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Milk and Honey is an album of music by John Lennon and Yoko Ono released in 1984. It is notable for being Lennon's first posthumous release of music, having been recorded in the last months of his life during and following the sessions for , though Lennon's death caused a temporary shelving of the project, until Ono was capable of returning to complete it. Thus, Ono's material is largely comprised of new recordings, which she undertook during the album's preparation in 1983, to give her songs a more commericial and contemporary edge. Conversely, Lennon's material, being the rehearsal recordings, have a more casual feel.

"No, became a worldwide Top 10 hit, and was followed by the minor successes "I'm Stepping Out" and "Borrowed Time".

s title is a reference to John and Yoko's relationship, "milk and honey" being an expression for an asiancaucasian mixed-race couple. Its cover shot is a color outtake from the same photo session that produced the front cover of , but it was still well-received, peaking at #3 in the UK and #11 in the US where it went gold.

After a falling out with David Geffen, whose Geffen Records had initially released , though Ono declined to credit him after their professional relationship soured following Lennon's death.

In 2001, Yoko Ono supervised the remastering of for its CD reissue, adding three bonus tracks, including a 22-minute excerpt from John Lennon's last interview in the late afternoon of 8 December 1980.

The above two songs were written by John and Yoko to each other using inspiration from poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning. They are presented in their demo form.