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John Lennon (1940–1980) was an English musician who gained prominence as a member of the Beatles. His songwriting partnership with bandmate Paul McCartney is one of the most celebrated in music history. [1] After their break-up, Lennon recorded over 150 songs as a solo artist.
SongWriter (s)Original ReleaseProducer (s)John LennonJack Yellen Milton Ager †Yoko Ono Rob StevensFats Domino Dave Bartholomew †John LennonJohn LennonJohn LennonFind out the titles, years and chart positions of John Lennon's songs, from "Imagine" to "Woman Is The Ni--er Of The World". Also explore Songfacts entries for more details and stories behind his music.
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- JOHN LENNON STUDIO ALBUMS WITH YOKO ONO.
- Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins. Released: 1968. This was John Lennon’s first non-Beatles album, recorded with Yoko Ono. It’s known for its avant-garde style and was released under the Apple label.
- Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions. Released: 1969. This is the second in a series of three experimental albums by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It was released on the Zapple label, a sub-label of Apple Records.
- Wedding Album. Released: 1969. The Wedding Album was the final installment in Lennon and Ono’s trilogy of experimental and difficult-to-categorize albums.
John Lennon (1940–1980) was an English musician who gained prominence as a member of the Beatles. His songwriting partnership with bandmate Paul McCartney is one of the most celebrated in music history. After their break-up, Lennon recorded over 150 songs as a solo artist.
- Rip It Up & Ready Teddy
- Ain’T That A Shame
- Give Peace A Chance
- Instant Karma
- Working Class Hero
- God
- Imagine
- Jealous Guy
- Happy Christmas
- Mind Games & Out of The Blue
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The same week in July 1957, Little Richard’s “Lucille” was in the British charts; it was the seventh record that the singer from Macon, Georgia had placed on the UK charts in just six months. The first Richard’s hit was “Rip It Up” in December 1956, with a b-side called “Ready Teddy.” So when John came to record his Rock “N’ Rollalbum, he covered b...
Fats Domino’s “Ain’t That A Shame” was the New Orleans pianist’s third hit in Britain in early 1957. That track, and the others featured on Rock “N’ Roll, were the songs that John Lennon grew up on, the music that stayed with him for the rest of his life.
John’s first solo single was the anthemic “Give Peace a Chance,” recorded in Montreal on June 1, 1969 during John and Yoko’s second bed-in for peace. The song made No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.2 on the British singles chart. But more important than its chart success, “Give Peace a Chance” became an American anti-war movement theme song th...
“Instant Karma” was recorded on January 27 at Abbey Road and released a little over a week later in the UK, and two weeks after that in America. It was credited to Lennon/Ono with the Plastic Ono Band and has the distinction of being the first Beatles’ solo record to sell a million. With the song’s “We All Shine On’ chorus, this Phil Spector-produc...
John Lennon’s debut solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Bandwas recorded over a month-long period from the end of September 1970 at Abbey Road. “Working Class Hero” is typical of many of the songs on the album. Honest and open, it’s resonated with many in the intervening years, covered by David Bowie, Roger Taylor, Elbow, and Ozzy Osbourne among ma...
“God” from John Lennon/Plastic Ono Bandis one of John Lennon’s most controversial songs. But should it be? It’s essentially a list of things that Lennon didn’t believe in: Jesus, Buddha, Elvis, Dylan, and Gita all make the cut. Lennon brings this all up to eventually come around to something more inclusive and all-encompassing: “If there is a God, ...
Any list of John Lennon’s best songs would be complete without this one. But what can be said about “Imagine” at this point? As Jamie Atkins wrote in 2019 on this website, the song “was both an aspirational prayer and challenge to authority that remains one of the most unashamedly plain-speaking songs to enter popular consciousness.”
“Jealous Guy,” also from the Imagine album, has its origins in a visit to India when the Beatles visited the Maharishi at Rishikesh. In its original form, with different lyrics, it almost made the final cut for the Beatles’ White Album.
John and Yoko’s “Happy Christmas (War is Over)” was recorded with the Harlem Community Choir, and came out in America near Christmas in 1971 and a year later in the UK. The couple’s concerns with global issues and, in particular, peace are evident throughout John’s solo work and his recordings with Yoko. In this beautiful song John’s hopes for a wo...
Lennon’s “Mind Games” started during the sessions for the Beatles’ Let It Be. At first, it was called “Make Love, Not War.” The lyrics advocate love and peace, and also include “yes is the answer” – a reference to Yoko’s art that originally brought the couple together. “Out Of The Blue,” meanwhile, is a reference to John and Yoko becoming a couple....
Listen to 20 of the best John Lennon solo songs, from Rock "N' Roll to Imagine, from Give Peace a Chance to #9 Dream. Learn about the stories behind the songs, the influences, and the impact of John Lennon's solo career.
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John Lennon was a British singer-songwriter and peace activist, best known as the co-founder of the Beatles. After three experimental albums with Yoko Ono, using tape loops, interviews, musique concrète, and other avant-garde performance techniques, Lennon's solo career properly began with the 1969 single "Give Peace a Chance".
