Single:
Imagine entered the Australian singles chart* on 22 November 1971 and went all the way to #1. The song was #7 on the Top 100 of 1971.
Album:
The song is on Imagine which entered the Australian albums chart* on 29 November 1971. The album reached #1 on 10 January 1972 and remained there for 2 weeks.
Songwriters:
John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Producers:
John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector
Record label of Australian release:
Apple
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
The best-selling single of his solo career, its lyrics encourage listeners to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders or the divisions of religion and nationality and to consider the possibility that the whole of humanity would live unattached to material possessions.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_(John_Lennon_song)
Songfacts:
The Imagine concept came from Yoko Ono, who was very much into open-mindedness and using your imagination.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/john-lennon/imagine
Lyrics:
Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today… Aha-ah…
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