Between My Head and the Sky
2009 studio album by Plastic Ono Band
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Studio album by Plastic Ono Band | ||||
Released | 21 September 2009 (2009-09-21)[1] | |||
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Length | 58:32 | |||
Label | Chimera Music | |||
Producer | Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon | |||
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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.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | B+[4] |
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New Internationalist | Positive[6] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10[7] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | 8/10[2] |
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.
- "Waiting for the D Train" – 2:46
- "The Sun Is Down! (Cornelius Mix)" – 4:49
- "Ask the Elephant!" – 2:57
- "Memory of Footsteps" – 3:30
- "Moving Mountains" – 3:00
- "CALLING" – 4:19
- "Healing" – 4:25
- "Hashire, Hashire" – 3:35
- "BETWEEN MY HEAD AND THE SKY" – 5:33
- "Feel the Sand" – 6:02
- "Watching the Rain" – 5:30
- "Unun. To" – 3:16
- "I'm Going Away Smiling" – 2:53
- "Higa Noboru" – 5:44
- "I'm Alive" – 0:22
- Japanese Bonus Track
- "Hanako" – 1:54
- Japanese iTunes Bonus Video[9]
- "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
- Chief Engineer: Christopher Allen
- Assistant Engineer: Dave Schoenwetter
- Recorded & Mixed at Sear Sound
- Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound
- Mixer of "Waiting for the D Train": Joel Hamilton
- Cover and booklet design: Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl
- Photographs: Greg Kadel
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalog |
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Japan | 16 September 2009 | CD | Chimera Music | PVCP-8259[14] |
22 September 2009 | 2xLP | 616892049760[15] | ||
United States | 21 September 2009 | CD | 616892056362[16] | |
22 September 2009 | 2xLP | CHIM01LP[17] |
References
- ^ "Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band: Between My Head And The Sky – 21 Sept '09". Imagine Peace. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ a b Walters, Barry (October 2009). "Reviews [Albums]". Spin. 25 (10): 82–84. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Between My Head and the Sky at AllMusic
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band: Between My Head and the Sky | CD review | Music | The Observer". Guardian. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Between My Head and the Sky". New Internationalist (427): 31. November 2009.
- ^ Berman, Stuart (23 September 2009). "Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band: Between My Head and the Sky | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ Hermes, Will (22 September 2009). "Between My Head and the Sky | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band – Between My Head and the Sky". Apple Music Japan.
- ^ "Yoko Ono – Between My Head and the Sky". Apple Music. 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Yoko Ono – Between My Head and the Sky". Amazon.co.uk.
- ^ "Yoko Ono, The Plastic Ono Band – Between My Head and the Sky". Open.spotify.com.
- ^ "Yoko Ono, The Plastic Ono Band – Between My Head and the Sky". Deezer.com. January 2009.
- ^ "Between My Head And The Sky Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band CD Album". CDJapan.co.jp. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Yoko Ono, Plastic Ono Band – Between My Head And The Sky (2009, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Yoko Ono, Plastic Ono Band – Between My Head And The Sky (2009, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Yoko Ono Approximately Infinite Universe + Lyric inners French 2-LP vinyl record set (Double Album) (373737)". Eil.com.
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