''Blueprint for a Sunrise'' is a 2001 concept album of experimental

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rock by

Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...

. It features live tracks, samples and remixes of previous recordings, and a sequel. The recurring theme throughout is the suffering of women. In the liner notes, Ono talks about the continuing relevance of feminism and "waking up in the middle of the night hearing thousands of women screaming". As of September 2009, the album had sold around 3,000 copies in the USA.

Track listing

* " Wouldnit "swing"" is a remix of "Wouldnit" from '' Rising'' * "Soul Got Out of the Box" was originally a 1972 outtake from ''

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'' * "Rising II" and "Mulberry" are live performances. * The Queen Charlotte's Hospital tape demo of "Mulberry" was previously released in 1997 on the CD Reissue of '' Life with the Lions'' * "I Remember Everything" was written for the play "Hiroshima" (1997) after much coaxing from Playwright Ron Destro. In addition, this song was performed live at the

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in Japan 1995. * The Japanese bonus tracks were previously released as singles in 1973 and 1974.

''A Blueprint for a Sunrise''

This CD was included with the book ''Yes Yoko Ono'' published in 2000. An exhibition with the same title was held at the Japan Society Gallery in New York City from October 18, 2000, to January 14, 2001. Alternate versions of "Are You Looking for Me?" and "It's Time for Action" would be included on Yoko's 2001 studio album ''Blueprint for a Sunrise''.

Personnel

– lead vocals *

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– guitars,

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– guitars,

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* Chris Maxwell – guitars *

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– bass guitar *

Zeena Parkins Zeena Parkins (born 1956) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist active in experimental, free improvised, contemporary classical, and avant-jazz music; she is known for having "reinvented the harp". Parkins performs on standard harp ...

– electric harp * Hearn Gadbois –

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– drums * Sam Koppelman – drums, percussion It's Time for Action *

– English * Yodit Abate – Ethiopian * Nikki Borodi – Hungarian / Russian / Hebrew * Manjit Devgun – Punjabi * Ghida Fakhry – Arabic * Dania Hachey – French * Nazan Karsan – Turkish * Eva Lee – Chinese * Young Wha Lee – Korean * Maike Paul – German * Anne Terada – Poruguese * Midori Yoshimoto – Japanese * Eva Zanardi – Italian * Fatemeh Ziai – Persian

Release History

References

{{Authority control 2001 albums Yoko Ono albums Capitol Records albums Albums produced by Yoko Ono