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2010 box set by John Lennon
Gimme Some Truth is a
box set by English musician
John Lennon , released in 2010 by
EMI . It contains four themed discs of remastered songs. The box set was released along with
John Lennon Signature Box box set and
Power to the People: The Hits compilation in conjunction with what would have been Lennon's 70th birthday.
Overview
The themes of Gimme Some Truth include "Working Class Hero", Lennon's socio-political songs; "Woman", Lennon's love songs; "Borrowed Time", his songs about life; and "Roots", his rock 'n' roll roots and influences.
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The collection features most of the tracks released on Lennon's studio albums, including in their entirety
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and
Rock n' Roll , and all but one track from
Imagine . However, the tracks are not presented in album order.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by John Lennon, except where noted.
Disc 1 (Working Class Hero)
"
Working Class Hero " – 3:49
"
Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) " – 3:25
"
Power to the People " – 3:21
"
God " – 4:11
"
I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier " – 6:06
"
Gimme Some Truth " – 3:14
"
Sunday Bloody Sunday " (John Lennon/
Yoko Ono ) – 5:01
"
Steel and Glass " – 4:39
"
Meat City " – 2:52
"I Don't Wanna Face It" – 3:23
"
Remember " – 4:35
"
Woman Is the Nigger of the World " (Lennon/Ono) – 5:16
"
I Found Out " – 3:37
"
Isolation " – 2:53
"
Imagine " (Lennon/Ono) – 3:04
"
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) " (Ono/Lennon) – 3:33
"
Give Peace a Chance " – 4:50
"
Only People " – 3:27
Disc 2 (Woman)
"
Mother " – 5:35
"
Hold On " – 1:50
"
You Are Here " – 4:09
"
Well Well Well " – 5:57
"
Oh My Love " (Lennon/Ono) – 2:46
"
Oh Yoko! " – 4:17
"
Grow Old with Me " (John Lennon) – 3:19
"
Love " – 3:24
"
Jealous Guy " – 4:16
"
Woman " – 3:33
"
Out the Blue " – 3:22
"Bless You" – 4:39
"
Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out) " – 5:11
"
My Mummy's Dead " – 0:49
"
I'm Losing You " – 3:59
"
(Just Like) Starting Over " – 3:58
"
#9 Dream " – 4:46
"
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) " – 4:06
Disc 3 (Borrowed Time)
"
Mind Games " – 4:13
"
Nobody Told Me " – 3:35
"
Cleanup Time " – 2:57
"
Crippled Inside " – 3:48
"
How Do You Sleep? " – 5:36
"
How? " – 3:43
"Intuition" – 3:07
"
I'm Stepping Out " – 4:07
"
Whatever Gets You Thru the Night " – 3:28
"
Old Dirt Road " (John Lennon/
Harry Nilsson ) – 4:11
"Scared" – 4:39
"What You Got" – 3:08
"
Cold Turkey " – 5:03
"
New York City " – 4:31
"Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)" – 2:55
"
Borrowed Time " – 4:31
"
Look at Me " – 2:54
"
Watching the Wheels " – 3:32
Disc 4 (Roots)
"
Be-Bop-A-Lula " (Tex Davis/
Gene Vincent ) – 2:37
"
You Can't Catch Me " (
Chuck Berry ) – 4:52
"
Rip It Up "/"Ready Teddy" (
Bumps Blackwell /John Marascalco) – 1:34
"
Tight A$ " – 3:37
"
Ain't That a Shame " (
Fats Domino /
Dave Bartholomew ) – 2:32
"
Sweet Little Sixteen " (
Chuck Berry ) – 3:02
"
Do You Wanna Dance? " (
Bobby Freeman ) – 2:53
"
Slippin' and Slidin' " (
Eddie Bocage /Al Collins/
Richard Penniman /James H. Smith) – 2:17
"
Peggy Sue " (
Jerry Allison ,
Norman Petty /
Buddy Holly ) – 2:05
"
Bring It On Home to Me "/"Send Me Some Lovin'" (
Sam Cooke )/(John Marascalco/
Lloyd Price ) – 3:40
"
Yer Blues (Live)" (John Lennon/
Paul McCartney ) – 3:45
"Just Because" (Lloyd Price) – 4:29
"Boney Moronie" (
Larry Williams ) – 3:49
"Beef Jerky" – 3:27
"
Ya Ya " (
Lee Dorsey /Clarence Lewis/Morgan Robinson) – 2:20
"
Hound Dog (Live)" (
Jerry Leiber /
Mike Stoller ) – 3:05
"
Stand by Me " (
Ben E. King /Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) – 3:33
"Here We Go Again" (John Lennon/
Phil Spector ) – 4:51
Charts
References
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Live albums Compilations
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