Blueprint for a Sunrise is a 2001 concept album of experimental feminist rock by Yoko Ono. It features live tracks, samples, and remixes of previous recordings. The album incorporates personal details from Ono's childhood in Japan alongside overarching themes of the suffering and frustration of women. In the liner notes, Ono talks about the continuing relevance of feminism and "waking up in the middle of the night hearing thousands of women screaming". On the cover of the album, Ono portrays herself as the Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi, collaging her face and an x-ray image onto a cropped and re-colored version of Hubert Vos's portrait of the Empress. As of September 2009, the album had sold around 3,000 copies in the USA. On February 18, 2024, the album was released on digital platforms, such as Spotify.

Track listing

A Blueprint for a Sunrise

This CD was included with the book Yes Yoko Ono published in 2000. An exhibition with the same title was held at the Japan Society Gallery in New York City from October 18, 2000, to January 14, 2001. Alternate versions of "Are You Looking for Me?" and "It's Time for Action" would later be included on Yoko's 2001 studio album Blueprint for a Sunrise.

Personnel

It's Time for Action

Release History