The Lives of John Lennon released to the public. Lennon's widow Yoko Ono threatened to sue for libel, claiming the book made her briefly consider suicide, but never pursued any legal action, later explaining that she wanted to maintain a positive attitude and that her lawyers had advised her a civil action would only draw more attention to the book. Lennon's first wife Cynthia Lennon denounced the book, stating "Every single person was annihilated. My mother was called a bulldog and a domineering woman, which was nothing—"nothing"—like my mother. And he called "me" a spaniel. I thought, I'd rather be a spaniel than a Rottweiler,
Out the Blue (John Lennon song) Games", calling it a "lovely song" and praising its "tender, effective lyrics." PopMatters regards it as Lennon's "only lighter waving 70s monster ballad," and believes that it should be included on Lennon's greatest hits compilation albums. Pop historian Robert Rodriguez regards it as one of the "best unsung John" Lennon songs, one of Lennon's "finest performances" and one of his best "standard-worthy ballad(s)." The musicians who performed on the original recording were as follows: Out the Blue (John Lennon song) "Out the Blue" is a song written by John Lennon and originally released on his 1973 album "Mind Games". The