Walls and Bridges

Walls and Bridges is the fifth official album by English rock musician John Lennon, released in October 1974. Recorded and issued during his separation from Yoko Ono, the album captures Lennon in the midst of his infamous "lost weekend", a period that lasted eighteen months. It was a #1 hit album and featured Lennon's only #1 single as a solo artist during his lifetime, Whatever Gets You Thru The Night. In the fall of 1973, as Mind Games was bein... more

Walls and Bridges is the fifth official album by English rock musician John Lennon, released in October 1974. Recorded and issued during his separation from Yoko Ono, the album captures Lennon in the midst of his infamous "lost weekend", a period that lasted eighteen months. It was a #1 hit album and featured Lennon's only #1 single as a solo artist during his lifetime, Whatever Gets You Thru The Night. In the fall of 1973, as Mind Games was being released, Lennon left for Los Angeles with his assistant May Pang and planned to record an album of rock 'n' roll oldies with producer Phil Spector. After these sessions broke down due to an alcohol-fueled party atmosphere, Lennon and Pang returned to New York and Spector disappeared with the session tapes. Still in the mood to make music, Lennon decided to record a new album of original material. Recording sessions for Walls and Bridges began in June, 1974 at Record Plant East. Musicians included friends Jim Keltner on drums, Klaus Voormann... less