Rising (Yoko Ono album)

Rising is a 1995 album by avant-garde artist Yoko Ono. Released on 7 November, on Capitol Records, it features the backing band IMA (Japanese for "Now"), which included Ono's son Sean Lennon, Timo Ellis, and Sam Koppelman. The album has sold 11,000 copies in the US to date.[4]

Rising
Studio album by
Yoko Ono/IMA
Released7 November 1995
RecordedQuad Recording, New York City
GenreAlternative rock, art rock
Length59:13
LabelCapitol
ProducerYoko Ono, Rob Stevens
Yoko Ono chronology
New York Rock
(1994)		 Rising
(1995)		 A Story
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Robert ChristgauA− [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Yoko Ono.

  1. "Warzone" - 1:55
  2. "Wouldnit" - 3:02
  3. "Ask the Dragon" - 4:12
  4. "New York Woman" - 2:07
  5. "Talking to the Universe" - 3:31
  6. "Turned the Corner" - 2:58
  7. "I'm Dying" - 6:18
  8. "Where Do We Go from Here?" - 3:02
  9. "Kurushi" - 7:59
  10. "Will I" - 2:27
  11. "Rising" - 14:28
  12. "Goodbye My Love" - 2:22
  13. "Revelations" - 5:35
  14. "Ask the Dragon" (Ween Remix) - 4:49 (Japanese Edition Bonus Track)
  15. "Talking to the Universe" (Cibo Matto Remix) - 4:21 (Japanese Edition Bonus Track)

Rising Mixes (released 3 June 1996)
  1. "Talking to the Universe" (Cibo Matto Remix) (4.21)
  2. "The Source" (ABA All Stars) (4.58)
  3. "Ask the Dragon" (Ween Remix) (4.49)
  4. "Where Do We Go from Here?" (Tricky Remix) (5.07)
  5. "Rising" (Thurston Moore Remix) (8.48)
  6. "Franklin Summer" (Yoko Ono/IMA)* (30.02)

The ABA All Stars remix is credited to Miho Hatori, Yuka Honda and Sean Lennon (the members of Cibo Matto), as well as Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys. Keiji Haino, Masonna, Monde Bruits, Incapacitants, C.C.C.C., Hanatarash, MSBR, and The Gerogerigegege are also credited as performers in Thurston Moore's remix of "Rising".

A vinyl promo version was released with the track listing:-

  1. "Ask the Dragon" (Ween Remix) (4.49)
  2. "Talking to the Universe" (Cibo Matto Remix) (4.23)
  3. "The Source" (ABA All Stars) (4.58)
  4. "Where Do We Go from Here?" (Tricky Remix) (5.04)
  5. "Rising" (Thurston Moore Remix) (8.48)
  6. "Kurushi (Perry Farrell Mix)" (7.26)

Personnel
  • Yoko Ono - vocals
  • Sean Ono Lennon - guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Timo Ellis - guitars, bass guitar, drums
  • Sam Koppelman - bass, drums, percussions

Production
  • Yoko Ono, Rob Stevens - producers
  • Alfred Brand, Chris Habeck, Mike Anzelowitz, Wes Naprstek - engineers
  • David Ayers - A&R
  • George Marino - mastering
  • Rob Stevens, Yoko Ono - mixing
  • Recorded at Broome Street – Timo Ellis (track : 4)
  • Recorded at Quad Recording – Rob Stevens (tracks: 1-3,5-13)

Release history

Rising

Country Date Format Label Catalog
United States 1995 CD Capitol Records CDP 724383581726[5]
Cassette C4 724383581740[6]
Europe CD CDP 8358172[7]
Japan 13 December 1995 TOCP-8737[8]

Rising Mixes

Country Date Format Label Catalog
United States 1996 CD Capitol Records CDP 724383726806[9]
LP (Promo) SPRO-11219/11222[10]
Europe CD CDP8372680[11]

References
  1. Rising at AllMusic
  2. https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/201646
  3. "Yoko Ono/IMA: Rising". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. Trust, Gary (18 September 2009). "Ask Billboard: Madonna, Yoko Ono, Gospel". Billboard. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. https://www.discogs.com/Yoko-Ono-Ima-Rising/release/486555
  6. https://www.discogs.com/Yoko-Ono-Ima-Rising/release/6833264
  7. https://www.discogs.com/Yoko-Ono-Ima-Rising/release/6494840
  8. https://www.discogs.com/Yoko-Ono-Ima-Rising/release/10218124
  9. https://www.discogs.com/Yoko-Ono-Ima-Rising-Mixes/release/257015
  10. https://www.discogs.com/Yoko-Ono-Ima-Rising-Mixes/release/1896980
  11. https://www.discogs.com/Yoko-Ono-Ima-Rising-Mixes/release/1311847
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