Acoustic (John Lennon album)

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Acoustic
Compilation album by John Lennon
Released	1 November 2004
Recorded	1969 - Late 1980
Genre	Rock
Length	44:00
Label	Capitol/EMI
Producer	Yoko Ono
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Music Box link Pitchfork Media 11/10/2004
John Lennon chronology
Wonsaponatime (1998) Acoustic (2004) Peace, Love & Truth (2005)

Acoustic is a compilation album of John Lennon demos, studio and live performances that feature his acoustic guitar work and was released in 2004. Its release was criticised by critics and fans, as nine of the sixteen recordings had previously been released on the 1998 John Lennon Anthology box set, while the remaining inclusions had been bootlegged for years.

Although it failed to chart in the UK, Acoustic reached #31 in the US, becoming John Lennon's best charting posthumous US release since 1988's Imagine: John Lennon soundtrack album.

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on November 20, 2004 at number 31, with sales of 27,858 copies. It spent eight weeks on the chart.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Working Class Hero" – 3:58
2. "Love" – 2:30
3. "Well Well Well" – 1:14
4. "Look at Me" – 2:49
5. "God" – 2:38
6. "My Mummy's Dead" – 1:13
7. "Cold Turkey" – 3:26
8. "The Luck of the Irish" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 3:41
   • Recorded live on 10 December 1971 in Ann Arbor
9. "John Sinclair" – 3:22
   • Recorded live on 10 December 1971 in Ann Arbor
10. "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" (John Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 0:39
11. "What You Got" – 2:24
12. "Watching the Wheels" – 3:04
13. "Dear Yoko" – 4:05
14. "Real Love" – 4:00
15. "Imagine" – 3:08
    • Recorded live on 17 December 1971 at the Apollo Theater
16. "It's Real" – 1:04

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