' s . ▁ ▁Initial ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁edition ▁included ▁a ▁photograph ▁of ▁the ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁and ▁a ▁mail able ▁pet ition ▁to ▁allow ▁citizens hip ▁for ▁John ▁and ▁Y oko . ▁Also , ▁the ▁message ▁" John ▁and ▁Y oko ▁forever ▁Peace ▁on ▁earth ▁and ▁good will ▁to ▁all ▁men ▁+ ▁women ▁' 7 2 " ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁in ▁the ▁dead ▁w ax ▁on ▁Side ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁UK ▁release ▁managed ▁a ▁number ▁ 1 1 ▁chart ▁peak , ▁it ▁only ▁went ▁to ▁number ▁ 4 8 ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁L enn on ▁was ▁reported ly ▁st unn ed ▁by ▁the ▁album ' s ▁failure ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁did ▁not ▁record ▁new ▁music ▁for ▁almost ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁On ▁release , ▁Some ▁Time ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁provided ▁a ▁start ling ▁contrast ▁for ▁listen ers ▁expecting ▁a ▁repeat ▁of ▁the ▁well - rece ived ▁Im agine ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁According ▁to ▁author ▁Robert ▁Rod rig uez , ▁the ▁new ▁album ▁received ▁" ab ys mal ▁reviews ". ▁In ▁a ▁sc ath ing ▁critique ▁published ▁in ▁Rol ling ▁Stone , ▁Stephen ▁Hold en ▁wrote ▁that ▁" the ▁L enn ons ▁should ▁be ▁comm ended ▁for ▁their ▁d aring ", ▁but ▁not ▁before ▁calling ▁the ▁album ▁" inci p ient ▁art istic ▁suic ide ". ▁Hold en ▁added : ▁" except ▁for ▁' John ▁S inc la ir ' ▁the ▁songs ▁are ▁awful . ▁The ▁t