Out the Blue
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"Out the Blue" is a song written by John Lennon
released on his 1973 album Mind Games
. 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.
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
released on his 1973 album Mind Games
Mind Games
Mind Games is John Lennon's fourth post-Beatles album, and was recorded and released in 1973. Like his previous album, the politically topical and somewhat abrasive Some Time in New York City, Mind Games was poorly received by music critics...
. The song is included on the 1990 boxset Lennon
Lennon (album)
Lennon is a four CD box set featuring many of John Lennon's solo songs and was released in 1990.Compiled by the foremost authority on The Beatles, Mark Lewisohn, Lennon emcompasses generous samples from his single-only releases, and his albums from Live Peace In Toronto 1969 to Menlove Ave.Lennon,...
, the 2005 two disc compilation Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon and the 2010 album, Gimme Some Truth
Gimme Some Truth (album)
Gimme Some Truth is a box set containing four themed discs of remastered John Lennon songs. The themes of the albums include "Working Class Hero", John’s socio-political songs; "Woman", John’s love songs; "Borrowed Time", John’s songs about life and "Roots", John's rock 'n' roll roots and...
. This song is 14 out of Christopher Bailey
Christopher Bailey (fashion designer)
Christopher Bailey is Chief Creative Officer of Burberry, and is responsible for the company’s overall image including all advertising, corporate art direction, store design and visuals as well as the design of all Burberry collections and product lines.Bailey, who was 38 in 2009, was born in...
's top 15 favorite songs.
Personnel
The musicians who performed on the original recording were as follows:- John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
– vocals, acoustic guitar - David SpinozzaDavid SpinozzaDavid Spinozza is an American musician , who worked with former Beatles Paul McCartney and John Lennon during the 1970s, and had a long collaboration with singer-songwriter James Taylor, producing Taylor's album Walking Man....
– guitar - Peter E Kleinow – pedal steel guitar
- Ken Ascher – keyboards
- Gordon EdwardsGordon EdwardsGordon Edwards was born in Canada in 1940, and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1961 with a gold medal in Mathematics and Physics and a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship. In 1972, he obtained a Ph.D...
– bass guitar - Jim KeltnerJim KeltnerJames Lee "Jim" Keltner is an American drummer known primarily for his session work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists...
– drums