John Winston Ono Lennon
(born John Winston Lennon)
(October, 9th 1940 – December, 8th 1980)
was an
English musician
and activist.
He gained global fame
as the founder,
co-lead vocalist
and rhythm guitarist
of
The Beatles.
Lennon's
songwriting partnership
with
Paul McCartney
remains the most
successful in history.
Born in Liverpool,
Lennon became involved in
the skiffle craze
as a teenager.
In 1956,
he formed the Quarrymen,
which evolved into
the Beatles in 1960.
He initially was the group's
de facto leader,
a role he gradually
seemed to cede to
McCartney,
writing and
co-writing songs
with increasing innovation,
including
"Strawberry Fields Forever",
which he later cited
as his finest work
with the band.
Lennon soon expanded
his work into
other media by
participating in
numerous films,
including
How I Won the War
(1967),
and authoring
In His Own Write
(1964)
and
A Spaniard in the Works
(1965),
both collections of
nonsense writings
and line drawings.
Starting with
"All You Need Is Love",
his songs were adopted as
anthems by the
anti-war movement
and the counterculture
of the 1960s.
In 1969,
he started the
Plastic Ono Band
with his second wife,
multimedia artist
Yoko Ono,
held the
two-week-long
anti-war demonstration
bed-in for peace,
and left the Beatles
to embark on a
solo career.
Lennon and Ono
collaborated on many works,
including a trilogy of
avant-garde albums
and several more films.
After the Beatles disbanded,
Lennon released his
solo debut
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
and the international
top-10 singles
"Give Peace a Chance",
"Instant Karma!",
"Imagine",
and
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)".
Moving to New York City
in 1971,
his criticism of
the Vietnam War
resulted in a
three-year
deportation attempt
by the Nixon administration
. Lennon and Ono
separated from
1973 to 1975,
during which time he
produced
Harry Nilsson's album
Pussy Cats.
He also had
chart-topping collaborations
with
Elton John
("Whatever Gets You thru the Night")
and
David Bowie
("Fame").
Following a
five-year hiatus,
Lennon returned to music
in 1980
with the Ono
collaboration
Double Fantasy.
He was shot and killed
by
Mark David Chapman,
three weeks after
the album's release.
Lennon Legend:
The Very Best of John Lennon
is the
third
official
compilation album
of
John Lennon's
solo career,
coming after 1975's
Shaved Fish
and 1982's
The John Lennon Collection.
Because neither collection
spanned Lennon's
releases up to
and
including 1984's
Milk and Honey,
Lennon Legend:
The Very Best of John Lennon –
considered the
definitive Lennon
retrospective
was compiled.
It was released
in the UK in 1997
through
Parlophone
and early
1998
in the US by
EMI Records.
Lennon Legend:
The Very Best of John Lennon
peaked at
number 4
on the
UK Albums Chart
and certified
2× Platinum
by the BPI
in May 1998.
The album has
also certified
Platinum
in the US
and
Canada
as of
December 2008.
In the history of
Japanese Oricon chart,
Lennon Legend
has been one
of the longest
charting albums
that failed to
reach top 40,
selling more than
190,000 copies
up to late 2006.
TRACKLIST
Imagine
Instant Karma
Mother
[Single Version]
Jealous Guy
Power To The People
Cold Turkey
Love
Mind Games
Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
#9 Dream
Stand By Me
(Just Like) Starting Over
Woman
Beautiful Boy
(Darling Boy)
Watching The Wheels
Nobody Told Me
Borrowed Time
Working Class Hero
Happy Xmas
(War Is Over)
Give Peace A Chance
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