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Double Fantasy

Album information
NameDouble Fantasy
Typestudio
ArtistJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono
Released17 November 1980
RecordedThe Hit Factory, NYC
4 August 1980 � late September 1980
GenreRock, pop rock
Length45:05
48:07 (Stripped Down)
LabelGeffen
ProducerJohn Lennon, Yoko Ono, Jack Douglas
Previous albumShaved Fish
(1975)
Next albumThe John Lennon Collection
(1982)

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'Double Fantasy' is an album released in 1980 by John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono. Though initially poorly received, the album is notable for its association with Lennon's murder three weeks after its release whereupon it became a worldwide commercial success.

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KBS Radio--EMI is releasuing a new mix of John Lennon's final album '-Double Fantasy-' on what would have been the singers 70th birthday this October 9th. ... - Date : Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:15:59 GMT+00:00
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Singles from Double Fantasy / Double Fantasy Stripped Down
SinglesReleased date
(Just Like) Starting Over24 October 1980
Woman16 January 1981
Watching the Wheels13 March 1981
(Just Like) Starting Over [2010 Remix]08 October 2010

Track listing
NoTitleWriterLength
1(Just Like) Starting OverJohn Lennon3:56
2Kiss Kiss KissYoko Ono2:41
3Cleanup TimeJohn Lennon2:58
4Give Me SomethingYoko Ono1:35
5I'm Losing YouJohn Lennon3:57
6I'm Moving OnYoko Ono2:20
7Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)John Lennon4:02
8Watching the WheelsJohn Lennon3:35
9Yes, I'm Your AngelYoko Ono3:08
10WomanJohn Lennon3:22
11Beautiful BoysYoko Ono2:55
12Dear YokoJohn Lennon2:34
13Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves HimYoko Ono4:02
14Hard Times Are OverYoko Ono3:20

Track listing
NoTitleWriterLength
15Help Me To Help MyselfJohn Lennon2:37
16Walking on Thin IceYoko Ono6:00
17Central Park StrollDialogue0:17

Track listing
NoTitleLength
1(Just Like) Starting Over4:24
2Kiss Kiss Kiss2:45
3Cleanup Time3:56
4Give Me Something1:31
5I'm Losing You4:26
6I'm Moving On2:28
7Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)3:50
8Watching the Wheels3:32
9Yes, I'm Your Angel2:53
10Woman3:45
11Beautiful Boys3:16
12Dear Yoko3:03
13Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him4:46
14Hard Times Are Over3:38

Preceded by
Greatest Hits by Kenny Rogers
Billboard 200 number-one album
27 December 1980 - 20 February 1981
Succeeded by
Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon
Preceded by
Kings of the Wild Frontier by Adam and the Ants
UK Albums Chart number-one album
7 February 1981 - 20 February 1981
Succeeded by
Face Value by Phil Collins
Preceded by
Guilty by Barbra Streisand
Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
22 December 1980 - 1 March 1981
Succeeded by
Zenyattà Mondatta by The Police

2010 Stripped Down mixes :
Year Chart Peak
Position
1980 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1
U.S. Billboard 200
UK Albums Chart 2
1981 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1
U.S. Billboard 200
UK Albums Chart
2010 U.S. Billboard 200 34

2010 Stripped Down mixes :


John Lennon

Studio albumsJohn Lennon/Plastic Ono Band * Imagine * Mind Games * Walls and Bridges * Rock 'n' Roll
With Yoko OnoUnfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins * Unfinished Music No.2: Life with the Lions * Wedding Album * Some Time in New York City * Double Fantasy * Milk and Honey
Live albumsLive Peace in Toronto 1969 * Live in New York City
CompilationsShaved Fish * The John Lennon Collection * Menlove Ave. * Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon * Wonsaponatime * Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits * Acoustic * Peace, Love & Truth * Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon
SoundtracksImagine: John Lennon * The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Box setsLennon * John Lennon Anthology
BooksIn His Own Write * A Spaniard in the Works * Skywriting by Word of Mouth
FilmsHow I Won the War (1967) * Two Virgins (1968) * No. 5 (1968) * Honeymoon (1969) * Freedom (1970) * Fly (1970) * Apotheosis (1970) * Erection (1971) * Imagine (1972) * Dynamite Chicken (1972) * Oh! Calcutta! (1972) * Imagine: John Lennon (1988) * Come Together (2001) * The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) * Chapter 27 (2008) * The Killing of John Lennon (2008) * Nowhere Boy (2009)
FamilyJulia Lennon (mother) * Alfred Lennon (father) * Mimi Smith (aunt) * Cynthia Lennon (first wife) * Julian Lennon (son) * Yoko Ono (second wife) * Sean Lennon (son) * Julia Baird (half-sister)
Related articlesThe Beatles * Lennon/McCartney * 251 Menlove Avenue * May Pang * David Peel * John Sinclair * Frederic Seaman * Plastic Ono Band * Bagism * Assassination * Mark David Chapman * Liverpool John Lennon Airport * John Lennon Museum * Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon * Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur * A Toot and a Snore in '74

Yoko Ono

Studio albumsYoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band * Fly * Approximately Infinite Universe * Feeling the Space * A Story * Season of Glass * It's Alright (I See Rainbows) * Starpeace * Rising * Blueprint for a Sunrise * Between My Head and the Sky
With John LennonUnfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins * Unfinished Music No.2: Life with the Lions * Wedding Album * Some Time in New York City * Double Fantasy * Milk and Honey
Live albumsLive Peace in Toronto 1969
CompilationsWalking on Thin Ice * Onobox
Other albumsNew York Rock * Every Man Has a Woman * Yes, I'm a Witch * Open Your Box * Don't Stop Me! EP
See alsoPlastic Ono Band * Grapefruit * Imagine Peace Tower

Grammy Award for Album of the Year

1959
1960s
The Music from Peter Gunn * Come Dance with Me! * The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart * Judy at Carnegie Hall * The First Family * The Barbra Streisand Album * Getz/Gilberto * September of My Years * Sinatra: A Man and His Music * Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band * By the Time I Get to Phoenix
1970sBlood, Sweat & Tears * Bridge Over Troubled Water * Tapestry * The Concert For Bangla Desh * Innervisions * Fulfillingness' First Finale * Still Crazy After All These Years * Songs in the Key of Life * Rumours * Saturday Night Fever |
1980s52nd Street * Christopher Cross * Double Fantasy * Toto IV * Thriller * Can't Slow Down * No Jacket Required * Graceland * The Joshua Tree * Faith |
1990sNick of Time * Back on the Block * Unforgettable... with Love * Unplugged * The Bodyguard * MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett * Jagged Little Pill * Falling into You * Time Out of Mind * The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
2000sSupernatural * Two Against Nature * O Brother, Where Art Thou? * Come Away with Me * Speakerboxxx/The Love Below * Genius Loves Company * How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb * Taking the Long Way * River: The Joni Letters * Raising Sand
2010sFearless



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