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CD issued with 'The Mail on Sunday' Advert from the previous weeks 'Mail on Sunday'
Label: UPJLENN001
1. Power To The People (03:23)
A hit single from 1971 that reached No 7 in the UK charts. Appeared as a bonus track on the reissue of the classic album
'John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band' in 2000.
2. Jealous Guy (04:15)
A majestic song from the 1971 'Imagine' album. Following John's death, Roxy Music recorded it as a tribute to him and
took it all the way to No 1.
3. New York City (04:30)
Taken from the 1972 release 'Sometime in New York City', Lennon's third post-Beatles album, this is a rocker of the
highest order.
4. Mind Games (04:13)
The title track of John's 1973 album and also a hit single.
5. Bless You (04:38)
A lovely ballad taken from John's 1974 album 'Walls and Bridges'.
6. Slippin’ and Slidin’ (02:17)
A rocking rendition of this brilliant Little Richard number , taken from Lennon's 1975 album 'Rock and Roll'.
7. Here We Go Again (04:49)
A song co-written by John and Phil Spector that appears on the album 'Menlove Avenue', a collection of previously
unissued and rare tracks that was released in 1986.
8. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) (04:01)
A heart rending love song, written by John and his son Sean. It appeared on the album 'Double Fantasy', which was
released in 1980... just three weeks before Lennon was murdered.
9. Nobody Told Me (03:35)
This track was taken from the posthumously released 'Milk and Honey' album and was another hit single, reaching
No 6 in 1984.
10. Imagine (Take 1) (03:23)
An earlier version of John's most enduring song from his solo years. Taken from 1998's 'John Lennon Anthology'.
11. Give Peace A Chance (04:52)
The unforgettable No 2 hit single from 1969 for The Plastic Ono Band. Taken from the 1997 compilation 'Lennon Legend'.
12. Grow Old With Me (03:20)
This beautiful song first appeared on the album 'Milk and Honey' in 1984 as a home recorded cassette demo. In 1998
Yoko Ono asked Beatles producer George Martin to orchestrate it and this is the wonderful result. Taken from the
compilation 'Working Class Hero - Definitive Lennon'.
Comments
He was the rock legend whose songs - from Imagine to Give Peace A Chance - gave voice to a generation and whose shocking death
reverberated around the world. Today 'The Mail on Sunday' presents a unique John Lennon CD featuring 12 tracks representing his
dynamic career.
© 2009 David Laurie