Love (John Lennon song)
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| "Love" | ||
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| Single by John Lennon | ||
| from the album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band | ||
| Released | 1982 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Label | Apple Records/Geffen Records | |
| Writer(s) | John Lennon | |
| Producer(s) | Phil Spector, John Lennon and Yoko Ono | |
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| John Lennon singles chronology | ||
| "Watching the Wheels" (1981) | "Love" (from 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band) (1982) | "Nobody Told Me" (1984) |
"Love" is a John Lennon ballad from the 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, its stark, hollow sound epitomising the stripped-down sound of the Plastic Ono Band album. "Love" later appeared on the 1982 compilation The John Lennon Collection, and was released as a promotional tie-in single for the collection. The single version is a remix of the original track which most notably differs in having the piano intro and outro mixed at the same volume as the rest of the song; on the original album version, these parts are much quieter.
An alternate take of the song appears on the John Lennon Anthology box set.
The picture on the sleeve for "Love" was taken by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz on 8th December 1980, the day of Lennon's murder.
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- The Lettermen recorded the song for a 1971 single. This single became top 20 hit on the Japanese Oricon singles chart, and hit #42 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the only charting version of the song in the US, and the last charting single of the group's career.
- The song was later covered by Jimmy Nail on his album Big River. It was released as a single on December 8 1995 (the 15th anniversary of Lennon's death,) and peaked at #33 in the UK charts.
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