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JOHN LENNON  "the john lennon collection" cd/vinyl 1982

i guess "soft rock" would be the most apt way to describe most of Lennon's solo output...
a seventeen track vinyl album but a nineteen track cd release....
i prefer the vinyl version because the two bonus tracks (from '70/'75) are tacked on the end of the cd whereas the rest of it is chronologically ordered, maybe most people wouldnt care but fans know the vibe is wrong....
album overall is a good representation of his post-Beatles singles unto and including those off his final "double fantasy" album from 1980.
a couple of tracks:
"jealous guy", used to love this one but Roxy Music's is better IMO
"imagine", never liked it and still dont.
"love", would have preferred "cold turkey" on the original vinyl l.p instead of this.
it is also evident of the quality of his material as a solo artist that stands up well alongside the singles by Paul McCartney and event he Beatles output showing that he was a musical force to be reckoned with in his own right as an artist.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

1:   give peace a chance  ***
2:   instant karma  ***
3:   power to the people  ***
4:   whatever gets you through the night (feat: Elton John)  ***
5:   #9 dream  ***
6:   mind games  ***
7:   love  **
8:   happy xmas (war is over)  ***
9:   imagine  *
10: jealous guy  **
11: stand by me  ***
12: (just like) starting over  ***
13: woman  ***
14: im losing you  **
15: beautiful boy (darling sean)  ***
16: watching the wheels  ***
17: dear yoko  **
extra tracks on cd:
18: move over miss L  **
19: cold turkey  ***

3s -  13
2s -  5
1s -  1

rating:  2.6

a rare live performance by Lennon.
the story goes that when he wrote and recorded this with Elton that Elton said to him that "if this gets to #1, you have to join me on stage at Madison Square Garden", Lennon didnt think the single would reach #1 so he took Elton up on the bet and the rest is history.