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Between My Head and the Sky

2009 studio album by Plastic Ono Band

Between My Head and the Sky is an album by Yoko Ono's band Plastic Ono Band released on Chimera Music in September 2009. It is her first studio album to be released as "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band" since 1973's Feeling the Space. This Plastic Ono Band lineup featured Cornelius, Yuka Honda (of Cibo Matto fame), and Ono's son Sean Lennon as band leader and producer.

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Reception

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New Internationalist magazine described the album as "fresh and challenging as any of her early work" and having "a commitment to spontaneity".[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Yoko Ono.

  1. "Waiting for the D Train" – 2:46
  2. "The Sun Is Down! (Cornelius Mix)" – 4:49
  3. "Ask the Elephant!" – 2:57
  4. "Memory of Footsteps" – 3:30
  5. "Moving Mountains" – 3:00
  6. "CALLING" – 4:19
  7. "Healing" – 4:25
  8. "Hashire, Hashire" – 3:35
  9. "BETWEEN MY HEAD AND THE SKY" – 5:33
  10. "Feel the Sand" – 6:02
  11. "Watching the Rain" – 5:30
  12. "Unun. To" – 3:16
  13. "I'm Going Away Smiling" – 2:53
  14. "Higa Noboru" – 5:44
  15. "I'm Alive" – 0:22
Japanese Bonus Track
  2. "Hanako" – 1:54
Japanese iTunes Bonus Video[9]
  2. "Why" (Live at Royal Festival Hall, London 2009) – 5:08
Note

Digital and Streaming editions of the album omit the last 2 tracks, instead ending the album with the track "I'm Going Away Smiling."[10][11][12][13]

Personnel

  • Yoko Ono – vocals
  • Sean Lennon – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion
  • Keigo Oyamada – guitars, bass guitar, Tenorion, programming, percussion
  • Hirotaka Shimizu – guitars, percussion
  • Yuko Araki – drums, percussion
  • Shahzad Ismaily – guitars, bass guitar, drums, percussion
  • Yuka Honda – Pro-tools editing, sampler, e. piano, organ, percussion
  • Michael Leonhart – trumpet, vibraphone, percussion
  • Erik Friedlander – cello
  • Daniel Carter – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Indigo Street – guitar
Technical

Release history

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References

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    Walters, Barry (October 2009). "Reviews [Albums]". Spin. 25 (10): 82–84. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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    Between My Head and the Sky at AllMusic
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    Heller, Jason (22 September 2009). "Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band: Between My Head And The Sky | Music | MusicalWork Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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    "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band: Between My Head and the Sky | CD review | Music | The Observer". Guardian. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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    "Between My Head and the Sky" (427). New Internationalist. November 2009: 31. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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    Berman, Stuart (23 September 2009). "Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band: Between My Head and the Sky | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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    Hermes, Will (22 September 2009). "Between My Head and the Sky | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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    "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band – Between My Head and the Sky". Apple Music Japan.
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    "Yoko Ono – Between My Head and the Sky". Apple Music. 2 September 2014.
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    "Yoko Ono Approximately Infinite Universe + Lyric inners French 2-LP vinyl record set (Double Album) (373737)". Eil.com.
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