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"Imagine" was the best-selling single of his solo career, its lyrics encourage the listener to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders or the divisions of religion and nationality, and to consider the possibility that the focus of humanity should be living a life unattached to material possessions.
Lennon and Yoko Ono co-produced the song and album of the same name with Phil Spector. Recording began at Lennon's home studio at Tittenhurst Park, England, in May 1971, with final overdubs taking place at the Record Plant, in New York City, during July. One month after the September release of the LP, Lennon released "Imagine" as a single in the United States; the song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and the LP reached number one on the UK chart in November, later becoming the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album of Lennon's solo career. Although not originally released as a single in the United Kingdom, it was released in 1975 to promote a compilation LP and it reached number six in the chart that year. The song has since sold more than 1.6 million copies in the UK; it reached number one following Lennon's murder in December 1980. In 1985, Central Park memorialized a portion of the park with a mosaic that reads "Imagine" in honor of Lennon.
BMI named "Imagine" one of the 100 most-performed songs of the 20th century. The song ranked number 30 on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of the 365 Songs of the Century bearing the most historical significance. It earned a Grammy Hall of Fame Award and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. A UK survey conducted by the Guinness World Records British Hit Singles Book named it the second best single of all time, while Rolling Stone ranked it number three in their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Since 2005, event organisers have played it just before the New Year's Times Square Ball drops in New York City. Dozens of artists have performed or recorded versions of "Imagine", including Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Joan Baez,
Release Date: 1971 on the album Imagine
Awards
2016 - Boston Harmony Sweepstakes Best Original Arrangement
“Imagine all the people living life in peace.” The timeless lyrics of this John Lennon classic really resonate in these times in a powerful way. The warm choral textures of this a cappella setting speak directly to the heart.
Voicing: SATB
Any time, any year is the right time for this message. Here is a heart felt vocal jazz arrangement of this classic.
Voicing: SATB
“Imagine all the people living life in peace.” The timeless lyrics of this John Lennon classic really resonate in these times in a powerful way. The warm choral textures of this a cappella setting speak directly to the heart.
Voicing: SATB
The emotional impact of John Lennon's classic is most timely in today's world. An expressive setting. Available: SATB, SAB, SSA, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 3:20.
Voicing: SATB
Any time, any year is the right time for this message. Here is a heart felt vocal jazz arrangement of this classic.
Voicing: SAB
Any time, any year is the right time for this message. Here is a heart felt vocal jazz arrangement of this classic.
Voicing: SSA
Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media
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Deke Sharon : Women's Classic Pop Vol 4 "Time After Time" - A modern classic, this Cyndi Lauper ballad is perfect for an intermediate women's ensemble, ready to tackle gentle arpeggiations and delicate parallel harmonies. "Heart of Glass" - A powerful soprano solo sits atop your SATB band as the groove their way through this Blondie classic. A great way to introduce your singers to modern polyrhythms and non-standard syllables in a format that's easy for them to understand and internalize. "I Can't Make You Love Me" - With rich harmonies, delicate arpeggiations and a soaring, heartfelt melody, this showstopping Bonnie Raitt ballad makes a perfect penultimate number. "Imagine" - This simple, sweet setting of John Lennon's song of hope features a soprano soloist. Perfect for a group looking for a good first a cappella song, or a more advanced group interested in focusing on nuance and sincerity. Songlist: Heart of Glass, I Can't Make You Love Me, Time After Time, Imagine Roger Emerson : A Cappella Standards This collection delivers plenty of musical flair at a value! Perform these popular pop and jazz classics arranged for a cappella voices and use as a curriculum with your vocal jazz group. And there's more! Purchase the 12-Pak and receive a code to access demo and learning tracks online through My Library. Songlist: Imagine, In My Life, Here's That Rainy Day, I Wish You Love, My Funny Valentine, Never My Love, Over The Rainbow, Vincent (Starry Starry Night) Various : Novello Youth Chorals - Five Pop Hits Five classic pop songs beautifully arranged for SATB choir with Piano accompaniment. Featuring some of the finest pop songs by some of the biggets artists, this will is a rewarding and enjoyable collection. Songlist: Strawberry Fields Forever, Top Of The World, California Dreamin', Money, Money, Money, Imagine Various : Novello Youth Chorals - Choral Anthology For SSA choir with piano accompaniments. The Novello Choral Programme is the creation of a panel of advisors pre-eminent in the British music scene. They have been chosen for their experience in choral conducting, concert wor and music education. T Songlist: (Something Inside) So Strong, ...Baby One More Time, Amazing Grace, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Fever, Imagine, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Lean On Me, Let it Be, Misty, Son of a Preacher Man, The Shoop Shoop Song Various Arrangers : 70's Pop Hits Luckily the 70's were not just disco and here are some great pop songs from the era. "Longer" takes on a whole new sound in this fresh a cappella treatment by Kirby Shaw. Smooth vocal backup and great harmonies give this Billy Joel song, "New York State Of Mind," special appeal. This may be the arrangement to end all arrangements of "One Voice!" It features extensive divisi and dynamic contrast. The emotional impact of John Lennon's classic, "Imagine," is most timely in today's world. Also included in this package is an expressive a cappella version of, "If," the pop hit from the '70s. Songlist: If, Longer, One Voice, Imagine Eva Cassidy : You're the Voice: Eva Cassidy Eva Cassidy's posthumous albums have sold millions. You're the Voice is a collection of ten timeless classics arranged for voice, piano, and guitar, as performed and recorded by the legendary Eva Cassidy. The enclosed CD offers full backings for each song, professionally arranged to recreate the sounds of the original recordings. Titles are: Ain't No Sunshine * Autumn Leaves * How Can I Keep from Singing * Imagine * It Doesn't Matter Anymore * Over the Rainbow * Penny to My Name * People Get Ready * Wayfaring Stranger * What a Wonderful World. Songlist: People Get Ready, Autumn Leaves, Imagine, Wayfaring Stranger, What a Wonderful World, Ain't No Sunshine, Over the Rainbow (from "The Wizard of Oz"), How Can I Keep from Singing, Penny to My Name, It Doesn't Matter Anymore John Lennon : John Lennon - Imagine Matching folio to the soundtrack from the highly publicized documentary on this legendary singer/ songwriter. 21 songs, including: A Day in the Life - The Ballad of John and Yoko - Give Peace a Chance - Jealous Guy - Woman - (Just Like) Starting Over - Imagine. Songlist: Mother, God, Stand By Me, Revolution, Julia, Imagine, The Ballad Of John And Yoko, Real Love, Beautiful Boy, In My Life, Woman, A Day In The Life, Don't Let Me Down, Give Peace A Chance, Help!, How?, Jealous Guy, (Just Like) Starting Over, Strawberry Fields Forever, Twist And Shout Michael Dansicker : The 16-Bar Pop/Rock Audition - Women's Edition Many large theatre auditions call for a 16-bar excerpt, and sometimes specifically request pop/rock songs. This book unprecedentedly answers that need. Beyond theatre, this volume will be useful for other audition calls requiring a brief song. Each volume includes great songs from the 1950s to the 21st century. Each excerpt has been given a thoughtful and effective form. Songlist: Hero, Without You, Holding Out For A Hero, Crazy, Beautiful, I Need You, Solitaire, Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now), Walk On By, I'll Be There, Time After Time, I'll Stand By You, Remember Me This Way, This Ain't A Love Song, You Learn, I Will Remember You, Don't Stop, All By Myself, All My Loving, So Far Away, Listen, All Through The Night, It's Too Late, Alone, Reflection, I Will, Superstar, You'll Be In My Heart (Pop Version), I Wanna Love You Forever, Somebody To Love, and more Michael Dansicker : The 16-Bar Pop/Rock Audition - Men's Edition Many large theatre auditions call for a 16-bar excerpt, and sometimes specifically request pop/rock songs. This book unprecedentedly answers that need. Beyond theatre, this volume will be useful for other audition calls requiring a brief song. Each volume includes great songs from the 1950s to the 21st century. Each excerpt has been given a thoughtful and effective form. Songlist: Hero, Without You, Home, No Matter What, I Need You, Solitaire, But It's Alright, Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now), Amanda, I'll Be There, Golden Slumbers, I'll Stand By You, Let Her Cry, This Ain't A Love Song, If, I Will Remember You, Don't Stop, All By Myself, All I Need, All My Loving, Best Of My Love, Everytime I Close My Eyes, Back To You, Lately, You'll Be In My Heart (Pop Version), Unchain My Heart, Somebody To Love, A Song For You, Kids Wanna Rock, Lady, and more Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein : Babes in Arms - Revised We proudly present a revised edition of this classic, featuring all-new digital engravings and the original Broadway artwork on the cover. We've added three new songs (All at Once - Imagine - You're Nearer) to these huge Rodgers & Hart hits from this musical: Babes in Arms - I Wish I Were in Love Again - Johnny One Note - The Lady Is a Tramp - My Funny Valentine - Where or When. Songlist: All At Once, Imagine, Babes In Arms, I Wish I Were In Love Again, Johnny One-Note, The Lady is a Tramp, My Funny Valentine, Where Or When, You're Nearer Sammy Cahn : The New Sammy Cahn Songbook Frank Sinatra once said of songwriter Sammy Cahn: Sammy's words fit my mouth the best of all the writers. Now you can enjoy 99 of Sammy's finest compositions with this songbook in piano/vocal/guitar format. Songs include: All That Love Went to Waste - Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means That You're Grand) - Call Me Irresponsible - The Christmas Waltz - Come Fly with Me - Day by Day - Good Little Girls - I'll Walk Alone - I've Heard That Song Before - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Love and Marriage - Only the Lonely - Our Town - Pocketful of Miracles - Shoe Shine Boy - Thoroughly Modern Millie - Written on the Wind - and dozens more! Songlist: I Believe, Poor Little Rhode Island, There Goes That Song Again, Time After Time, Shoe Shine Boy, Where Love Has Gone, If It's The Last Thing I Do, All My Tomorrows, All The Way, Teamwork, Day By Day, Face To Face, Written On The Wind, Warmer Than A Whisper, Let's Not Be Sensible, Good Little Girls, Straight Down The Middle, Only The Lonely, Wonder Why, The Last Dance, Ev'rybody Has The Right To Be Wrong!, As Long As There's Music, Come Blow Your Horn, High Hopes, Because You're Mine, All That Love Went To Waste, Autumn In Rome, Come Dance With Me, Hey! Jealous Lover, I Could Make You Care, and more Sing With The Choir : The 1970's This great new series lets you sing some of the most-loved songs of all time as part of a fantastic professional choir! The 9 x 12 book includes complete SATB parts, and the CD features full performances. Just open the songbook, pick your part, play the CD, and then sing along! This volume features 8 great favorites from the 1970s Songlist: Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Bohemian Rhapsody, I'll Be There, Imagine, Let It Be, Night Fever, Yesterday Once More, You Are the Sunshine of My Life Various : Peace, War & Social Justice A collection of 31 war and peace songs, including: Buffalo Soldier - Give Peace a Chance - If I Had a Hammer - Imagine - Let It Be - London Calling - Revolution - Turn! Turn! Turn! - War - We Are the World - What a Wonderful World - What's Going On - and more. Songlist: Freedom, Signs, Abraham, Martin And John, Share The Land, Buffalo Soldier, Joy To The World, War, Power To The People, We Shall Overcome, Revolution, Imagine, Black And White, Eve Of Destruction, London Calling, Give Peace A Chance, Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season), He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, The Universal Soldier, If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song), In The Ghetto (The Vicious Circle), Let It Be, Let Me Be, One Tin Soldier, People Got To Be Free, San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair), We Are The World, What A Wonderful World, What The World Needs Now Is Love, What's Going On, Where Have All The Flowers Gone?, and more Various : 151 of the Most Beautiful Songs Ever This huge songbook (672 pages!) features 151 standards that every musician should know! Each song is arranged for piano and voice with guitar chord frames. Songs include: All the Things You Are - At Last - Bridge over Troubled Water - City of Stars - Constant Craving - Crazy - Gabriel's Oboe - Hallelujah - Imagine - La Vie En Rose (Take Me to Your Heart Again) - My Heart Will Go on (Love Theme from 'Titanic') - Over the Rainbow - Perfect - River Flows in You - Shallow - Somewhere - Summertime - This Is Me - Time After Time - Wonderful Tonight - You Raise Me Up - and more. Listen to a Spotify playlist of all the songs from this book! Songlist: Easy Living, Open Arms, Crazy, Good Night, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, Believe, Beautiful In My Eyes, You Belong To Me, Beauty And The Beast, The Colour Of My Love, At Last, Gabriel's Oboe, The Rose, Time After Time, Sway, Faithfully, If, Perfect, Hello, All I Ask Of You, All I Have To Do Is Dream, Change The World, Someone Like You, All Of Me, The Tracks Of My Tears, Ooo Baby Baby, Best Of My Love, All The Things You Are, All The Way, Somewhere, and more Roger Emerson : A Cappella Standards This collection delivers plenty of musical flair at a value! Perform these popular pop and jazz classics arranged for a cappella voices and use as a curriculum with your vocal jazz group. And there's more! Purchase