ; Arthur Jenkins: Percussion; David Friedman: vibraphone , percussion; George "Young" Opalisky: saxophone ; Michael Brecker: saxophone; Ronnie Cuber: saxophone; Howard Johnson: tuba ; Sound engineer : Ed Sprigg;
production	Yoko Ono and Phil Spector
Studio (s)	Hit Factory Studios, New York City

Season of Glass is the sixth 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 and Double Fantasy with her husband John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band's live album, it is Yoko Ono's twelfth album. It was released on June 12, 1981 in the UK and on June 3, 1981 in the US.

History of origin

John Lennon and Yoko Ono were in a new creative phase before December 8, 1980 and had several artistic ideas after the release of their comeback album Double Fantasy , so they planned for the first time with the studio musicians of Double Fantasy after the completion of the next album Milk and Honey to go on tour. This tour was to begin in Japan in spring 1981 , followed by Europe and the USA. Furthermore, a Yoko-Ono EP entitled Yoko Only was to be released, which should contain the following titles: Walking on Thin Ice as well as remixes of Open Your Box , Kiss Kiss Kiss and Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him .

On the evening of December 8, 1980, John Lennon and Yoko were working on the final mixing of the Ono composition Walking on Thin Ice at Record Plant East . Until they returned at 22:48 to the Dakota building back. After walking past the archway of the Dakota Building, the killer shot John Lennon with a revolver from about six meters away. Lennon succumbed to his serious injuries at 11:07 pm. After the death, there was great public interest in John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

During the marketing phase of the album Double Fantasy , the single Walking on Thin Ice was released in February 1981 , which was the greatest commercial success for Yoko Ono (USA: No. 58, Great Britain: No. 35).

In April 1981, Yoko Ono returned to Hit Factory Studios with the studio musicians of the Double Fantasy Sessions. Phil Spector , with whom John Lennon had a bad experience while recording the album Rock 'n' Roll , became another producer. The album contains several allusions to the death of John Lennon, which sparked controversy, for example on the cover next to a glass of water you can see the blood-smeared glasses of John Lennon, which he wore on the day of his death. The songs Goodbye Sadness , I Don't Know Why and No, No, No refer to the death of John Lennon. No, No, No starts with four shots, Yoko Ono also makes a fictional phone call with John Lennon on the album. I Don't Know Why was composed the day after John Lennon's death. Before the song Even When You're Far Away , five-year-old Sean Lennon tells a short story.

In the booklet accompanying the Onobox , Yoko Ono explains that the song No, No, No reflects her condition in the first months after the death of John Lennon. She also mentions that the cover was rejected by the record company Geffen Records , but she insisted because, in her opinion, the cover shows what John Lennon is now. It is also listed that Nobody Sees Me Like You Do was composed in 1973, Even When You're Far Away and Extension 33 in 1974 and Silverhorse in 1980.

On August 8, 1980, a test recording of the Ono song Nobody Sees Me Like You Do was recorded during the double fantasy sessions , but it is only available on bootlegs so far . A re-recording of the song appeared on the Yoko Ono album Season of Glass . According to Yoko Ono, John Lennon liked the song. Will You Touch Me , Dogtown and She Gets Down on Her Knees were first recorded for the album A Story in 1974 and re-recorded for the album.

In Great Britain, the album also included the 7 ″ single Walking on Thin Ice / It Happened .

The other recorded but unused song Open Your Soul to Me appeared on the Onobox in 1992 , it was composed in 1980.

Seasons of Glass is Yoko Ono's most commercially successful album to date.

Cover

The cover design was done by Yoko Ono and Christopher Whorf. The cover photo is from Yoko Ono.

Track list

All tracks on the album were composed by Yoko Ono.

page 1

Goodbye Sadness - 3:48
Mindweaver - 4:24
Even When You're Far Away - 4:12
Nobody Sees Me Like You Do - 3:13
Turn of the Wheel - 2:41
Dogtown - 3:32
Silver Horse - 3:03

Page 2

I Don't Know Why - 4:18
Extension 33 - 2:45
No, No, No - 2:43
Will You Touch Me - 2:37
She Gets Down on Her Knees - 4:13
Toyboat - 3:31
Mother of the Universe - 4:26

CD bonus tracks

Walking on Thin Ice - 6:56
I Don't Know Why (demo) - 2:48

Republication

The first release of the full album in CD format was made by Rykodisc Records on September 8, 1997 and includes two additional songs, both of which are not from the recording sessions. Walking on Thin Ice is the single version, which was completed on December 8, 1980 and released in February 1981. A one-minute dialogue between John Lennon and Yoko Ono was attached to the song, which was originally used in a shorter version for the song It Happened . I Don't Know Why was recorded as a demo by Yoko Ono on December 9, 1980, the day after John Lennon was assassinated. The CD release was by George Marino and Rob Stevens in the Sterling Sound Studios newly remastered .

Single releases

Walking on Thin Ice

Yoko Ono had released the title Walking on Thin Ice on February 20, 1981 in Great Britain and on February 6, 1981 in the USA , which was recorded during the sessions for the album Double Fantasy . In Germany the single was also released in 12 ″ format.

The B-side It Happened is another Ono composition originally recorded in 1974 and remixed in 1980 by Jack Douglas, John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The song begins with a conversation between Lennon and Ono, recorded on November 21, 1980 in Central Park , New York. The original was released on July 22, 1997 on the album A Story .

The US promotional 12 ″ vinyl single also contains the song Hard Times Are Over from the album Double Fantasy , as does the British cassette single.

No, no, no

The first single No, No, No / Will You Touch Me was released from the album in the USA on August 26, 1981. The US promotional 12 ″ vinyl single also contains the songs Dogtown , I Don't Know Why and She Gets Down on Her Knees on the B-side. The single was not released in the UK and Germany.

Goodbye sadness

In the US, the single Goodbye Sadness / I Don't Know Why was released on September 30, 1981 . The single was not released in the UK and Germany.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
United Kingdom (OCC)	47 (2 weeks)	2
United States (Billboard)	49 (9 weeks)	9

Walking on Thin Ice reached number 58 in the US and 35 in the UK. The other two singles mentioned above did not make it into the charts.

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 .
Neville Stannard: Working Class Heroes , ISBN 0-907080-92-8 .

Web links

Individual evidence

[1] British version of the album Season of Glass with the 7 "vinyl single Walking on Thin Ice

[2] US 7 ″ vinyl single: Walking on Thin Ice

[3] German 12 ″ vinyl single: Walking on Thin Ice

[4] Promotion 12 ″ vinyl single: Walking on Thin Ice

[5] Cassette single: Walking on Thin Ice

[6] USA 7 ″ vinyl single: No, No, No

[7] Promotion 12 ″ vinyl single: No, No, No

[8] USA 7 ″ vinyl single: Goodbye Sadness

[charts-9] Chart sources: UK US