Walls And Bridges

Released: September 26, 1974(US) and October 4, 1974 (UK)
Recorded: June - August, 1974
Produced by: John Lennon
Engineered by: Shelly "I can't take the pressure" Yakus
Cover Painting by: John Lennon, June 1952, age 11
Label: EMI CDP 7 46768 2(CD), EMI/Apple 1C 064-05 733(LP)

Highest U.S. chart position
1

Track Listing

Going Down On Love {Lennon} (3:57)
Whatever Gets You Thru The Night {Lennon(3:27)
Old Dirt Road{Lennon/Harry Nilsson} (4:12)
What You Got{Lennon} (3:10)
Bless You{Lennon} (4:37)
Scared {Lennon}(4:39)
No. 9 Dream{Lennon} (4:47)
Surprise, Surprise(Sweet Bird Of Paradox) {Lennon} (2:57)
Steel And Glass{Lennon} (4:39)
Beef Jerky{Lennon} (3:31)
Nobody Loves You(When You're Down And Out) {Lennon} (5:12)
Ya Ya{Morris Robinson/Clarence Lewis/Lee Dorsey} (1:06)

Total playing time 46:14

Performers

John Lennon (as Dr. Winston O'Ghurkin, Hon. John St. John Johnson, Rev. Thumbs Ghurkin, Rev. Fred Ghurkin, Mel Torment, Dr. Dream, Dr. Winston O'Reggae, Dr. Winston, Booker Table and The Maitre d's, Dwarf McDougal, Dad):lead vocal, guitar, piano(6), acoustic guitar(6,8,10,11)

Jesse Ed Davis: guitar(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11)

Eddie Mottau: acoustic guitar(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)

Ken Ascher: electric piano(1,2,3,6),clavinet(2,4,7,8,9), mellotron(5) organ(11)

Nicky Hopkins: piano(1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,11)

Klaus Voormann: bass(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11)

Jim Keltner: drums(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11)

Arthur Jenkins: percussion(1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)

Elton John: organ, piano, harmony vocal(2,8)

Bobby Keys: tenor saxophone(2)

Harry Nilsson: background vocal(3)

Bobby Keys, Steve Madaio, Howard Johnson, Ron Aprea, Frank Vicari: Little Big Horns (1,6,8,9,10,11) featuring Howard Johnson on baritone(4,6)

John Lennon, May Pang, Lori Burton, Joey Dambra(as the 44th Street Fairies):background vocals(8)

Julian Lennon: drums(12)

"Possesion is nine-tenths of the problem."

Dr.Winston O´Boogie