the 12-Pak and receive a code to access demo and learning tracks online through My Library. Includes: Here's That Rainy Day, I Wish You Love, Imagine, In My Life, My Funny Valentine, Never My Love, Over the Rainbow, Vincent (Starry Starry Night). Songlist: Imagine, In My Life, Here's That Rainy Day, I Wish You Love, My Funny Valentine, Never My Love, Over The Rainbow, Vincent (Starry Starry Night) Coastline Show Chorus : Imagine Founded in Rhode Island in 1995 with a dozen new, enthusiastic singers, the Coastline Show Chorus has added over 100 experienced singers from ages 13 to 70ish. It has also climbed up into the heady air of elite Sweet Adelines choruses. Led by Master Director Gail Jencik to a 4th place finish in 2007, and a 7th place finish in 2009, it's clear from the photos in the liner notes and on Coastline's website how much fun this group is having on stage, and how much they are into cool costumes! There are 13 songs here, some favorites are "Witchcraft, "Imagine," "I Will Survive," "Makin' Whoopee" (sung with the Narragansett Boys Chorus), the brilliant "Hooked on the Classics," "How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm," "Name in Lights" and the hilarious live cut from International competition, "Ed Sullivan Medley." Lots of great harmonies and big fun stuff here! Songlist: I Love a Piano, Witchcraft, Imagine, I Wish You Love, I Will Survive, Good Bye World, Makin Whoopee, Hooked on the Classics, America the Beautiful/Let Freedom Ring, How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm, If the Rest of the World Don't Want You, Name in Lights, Ed Sullivan Medley Metropolitones : Time For a Breakdown "Time for a Breakdown" is the second full-size album (they also have released a pair of nice sampler CDs) of New York City's premier Seven Sisters a cappella group, which refers to seven elite womens' universities and colleges. Five of the eight current members graduated from Vassar, two from Wellesley and one from Mount Holyoke. The group was a 2009 contestant on NBC and Sony's "The Sing Off," which was inspired by the Harmony Sweepstakes. The MetropoliTones bring us 13 sweet-sounding covers, some favorites are the En Vogue hit "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)," Paula Cole's "The Ladder," Az Yet's "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," Razorlight's "Golden Touch," Rascal Flatts' "Life Is A Highway," KT Tunstall's "Black Horse & The Cherry Tree," Camille's "Ta Douleur," John Lennon's "Imagine," Bill Withers' "Lean on Me" and the Wailin Jennys poignant traditional tune "The Parting Glass." The group has a killer live show, and an audience-pleasing sound with rich harmonies and beautiful leads. We enjoyed every cut of "Time for a Breakdown," and think you'll love this young, fast-rising, talented all-woman ensemble! Songlist: My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It), The Ladder, The Remedy, Hard To Say I'm Sorry, Golden Touch, Life Is A Highway, Refuge (When It's Cold Outside), Black Horse & The Cherry Tree, Lie Still Little Bottle, Ta Douleur, Imagine, Lean On Me, The Parting Glass Pentatonix : Vol IV - Classics Not only only one of the most talented a cappella groups performing today, Pentatonix is also one of the most prolific. This is their 8th recording and surely one of their best. This time they cover some of the great standards with their usual intricate arrangements and powerhouse delivery and this recording should be in every a cappella fans collection. Songlist: Bohemian Rhapsody, Imagine, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Over The Rainbow, Take On Me, Can't Help Falling In Love, Jolene (featuring Dolly Parton) Persuasions : Sing The Beatles Jerry Lawson, Jayotis Washington, Ray Sanders and Jim Hayes are the legendary Persuasions, and this is 14 of the Fab Four's most popular tunes, done as soulful a cappella doo-wop. The cover is a dramatic and somewhat ironic photo of a crowd of frenzied, screaming white English girls being held back by a wavering line of English bobbies-ironic because of the different receptions and rewards given to contemporary musicians, the veteran Persuasions and the young, white Beatles, both lovers of the same soulful black American R&B. The Persuasions survived, though, to become fathers of a burgeoning a cappella movement, and to bring us another juicy, deep-bassed doo-wop classic. 