The John Lennon Collection is a 1982 posthumous compilation album of music from John Lennon’s solo career. Released November 1, 1982.
“Give Peace a Chance” 4:52
“Instant Karma!” 3:20
“Power to the People” 3:16
“Whatever Gets You thru the Night” 3:17
“#9 Dream” 4:46
“Mind Games” 4:12
“Love” 3:22
“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” 3:33
“Imagine” 3:02
“Jealous Guy” 4:14
“Stand by Me” 3:25
“(Just Like) Starting Over” 3:55
“Woman” 3:25
“I’m Losing You” 3:57
“Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)” 4:01
“Watching the Wheels” 3:31
“Dear Yoko” 2:33
“Move Over Ms. L” 2:56
“Cold Turkey” 5:01
Double Fantasy is the fifth album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released in November 1980 on Geffen Records. Produced by Lennon, Ono and Jack Douglas, it was the seventh and final studio album released by Lennon during his lifetime. The album marked Lennon’s return to recording music full-time, following his five-year hiatus to raise his son Sean. Recording sessions took place at The Hit Factory in New York City between August and October 1980. The final album features songs from both Lennon and Ono, largely alternating between the two in its track listing. Other tracks recorded by Lennon from the sessions were compiled by Ono for release on Milk and Honey in 1984.
John Lennon’s last days were filled with professional and domestic routines characteristic of both a typical wealthy New Yorker and a legendary rock star and activist: making breakfast and watching Sesame Street with his son Sean, going on epic shopping sprees, spending late nights in the studio, staging demonstrations, arguing with his retinue of servants and hangers-on. After five years in semi-retirement, or “siege like retreat,” spent raising Sean, John Lennon seemed ready to emerge from seclusion and renew his career. On his final day, December 8, 1980, he was feeling hopeful about his creative future. He had just learned that his album with Yoko, Double Fantasy, had gone gold, and he and Yoko were engaged in promotion, and were looking forward to their next musical endeavor.
That morning, Annie Leibovitz and her assistant came to the Lennon’s apartment building, The Dakota, to shoot those now iconic photographs for Rolling Stone of the Lennon’s in bed. Meanwhile, a devoted fan named Paul Goresh, and Lennon’s murderer Mark David Chapman, started to hang around outside the building. Less than two hours later, a crew from San Francisco’s RKO radio arrived at The Dakota to interview John and Yoko. Interviewer Dave Sholin remembers meeting Lennon, who was getting dressed after the nude photo shoot: “the door opens and John jumps in with his arms extended, like ‘here I am folks!’ We were meeting John Lennon and we were all maybe a little nervous but that just put us right at ease in probably less than a minute.” “He was a regular guy, very, very sharp and extremely quick witted,” Sholin continued. “And he connected with all of us. He had been out of the public eye for five years and he was open to speaking about anything. He did not hold back.”
01. John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (Ultimate Mix)
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