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2010 box set by John Lennon
Gimme Some Truth
is a
box set
by English musician
John Lennon
, released in 2010 by
EMI
. It contains four themed discs of remastered songs. The box set was released along with
John Lennon Signature Box
box set and
Power to the People: The Hits
compilation in conjunction with what would have been Lennon's 70th birthday.
Overview
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The themes of
Gimme Some Truth
include "Working Class Hero", Lennon's socio-political songs; "Woman", Lennon's love songs; "Borrowed Time", his songs about life; and "Roots", his rock 'n' roll roots and influences.
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The collection features most of the tracks released on Lennon's studio albums, including in their entirety
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
and
Rock n' Roll
, and all but one track from
Imagine
. However, the tracks are not presented in album order.
Track listing
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All songs written and composed by John Lennon, except where noted.
Disc 1 (Working Class Hero)
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- "
Working Class Hero
" ? 3:49
- "
Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
" ? 3:25
- "
Power to the People
" ? 3:21
- "
God
" ? 4:11
- "
I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier
" ? 6:06
- "
Gimme Some Truth
" ? 3:14
- "
Sunday Bloody Sunday
" (John Lennon/
Yoko Ono
) ? 5:01
- "
Steel and Glass
" ? 4:39
- "
Meat City
" ? 2:52
- "I Don't Wanna Face It" ? 3:23
- "
Remember
" ? 4:35
- "
I Found Out
" ? 3:37
- "
Isolation
" ? 2:53
- "
Imagine
" (Lennon/Ono) ? 3:04
- "
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
" (Ono/Lennon) ? 3:33
- "
Give Peace a Chance
" ? 4:50
- "
Only People
" ? 3:27
Disc 2 (Woman)
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- "
Mother
" ? 5:35
- "
Hold On
" ? 1:50
- "
You Are Here
" ? 4:09
- "
Well Well Well
" ? 5:57
- "
Oh My Love
" (Lennon/Ono) ? 2:46
- "
Oh Yoko!
" ? 4:17
- "
Grow Old with Me
" (John Lennon) ? 3:19
- "
Love
" ? 3:24
- "
Jealous Guy
" ? 4:16
- "
Woman
" ? 3:33
- "
Out the Blue
" ? 3:22
- "Bless You" ? 4:39
- "
Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)
" ? 5:11
- "
My Mummy's Dead
" ? 0:49
- "
I'm Losing You
" ? 3:59
- "
(Just Like) Starting Over
" ? 3:58
- "
#9 Dream
" ? 4:46
- "
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
" ? 4:06
Disc 3 (Borrowed Time)
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- "
Mind Games
" ? 4:13
- "
Nobody Told Me
" ? 3:35
- "
Cleanup Time
" ? 2:57
- "
Crippled Inside
" ? 3:48
- "
How Do You Sleep?
" ? 5:36
- "
How?
" ? 3:43
- "Intuition" ? 3:07
- "
I'm Stepping Out
" ? 4:07
- "
Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
" ? 3:28
- "
Old Dirt Road
" (John Lennon/
Harry Nilsson
) ? 4:11
- "Scared" ? 4:39
- "What You Got" ? 3:08
- "
Cold Turkey
" ? 5:03
- "
New York City
" ? 4:31
- "Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)" ? 2:55
- "
Borrowed Time
" ? 4:31
- "
Look at Me
" ? 2:54
- "
Watching the Wheels
" ? 3:32
Disc 4 (Roots)
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- "
Be-Bop-A-Lula
" (Tex Davis/
Gene Vincent
) ? 2:37
- "
You Can't Catch Me
" (
Chuck Berry
) ? 4:52
- "
Rip It Up
"/"Ready Teddy" (
Bumps Blackwell
/John Marascalco) ? 1:34
- "
Tight A$
" ? 3:37
- "
Ain't That a Shame
" (
Fats Domino
/
Dave Bartholomew
) ? 2:32
- "
Sweet Little Sixteen
" (
Chuck Berry
) ? 3:02
- "
Do You Wanna Dance?
" (
Bobby Freeman
) ? 2:53
- "
Slippin' and Slidin'
" (
Eddie Bocage
/Al Collins/
Richard Penniman
/James H. Smith) ? 2:17
- "
Peggy Sue
" (
Jerry Allison
,
Norman Petty
/
Buddy Holly
) ? 2:05
- "
Bring It On Home to Me
"/"Send Me Some Lovin'" (
Sam Cooke
)/(John Marascalco/
Lloyd Price
) ? 3:40
- "
Yer Blues
(Live)" (John Lennon/
Paul McCartney
) ? 3:45
- "Just Because" (Lloyd Price) ? 4:29
- "Boney Moronie" (
Larry Williams
) ? 3:49
- "Beef Jerky" ? 3:27
- "
Ya Ya
" (
Lee Dorsey
/Clarence Lewis/Morgan Robinson) ? 2:20
- "
Hound Dog
(Live)" (
Jerry Leiber
/
Mike Stoller
) ? 3:05
- "
Stand by Me
" (
Ben E. King
/Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) ? 3:33
- "Here We Go Again" (John Lennon/
Phil Spector
) ? 4:51
Charts
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References
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