The Gold Collection

~ Release by John Lennon (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Disc One
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1Only You
cover recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (publisher) (in 1973)
3:22
2I'm Stepping Out
recording of:
I’m Stepping Out
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music and Ono Music
4:06
3Steel and Glass
recording of:
Steel and Glass
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
4:33
4Stand 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)
4.353:24
5Woman
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)
3:31
6I Don't Wanna Face It
recording of:
I Don't Wanna Face It
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Ono Music
3:20
7(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)
3.753:54
8Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
recording of:
Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
3:24
9Watching the Wheels
engineer:
Lee DeCarlo
producer:
Jack Douglas, John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
hammered dulcimer:
Matthew Cunningham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1980) and Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2016)
recording of:
Watching the Wheels
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
53:59
10Ready Teddy1:33
11Surprise, Surprise
2:53
12Cleanup Time
recording of:
Cleanup Time
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
2:56
13Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him
recording of:
Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him
lyricist and composer:
Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
publisher:
Ono Music
4:02
14Walking on Thin Ice
recording of:
Walking on Thin Ice
writer:
Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs
5:58
15I'm Losing You
recording of:
I’m Losing You
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI April Music and Lenono Music
3:57
16Imagine
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
performer:
Flux Fiddlers (New York Philharmonic) and Plastic Ono Band
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) (in 1971)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Tittenhurst Park in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-05-27) and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-07-04: strings)
music videos:
Imagine by John Lennon (The Beatles) and The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers (New York Philharmonic))
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 3) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 19)
recording of:
Imagine (from 1971-05-27 until 1971-07-04)
lyricist:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) and Lenono Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
4.23:00
17Scared
recording of:
Scared
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
4:33
18Slippin' and Slidin'
cover recording of:
Slippin’ and Slidin’
writer:
Edwin Bocage, Albert Collins (composer of “Lucille” & “Slippin’ and Slidin’”), Richard Wayne Penniman and James Smith (composer of “Slippin’ and Slidin’”)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Venice Music
2:15
19Sweet Little Sixteen
cover recording of:
Sweet Little Sixteen
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Fermata do Brasil, Isalee Music Publishing Co. (Chuck Berry’s music publishing company), Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:59
20Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
engineer:
Lee DeCarlo
producer:
Jack Douglas, John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
steelpan [steel drum]:
Robert Greenidge (steel drummer)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1980), Lenono Music (in 2000) and Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2016)
recording of:
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music, フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music Publishing Division 2) (until 2014-12-31) 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) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
recording of:
Beautiful Boys
lyricist and composer:
Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
publisher:
Ono Music
2.93:58
21Ain't That a Shame
cover recording of:
Ain’t That a Shame
writer:
Antoine Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., F. Day & Hunter Ltd., Travis Music, Inc., Unart Music Corp. (in 1955, in 1983) and United Artists Music Ltd. (from 1977 to present)
2:36
22Beef Jerky
recording of:
Beef Jerky
composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
3:24
2CD: Disc Two
3CD: Disc Three