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1998 box set by John Lennon
John Lennon Anthology is a four-CD box set of home demos, studio outtakes and other previously 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".
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John Lennon Anthology reached number 62 in the United Kingdom and number 99 in the United States, where it went gold.
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A one-disc distillation of the highlights of the box set was released as
Wonsaponatime . 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.
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Track listing
All songs were written by
John Lennon , except where noted.
Disc 1 (Ascot)
"
Working Class Hero " – 4:19
"
God " – 3:32
"
I Found Out " – 3:47
"
Hold On " – 0:43
"
Isolation " – 3:46
"
Love " – 2:43
"
Mother " – 3:49
"
Remember " – 2:44
"
Imagine (take 1)" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 3:21
From 8-track
Imagine sessions (1971)
"'Fortunately'" – 0:19
Excerpted from BBC documentary 24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko (1969)
"Baby Please Don't Go" (
Walter Ward ) – 4:04
"
Oh My Love " (Lennon/Ono) – 2:53
"
Jealous Guy " – 4:10
Tracks 11–13 taken from 8-track
Imagine sessions (1971)
"
Maggie Mae " (Trad. Arr. John Lennon/
Paul McCartney /
George Harrison /
Richard Starkey ) – 0:52
"
How Do You Sleep? " – 5:20
From 8-track
Imagine sessions (1971)
"God Save Oz" (Lennon/Ono) – 3:27
From 8-track master for Bill Elliott and the Elastic Oz Band (1971)
"Do the Oz" (Lennon/Ono) – 3:08
From original 2-track master single mix (1971)
"
I Don't Want to Be a Soldier " – 5:20
From 8-track
Imagine sessions (1971)
"
Give Peace a Chance " – 1:52
From 4-track rehearsal tapes prior to master recording (1969)
"
Look at Me " – 2:50
"
Long Lost John " (Trad Arr. John Lennon) – 2:14
Disc 2 (New York City)
"
New York City " – 0:55
"
Attica State " (live) (Lennon/Ono) – 4:25
"Imagine" (live) – 3:11
Track 2 & 3 taken from a live performance at
the Apollo (1971)
"
Bring on the Lucie (Freeda Peeple) " – 4:07
"
Woman Is the Nigger of the World " (Lennon/Ono) – 0:39
"
Geraldo Rivera – One to One Concert" – 0:39
"Woman Is the Nigger of the World" (live) (Lennon/Ono) – 5:14
"
It's So Hard " (live) – 3:09
"
Come Together " (live) (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 4:19
Tracks 6–9 taken from a live performance at One to One concert (1972)
"
Happy Xmas " (Ono/Lennon) – 3:32
"
The Luck of the Irish " (live) (Lennon/Ono) – 3:42
"John Sinclair" (live) – 3:43
Tracks 11 & 12 taken from John Sinclair benefit concert (1971)
"
The David Frost Show " – 0:52
"Mind Games (I Promise)" – 1:01
"Mind Games (Make Love, Not War)" – 1:14
Tracks 14 & 15 taken from home recording (1970)
"One Day (At a Time)" – 3:13
"
I Know (I Know) " – 3:13
"
I'm the Greatest " – 3:37
From 16-track rehearsals. The song was later given to
Ringo Starr (1973)
"
Goodnight Vienna " – 2:42
From 16-track demo. The song was later given to Ringo (1974)
"Jerry Lewis Telethon" – 1:59
"'
A Kiss Is Just a Kiss '" (
Herman Hupfeld ) – 0:11
"
Real Love " – 4:13
