The John Lennon Collection
Compilation album by John Lennon
Release	1 November 1982 UK 8 November 1982 US 23 October 1989 (expanded CD reissue)
Recorded	June 1969 – October 1980
Genre(s)	Rock
Length	69 min 29 s
Label	E.M.I.
Producer	John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector & Jack Douglas
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
John Lennon chronology
Double Fantasy (1980)	The John Lennon Collection (1982)	Milk And Honey (1984)

The John Lennon Collection is a retrospective compilation album of John Lennon music released in 1982 by Parlophone Records, through E.M.I. Records. Initially distributed by Geffen Records in the US, E.M.I. acquired the distribution rights to Double Fantasy (originally a Geffen release) in 1989. In light of this, The John Lennon Collection was remastered and reissued worldwide through E.M.I. in 1989 with four bonus tracks for its CD release (Happy Xmas (War Is Over), Stand By Me, Move Over Ms. L, and Cold Turkey). Image File history File links Cover of the John Lennon album The John Lennon Collection. ... A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... John Lennon in the autumn of 1968 John Winston Ono Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for the British rock band The Beatles. ... 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Of those four, "Move Over Ms. L" is the most notable. It was recorded in October 1974 during the Rock 'n' Roll sessions and released the following April as "Stand by Me"'s B-Side. Keith Moon went on to cover the song on his lone solo album Two Sides of the Moon. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Rock n Roll was Lennons 1975 album of covers of 1950s and 1960s rock songs. ... Stand By Me is the title of a song first sung by Ben E. King and written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. ... Keith John Moon (August 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer of the rock group The Who. ...

As Lennon's first posthumous release, The John Lennon Collection did extremely well, reaching #1 in the UK and peaking at #33 in the US where it would eventually reach triple platinum. In the UK, "Love" was excerpted as a single and managed to reach #41.

The front and back covers for The John Lennon Collection were taken by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz on 8 December 1980, the day Lennon was murdered. Anna-Lou (Annie) Leibovitz (born October 2, 1949 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a Jewish-American photographer. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Because it includes his forthcoming material from Milk and Honey, 1997's Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon is now considered the definitive John Lennon compilation release. Milk And Honey is a posthumous album by John Lennon first released in 1984. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Track listing

All songs by John Lennon, except where noted. John Lennon in the autumn of 1968 John Winston Ono Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for the British rock band The Beatles. ...

1. "Give Peace A Chance" – 4:52
   • Originally credited to Lennon-McCartney, the credit was revised in the 1990's to cite only John Lennon as its composer
2. "Instant Karma!" – 3:20
3. "Power to the People" – 3:16
4. "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" – 3:17
   • Features Elton John on backing vocals and piano
5. "#9 Dream" – 2:46
   • Edit of 1974 full length version on Walls and Bridges
6. "Mind Games" – 4:12
7. "Love" – 3:22
8. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 3:33
   • Added to the CD reissue of The John Lennon Collection in 1989
9. "Imagine" – 3:02
10. "Jealous Guy" – 4:14
11. "Stand By Me" (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller/Ben E. King) – 3:25
    • Added to the CD reissue of The John Lennon Collection in 1989
12. "(Just Like) Starting Over" – 3:55
13. "Woman" – 3:25
14. "I'm Losing You" – 3:57
15. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" – 4:01
16. "Watching The Wheels" – 3:31
17. "Dear Yoko" – 2:33
18. "Move Over Ms. L." – 2:56
    • Originally released in 1975 as "Stand by Me"'s B-Side
    • Added to the CD reissue of The John Lennon Collection in 1989
19. "Cold Turkey" – 5:01
    • Added to the CD reissue of The John Lennon Collection in 1989

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Credits

1. • Mastering Greg Fulginiti US

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