Artist: John Lennon
Album: Imagine: John Lennon (Soundtrack)
Year: 1988
Matrix Numbers:
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Side 2: C1-2-90803 F-1 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITAL Wally
Side 3: C1-3-90803 F-1 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITAL Wally
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Imagine: John Lennon is a soundtrack album of popular music compiled for the 1988 documentary film Imagine: John Lennon
from songs written or co-written by John Lennon. Originally released that year as a double album, it now remains
available on one CD.
Bridging his two musical phases together, as a member of The Beatles and a solo artist (similar to George Harrison's
earlier The Best of George Harrison), Imagine: John Lennon is a career-spanning collection of Lennon's many musical
highlights. In addition there are a couple of heretofore unreleased recordings: an acoustic demo of "Real Love" taped
in 1979 and a rehearsal take of "Imagine" in mid-1971 before the final take was captured. It also features for the
first time a clean-intro version of "A Day in the Life", that would appear later on the CD release of The Beatles'
1967–1970 compilation.
Imagine: John Lennon, with its wealth of stock Lennon footage and self-narration, proved to be a well-received film
and its soundtrack sold well in the US, reaching #31 and going gold. In the UK, the album peaked at #64.
The project arrived at a timely juncture and was successful in thwarting the then-released The Lives of John Lennon
by Albert Goldman, a controversial and reputation-tarnishing book which many dismissed as fiction, including Ono and
Lennon's close friends, as well as the remaining Beatles.
Track Listing:
All songs by John Lennon, except where noted.
Tracks #2-10 produced by George Martin.
Track #11 produced by Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Tracks #12-14, 17 & 21 produced by Lennon, Ono and Phil Spector.
Track #15 produced by Ono.
Track #16 produced by Lennon.
Tracks #18-20 produced by Lennon, Ono and Jack Douglas.
Side 1:
1. "Real Love" – 2:48
October 1979 demo recording
2. "Twist and Shout" (Medley/Russell) – 2:33
Originally appeared on The Beatles' 1963 debut album Please Please Me
3. "Help!" (Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 2:18
Originally appeared on The Beatles' 1965 album Help!
4. "In My Life" (Lennon–McCartney) – 2:25
` Originally appeared on The Beatles' 1965 album Rubber Soul
5. "Strawberry Fields Forever" (Lennon–McCartney) – 4:07
Originally appeared as a single in 1967 by The Beatles and later released on Magical Mystery Tour
6. "A Day in the Life" (Lennon–McCartney) – 5:06
Originally appeared on The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Side 2:
7. "Revolution" (Lennon–McCartney) – 3:24
Originally appeared as the single B-Side of "Hey Jude" in 1968 by The Beatles
8. "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (Lennon–McCartney) – 2:58
Originally appeared as a single in 1969 by The Beatles
9. "Julia" (Lennon–McCartney) – 2:54
Originally appeared on The Beatles' 1968 album The Beatles
10. "Don't Let Me Down" (Lennon–McCartney) – 3:34
Originally appeared as the single B-Side of "Get Back" in 1969 by The Beatles
11. "Give Peace A Chance" – 4:53
Originally released as a single in 1969. It was also originally credited to Lennon–McCartney, but
the credit was revised in the 1990s to cite only John Lennon as its composer
Side 3:
12. "How?" – 3:41
Originally appeared on the 1971 album Imagine
13. "Imagine (Rehearsal)" – 1:25
A 1 minute demonstration of the song to the session musicians
14. "God" – 4:09
Originally appeared on the 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
15. "Mother" – 4:45
This 1972 live performance of "Mother" originally appeared on the 1986 album Live In New York City
16. "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:28
Originally appeared on the 1975 album Rock 'n' Roll
Side 4:
17. "Jealous Guy" – 4:14
18. "Woman" – 3:33
19. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" – 4:05
20. "(Just Like) Starting Over" – 3:59
Tracks 18-20 originally appeared on the 1980 album Double Fantasy
21. "Imagine" – 3:02
Tracks 12, 17 & 21 originally appeared on the 1971 album Imagine
Other songs in the film that were not included on the Soundtrack Album:
"Be-Bop-A-Lula"
Medley: "Rip It Up"/"Ready Teddy"
• Both originally appeared on the 1975 album Rock 'n' Roll
"Some Other Guy"
• At the time of the film was released it was officially unavailable, but later appeared on The Beatles' album Live at the BBC
"Love Me Do"
• Originally appeared in 1962 as The Beatles' first single
"From Me to You"
• Originally appeared in 1963 as The Beatles' third single
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
• Originally appeared on The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
"Oh Yoko!"
"How Do You Sleep?"
• Both originally appeared on the 1971 album Imagine
"Everybody Had a Hard Year"
• An early and officially unreleased version of the song that later was part of The Beatles' song I've Got a Feeling
"I've Got a Feeling"
"Across the Universe"
• Both originally appeared on The Beatles' 1970 album Let It Be
"Come Together"
• This 1972 live performance of "Come Together" originally appeared on the 1986 album Live In New York City
"Hold On"
• Originally appeared on the 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
"All You Need Is Love"
• Originally appeared as a single in 1967 by The Beatles
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