Between My Head and the Sky

Between My Head and the Sky
Studio album by Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band
Released	21 September 2009 [1]
Genre	Art rock experimental rock
Length	58:32
Label	Chimera Music
Producer	Sean Lennon
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band chronology
Don't Stop Me! EP (2009) Between My Head and the Sky (2009) Onomix (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B+[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Pitchfork Media	(7.3/10)[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Between My Head and the Sky is an album by Yoko Ono released on Chimera Music in September 2009. This is her first studio album to be released as "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band" since 1973's Feeling the Space. The new Plastic Ono Band lineup features Cornelius, Yuka Honda (of Cibo Matto fame) and Ono's son Sean Lennon as band leader and producer.

Track listing

All songs written by Yoko Ono.

1. "Waiting for the D Train" – 2:46
2. "The Sun Is Down! (Cornelius Mix)" – 4:49
3. "Ask the Elephant!" – 2:57
4. "Memory of Footsteps" – 3:30
5. "Moving Mountains" – 3:00
6. "CALLING" – 4:19
7. "Healing" – 4:25
8. "Hashire, Hashire" – 3:35
9. "BETWEEN MY HEAD AND THE SKY" – 5:33
10. "Feel the Sand" – 6:02
11. "Watching the Rain" – 5:30
12. "Unun. To" – 3:16
13. "I'm Going Away Smiling" – 2:53
14. "Higa Noboru" – 5:44
15. "I'm Alive" – 0:22

Japanese Bonus Track

16. "Hanako" – 1:54

Personnel

• Yoko Ono: vocals
• Sean Lennon: acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion
• Keigo Oyamada: guitars, bass, Tenorion, programming, percussion
• Hirotaka Shimizu: guitars, percussion
• Yuko Araki: drums, percussion
• Shahzad Ismaily: guitars, bass, drums, percussion
• Yuka Honda: Pro-tools editing, sampler, e. piano, organ, percussion
• Michael Leonhart: trumpet, vibraphone, percussion
• Erik Friedlander: cello
• Daniel Carter: tenor saxophone, flute
• Indigo Street: guitar
• Chief Engineer: Christopher Allen
• Assistant Engineer: Dave Schoenwetter
• Recorded & Mixed at Sear Sound
• Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound
• Mixer of "Waiting for the D Train": Joel Hamilton
• Cover and booklet design: Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl
• Photographs: Greg Kadel

References

1. "Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band: Between My Head And The Sky - 21 Sept ‘09". Imagine Peace. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
2. Between My Head and the Sky at AllMusic
3. Heller, Jason (22 September 2009). "Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band: Between My Head And The Sky | Music | MusicalWork Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
4. "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band: Between My Head and the Sky | CD review | Music | The Observer". Guardian. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
5. Berman, Stuart (23 September 2009). "Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band: Between My Head and the Sky | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
6. Hermes, Will (22 September 2009). "Between My Head and the Sky | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 December 2012.