John Lennon Anthology

John Lennon Anthology
Box set by John Lennon
Released 2 November 1998 (1998-11-02)
Recorded June 1969 – November 1980
Genre Rock
Length 4:27:51
Label Capitol/EMI
Producer Yoko Ono and Rob Stevens
Compiler Yoko Ono
John Lennon chronology
Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
(1997)
John Lennon Anthology / Wonsaponatime
(1998)
Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Paste[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
Wall of Sound72/100[4]

John Lennon Anthology is a four-CD box set of home demos, alternative studio outtakes and other unreleased material recorded by John Lennon over the course of his solo career from "Give Peace a Chance" in 1969 up until the 1980 sessions for Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey.

The anthology was divided by its compiler and co-producer, Yoko Ono, into four discs representing four eras in Lennon's solo career: "Ascot", "New York City", "The Lost Weekend" and "Dakota".

John Lennon Anthology reached number 62 in the United Kingdom and number 99 in the United States, where it went gold.

A one-disc distillation of the highlights of the box set was released as Wonsuponatime. Many of the tracks were edited down from their versions on John Lennon Anthology. Wonsaponatime failed to reach the US charts but peaked at number 76 in the UK.

Track listing

All songs written by John Lennon, except where noted.

Disc 1 (Ascot)
  1. "Working Class Hero" – 4:19
  2. "God" – 3:32
  3. "I Found Out" – 3:47
  4. "Hold On" – 0:43
  5. "Isolation" – 3:46
  6. "Love" – 2:43
  7. "Mother" – 3:49
  8. "Remember" – 2:44
  9. "Imagine (take 1)" – 3:21
  10. "'Fortunately'" – 0:19
  11. "Baby Please Don't Go" (Walter Ward) – 4:04
  12. "Oh My Love" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 2:53
  13. "Jealous Guy" – 4:10
  14. "Maggie Mae" (Trad. Arr. John Lennon/Paul McCartney/George Harrison/Richard Starkey) – 0:52
  15. "How Do You Sleep?" – 5:20
  16. "God Save Oz" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 3:27
  17. "Do the Oz" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 3:08
  18. "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier" – 5:20
  19. "Give Peace a Chance" – 1:52
  20. "Look at Me" – 2:50
  21. "Long Lost John" (Trad Arr. John Lennon) – 2:14
Disc 2 (New York City)
  1. "New York City" – 0:55
  2. "Attica State" (live) (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 4:25
  3. "Imagine" (live) – 3:11
  4. "Bring on the Lucie (Freeda Peeple)" – 4:07
  5. "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 0:39
  6. "Geraldo Rivera – One to One Concert" – 0:39
  7. "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" (live) (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 5:14
  8. "It's So Hard" (live) – 3:09
  9. "Come Together" (live) (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 4:19
  10. "Happy Xmas" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 3:32
  11. "Luck of the Irish" (live) (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 3:42
  12. "John Sinclair" (live) – 3:43
  13. "The David Frost Show" – 0:52
  14. "Mind Games (I Promise)" – 1:01
  15. "Mind Games (Make Love, Not War)" – 1:14
  16. "One Day (At a Time)" – 3:13
  17. "I Know (I Know)" – 3:13
  18. "I'm the Greatest" – 3:37
  19. "Goodnight Vienna" – 2:42
  20. "Jerry Lewis Telethon" – 1:59
  21. "' A Kiss Is Just a Kiss '" (Herman Hupfeld) – 0:11
  22. "Real Love" – 4:13
  23. "You Are Here" – 4:55
Disc 3 (The Lost Weekend)
  1. "What You Got" – 1:14
  2. "Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)" – 5:38
  3. "Whatever Gets You thru the Night (home)" – 0:38
  4. "Whatever Gets You thru the Night (studio)" – 3:33
  5. "Yesterday (parody)" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 0:33
  6. "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Gene Vincent/Tex Davis) – 2:52
  7. "Rip It Up/Ready Teddy" (Robert Blackwell/John Marascalco) – 2:32
  8. "Scared" – 5:02
  9. "Steel and Glass" – 4:46
  10. "Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)" – 2:58
  11. "Bless You" – 4:15
  12. "Going Down on Love" – 0:54
  13. "Move Over Ms. L" – 3:10
  14. "Ain't She Sweet" (Yellen/Ager) – 0:28
  15. "Slippin' and Slidin'" (Richard Penniman/Bocage/Collins/Smith) – 2:28
  16. "Peggy Sue" (Jerry Allison/Buddy Holly/Norman Petty) – 1:18
  17. "Bring It On Home to Me/Send Me Some Lovin'" (Sam Cooke)/(John Marascalco, Leo Price) – 3:50
  18. "Phil and John 1" – 2:13
  19. "Phil and John 2" – 2:00
  20. "Phil and John 3" – 0:54
  21. "'When in Doubt, Fuck It'" – 0:09
  22. "Be My Baby" (Phil Spector/Ellie Greenwich/Jeff Barry) – 4:32
  23. "Stranger's Room" – 3:17
  24. "Old Dirt Road" (John Lennon/Harry Nilsson) – 3:54
Disc 4 (Dakota)
  1. "I'm Losing You" – 4:06
  2. "Sean's 'Little Help'" – 0:57
  3. "Serve Yourself" – 3:47
  4. "My Life" – 2:36
  5. "Nobody Told Me" – 3:31
  6. "Life Begins at 40" – 2:23
  7. "I Don't Wanna Face It" – 3:31
  8. "Woman" – 4:01
  9. "Dear Yoko" – 2:33
  10. "Watching the Wheels" – 3:04
  11. "I'm Stepping Out" – 4:19
  12. "Borrowed Time" – 3:57
  13. "The Rishi Kesh Song" – 2:26
  14. "Sean's 'Loud'" – 0:33
  15. "Beautiful Boy" – 4:11
  16. "Mr. Hyde's Gone (Don't Be Afraid)" – 2:41
  17. "Only You" (Ande Rand/Buck Ram) – 3:24
  18. "Grow Old with Me" – 3:18
  19. "Dear John" – 2:13
  20. "The Great Wok" – 3:13
  21. "Mucho Mungo" – 1:24
  22. "Satire 1" – 2:20
  23. "Satire 2" – 4:34
  24. "Satire 3" – 0:45
  25. "Sean's "In the Sky" " – 1:22
  26. "It's Real" – 1:05

