Feeling the Space
| Feeling the Space | ||||
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| Released | 2 November 1973[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1972 – June 1973 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 44:48 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Producer | Yoko Ono | |||
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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.
Background
[edit source]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",[2][3] and sings a backing vocal line on "Men, Men, Men".[3] Lennon's album, Mind Games, was released around the same time as Feeling the Space, in November 1973.[3]
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.[4] The five extra songs included on Onobox were later added as bonus tracks to the 2017 reissue of Feeling the Space.
Reception
[edit source]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated) [7] |
Upon release, Billboard called Feeling the Space Yoko's "most commercial LP yet" and also considered it to be her best so far, noting the "often melodic set of tunes" and that Yoko's "singing is excellent".[8]
Track listing
[edit source]All songs written by Yoko Ono.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Growing Pain" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Yellow Girl (Stand By for Life)" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Coffin Car" | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Woman of Salem" | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Run, Run, Run" | 5:07 |
| 6. | "If Only" | 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 7. | "A Thousand Times Yes" | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Straight Talk" | 2:50 |
| 9. | "Angry Young Woman" | 3:51 |
| 10. | "She Hits Back" | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Woman Power" | 4:50 |
| 12. | "Men, Men, Men" | 4:01 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "I Learned to Stutter/Coffin Car" (Live) | 6:51 |
| 14. | "Mildred, Mildred" (Demo) | 3:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "I Learned to Stutter/Coffin Car" (Live) | 6:53 |
| 14. | "Potbelly Rocker" | 2:41 |
| 15. | "It's Been Very Hard" | 6:01 |
| 16. | "Warrior Woman" | 5:02 |
| 17. | "Left Turn's the Right Turn" | 2:13 |
| 18. | "Mildred, Mildred" | 2:58 |
| 19. | "Mildred, Mildred" (Demo) | 3:42 |
Personnel
[edit source]- 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"[2]
- 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
[edit source]| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalog | Ref. |
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| United States | 2 November 1973 |
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Apple Records |
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[1][9] |
| United Kingdom | 16 November 1973 | LP | SAPCOR 26 | [1] | |
| Japan | 1973 | EAP-80921 | |||
| Germany | 1C062-94963 | [10] | |||
| France | 2C064-96963 | ||||
| United States | January 1974 | Cassette | 4XW 3412 | [11] | |
| United States | 10 June 1997 | CD | Rykodisc | RCD 10419 | [12] |
| Japan | 23 July 1997 | VACK-5375 | [13] | ||
| United Kingdom | 18 August 1997 | RCD 10419 | [14] | ||
| Japan | 24 January 2007 | Rykodisc, Apple Records | VACK-1311 | [15] | |
| United States & Europe | 14 July 2017 |
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| Japan | 2 August 2017 | CD | Sony Records International | SICX-88 | [16] |
| 9 August 2017 | LP (White) | SIJP-53 | [17] |
Notes
[edit source]- ↑ With Plastic Ono Band and Something Different as backing bands.
References
[edit source]- 1 2 3 4 Onobox (liner notes). Yoko Ono. Rykodisc. 1992. RCD 10224/29.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 Blaney, John (2005). "1973 to 1975: The Lost Weekend Starts Here". John Lennon: Listen to This Book (illustrated ed.). [S.l.]: Paper Jukebox. p. 127. ISBN 9780954452810.
- 1 2 3 Urish, B.; Bielen, K. (2007). The Words and Music of John Lennon. Praeger. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-275-99180-7.
- ↑ ONOBOX by Yoko Ono ImaginePeace.com
- ↑ Feeling the Space at AllMusic
- ↑ Masters, Marc (14 July 2017). "Yoko Ono: Fly / Approximately Infinite Universe / Feeling the Space Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ↑ "Feeling the Space". Rolling Stone. 8 November 1973.
- ↑ "Top Album Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 3 November 1973. p. 56.
- ↑ "New LP/Tape Releases" (PDF). Billboard. 24 November 1973. p. 32.
- ↑ "Yoko Ono Feeling the Space German vinyl LP album (LP record) (347209)".
- ↑ "New LP/Tape Releases" (PDF). Billboard. 5 January 1974. p. 32.
- ↑ "Ready or Not: Yoko Ono Albums to be Reissued". MTV. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018.
- ↑ "オノ・ヨーコ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "New Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 16 August 1997. p. 34.
- ↑ "Feeling the Space [Cardboard Sleeve] [Limited Release] Yoko Ono CD Album". CDJapan.
- ↑ "Feeling the Space Yoko Ono CD Album". CDJapan.
- ↑ "Feeling the Space [Limited Release] Yoko Ono Vinyl (LP)". CDJapan.
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