A Hard Day's Night

The second studio album by The Beatles
Released July 10, 1964.

Side One

1. A Hard Day's Night
2. I Should Have Known Better
3. If I Fell
4. I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
5. And I Love Her
6. Tell Me Why
7. Can't Buy Me Love

Side Two

1. Eight Days a Week
2. All I've Gotta Do
3. I'll Cry Instead
4. I Call Your Name [sung by Ringo]
5. Any Time at All
6. You Can't Do That
7. I'll Be Back

Previous albums:

- The Beatles (1963)

For the second time around, I was about to win as Nixon/Thurmond without unlocking Hughes and getting Morton fired.

On December 8, 1980, a man named Mark David Chapman attempted to shoot John Lennon while he and Yoko Ono walked into The Dakota in New York City. Fortunately, Chapman missed, and was tackled to the ground by Lennon and doorman Jay Hastings, while Yoko called the police. Chapman would be arrested and sent to prison for attempted murder.

John and Yoko completed songs left over from the Double Fantasy sessions, and released them as Milk and Honey in 1981. That year, John would help his old bandmate Ringo Starr record the song "Life Begins at 40 for his album Can't Fight Lighting. Around that time, John would start writing songs for his next album.

The album's sessions started in March 1982. The band Cheap Trick played on some of the songs, as did Ringo. In April, John would meet Paul McCartney while at a bar, and he invited Paul over to The Dakota. John played the songs Free as a Bird and Now and Then, to which Paul suggested lyrical changes. John invited Paul to record the songs with him. Paul would convince George to fly over and play on Free as a Bird. As the song also features Ringo, it marked the first time all four Beatles had played together since 1969.

The album was finished in October 1982. The Secret Value of Daydreaming was released on February 9, 1983. It received warm reviews from critics, and ushered in new hopes for a Beatles reunion.

The Secret Value of Daydreaming

The seventh studio album by John Lennon. Released February 9, 1983.

Side One

1. Here We Go Again
2. Valotte
3. In this Lifetime
4. She's a Friend of Dorothy
5. Mosquitoes Flying in Formation
6. Believe
7. Too Late for Goodbyes

Side Two

1. Free as a Bird
2. One of the Boys
3. Elephant
4. Memories
5. Real Love
6. Now and Then

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