Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits

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Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits
Compilation album by John Lennon

Publication
(s)

February 1, 2002

Label (s) EMI Group / Timeless Media Group

Format (s)

Triple CD

Genre (s)

skirt

Title (number)

35

running time

CD 1: 41 min 46 s
CD 2: 35 min 46 s
CD 3: 46 min 46 s

occupation
  • various musicians

production

Studio (s)

various

chronology
Wonsaponatime
1998 		Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits Acoustic
2004

Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits is a compilation album by John Lennon and it is the twelfth posthumously released album after Lennon's death in 1980. At the same time it is including the eight solo studio albums, the three avant-garde albums with his wife Yoko Ono , of the two live albums, the two interview albums and the compilation albums, John Lennon's 24th album. It was released on February 1, 2002 in the United States .

History of origin

In 2002 EMI (EMI Music Special Markets) released a triple CD in the US; the distribution was carried out by the Timeless Media Group via mail order . The external appearance of the CD box is simple, a CD booklet is not included. The three CDs are each titled; the first CD, entitled The Hits, contains eleven single A-pages by John Lennon, which were released between 1970 and 1988. The second CD Sings Classic Rock 'N' Roll contains nine songs from the album Rock 'n' Roll and two tracks from the album Live Peace in Toronto 1969 ( Blue Suede Shoes and Dizzy Miss Lizzy) as well as a song by Menlove Ave. (Angel baby) . The third CD, titled The Classics Live , includes the full album Live in New York City as well as another live track from Some Time in New York City ([Well] Baby Please Don't Go) .

Cover

The cover photo is from Bob Gruen.

publication

The album was not released in LP format.

Track list

  • CD 1: The Hits
  1. Instant karma! - 3:20
  2. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (John Lennon & Yoko Ono ) - 3:34
  3. Jealous Guy - 4:15
  4. Mind Games - 4:12
  5. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - 3:19
  6. # 9 Dream - 4:48
  7. Stand By Me ( Jerry Leiber , Mike Stoller & Ben E. King ) - 3:26
  8. (Just Like) Starting Over - 3:56
  9. Woman - 3:26
  10. Watching the Wheels - 3:32
  11. Nobody Told Me - 3:32


  • CD 2: Sings Classic Rock 'N' Roll
  1. Ain't That a Shame ( Fats Domino & Dave Bartholomew ) - 2:31
  2. Angel Baby ( Rosie Hamlin ) - 3:44
  3. Be-Bop-A-Lula (Tex Davis, Gene Vincent ) - 2:38
  4. Blue Suede Shoes (Live) ( Carl Perkins ) - 2:29
  5. Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Live) ( Larry Williams ) - 3:09
  6. Medley: Rip It Up / Ready Teddy ( Robert Blackwell , John Marascalco ) - 1:34
  7. Peggy Sue ( Buddy Holly ) - 2:05
  8. You Can't Catch Me ( Chuck Berry ) - 4:53
  9. Slippin 'and Slidin' ( Eddie Bocage , Albert Collins , Richard Penniman & James H. Smith) - 2:17
  10. Do You Wanna Dance ( Bobby Freeman ) - 2:54
  11. Sweet Little Sixteen (Chuck Berry) - 3:01
  12. Just Because ( Lloyd Price ) - 4:25


  • CD 3: The Classics Live
  1. (Well) Baby Please Don't Go (Walter Ward) - 4:30
  2. New York City - 3:38
  3. It's so hard - 3:18
  4. Woman Is the Nigger of the World (John Lennon & Yoko Ono) - 5:30
  5. Well Well Well - 3:51
  6. Instant karma! (We All Shine On) - 3:40
  7. Mother - 4:59
  8. Come Together ( Lennon / McCartney ) - 4:20
  9. Imagine - 3:17
  10. Cold Turkey - 5:29
  11. Hound Dog (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) - 3:09
  12. Give Peace a Chance - 1:01

Chart placements

year album Chart placements
DE AT CH UK US
2002 Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits nv nv nv nv -

literature

  • Chip Madinger, Mark Easter: Eight Arms To Hold You - The Solo Compendium . 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 .

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