'Eight Days A Week,' 'Oh! Darling,' 'Come Together,' 'Rocky Raccoon,' 'Octopus's Garden,' 'Love Me Do,' 'With A Little Help From My Friends,' 'From Me To You,' 'Yesterday,' 'Ob La Di, Ob La Da,' 'Don't Let Me Down,' 'The Ballad Of John and Yoko,' 'Imagine' and 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.' This is the real 'Rubber Soul!' Songlist: Eight Days A Week, Oh! Darling, Come Together, Rocky Raccoon, Octopus's Garden, Love Me Do, With A Little Help From My Friends, From Me To You, Yesterday, Ob La Di, Ob La Da, Don't Let Me Down, The Ballad Of John And Yoko, Imagine, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Vox Audio : Voice Activated Orlando, FL-based 3-man, 2 Women Vox Audio, formerly Toxic Audio, who jumped fro the 1998 Orlando Fringe Festival to featured Disney performers, to 2000 Harmony Sweeps Champs, were on a huge roll, and it has kept going: their "Chemistry" was named 2003 CASA Album of the Year, national tv appearances, and their off-Broadway show in NYC's Houseman Theatre won the 2004 Drama Desk Award for "Unique Theatrical Experience." Officially changing their moniker to Vox Audio with "Voice Activated, the group thanks the name in the liner notes for "13 years of faithful service, we hope you enjoy your condo in Boca!" Toxic Audio's live shows and CDs have always been hilarious, and "Voice Activated" follows suit bigtime: "I Gotta Firework," "Sound Guy," "Go to Bed Early," "I Wish I Could Go Back to College," "Quiet Time" and "Swingin' Low," which features a "Wicked Scat Solo" by Michelle, "Wicked Horn" by Paul and "Wicked Bass" by Trist Curless, are all hilarious. Great, funny stuff by one of our all time favorite a cappella groups! Songlist: I Gotta Firework, Crazy, Sound Guy, Imagine, Swingin' Low, Beautiful Day, Go To Bed Early, September, Grace Kelly, Man of Constant Sorrow, A Little Less Conversation, Quiet Time, I Wish I Could Go Back to College, Group Bio Young People's Chorus of New York City : Dreamer New York City's YPC, under the acclaimed direction of Francisco J. Nunez, now involving over 1,300 boys and girls ages 7 to 18 in its after school programs, has been generating a lot of buzz in the children's chorus world. They have done this by commissioning new works for children's chorus, performing and winning gold medals internationally and recording acclaimed albums like "Dreamer," which features the Concert Chorus and Young Men's Chorus. Let us also not forget their full-color liner notes filled with beautiful pix of the kids in concert! There are 12 well-arranged, spirited, mostly accompanied tunes here, our favorites are the traditional Ghana song "Tue Tue," Faraualla's "Riki Tiki Tavi," the traditional Zulu song "Tshotsholoza," the powerful, percussion-accompanied Brazilian song "Tres Cantos Nativos dos Indios Krao," Stephen Foster's Folk classic "Beautiful Dreamer," Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl/Boy from New York City" medley, Paul Simon's "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Jim Papoulis and Director Nunez' "We Will Lift You Up" and John Lennon's "Imagine." We rarely hear children's choruses perform and record with such poise, power and chutzpa, but YPC has it. Buy and enjoy "Dreamer," and remember to remind yourself that these are kids! Songlist: Tue Tue, Riki Tiki Tavi, Tschotsholoza, Tres Cantos Nativos dos Indios Krao, Natsu no omoide, Beautiful Dreamer, Tegami, Yell, Uptown Girl/ Boy from New York City, Bridge Over Troubled Water, We Will Lift You Up, Imagine |
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"Imagine all the people living life in peace." The timeless lyrics of this John Lennon classic really resonate in these times in a powerful way. The warm choral textures of this a cappella setting speak directly to the heart.
Arranger: Roger Emerson | Composer: John Lennon Performed By: The Beatles
Imagine all the people living life in peace. The timeless lyrics of this John Lennon classic resonate in an emotional and powerful way. This Discovery Series arrangement is well-crafted for developing choirs and the sophisticated lyrics will provide opportunities for learning and discussion. Available separately: 3-Part Mixed, 2-Part, VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:00.
Arranger: Audrey Snyder | Composer: John Lennon Performed By: John Lennon
John Lennon's famous anthem receives a fresh and contemporary treatment for a setting that will fit equally well in pop and vocal jazz programs. Unique harmonies give this arrangement special appeal! Available separately: SATB, ShowTrax CD. Rhythm parts (gtr, b, dm) available as a digital download. Duration: ca. 2:40.
Arranger: Paris Rutherford | Composer: John Lennon Performed By: John Lennon
"Imagine all the people living life in peace." John Lennon's timeless lyrics continue to impact those who hear them, no matter what age or generation. A true classic!
Arranger: Jay Althouse | Composer: John Lennon
Any time, any year is the right time for this message. Here is a heart felt vocal jazz arrangement of this classic.
Arranger: Kirby Shaw | Composer: John Lennon Performed By: The Beatles
This simple, sweet setting of John Lennon's song of hope features a soprano soloist. Perfect for a group looking for a good first a cappella song, or a more advanced group interested in focusing on nuance and sincerity.
Arranger: Deke Sharon | Composer: John Lennon Performed By: The Beatles
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