John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Thru Night Sessions (July-August 1974) скачать в хорошем качестве

John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Thru Night Sessions (July-August 1974)

0:00 - Demo 2:54 - Rehearsal 6:48 - Rehearsal #2 8:36 - Studio Take 12:11 - Remix Personnel John Lennon: vocals, guitar Elton John: vocals, piano, organ Jesse Ed Davis: electric guitar Eddie Mottau: acoustic guitar Bobby Keys: saxophone Ken Ascher: clavinet Klaus Voormann: bass guitar Arthur Jenkins: percussion Jim Keltner: drums John Lennon’s only US solo number one single in his lifetime, ‘Whatever Gets You Thru The Night’ was recorded with Elton John during the Walls And Bridges sessions in the summer of 1974. The melody and rhythm was inspired by George McRae’s ‘Rock Your Baby’. The title, meanwhile, came from a late-night television show about alcoholism, as May Pang explained to Radio Times magazine in 2005. Elton John visited the studio while Lennon was recording Walls And Bridges, and contributed harmony vocals and keyboards to ‘Whatever Gets You Thru The Night’ and ‘Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox)’. Although Lennon didn’t rate the songs highly, Elton declared that the slickly commercial ‘Whatever Gets You Thru The Night’ would be a chart topper. “I was fiddling about one night and Elton John walked in with Tony King of Apple – you know, we’re all good friends – and the next minute Elton said, ‘Say, can I put a bit of piano on that?’ I said, ‘Sure, love it!’ He zapped in. I was amazed at his ability: I knew him, but I’d never seen him play. A fine musician, great piano player. I was really pleasantly surprised at the way he could get in on such a loose track and add to it and keep up with the rhythm changes – obviously, ’cause it doesn’t keep the same rhythm… And then he sang with me. We had a great time.” - John Lennon 1974 #johnlennon #eltonjohn #whatevergetsyouthruthenight