Power to the People: The Hits

Power To The People: The Hits
Greatest hits album by John Lennon
Released	5 October 2010
Recorded	1969–1980
Genre	Rock
Length	57:10
Label	EMI
Producer	Yoko Ono, EMI
John Lennon chronology
Gimme Some Truth (2010) Power to the People: The Hits (2010) John Lennon Signature Box (2010)
Alternative cover
Experience Edition (CD/DVD)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
BBC	(favourable)[2]
Mojo	[3]
Uncut	[4]

Power to the People: The Hits is a compilation album gathering John Lennon's most popular songs, as part of the "Gimme Some Truth" collection. It is available as a standard 15-track disc and download package, and as an expanded "Experience Edition" with a 15-track DVD.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by John Lennon, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Released	Length
1.	"Power to the People"	March 1971 – single	3:17
2.	"Gimme Some Truth"	Fall 1971 – the album Imagine	3:16
3.	"Woman"	Nov 1980 – the album Double Fantasy	3:26
4.	"Instant Karma!"	Feb 1970 – single	3:20
5.	"Whatever Gets You thru the Night"	Oct 1974 – the album Walls and Bridges	3:19
6.	"Cold Turkey"	Oct 1969 – single (Although the track listing on the back cover for this CD indicates that it is a live version on this collection, it is actually the studio version featured.)	5:01
7.	"Jealous Guy"	Fall 1971 – the album Imagine	4:14
8.	"#9 Dream"	Oct 1974 – the album Walls and Bridges	4:46
9.	"(Just Like) Starting Over"	Nov 1980 – the album Double Fantasy	3:55
10.	"Mind Games"	Oct 1973 – single; Nov 1973 – the album Mind Games	4:11
11.	"Watching the Wheels"	Nov 1980 – the album Double Fantasy	3:31
12.	"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)	Feb 1975 – the album Rock 'n' Roll	3:27
13.	"Imagine"	Fall 1971 – the album Imagine	3:02
14.	"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon, Yoko Ono)	Dec 1971 – single	3:33
15.	"Give Peace a Chance"	July 1969 – single	4:52
Total length:			57:10

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	16
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10]	7
Croatian Foreign Albums (HDU)[11]	15
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12]	8
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13]	64
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	33
Irish Albums (IRMA)[15]	59
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16]	16
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[17]	18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18]	7
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[19]	16
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20]	21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21]	33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	25
UK Albums (OCC)[23]	15
US Billboard 200[24]	24
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[25]	21
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[26]	7
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[27]	17

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Diver, Mike (25 November 2010). "Review of John Lennon – Power to the People". BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
3. Doyle, Tom (November 2010). "John Lennon Signature Box". Mojo. p. 114.
4. Mullholland, Garry (November 2010). "John Lennon – Remasters". Uncut. p. 108.
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