Imagine: John Lennon
Soundtrack album by John Lennon
Released	10 October 1988
Recorded	11 February 1963 – October 1980
Genre	Rock
Length	73:46
Label	Parlophone/EMI (UK) Apple Records Capitol (US/Venezuela)
Producer	George Martin, John Lennon,Yoko Ono,Phil Spector, Jack Douglas
John Lennon chronology
Menlove Ave. (1986) Imagine: John Lennon (1988) Lennon (1990)
Singles from Imagine: John Lennon
"Jealous Guy" Released: 3 October 1988 "Real Love" Released: 10 October 1988

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Imagine: John Lennon is a soundtrackalbum of popular music compiled for the 1988 documentary filmImagine: 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 ofthe Beatles and a solo artist (similar toGeorge Harrison's earlierThe 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 (an alternative recording of which would be finished by the Beatles for 1996'sAnthology 2) 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 United States, reaching No. 31 and going gold. In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at No. 64.

The project arrived at a timely juncture and was successful in thwarting the then-releasedThe Lives of John Lennon byAlbert Goldman, a controversial and reputation-tarnishing book which many dismissed as fiction, including Ono and Lennon's close friends, as well as the surviving Beatles.

All songs byJohn Lennon, except where noted.

Tracks 2–10 produced byGeorge Martin.
Track 11 produced by Lennon andYoko Ono.
Tracks 12–14, 17 & 21 produced by Lennon, Ono andPhil Spector.
Track 15 produced by Ono.
Track 16 produced by Lennon.
Tracks 18–20 produced by Lennon, Ono andJack Douglas.

1. "Real Love" – 2:48
   • October 1979 demo recording (the sixth take); a different demo of this song would eventually be used as the foundation of the Beatles' version in 1995
2. "Twist and Shout" (Medley/Russell) – 2:33
   • Originally appeared onthe Beatles' 1963 debut albumPlease Please Me
3. "Help!" (Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 2:18
   • Originally appeared on the Beatles' 1965 albumHelp!
4. "In My Life" (Lennon–McCartney) – 2:25
   • Originally appeared on the Beatles' 1965 albumRubber Soul
5. "Strawberry Fields Forever" (Lennon–McCartney) – 4:07
   • Originally appeared as a single in 1967 by the Beatles and later released on their 1967 albumMagical Mystery Tour
6. "A Day in the Life" (Lennon–McCartney) – 5:06
   • Originally appeared on the Beatles' 1967 albumSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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 albumThe 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 toLennon–McCartney, but the credit was revised in the 1990s to cite only John Lennon as its composer
12. "How?" – 3:41
    • Originally appeared on the 1971 albumImagine
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 albumJohn Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
15. "Mother" – 4:45
    • This 1972 live performance of "Mother" originally appeared on the 1986 albumLive In New York City
16. "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King,Jerry Leiber,Mike Stoller) – 3:28
    • Originally appeared on the 1975 albumRock 'n' Roll
17. "Jealous Guy" – 4:14
    • Originally appeared on the 1971 albumImagine
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 albumDouble Fantasy
21. "Imagine" – 3:02
    • Originally appeared on the 1971 album of the same name

"Be-Bop-A-Lula"
Medley: "Rip It Up"/"Ready Teddy"

• Both originally appeared on the 1975 albumRock 'n' Roll

"Some Other Guy"

• At the time of the film was released it was officially unavailable, and appeared later on the Beatles' 1994 albumLive 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 albumSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

"Oh Yoko!"
"How Do You Sleep?"

• Both originally appeared on the 1971 albumImagine

"Everybody Had a Hard Year"

• An early and officially unreleased version of the song that later was part of the Beatles' songI've Got a Feeling

"I've Got a Feeling"
"Across the Universe"

• Both originally appeared on the Beatles' 1970 albumLet It Be

"Come Together"

• This 1972 live performance of "Come Together" originally appeared on the 1986 albumLive In New York City

"Hold On"

• Originally appeared on the 1970 albumJohn Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

"All You Need Is Love"

• Originally appeared as a single in 1967 by the Beatles and later released on their 1967 albumMagical Mystery Tour

• Soundtracks published posthumously
• Albums produced by Jack Douglas (record producer)
• John Lennon compilation albums
• 1988 compilation albums
• 1988 soundtrack albums
• Documentary film soundtracks
• Capitol Records compilation albums
• Parlophone soundtracks
• Capitol Records soundtracks
• Parlophone compilation albums
• Rock compilation albums
• Rock soundtracks
• EMI Records soundtracks
• EMI Records compilation albums
• Compilation albums published posthumously
• Albums recorded at Apple Studios
• Albums produced by Phil Spector
• Albums produced by John Lennon
• Albums produced by Yoko Ono
• Albums produced by George Martin

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