How? (song)
"How?" is a song from John Lennon's second solo album Imagine, released in 1971.
| "How?" | |
|---|---|
| Song by John Lennon | |
| from the album Imagine | |
| Released | 9 September 1971 (US) 8 October 1971 (UK) |
| Recorded | 25 May–5 July 1971 |
| Length | 3:43 |
| Label | Apple/EMI |
| Songwriter(s) | John Lennon |
| Producer(s) | John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Phil Spector |
Lennon recorded "How?" on 25 May 1971 at Ascot Sound Studios, during the sessions for his Imagine album. String overdubs took place on 4 July 1971 at the Record Plant, in New York City.[1]
Robert Christgau deemed the song "psychotherapeutically lugubrious" and confusing.[2]
Personnel
- John Lennon – vocals, piano
- Nicky Hopkins – piano
- Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
- John Barham – vibraphone
- Andy Davis – acoustic guitar
- Alan White – drums
- The Flux Fiddlers – strings
Personnel per the Beatles Bible.[3]
Covers
- The song was covered by the band Stereophonics as a B-side to the song "Handbags and Gladrags".
- The song was covered by English singer Julie Covington on her 1978 eponymous album.[4]
- Ozzy Osbourne released a cover of this song in support of Amnesty International during the same week John Lennon would have become 70.[5] He recorded a music video on the streets of New York to promote the single.[6] Osbourne has previously stated that Lennon's song "Imagine" (from the same album as "How?") was an inspiration for Osbourne's own song "Dreamer".
- The song was covered by American singer/songwriter Amy LaVere on her 2014 record Runaway's Diary.[7]
References
- Madinger, Chip; Raile, Scott (2015). LENNONOLOGY Strange Days Indeed - A Scrapbook Of Madness. Chesterfield, MO: Open Your Books, LLC. pp. 239, 247. ISBN 978-1-63110-175-5.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "John Lennon: Imagine". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0899190251. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- "How?". The Beatles Bible. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- Julie Covington Plus - Julie Covington, AllMusic, retrieved 2020-10-15
- Legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne has recorded a cover version of John Lennon's "How?" to benefit Amnesty International. The track is being released today (Tuesday, October 5) via iTunes.
- "Ozzy Osbourne Sings John Lennon in Charity Video » Cover Me". Covermesongs.com. 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- "Runaway's Diary 2014". Amy Lavere Official Website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
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