Power to the People: The Hits

Power To The People: The Hits
Greatest hits album by John Lennon
Released 5 October 2010
Recorded 1969–1980
Genre Rock
Length 57:10
Label EMI
Producer Yoko Ono, EMI
John Lennon chronology
Gimme Some Truth
(2010)Gimme Some Truth2010		 Power to the People: The Hits
(2010)		 John Lennon Signature Box
(2010)John Lennon Signature Box2010
Alternative cover
Experience Edition (CD/DVD)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC(favourable)[2]
Mojo[3]
Uncut[4]

Power to the People: The Hits is a compilation album gathering John Lennon's most popular songs, as part of the "Gimme Some Truth" collection. It is available as a standard 15-track disc and download package, and as an expanded "Experience Edition" with a 15-track DVD.[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Lennon, except where noted.

No.TitleReleasedLength
1."Power to the People"March 1971 as a single3:17
2."Gimme Some Truth"September 1971 on the album Imagine3:16
3."Woman"November 1980 on the album Double Fantasy3:26
4."Instant Karma!"February 1970 as a single3:20
5."Whatever Gets You thru the Night"October 1974 on the album Walls and Bridges3:19
6."Cold Turkey (Live)[6]"October 1969 as a single5:01
7."Jealous Guy"September 1971 on the album Imagine4:14
8."#9 Dream"October 1974 on the album Walls and Bridges4:46
9."(Just Like) Starting Over"November 1980 on the album Double Fantasy3:55
10."Mind Games"November 1973 on the album Mind Games4:11
11."Watching the Wheels"November 1980 on the album Double Fantasy3:31
12."Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)February 1975 on the album Rock 'n' Roll3:27
13."Imagine"October 1971 on the album Imagine3:02
14."Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon, Yoko Ono)December 1971 as a single3:33
15."Give Peace a Chance"July 1969 as a single4:52
Total length:57:10

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 16
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 7
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[12] 15
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[13] 8
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14] 64
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 33
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 59
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 16
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[18] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 7
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[20] 16
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[21] 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 25
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 15
US Billboard 200[25] 24
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[26] 21
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[27] 7
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[28] 17

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Diver, Mike (25 November 2010). "Review of John Lennon – Power to the People". BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Doyle, Tom (November 2010). "John Lennon Signature Box". Mojo. p. 114.
  4. ↑ Mullholland, Garry (November 2010). "John Lennon – Remasters". Uncut. p. 108.
  5. ↑ "Gimme Some Truth Collection to be released Oct 4th". John Lennon official website. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  6. ↑ Although the track listing on the back cover identifies this as a live version, it is actually the studio version.
  7. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  11. ↑ "John Lennon Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  12. ↑ "Top Stranih [Top Foreign]" (in Croatian). Top Foreign Albums. Hrvatska diskografska udruga. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  13. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  15. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  16. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 41, 2010". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  17. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  18. ↑ "Mexicancharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  19. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  20. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  21. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  22. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  23. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  24. ↑ October 2010/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  25. ↑ "John Lennon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  26. ↑ "John Lennon Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  27. ↑ "John Lennon Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  28. ↑ "John Lennon Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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