There sure hasn't been a shortage of John Lennon compilations over the years, but there hasn't been a new collection since 1997's Lennon Legend and there haven't been any two-CD sets covering his entire career -- until 2005's Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon, that is. Released on October 4, 2005, this surely was intended as a tie-in to the Broadway show Lennon: The Musical, but it wound up appearing ten days after the musical concluded its disastrous run. Even if the show did tank, it provided the occasion for this ...
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There sure hasn't been a shortage of John Lennon compilations over the years, but there hasn't been a new collection since 1997's Lennon Legend and there haven't been any two-CD sets covering his entire career -- until 2005's Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon, that is. Released on October 4, 2005, this surely was intended as a tie-in to the Broadway show Lennon: The Musical, but it wound up appearing ten days after the musical concluded its disastrous run. Even if the show did tank, it provided the occasion for this strong collection. Working Class Hero may tread familiar territory -- not only does it have all the usual suspects, from "Instant Karma" to "(Just Like) Starting Over," it has them in a sequencing that feels familiar, even it doesn't correspond to any specific previous release -- but that's fine, because it provides a rather thorough overview of Lennon's best-known solo songs. In many cases, these are often his best, but there are surely some great songs missing here, particularly because the comp emphasizes material with a slight romantic bent or songs that play into the myth of St. John (meaning, mixed alongside the hits there are plenty of songs about Yoko and being a father, and rockers are given short shrift). But these are minor complaints: anybody who wants a succinct yet comprehensive compilation of most of Lennon's solo best should be satisfied with this. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
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Very Good. 2 disks play fine, no paperworkTracklistPositionArtistsTitle/C Lennon(Just Like) Starting OverProducer-Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono*3: 571-2-John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux FiddlersImagineProducer-John & Yoko*, Phil Spector3: 021-3-John LennonWatching The WheelsProducer-Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono*3: 311-4-John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux FiddlersJealous GuyProducer-John & Yoko*, Phil Spector4: 131-5-John Lennon / Yoko Ono And The Plastic Ono BandInstant Karma! (We All Shine On)Producer-Phil Spector3: 211-6-John LennonStand By MeProducer, Arranged By-John LennonWritten-By-Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller*3: 261-7-John LennonWorking Class HeroProducer-John & Yoko*, Phil Spector3: 481-8-John Lennon And The Plastic Ono BandPower To The PeopleProducer-John Lennon, Yoko Ono*, Phil Spector3: 221-9-John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux FiddlersOh My LoveProducer-John & Yoko*, Phil SpectorWritten-By-John Lennon, Yoko Ono*2: 441-10-John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux FiddlersOh Yoko! Producer-John & Yoko*, Phil Spector4: 171-11-John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band*Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)Producer, Arranged By-John Lennon5: 071-12-John LennonNobody Told MeProducer-John Lennon And Yoko Ono*3: 341-13-John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band*Bless YouProducer, Arranged By-John Lennon4: 381-14-John LennonCome Together (Live)Producer-Yoko OnoWritten-By-John Lennon, Paul McCartney*4: 231-15-John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory* Plus Invisible StringsNew York CityProducer-John & Yoko*, Phil Spector4: 311-16-John LennonI'm Stepping OutProducer-John Lennon And Yoko Ono*4: 061-17-John Lennon And The Plastic U.F. Ono Band*You Are HereProducer, Arranged By-John Lennon4: 081-18-John LennonBorrowed TimeProducer-John Lennon And Yoko Ono*4: 301-19-John & Yoko* And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community ChoirHappy Xmas (War Is Over)Producer-John & Yoko*, Phil SpectorWritten-By-John Lennon, Yoko Ono*3: 372-1-John LennonWomanProducer-Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono*3: 332-2-John Lennon And The Plastic U.F. Ono Band*Mind GamesProducer, Arranged By-John Lennon4: 122-3-John Lennon And The Plastic U.F. Ono Band*Out The BlueProducer, Arranged By-John Lennon3: 232-4-John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band* / The Little Big Horns And The Philharmanic OrchestrangeWhatever Gets You Thru The NightProducer, Arranged By-John Lennon3: 262-5-John Lennon And The Plastic Ono BandLoveProducer-John & Yoko*, Phil Spector3: 252-6-John Lennon And The Plastic Ono BandMotherProducer-John & Yoko*, Phil Spector5: 342-7-John LennonBeautiful Boy (Darling Boy)Producer-Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono*4: 012-8-John Lennon / The Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory* And Invisible StringsWoman Is The Nigger Of The WorldProducer-John Lennon, Yoko Ono*, Phil SpectorWritten-By-John Lennon, Yoko Ono*5: 162-9-John Lennon And The Plastic Ono BandGodProducer-John & Yoko*, Phil Spector4: 102-10-John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band* / The Little Big Horns And The Philharmanic OrchestrangeScaredProducer, Arranged By-John Lennon4: 362-11-John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band* / The Little Big Horns And The Philharmanic Orchestrange#9 DreamProducer, Arranged By-John Lennon4: 472-12-John LennonI'm Losing YouProducer-Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono*3: 562-13-John Lennon And The Plastic Ono BandIsolationProducer-John & Yoko*, Phil Spector2: 522-14-The Plastic Ono BandCold TurkeyProducer-John & Yoko*5: 032-15-John Lennon And The Plastic U.F. Ono Band*IntuitionProducer, Arranged By-John Lennon3: 092-16-John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux FiddlersGimme Some TruthProducer-John & Yoko*, Phil Spector3: 152-17-The Plastic Ono BandGive Peace A ChanceProducer-John & Yoko*4: 502-18-John LennonReal LoveProducer-Rob Stevens, Yoko Ono4: 122-19-John LennonGrow Old With MeProducer-George...
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