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Feeling the Space
1973 studio album by Yoko Ono
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.
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| Released | 2 November 1973 (1973-11-02)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1972 – June 1973 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 44:48 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Producer | Yoko Ono | |||
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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",[5][6] and sings a backing vocal line on "Men, Men, Men".[6] Lennon's album, Mind Games, was released around the same time as Feeling the Space, in November 1973.[6]
The album was originally planned to be a double until EMI/Apple demanded it be edited; two of the songs excised from the double were issued as singles in Japan. 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.[7] The five extra songs included on Onobox were later added as bonus tracks to the 2017 Reissue of Feeling the Space.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- 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"[5]
- 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
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalog |
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| United States | 2 November 1973[1] | LP | Apple Records | SW-3412[8] |
| 8-Track | 8XW 3412[9] | |||
| United Kingdom | 16 November 1973[1] | LP | SAPCOR 26[10] | |
| Japan | 1973 | EAP-80921 [11] | ||
| Germany | 1C062-94963[12] | |||
| France | 2C064-96963[13] | |||
| United States | 10 June 1997[14] | CD | Rykodisc | RCD 10419[15] |
| United Kingdom[16] | 1997 | |||
| Japan | VACK-5375/2[17] | |||
| 24 January 2007 | Rykodisc, Apple Records | VACK-1311[18] | ||
| United States & Europe | 14 July 2017 | LP[19] | Secretly Canadian, Chimera Music | SC284/CHIM23[20] |
| LP (White)[21] | ||||
| CD | ||||
| Japan | 2 August 2017 | CD | Sony Records International | SICX-88[22] |
| 9 August 2017 | LP (White) | SIJP-53[23] |
- With Plastic Ono Band and Something Different as backing bands.
- Onobox (liner notes). Yoko Ono. Rykodisc. 1992. RCD 10224/29.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 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.
- 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.
- 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