"
You Are Here " – 4:55
Disc 3 (The Lost Weekend)
"
What You Got " – 1:14
"
Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out) " – 5:38
"
Whatever Gets You thru the Night (home)" – 0:38
"Whatever Gets You thru the Night (studio)" – 3:33
"Yesterday (parody)" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 0:33
"
Be-Bop-A-Lula " (
Gene Vincent /Tex Davis) – 2:52
"
Rip It Up /Ready Teddy" (Robert Blackwell/
John Marascalco ) – 2:32
"
Scared " – 5:02
"
Steel and Glass " – 4:46
"
Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox) " – 2:58
"
Bless You " – 4:15
"
Going Down on Love " – 0:54
"
Move Over Ms. L " – 3:10
"
Ain't She Sweet " (
Yellen /
Ager ) – 0:28
"
Slippin' and Slidin' " (
Richard Penniman /Bocage/Collins/Smith) – 2:28
"
Peggy Sue " (
Jerry Allison /
Buddy Holly /
Norman Petty ) – 1:18
"
Bring It On Home to Me /Send Me Some Lovin'" (
Sam Cooke )/(
John Marascalco ,
Leo Price ) – 3:50
"Phil and John 1" – 2:13
"Phil and John 2" – 2:00
"Phil and John 3" – 0:54
"'When in Doubt, Fuck It'" – 0:09
"
Be My Baby " (
Phil Spector /
Ellie Greenwich /
Jeff Barry ) – 4:32
"Stranger's Room" – 3:17
"
Old Dirt Road " (John Lennon/
Harry Nilsson ) – 3:54
Disc 4 (Dakota)
"
I'm Losing You " – 4:06
"Sean's 'Little Help'" – 0:57
"Serve Yourself" – 3:47
"My Life" – 2:36
Tracks 3–4 Home recordings (1980)
"
Nobody Told Me " – 3:31
"
Life Begins at 40 " – 2:23
"I Don't Wanna Face It" – 3:31
"
Woman " – 4:01
"Dear Yoko" – 2:33
"
Watching the Wheels " – 3:04
"
I'm Stepping Out " – 4:19
"
Borrowed Time " – 3:57
"The Rishi Kesh Song" – 2:26
Tracks 12 & 13 from home recordings (1980)
"Sean's 'Loud'" – 0:33
"
Beautiful Boy " – 4:11
"Mr. Hyde's Gone (Don't Be Afraid)" – 2:41
"
Only You " (Ande Rand/
Buck Ram ) – 3:24
From 16-track studio work tape from the Ringo Starr
Goodnight Vienna sessions (1974)
"
Grow Old with Me " – 3:18
Home recording (1980) with orchestration by
George Martin . Original demo appears on Milk and Honey.
"Dear John" – 2:13
"The Great Wok" – 3:13
"Mucho Mungo" – 1:24
"Satire 1" – 2:20
"Satire 2" – 4:34
"Satire 3" – 0:45
"Sean's "In the Sky" " – 1:22
"It's Real" – 1:05
Tracks 22–26 taken from home recordings (1979)
Wonsaponatime
Wonsaponatime
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
Tracklisting
All songs written by Lennon, except where noted.
"
I'm Losing You " – 3:56
"
Working Class Hero " – 3:58
"
God " – 3:16
"
How Do You Sleep? " – 5:00
"
Imagine " (Lennon/Ono) – 3:05
"Baby Please Don't Go" (Walter Ward) – 4:04
"
Oh My Love " ((Lennon/Ono) – 2:43
"God Save Oz" (Lennon/Ono) – 3:20
"
I Found Out " – 3:47
"
Woman Is the Nigger of the World " (live) – 5:14
"'A Kiss Is Just A Kiss'" (Herman Hupfeld) – 0:11
"Be-Bop-A-Lula" (
Gene Vincent /T. Davis) – 2:40
"Rip It Up/Reddy Teddy" (Blackwell/Marascalo) – 2:26
"What You Got" – 1:14
"
Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out) " – 5:02
"I Don't Wanna Face It" – 3:31
"
Real Love " – 4:07
"Only You" (Buck Ram/Ande Rand) – 3:24
"
Grow Old with Me " – 3:18
"Sean's "In The Sky" " – 1:22 - Spoken Words
"Serve Yourself" – 3:47
Certifications
References
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