Instant Karma: All‐Time Greatest Hits

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Annotation

cd1: 72435-37501-2-1
cd2: 72435-37502-2-0
cd3: 72435-37503-2-0

Annotation last modified on 2018-05-09 15:28 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: The Hits
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Instant Karma
engineer:
Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:
Phil Spector
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
bass and electric piano:
Klaus Voormann
chimes and handclaps:
Mal Evans
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer)
organ:
Billy Preston
piano:
George Harrison (The Beatles), John Lennon (The Beatles) and Alan White (Yes drummer)
background vocals:
Mal Evans, Allen Klein and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-27)
music videos:
Instant Karma ("cue card" version) by John Lennon (The Beatles) and Instant Karma ("knitting" version) by John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd. and Lenono Music
Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band4.43:20
2Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
choir vocals:
The Harlem Community Choir
orchestra:
Plastic Ono Band
performer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)
music videos:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 45)
recording of:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and Ono Music
John & Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir43:34
3Jealous Guy
recording of:
Jealous Guy
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music, Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2
revision of:
Child of Nature
John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir4:15
4Mind Games
engineer:
Dan Barbiero (recording engineer) and Roy Cicala
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
additional percussion [extra Sensory] and clavichord:
Dr. Winston O'Boogie (John Lennon, The Beatles)
bass and bass guitar:
Gordon Edwards (funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and David Spinozza
keyboard:
Kenny Ascher
mellotron, organ and piano:
Ken Ascher
pedal steel guitar:
Sneaky Pete
saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
additional background vocals:
Something Different (background vocal trio)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
performer:
Plastic U.F.Ono Band
arranger:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973, in 2002)
recorded at:
Record Plant, N.Y.C. (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Mind Games by John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Mind Games
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lennon Music (ended), Lenono Music and Chappell Music (UK) (in 1973)
version of:
I Promise
version of:
Make Love, Not War
John Lennon4.154:12
5Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
recording of:
Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
John Lennon3:19
6#9 Dream
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Eddie Mottau
clavinet:
Ken Ascher
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
electric bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann
electric guitar and guitar:
Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis
electric piano and piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
percussion:
Arthur Jenkins
saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist)
background vocals:
The 44th Street Fairies
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
arranger:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2010)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1974-07-23)
music videos:
#9 Dream by John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
#9 Dream
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music and Red Brick Music Publishing II
John Lennon54:48
7Stand by Me
assistant engineer:
Jimmy Iovine
engineer:
Roy Cicala
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
acoustic guitar:
Eddie Mottau
bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
electric guitar:
Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis, Peter Jameson and John Lennon (The Beatles)
percussion:
Arthur Jenkins
piano:
Ken Ascher
saxophone:
Joseph Temperley (Scottish saxophonist & clarinetist) and Frank Vicari
tenor saxophone:
Denny Morouse
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
remixer:
Roy Cicala
arranger:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1974-10-21 until 1974-10-25)
music videos:
Stand by Me by John Lennon (The Beatles)
cover recording of:
Stand by Me (from 1974-10-21 until 1974-10-25)
publisher:
Mike Stoller
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music (limited company), Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt (publisher), Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
John Lennon4.353:26
8(Just Like) Starting Over
engineer:
Lee DeCarlo
producer:
Jack Douglas, John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player)
drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Hugh McCracken and Earl Slick
keyboard:
George Small
percussion:
Arthur Jenkins
background vocals:
Cheryl Mason Jacks, Michelle Simpson, Eric Troyer and Cassandra Wooten
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1980) and Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2016)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-08-09)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1980-09-25 until 1980-09-26)
music videos:
(Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon (The Beatles)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 76)
recording of:
(Just Like) Starting Over
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
John Lennon3.753:56
9Woman
engineer:
Lee DeCarlo
producer:
Jack Douglas, John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1980) and Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2016)
music videos:
Woman by John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Woman
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Geffen/Kaye Music, Lenono Music and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
John Lennon43:26
10Watching the Wheels
producer:
Jack Douglas, John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player)
drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark
electric guitar:
Hugh McCracken and Earl Slick
hammered dulcimer:
Matthew Cunningham
keyboard:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and George Small
percussion:
Arthur Jenkins
background vocals:
Cheryl Mason Jacks, Michelle Simpson, Eric Troyer and Cassandra Wooten
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1980-08-06 until 1980-10-13)
music videos:
Watching the Wheels by John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Watching the Wheels
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
John Lennon3.353:32
11Nobody Told Me
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark (on 1980-08-07)
electric bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player) (on 1980-08-07)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1980-08-07), Hugh McCracken (on 1980-08-07) and Earl Slick (on 1980-08-07)
keyboard:
George Small (on 1980-08-07)
percussion:
Arthur Jenkins (on 1980-08-07)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1980-08-07)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-08-07)
recording of:
Nobody Told Me (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music and Ono Music
John Lennon33:32
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Release

manufactured in:U.S.A.
distributed by:Entertainment Distributing Inc. (aka Entertainment Distributing)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets (in 2001)

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Wikidata:Q1664673 [info]