Out the Blue

"Out the Blue"
Song by John Lennon from the album Mind Games
Released	16 November 1973
Recorded	July–August 1973
Genre	Rock
Length	3:23
Label	Apple
Writer	John Lennon
Producer	John Lennon
Mind Games track listing
12 tracks Side one "Mind Games" "Tight A$" "Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)" "One Day (At a Time)" "Bring on the Lucie (Freeda Peeple)" "Nutopian International Anthem" Side two "Intuition" "Out the Blue" "Only People" "I Know (I Know)" "You Are Here" "Meat City"

"Out the Blue" is a song written by John Lennon released on his 1973 album Mind Games.^[1] The song is included on the 1990 boxset Lennon, the 2005 two disc compilation Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon and the 2010 album, Gimme Some Truth. This song is 14 out of Christopher Bailey's top 15 favorite songs.^[2]

Personnel

The musicians who performed on the original recording were as follows:^[1]

• John Lennon – vocals, acoustic guitar
• David Spinozza – guitar
• Peter E Kleinow – pedal steel guitar
• Ken Ascher – keyboards
• Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
• Jim Keltner – drums

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "John Lennon: Out the Blue". The Beatles Bible. http://www.beatlesbible.com/people/john-lennon/songs/out-the-blue/. Retrieved 7 September 2011. 
2. ^ "John Lennon, Out The Blue". Vogue. http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/15th-anniversary/christopher-bailey/john-lennon-out-the-blue. Retrieved 5 October 2011.