Video: 'John Lennon The making of Imagine 1971'
(Thursday, May 27, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon tracked 11 takes (6 complete) of “Imagine” today at Ascot Sound Studios, his home recording facility at Tittenhurst Park near Ascot in Berkshire.
Video: 'Imagine (Evolution Documentary)'
Video: 'Imagine (Take 1 / Raw Studio Mix)'
It was recorded as the title song for Lennon’s second studio album, Imagine, which would be released Sept. 7, 1971, in the U.S. and Oct. 8, 1971 in the UK.
Recording of the track was completed July 4, 1971, when string overdubs took place at the Record Plant in New York City.
Video: 'Imagine (Take 1)'
The best-selling single of his solo career, its lyrics encourage listeners to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders or the divisions of religion and nationality and to consider the possibility that the whole of humanity would live unattached to material possessions.
Video: 'Imagine (Take 10 / Raw Studio Mix)'
A 2002 UK survey conducted by the Guinness World Records British Hit Singles Book named it the second best single of all time, while Rolling Stone ranked it number three in the 2004 list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
