It's So Hard

"It's So Hard"
Single by John Lennon
from the album Imagine
A-side"Imagine"
Released11 October 1971
Recorded11 February 1971 at Ascot Sound Studios, Ascot and 4 July 1971 Record Plant East, New York
GenreBlues[1]
Length2:25
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)John Lennon
Producer(s)Phil Spector, John Lennon and Yoko Ono
John Lennon singles chronology
"Power to the People"
(1971)
"It's So Hard"
(1971)
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
(1971)

"It's So Hard" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, which first appeared on his 1971 album Imagine. Shortly after the album's release, the song was issued as the B-side to the single "Imagine". In Mexico, it was released on an EP with "Imagine", "Oh My Love" and "Gimme Some Truth".[2] In 1986, a live performance from 30 August 1972 was issued on Lennon's live album Live in New York City.

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "John Lennon: Imagine". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0899190251. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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