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1.(Just Like) Starting Over – John Lennon 03:57
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2.Imagine – Plastic Ono Band, Flux Fiddlers, John Lennon 03:02
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3.Watching the Wheels – John Lennon 03:31
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4.Jealous Guy – Plastic Ono Band, Flux Fiddlers, John Lennon 04:13
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5.Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) – Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon, Yoko Ono 03:21
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6.Stand by Me – John Lennon 03:26
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7.Working Class Hero – John Lennon 03:48
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8.Power to the People – Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon 03:22
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9.Oh My Love – John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band, Flux Fiddlers 02:44
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10.Oh Yoko! – Flux Fiddlers, Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon 04:17
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11.Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out) – Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon 05:07
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12.Nobody Told Me – John Lennon 03:34
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13.Bless You – John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band 04:38
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14.Come Together [Live] – John Lennon 04:23
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15.New York City – Invisible Strings, John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band, Elephant's Memory 04:31
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16.I'm Stepping Out – John Lennon 04:06
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17.You Are Here – John Lennon, Plastic U.F.Ono Band 04:08
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18.Borrowed Time – John Lennon 04:30
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19.Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon, Harlem Community Choir 03:37
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20.Woman – John Lennon 03:33
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21.Mind Games – Plastic U.F.Ono Band, John Lennon 04:12
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22.Out the Blue – John Lennon, Plastic U.F.Ono Band 03:23
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23.Whatever Gets You Thru the Night – Plastic Ono Band, Little Big Horns, Philharmonic Orchestrange, John Lennon 03:26
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24.Love – John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band 03:25
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25.Mother – John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band 05:34
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26.Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) – John Lennon 04:01
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27.Woman Is the ****** of the World – Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon, Elephant's Memory, Invisible Strings 05:16
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28.God – Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon 04:10
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29.Scared – Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon, Philharmonic Orchestrange, Little Big Horns 04:36
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30.#9 Dream – Philharmonic Orchestrange, John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band, Little Big Horns 04:47
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31.I'm Losing You – John Lennon 03:56
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32.Isolation – John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band 02:52
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33.Cold Turkey – Plastic Ono Band 05:03
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34.Intuition – John Lennon, Plastic U.F.Ono Band 03:09
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35.Gimme Some Truth – John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band, Flux Fiddlers 03:15
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36.Give Peace a Chance – Plastic Ono Band 04:50
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37.Real Love – John Lennon 04:12
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38.Grow Old with Me – John Lennon 03:20
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, All Music Guide
- Genre: Rock
- Subgenre: Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Rock & Roll/Roots
- Category Album Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Rock & Roll
- Format: CD
- Release Date: October 5, 2005
- Artist: Lennon John [1]
- Additional Artist: Plastic U.F.Ono Band (Performer)