What was the name of John Lennon's posthumous album released in 1984?

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John Lennon's posthumous album released in 1984 was Milk and Honey. It was assembled from recordings Lennon and Yoko Ono had begun making during and after the Double Fantasy sessions, with Ono completing the project after Lennon's murder in December 1980.

The album was released in January 1984 and became Lennon's eleventh and final studio album overall. Lennon’s tracks generally use unfinished takes and rehearsal-style performances, while Ono recorded and prepared additional material during the album’s completion. The title came from Ono’s idea of the United States as a “land of milk and honey,” with an additional biblical association involving a promised land.

A common mix-up is Double Fantasy, which was released in 1980 and was the couple’s last album released during Lennon’s lifetime. Milk and Honey was intended as its follow-up, making the two records closely connected. Another similarly titled Lennon release, The John Lennon Collection, came out in 1982 but is a compilation rather than a new posthumous studio album.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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