Live in New York City (John Lennon album)

Live in New York City
Live album by
Released10 February 1986 (1986-02-10)
Recorded30 August 1972
VenueMadison Square Garden, New York City
GenreRock, blues rock, hard rock, rock and roll
Length42:30
LabelParlophone/EMI
Capitol (North America)
ProducerYoko Ono
John Lennon chronology
Milk and Honey
(1984)
Live in New York City
(1986)
Menlove Ave.
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound[2]
Rolling Stone(favourable)[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Live in New York City is a posthumous live album by English rock musician John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band.[5] It was prepared under the supervision of his widow, Yoko Ono, and released in 1986 as his second official live album, the first being Live Peace in Toronto 1969.[6]

Live in New York City reached No. 55 in the UK, and No. 41 in the US, eventually attaining a gold certification by RIAA.

  1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. "Live in New York City – John Lennon". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ Gary Graff & Daniel Durcholz (eds), MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, Visible Ink Press (Farmington Hills, MI, 1999; ISBN 1-57859-061-2), p. 667.
  3. ^ "John Lennon: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. ^ Fricke, David (10 April 1986). "John Lennon: Live in New York City: Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007.
  5. ^ John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band book by Yoko Ono and John Lennon, published by Thames & Hudson Ltd, October 2020
  6. ^ Live in New York City at Duscogs