Gimme Some Truth

~ Release by John Lennon (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Working Class Hero
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1Working Class Hero
recording engineer:
Richard Lush and Andy Stevens (Recording Engineer)
sound engineer:
Eddie (Sound Engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
engineer:
John Leckie
producer:
John and Yoko, John Lennon (The Beatles) and Phil Spector
additional wind instruments:
Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
guitar and piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Working Class Hero (on 1970-09-27)
lyricist, writer and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
John Lennon4.23:49
2Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
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
John Lennon and Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Band4.43:25
3Power to the People
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
keyboard:
Billy Preston
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Billy Preston
saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist)
background vocals:
Rosetta Hightower
vocals:
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 2000)
recorded at:
Ascot Sound Studios (Tittenhurst Park) in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-01-22)
music videos:
Power to the People by John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Power to the People
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music and Chappell Music (UK) (in 1971)
John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band33:22
4God
recording engineer:
Richard Lush and Andy Stevens (Recording Engineer)
sound engineer:
Eddie (Sound Engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
engineer:
John Leckie
producer:
John and Yoko and Phil Spector
additional wind instruments:
Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
grand piano:
Billy Preston
guitar, piano and tack piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
God (from 1970-09-26 until 1970-10-27)
lyricist, writer 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)
John Lennon54:11
5I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
acoustic guitar:
Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) and Joey Molland
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
maracas:
Steve Brendell
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist)
slide guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
tambourine:
Mike Pinder
performer:
Flux Fiddlers (New York Philharmonic) and Plastic Ono Band
recorded at:
Tittenhurst Park in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 1971-02-11 until 1971-05-24) and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-07-04)
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die (from 1971-02-11 until 1971-07-04)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
John Lennon2.86:06
6Gimme Some Truth
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
acoustic guitar:
Andy Davis (guitarist on “Imagine”) and Rod Linton
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
guitar family:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
performer:
Flux Fiddlers (New York Philharmonic) and Plastic Ono Band
recorded at:
Tittenhurst Park in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-05-25) and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-07-05)
music videos:
Gimme Some Truth by John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Gimme Some Truth (from 1971-05-25 until 1971-07-05)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lennon Music (ended) and Lenono Music
John Lennon3.53:14
7Sunday Bloody Sunday
recording of:
Sunday Bloody Sunday (Lennon/Ono song)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
John Lennon and Yoko Ono55:02
8Steel and Glass
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:
Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis
horn:
Little Big Horns
percussion:
Arthur Jenkins
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2010)
recording of:
Steel and Glass
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
John Lennon4:39
9Meat City
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:
Gordon Edwards (funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner and Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
guitar:
Dr. Winston O'Boogie (John Lennon, The Beatles) and David Spinozza
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)
recorded at:
Record Plant, N.Y.C. (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Meat City
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lennon Music and Lenono Music
John Lennon2:52
10I Don’t Wanna Face It
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
I Don't Wanna Face It
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Ono Music
John Lennon33:23
11Remember
recording engineer:
Richard Lush and Andy Stevens (Recording Engineer)
sound engineer:
Eddie (Sound Engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
engineer:
John Leckie
producer:
John and Yoko, John Lennon (The Beatles) and Phil Spector
additional wind instruments:
Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
guitar and piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Remember (on 1970-10-09)
lyricist, writer and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
John Lennon54:35
12Woman Is the Nigger of the World
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
bass guitar:
Gary Van Scyoc (US rock and roll bassist)
drums (drum set):
Richard Frank Jr. and Jim Keltner
guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
organ and piano:
Adam Ippolito
percussion:
Richard Frank Jr.
saxophone:
Stan Bronstein
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-11 until 1972-03)
recording of:
Woman Is the Nigger of the World
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
publisher:
Ono Music
John Lennon5:17
13I Found Out
recording engineer:
Richard Lush and Andy Stevens (Recording Engineer)
sound engineer:
Eddie (Sound Engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
engineer:
John Leckie
producer:
John and Yoko and Phil Spector
additional wind instruments:
Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
guitar and piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
I Found Out (on 1970-09-27)
lyricist, writer and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
John Lennon53:37
14Isolation
recording engineer:
Richard Lush and Andy Stevens (Recording Engineer)
sound engineer:
Eddie (Sound Engineer) and Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
engineer:
John Leckie
producer:
John and Yoko, John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
additional wind instruments:
Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
guitar and piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
recording of:
Isolation (on 1970-10-06)
lyricist, writer and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lenono Music
John Lennon52:53
15Imagine
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)
John Lennon4.23:04
16Happy 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
17Give Peace a Chance
recording engineer and mixer:
André Perry (Canadian producer)
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
percussion:
The Radha Kṛṣṇa Temple (London)
background vocals:
Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
guest background vocals:
Petula Clark (English singer & actress), Abraham Feinberg (rabbi and singer), Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer), Dick Gregory, Timothy Leary, Murray the K, Rosemary Woodruff (Timothy Leary's wife) and Derek Taylor (UK rock journalist/publicist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Yoko Ono Lennon (Japanese‐American musician and artist) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Room 1742, Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (on 1969-06-01)
music videos:
Give Peace a Chance by The Plastic Ono Band
recording of:
Give Peace a Chance
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
The Plastic Ono Band3.24:50
18Only People
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:
Gordon Edwards (funk/soul bassist)
guitar:
Dr. Winston O'Boogie (John Lennon, The Beatles) and David Spinozza
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)
recorded at:
Record Plant, N.Y.C. (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Only People
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lennon Music and Lenono Music
John Lennon33:27
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