This 15-song collection (expanded to 19 in 1989 for the CD), released just short of two years after Lennon's death, provided a very generous overview of his solo career on a single LP, drawing on most of the major singles and also on songs that were widely covered, and from all periods of his career, from his late-Beatles-era solo political explorations up to the release of Double Fantasy.
The producers, obviously working in collaboration with his widow and seeking to put the very best face on his career, and showcase his strongest and most memorable songs, pass right over Sometime in New York and much of the partly successful works that followed, which is sort of a shame -- "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" may not quite rate alongside the stuff that is here, but it was a song that he did care about and played live more than once (significant in a career that included barely any scheduled concerts), and "John Sinclair" showed him playing blues with a ferocious passion.
One also misses "Cold Turkey," which is as powerful a song as he wrote in his early solo career, but at the time of its release this was the broadest overview of Lennon's career to be found, and even included (on its CD version) the otherwise unanthologized B-side "Move Over Ms.
L.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Give Peace a ChanceJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney | John Lennon | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | Instant Karma!John Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Power to the PeopleJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | Whatever Gets You Thru the NightJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | #9 DreamJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Mind GamesJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | LoveJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 11 MB |
| 8 | Happy Xmas (War Is Over)John Lennon, Yoko Ono | John Lennon | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | ImagineJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 10 | Jealous GuyJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | Stand by MeBen E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | John Lennon | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 12 | (Just Like) Starting OverJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 13 | WomanJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 14 | I'm Losing YouJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 15 | Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)John Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 16 | Watching the WheelsJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 17 | Dear YokoJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 18 | Move Over Ms. L.John Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 19 | Cold TurkeyJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 71 mins | 163 MB | |||||
| 71 mins | 414 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Douglas | Producer |
| 2 | Elton John | Guest Artist |
| 3 | Ben E. King | Composer |
| 4 | Jerry Leiber | Composer |
| 5 | John Lennon | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 6 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 7 | Yoko Ono | Composer, Producer, Vocals, Wind |
| 8 | Phil Spector | Producer |
| 9 | Mike Stoller | Composer |
| 10 | Chris Whorf | Art Direction |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |