Onobox
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Onobox is a 1992 comprehensive 6-disc collection of Yoko Ono
's work from 1968 to 1985. The discs are grouped by era and theme. Disc six is the previously unreleased 1974 album A Story
, which was later reissued separately along with the rest of Ono's back catalogue. There was also an accompanying concise one-disc "greatest hits
" release, entitled Walking on Thin Ice
. The Rykodisc
press release for Onobox declared the collection "not as bad as you might think".
Yoko Ono
is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
's work from 1968 to 1985. The discs are grouped by era and theme. Disc six is the previously unreleased 1974 album A Story
A Story (album)
A Story is an album by Yoko Ono, recorded in 1974, during the "lost weekend" sessions in which John Lennon produced Walls And Bridges. The album went unreleased until the 1992 box set Onobox, which featured material from A Story on disc six. It only saw proper release as an individual album in...
, which was later reissued separately along with the rest of Ono's back catalogue. There was also an accompanying concise one-disc "greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
" release, entitled Walking on Thin Ice
Walking on Thin Ice (album)
Walking on Thin Ice is a greatest-hits compilation of Yoko Ono's work from 1971 to 1985. It was released by Rykodisc in 1992, along with the more comprehensive 6-disc Onobox set...
. The Rykodisc
Rykodisc
Rykodisc Records is an American record label. It is owned by Warner Music Group, operates as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.-Company history:...
press release for Onobox declared the collection "not as bad as you might think".
Disc one - "London Jam"
- "No Bed for Beatle John"
- "Mind Holes"
- "O'Wind (Body Is the Scar of Your Mind)"
- "Why"
- "Why Not"
- "Greenfield Morning I Pushed an Empty Baby Carriage All Over the City"
- "Touch Me"
- "Paper Shoes"
- "Mind Train"
- "Open Your BoxOpen Your BoxOpen Your Box is a song by Yoko Ono, released on 12 March 1971 as the B-side of John Lennon's single Power to the People. It was remixed and re-released by Orange Factory in 2001....
" - "Toilet Piece/Unknown"
- "Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)"
- "Telephone Piece"
- "Midsummer New York"
- "The Path"
- "Don't Count the Waves"
- "Head Play" (Medley: You/Airmale/Fly)
- "Is Winter Here to Stay?"
Disc two - "New York Rock"
- "Yang YangYang Yang (song)"Yang Yang" is a song by Yoko Ono, originally released in 1972 on the album Approximately Infinite Universe, and on the B-side to "Death of Samantha". The song was later included on Ono's compilation albums Walking on Thin Ice and Onobox...
" - "Death of Samantha"
- "What Did I Do!"
- "Approximately Infinite Universe"
- "What a Bastard the World Is"
- "Catman (The Rosies Are Coming)"
- "I Want My Love to Rest Tonight"
- "Shiranakatta (I Didn't Know)"
- "Peter the Dealer"
- "I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window"
- "Winter Song"
- "Kite Song"
- "Now or Never"
- "What a Mess"
- "I Have a Woman Inside My Soul"
- "Move on FastMove on Fast"Move on Fast" is a song by Yoko Ono, originally released in 1972 on the album Approximately Infinite Universe, and on the B-side to the single "Now or Never"...
" - "Looking Over From My Hotel Window"
- "Waiting for the Sunrise"
Disc three - "Run, Run, Run"
- "Growing Pain"
- "Yellow Girl (Stand By For Life)"
- "Coffin Car"
- "Warrior Woman"
- "Women of Salem"
- "Run, Run, Run"
- "If Only"
- "A Thousand Times Yes"
- "Straight Talk"
- "Angry Young Woman"
- "Potbelly Rocker"
- "She Hits Back"
- "Men, Men, Men"
- "Woman Power"
- "It's Been Very Hard"
- "Mildred, Mildred"
- "Left Turn's the Right Turn"
Disc four - "Kiss, Kiss, Kiss"
- "Walking on Thin IceWalking on Thin Ice"Walking on Thin Ice" is a New Wave/dance song by Yoko Ono, released in 1981. She and John Lennon concluded the recording of the song on December 8, 1980. It was upon their return from the recording studio to The Dakota that Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman...
" - "Kiss Kiss Kiss"
- "Give Me SomethingGive Me Something"Give Me Something" is a song by Yoko Ono, originally released in 1980 on John Lennon and Ono's duet album Double Fantasy. The song appeared in Ono's off-Broadway musical New York Rock and her compilation albums Walking on Thin Ice and Onobox...
" - "I'm Moving On"
- "Yes, I'm Your Angel"
- "Beautiful Boys"
- "Open Your Soul to Me"
- "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves HimEvery Man has a Woman who Loves Him"Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" is a Yoko Ono song from her Double Fantasy album with John Lennon. The version released as a single, and on the compilation album Every Man Has a Woman, is credited to Lennon, and has stripped away Ono's lead vocal, while bringing Lennon's backing vocal up in...
" - "Hard Times Are Over"
- "Don't Be Scared"
- "Sleepless Night"
- "O'Sanity"
- "Anatano Te (Your Hands)"
- "Let Me Count the Ways"
- "Forgive Me, My Love"
- "You’re the OneYou're the One (Yoko Ono song)"You're the One" is a song by Yoko Ono, originally released in 1984 on Ono's and John Lennon's duet album Milk and Honey. The song was also on the compilation albums Onobox and Walking on Thin Ice.-Composition:...
" - "There's No Goodbye"
- "Have You Seen a Horizon Lately"
Disc five - "No, No, No"
- "I Don't Know Why"
- "Mindweaver"
- "Even When You're Far Away"
- "Nobody Sees Me Like You Do"
- "Silver Horse"
- "No, No, NoNo, No, No (Yoko Ono song)"No, No, No" is a song by Yoko Ono from her controversial 1981 album Season of Glass. The song's opening contains the sound of four gunshots and Ono screaming. The B-side was "Will You Touch Me"...
" - "Toyboat"
- "She Gets Down on Her Knees"
- "Extension 33"
- "Never Say Goodbye"
- "Spec of Dust"
- "My Man"
- "It's Alright"
- "Let the Tears Dry"
- "Dream Love"
- "Hell in ParadiseHell in Paradise"Hell in Paradise" is a song by Yoko Ono from the 1985 album "Starpeace". The lyrics are about mankind's perceived idea of hell, despite living in the paradise that Ono considers to be planet Earth. After "Walking On Thin Ice", it was her biggest hit of the 1980s, charting at #16 on the US dance...
" - "I Love You, Earth"
- "Cape Clear"
- "Goodbye Sadness"
Disc six - "A Story"
- "A Story"
- "Loneliness"
- "Will You Touch Me"
- "Dogtown"
- "It Happened"
- "Tomorrow May Never Come"
- "Winter Friend"
- "Heartburn Stew"
- "Yes, I'm a Witch"
- "Yume O Moto"
- "O'Oh"
- "Namyohorengekyo"
- "We're All Water"
- "Josejoi Banzai"
- "Sisters O Sisters"