Wonsaponatime

Wonsaponatime
Compilation album by John Lennon
Released 2 November 1998 (1998-11-02)
Recorded September 1970 – late 1980
Genre Rock
Length 69:45
Label Capitol/EMI
Producer Yoko Ono, Rob Stevens
John Lennon chronology
Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
(1997)
John Lennon Anthology / Wonsaponatime
(1998)
Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Track listing

All songs written by Lennon, except where noted.

  1. "I'm Losing You" – 3:56
  2. "Working Class Hero" – 3:58
  3. "God" – 3:16
  4. "How Do You Sleep?" – 5:00
  5. "Imagine" – 3:05
  6. "Baby Please Don't Go" (Walter Ward) – 4:04
  7. "Oh My Love" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 2:43
  8. "God Save Oz" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 3:20
  9. "I Found Out" – 3:47
  10. "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" (live) – 5:14
  11. "'A Kiss Is Just A Kiss'" (Herman Hupfeld) – 0:11
  12. "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Gene Vincent/T. Davis) – 2:40
  13. "Rip It Up/Reddy Teddy" (Blackwell/Marascalo) – 2:26
  14. "What You Got" – 1:14
  15. "Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)" – 5:02
  16. "I Don't Wanna Face It" – 3:31
  17. "Real Love" – 4:07
  18. "Only You" (Buck Ram/Ande Rand) – 3:24
  19. "Grow Old with Me" – 3:18
  20. "Sean's "In The Sky" " – 1:22
  21. "Serve Yourself" – 3:47

Recording notes

Disc 1
Disc 2
Disc 3
Disc 4

References

  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r380182/review
  2. Kemp, Mark (23 October 2007). "John Lennon – Reissues". Paste. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. "John Lennon: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. Schwager, Jeff (March 2001). "Wall of Sound Review: John Lennon Anthology". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 11 April 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  5. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r380185/review
  6. "John Lennon: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
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