Isolation (John Lennon song)

Isolation (John Lennon song)

Song infobox
Name = Isolation


Artist = John Lennon
Album = John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
Released = 1970
track_no = 5
Recorded = 26 September - 9 October 1970
Genre = Rock/pop
Length = 2:51
Writer = John Lennon
Label = Apple/EMI
Producer = John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector
prev = Working Class Hero
prev_no = 4
next = Remember
next_no = 6
"Isolation" is a 1970 song appearing on John Lennon's first official solo album release, "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band".

Roger Waters, former member of Pink Floyd, cites "Isolation" as one of his favourite songs of all time.Fact|date=June 2007

Cover versions

The song was covered by Snow Patrol in 2005, for Make Some Noise, Amnesty International, which was later released on the 2007 John Lennon tribute album, "".

Maxïmo Park did a 90-second cover version as a B-side, which was also released on the 2006 compilation album "Missing Songs".

Ann Wilson, lead singer of Heart, recorded a cover version of this song for her 2007 solo release "Hope & Glory".

Britt Daniel from Spoon has also performed the song live when playing solo.

Harry Nilsson, an American singer-songwriter, covered the song on his 1971 album "Ariel Pandemonium Ballet".

Therapy?, a Northern Irish rock band, covered the song and released it as a single.

Personnel

The musicians who performed on the original recording were as follows:cite book |first=John |last=Blaney |title=John Lennon: Listen To This Book |year=2005 |pages=59| publisher=Biddles Ltd. |location=Guildford, Great Britain |isbn=0-9544528-1-X]
*John Lennon - vocals, piano
*Ringo Starr - drums
*Klaus Voormann - bass

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