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1998 box set by John Lennon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Lennon Anthology is a four-CD box set of home demos, studio outtakes and other previously unreleased material recorded by John Lennon over the course of his solo career from "Give Peace a Chance" in 1969 up until the 1980 sessions for Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey.
John Lennon Anthology | ||||
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Released | 2 November 1998 | |||
Recorded | June 1969 – November 1980 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 267:51 | |||
Label | Capitol/EMI | |||
Producer | Yoko Ono and Rob Stevens | |||
Compiler | Yoko Ono | |||
John Lennon chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Paste | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Wall of Sound | 72/100[4] |
The anthology was divided by its compiler and co-producer, Yoko Ono, into four discs representing four eras in Lennon's solo career: "Ascot", "New York City", "The Lost Weekend" and "Dakota".[5]
John Lennon Anthology reached number 62 in the United Kingdom and number 99 in the United States, where it went gold.[6]
A one-disc distillation of the highlights of the box set was released as Wonsaponatime. Many of the tracks were edited down from their versions on John Lennon Anthology. Wonsaponatime failed to reach the US charts but peaked at number 76 in the UK.[6]
All songs were written by John Lennon, except where noted.
Wonsaponatime | ||||
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Compilation album by John Lennon | ||||
Released | 2 November 1998 | |||
Recorded | September 1970 – late 1980 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 69:45 | |||
Label | Capitol/EMI | |||
Producer | Yoko Ono, Rob Stevens | |||
John Lennon chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
All songs written by Lennon, except where noted.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 125,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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