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)		 Power to the People: The Hits
(2010)		 John Lennon Signature Box
(2010)
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. TitleReleased Length
1. "Power to the People"  March 1971 – single 3:17
2. "Gimme Some Truth"  Fall 1971 – the album Imagine 3:16
3. "Woman"  Nov 1980 – the album Double Fantasy 3:26
4. "Instant Karma!"  Feb 1970 – single 3:20
5. "Whatever Gets You thru the Night"  Oct 1974 – the album Walls and Bridges 3:19
6. "Cold Turkey"  Oct 1969 – single (Although the track listing on the back cover for this CD indicates that it is a live version on this collection, it is actually the studio version featured.) 5:01
7. "Jealous Guy"  Fall 1971 – the album Imagine 4:14
8. "#9 Dream"  Oct 1974 – the album Walls and Bridges 4:46
9. "(Just Like) Starting Over"  Nov 1980 – the album Double Fantasy 3:55
10. "Mind Games"  Oct 1973 – single; Nov 1973 – the album Mind Games 4:11
11. "Watching the Wheels"  Nov 1980 – the album Double Fantasy 3:31
12. "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)Feb 1975 – the album Rock 'n' Roll 3:27
13. "Imagine"  Fall 1971 – the album Imagine 3:02
14. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon, Yoko Ono)Dec 1971 – single 3:33
15. "Give Peace a Chance"  July 1969 – single 4:52
Total length:
 57:10

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 16
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 7
Croatian Foreign Albums (HDU)[11] 15
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] 8
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] 64
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 33
Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] 59
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 16
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[17] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 7
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[19] 16
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 25
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 15
US Billboard 200[24] 24
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[25] 21
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[26] 7
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[27] 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. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "John Lennon – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for John Lennon. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  11. ↑ "Top Stranih [Top Foreign]" (in Croatian). Top Foreign Albums. Hrvatska diskografska udruga. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  12. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  14. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  15. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 41, 2010". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  16. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  17. ↑ "Mexicancharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  18. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  19. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  20. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  21. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  23. ↑ October 2010 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  24. ↑ "John Lennon – Chart history" Billboard 200 for John Lennon. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  25. ↑ "John Lennon – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for John Lennon. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  26. ↑ "John Lennon – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for John Lennon. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  27. ↑ "John Lennon – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for John Lennon. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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