A Story

This article is about the 1974 Yoko Ono album. For the cinematic device, see A-Plot.
Not to be confused with Story or Stories named "A".
"Yes, I'm a Witch (song)" redirects here and is not to be confused with Yes, I'm a Witch (album) or Yes, I'm a Witch Too (album).
"Tomorrow May Never Come" redirects here. For the Indian film, see Kal Ho Naa Ho. For the title track of the film, see Kal Ho Naa Ho (song).

A Story
Studio album by
Yoko Ono
Released1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
Recorded1974
StudioRecord Plant, New York City
Genre
Length43:30
LabelRykodisc
ProducerYoko Ono, David Spinozza
Yoko Ono chronology
Rising
(1996) 		A Story
(1997) 		Blueprint for a Sunrise
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

A Story is an album by Yoko Ono, recorded in 1974, during the "lost weekend" sessions in which John Lennon produced Walls and Bridges. It was unreleased until the 1992 box set Onobox, which featured material from A Story on disc six. It was only properly released as an individual album 23 years later in 1997, with the reissuing of Ono's back catalogue by Rykodisc. The reissue added three bonus tracks, including home demos and a live recording from the Starpeace tour.

Track listing

  1. "A Story" – 2:38
  2. "Loneliness" – 3:33
  3. "Will You Touch Me" – 2:39
  4. "Dogtown" – 3:32
  5. "Tomorrow May Never Come" – 2:52
  6. "Yes, I'm a Witch" – 3:11
  7. "She Gets Down on Her Knees" – 4:50
  8. "It Happened" – 3:52
  9. "Winter Friend" – 3:17
  10. "Heartburn Stew" – 2:09
  11. "Hard Times Are Over" – 4:37
Bonus tracks
  1. "Anatano Te" (Demo) – 3:35
  2. "Extension 33" (Demo) – 1:27
  3. "Now or Never" (Live) (A cappella) – 1:18

Track information

Many of the tracks on A Story made it onto subsequent albums in a re-recorded form:

Personnel

  • Yoko Ono – vocals, backing vocals
  • Ann E. Sutton, Erin Dickins, Gail Kantor, Louise Messina – backing vocals on "Heartburn Stew", "Hard Times are Over" and "Tomorrow May Never Come"
  • Something Different – background vocals on "Tomorrow May Never Come"
  • David Spinozza, Hugh McCracken – guitar
  • Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
  • Kenneth Ascher – keyboards
  • Leon Pendarvis – keyboards on "She Gets Down on Her Knees"
  • Arthur Jenkins Jr. – percussion
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Alan Rubin, Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • Lew Delgatto – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • George Young – flute, clarinet
  • Rick Marotta – drums
Technical
  • Produced by Yoko Ono and David Spinozza
  • Recorded at Record Plant, N.Y., 1974
  • Ed Sprigg, Jack Douglas – recording engineers
  • Ed Sprigg, Roy Cicala – mix engineers
  • Kevin Herron – assistant engineer
"Anatano Te" & "Extension 33" (Rykodisc CD Bonus Demo Tracks)
  • Yoko Ono – vocal and piano
  • Recorded on cassette, Dakota Period
"Now or Never" (Rykodisc CD Bonus Live Track)

Production

  • David Spinozza, Rob Stevens, Yoko Ono – producers
  • Ed Sprigg, Jack Douglas – recording
  • George Marino, Rob Stevens – remastering
  • Kevin Herron – engineer
  • Ed Sprigg, Roy Cicala – mixing
  • Black + Copper, Cindy Nelson – design [CD Package]
  • Karla Merrifield – illustration [Hand Tinting]

Release History

Country Date Format Label Catalog
United States 1 July 1997[2] CD Rykodisc RCD 10420[3]
United Kingdom 1997
Japan VACK-5376[4]

References

  1. ^ A Story at AllMusic
  2. ^ Kaufman, Gil. "Ready Or Not: Yoko Ono Albums To Be Reissued". Mtv.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Yoko Ono – A Story (1997, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Yoko Ono – A Story (1997, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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