Feeling the Space
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::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Feeling the Space |
| type | Album |
| artist | Yoko Ono |
| cover | Yoko-Ono-Feeling-The-Space-214175.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | 1972 – June 1973 |
| genre | Pop rock |
| length | |
| label | Apple |
| producer | Yoko Ono |
| chronology | Yoko Ono |
| prev_title | Approximately Infinite Universe |
| prev_year | 1973 |
| next_title | Double Fantasy |
| next_year | 1980 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Feeling the Space |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Woman Power |
| single1date | 24 September 1973 (US) |
| single2 | Run, Run, Run |
| single2date | 9 October 1973 (UK) |
| :: |
| name = Feeling the Space
| type = Album
| artist = Yoko Ono
| cover = Yoko-Ono-Feeling-The-Space-214175.jpg
| alt =
| released =
| recorded = 1972 – June 1973
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop rock
| length =
| label = Apple
| producer = Yoko Ono
| chronology = Yoko Ono
| prev_title = Approximately Infinite Universe
| prev_year = 1973
| next_title = Double Fantasy
| next_year = 1980
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Feeling the Space
| type = studio
| single1 = Woman Power
| single1date = 24 September 1973 (US)
| single2 = Run, Run, Run
| single2date = 9 October 1973 (UK)
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score =
|rev2 = Pitchfork
|rev2score = 7.0/10
|rev3 = Rolling Stone
|rev3score = (not rated)
Feeling the Space is the fourth solo album by Yoko Ono, released in 1973. It was her last one to be released on Apple Records.
History
The entire album adopts a feminist theme, focusing on issues affecting women in the 1970s. Its liner notes parody adult advertising, giving the telephone numbers, birthdates and vital statistics of the male band members. (John Lennon appears as "John O'Cean", with his number listed as "Not for Sale"). Lennon played guitar on the tracks "Woman Power" and "She Hits Back",
The album was originally planned to be a double until EMI/Apple demanded it be edited. The entire released album, plus the songs originally intended for the double release, is included as the "Run, Run, Run" disc on the Onobox set. The five extra songs included on Onobox were later added as bonus tracks to the 2017 reissue of Feeling the Space.
Track listing
All songs written by Yoko Ono.
| headline = Side one | title1 = Growing Pain | length1 = 3:50 | title2 = Yellow Girl (Stand By for Life) | length2 = 3:13 | title3 = Coffin Car | length3 = 3:29 | title4 = Woman of Salem | length4 = 3:09 | title5 = Run, Run, Run | length5 = 5:07 | title6 = If Only | length6 = 3:40 | headline = Side two | title7 = A Thousand Times Yes | length7 = 3:00 | title8 = Straight Talk | length8 = 2:50 | title9 = Angry Young Woman | length9 = 3:51 | title10 = She Hits Back | length10 = 3:48 | title11 = Woman Power | length11 = 4:50 | title12 = Men, Men, Men | length12 = 4:01 | headline = 1997 reissue bonus tracks | title13 = I Learned to Stutter/Coffin Car | note13 = Live | length13 = 6:51 | title14 = Mildred, Mildred | note14 = Demo | length14 = 3:36 | headline = 2017 reissue bonus tracks | title13 = I Learned to Stutter/Coffin Car | note13 = Live | length13 = 6:53 | title14 = Potbelly Rocker | length14 = 2:41 | title15 = It's Been Very Hard | length15 = 6:01 | title16 = Warrior Woman | length16 = 5:02 | title17 = Left Turn's the Right Turn | length17 = 2:13 | title18 = Mildred, Mildred | length18 = 2:58 | title19 = Mildred, Mildred | note19 = Demo | length19 = 3:42
Personnel
- Yoko Ono – vocals, backing vocals
- David Spinozza – acoustic guitar
- Ken Ascher – piano, Hammond organ, mellotron on "Growing Pain"
- Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Michael Brecker – saxophone
- Arthur Jenkins Jr. – percussion
- David Friedman – vibraphone
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar
- John O'Cean (John Lennon) – guitar on "She Hits Back" and "Woman Power"
- Don Frank Brooks – harmonica
- Jeremy Steig – flute
- Andrew Smith – drums on "Growing Pain"
- Robert "Bob Babbitt" Kreinar – bass guitar on "Growing Pain"
- Rick Marotta – drums on "If Only"
- Something Different Chorus on "Run, Run, Run", "Straight Talk", "Angry Young Woman", "She Hits Back" and "Women Power" ;Technical
- George Marino – mastering engineer
Release history
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| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalog | United States | United Kingdom | Japan | Germany | France | United States | United Kingdom | Japan | United States & Europe | Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 November 1973 | LP | Apple Records | SW-3412 | |||||||||||
| 8-Track | 8XW 3412 | |||||||||||||
| 16 November 1973 | LP | SAPCOR 26 | ||||||||||||
| 1973 | EAP-80921 | |||||||||||||
| 1C062-94963 | ||||||||||||||
| 2C064-96963 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 June 1997 | CD | Rykodisc | RCD 10419 | |||||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| VACK-5375/2 | ||||||||||||||
| 24 January 2007 | Rykodisc, Apple Records | VACK-1311 | ||||||||||||
| 14 July 2017 | LP | Secretly Canadian, Chimera Music | SC284/CHIM23 | |||||||||||
| LP (White) | ||||||||||||||
| CD | ||||||||||||||
| 2 August 2017 | CD | Sony Records International | SICX-88 | |||||||||||
| 9 August 2017 | LP (White) | SIJP-53 | ||||||||||||
| :: |
Notes
References
References
- (1992). "[[Onobox]]". [[Rykodisc]].
- {{AllMusic
- (14 July 2017). "Yoko Ono: Fly / Approximately Infinite Universe / Feeling the Space Album Review".
- (8 November 1973). "Feeling the Space".
- Blaney, John. (2005). "John Lennon: Listen to This Book". Paper Jukebox.
- (2007). "The Words and Music of John Lennon". Praeger.
- [http://imaginepeace.com/archives/6364 ONOBOX by Yoko Ono] ImaginePeace.com
- (2 November 1973). "Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1973, Winchester Press, Vinyl)".
- (18 August 1973). "Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1973, 8-Track Cartridge)".
- (16 November 1973). "Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1973, Vinyl)".
- (18 August 1973). "Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1973, Vinyl)".
- "Yoko Ono Feeling the Space German vinyl LP album (LP record) (347209)".
- (18 August 1973). "Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1973, Vinyl)".
- "Ready or Not: Yoko Ono Albums to be Reissued".
- (18 August 1997). "Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1997, CD)".
- "Yoko Ono Feeling the Space UK CD album (CDLP) (92231)".
- (18 August 1997). "Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1997, CD)".
- "Feeling the Space [Cardboard Sleeve] [Limited Release] Yoko Ono CD Album".
- (14 July 2017). "Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (2017, Vinyl)".
- (14 July 2017). "Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (2017, Gatefold, CD)".
- (14 July 2017). "Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (2017, White, Vinyl)".
- "Feeling the Space Yoko Ono CD Album".
- "Feeling the Space [Limited Release] Yoko Ono Vinyl (LP)".
- With [[Plastic Ono Band]] and Something Different as backing bands.
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