Greatest Hits

~ Release by John Lennon (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Imagine
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
performer:
Flux Fiddlers (New York Philharmonic) and Plastic Ono Band
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) (in 1971)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Tittenhurst Park in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-05-27) and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-07-04: strings)
music videos:
Imagine by John Lennon (The Beatles) and The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers (New York Philharmonic))
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 3) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 19)
recording of:
Imagine (from 1971-05-27 until 1971-07-04)
lyricist:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) and Lenono Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
4.23:04
2Jealous Guy
recording of:
Jealous Guy
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music, Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2
revision of:
Child of Nature
4:15
3Give Peace a Chance
recording engineer and mixer:
André Perry (Canadian producer)
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
percussion:
The Radha Kṛṣṇa Temple (London)
background vocals:
Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
guest background vocals:
Petula Clark (English singer & actress), Abraham Feinberg (rabbi and singer), Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer), Dick Gregory, Timothy Leary, Murray the K, Rosemary Woodruff (Timothy Leary's wife) and Derek Taylor (UK rock journalist/publicist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yoko Ono Lennon (Japanese‐American musician and artist) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Room 1742, Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (on 1969-06-01)
music videos:
Give Peace a Chance by The Plastic Ono Band
recording of:
Give Peace a Chance
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.24:53
4Instant Karma
engineer:
Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
Phil Spector
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
bass and electric piano:
Klaus Voormann
chimes and handclaps:
Mal Evans
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer)
organ:
Billy Preston
piano:
George Harrison (The Beatles), John Lennon (The Beatles) and Alan White (Yes drummer)
background vocals:
Mal Evans, Allen Klein and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-27)
music videos:
Instant Karma ("cue card" version) by John Lennon (The Beatles) and Instant Karma ("knitting" version) by John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd. and Lenono Music
4.43:19
5Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
3:35
6Power to the People
recording of:
Power to the People
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music and Chappell Music (UK) (in 1971)
3:17
7Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
recording of:
Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
3:20
8#9 Dream
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Eddie Mottau
clavinet:
Ken Ascher
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
electric bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann
electric guitar and guitar:
Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis
electric piano and piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
percussion:
Arthur Jenkins
saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist)
background vocals:
The 44th Street Fairies
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
arranger:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2010)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1974-07-23)
music videos:
#9 Dream by John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
#9 Dream
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music and Red Brick Music Publishing II
54:47
9Mind Games
engineer:
Dan Barbiero (recording engineer) and Roy Cicala
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
additional percussion [extra Sensory] and clavichord:
Dr. Winston O'Boogie (John Lennon, The Beatles)
bass and bass guitar:
Gordon Edwards (funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and David Spinozza
keyboard:
Kenny Ascher
mellotron, organ and piano:
Ken Ascher
pedal steel guitar:
Sneaky Pete
saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
additional background vocals:
Something Different (background vocal trio)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
performer:
Plastic U.F.Ono Band
arranger:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973, in 2002)
recorded at:
Record Plant, N.Y.C. (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Mind Games by John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Mind Games
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lennon Music (ended), Lenono Music and Chappell Music (UK) (in 1973)
version of:
I Promise
version of:
Make Love, Not War
4.154:10
10Love
recording of:
LOVE
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
translator:
星加ルミ子
publisher:
Lenono Music, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
translated version of:
Love
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