"Gimme Some Truth" | |
---|---|
Song by John Lennon | |
from the album Imagine | |
Released | 9 September 1971 |
Recorded | 25 May – 5 July 1971 |
Studio | Ascot Sound Studios, Berkshire; Record Plant, New York City |
Genre | Rock |
Length | 3:18 |
Label | Apple |
Songwriter(s) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
Producer(s) | John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector |
"Gimme Some Truth" (originally spelled "Give Me Some Truth") is a protest song written and performed by John Lennon. It was first released on his 1971 album Imagine. "Gimme Some Truth" contains various political references emerging from the time it was written, during the latter years of the Vietnam War. Co-produced by Phil Spector, the recording includes a slide guitar solo played by George Harrison, Lennon's former bandmate in the Beatles.
In 1982, "Gimme Some Truth" was issued as the B-side of "Love" on a posthumous single. The song provided the title track for the 2000 documentary film Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album.