The recording studio was a familiar environment where she could feel safe, collaborating with fellow artists in a known context.” (Given the time Palmer had spent together with Yoko and John, socially and in the recording studio, and the official nature of such booklet notes, it seems safe to assume that he knew enough of Ono’s mindset that he is not merely guessing about this, or at least that he guessed correctly and Yoko agreed.) Furthermore, being recorded and released after Decemchanged their reception in the sense that listeners read subsequent events into them.Īs Robert Palmer (the critic, not the British pop singer) wrote in his notes for the 1992 six-CD set Onobox, “All of them were appropriate to a moment that was traumatic enough for the rest of the world, and might have proved too much for Yoko had she not thrown herself back into her work. (More on those later.) Even the songs that had been recorded in the ‘70s were re-recorded in the 1981 sessions. “I Don’t Know Why” is very pointedly about the deadly event that had stunned Ono and the rest of the world the Rykodisc CD edition includes as a bonus track the demo she sang into a tape recorder at home two nights after Lennon’s death. Only two songs on Season of Glass were written in the wake of Lennon’s death: “No, No, No” and “I Don’t Know Why.” Compared to the rest of the album, they are starkly different to the point of being, respectively, disturbing and heartbreaking. That is why this album is not dedicated to him. ![]() All I can say is that John was right there with me, busy trying to arrange things for me. Many amazing things happened during the recording session. I could call it a ‘choke’ or ‘crackle.’ Well, wasn’t that what the critics had been saying about me for all these years anyway? That gave me a laugh, and it became easier. “But the question was, when would it be the time? I thought of all the people in the world whose voices were choking and cracking for many reasons. I seriously thought maybe I should quit making the album because, as some people had advised me, ‘It was not the time.’ … When I started to sing I noticed my throat was all choked up and my voice was cracking. I am thankful for all the help I got on this album from above & around. ![]() Ono also wrote a note on the inside as well, “Thank You. ![]() On the front cover, Lennon’s blood-spattered glasses face us. And it is certainly the most interesting as well, given that the making of it was her reaction to the murder of her husband, John Lennon. It is arguably the best of the few Yoko Ono albums not currently available on Spotify or other streaming services (the other contender for best being 2001’s Blueprint for a Sunrise ). The 40th anniversary of Season of Glass finds the album at an odd point, historically. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper.
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