Apple Records Stereo 1972 Gatefold with Inserts
Some Time in New York City (rendered Sometime in New York City on the record label, inner jacket, was released in 1972 and is John Lennon's third post-Beatles album, fifth with Yoko Ono, and third with producer Phil Spector. Primarily for its distinction as a dual "Lennon & Ono" album and being preceded by a controversial single, Some Time in New York City fared poorly critically and commercially compared to Lennon's previous two albums, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine.
Side 1. (studio)
1. "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 5:15
* A shorter, edited version appeared on Shaved Fish, Lennon's 1975 best-ofs album. The full-length version appearing on Some Time in New York City was also issued in the United States as the A-Side of a single in 1972.
2. "Sisters, O Sisters" (Yoko Ono) – 3:46
* The B-side to the album's single. Lennon commented in a 1980 interview that the song was intended to have a reggae feel
3. "Attica State" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 2:54
* The Attica Prison riots occurred on 9 September 1971
4. "Born in a Prison" (Yoko Ono) – 4:03
5. "New York City" (John Lennon) – 4:30
* "Jerry" (Rubin) and David Peel are mentioned by name in the lyrics; in a 1972 live performance, "Jerry" becomes "Geraldo" (Rivera)
Side 2.
1. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 5:00
* The Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland occurred on 30 January 1972
* Not to be confused with the unrelated U2 hit of the same name (although the two share similar subjects).
2. "The Luck of the Irish" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 2:56
3. "John Sinclair" (John Lennon) – 3:28
* John Sinclair was arrested in July 1969 for dealing marijuana, and was released on 13 December 1971, three days after Lennon and Ono performed at a, "Ten For Two" rally in support of his freedom.
4. "Angela" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 4:06
* Angela Davis was imprisoned pending trial for eighteen months from 1970 to 1972
5. "We're All Water" (Yoko Ono) – 7:11
* The song references numerous famous people, including Nixon and Mao, Lenny Bruce, Marilyn Monroe, Jerry Rubin, Raquel Welch, Queen Elizabeth II, Eldridge Cleaver, Pope Paul VI, Charles Manson, and Nelson Rockefeller (Nelson Rockefeller is also referenced on "Attica State" on side one.)
Side 3. (live jam)
Performed live at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, England on 15 December 1969, for a UNICEF charity concert
1. "Cold Turkey" (John Lennon) – 8:35
2. "Don't Worry Kyoko" (Yoko Ono) – 16:01
Side 4.
Recorded live at the Fillmore East in New York City with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention on 6 June 1971
1. "Well (Baby Please Don't Go)" (Walter Ward) – 4:41
2. "Jamrag"[5] (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 5:36
* While credited to Lennon/Ono, the band is actually performing the Frank Zappa song "King Kong", which saw release on Zappa's 1969 album, Uncle Meat.
3. "Scumbag" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono/Frank Zappa) – 4:08
4. "Au" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 6:23
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