The John Lennon Signature Box is an 11-disc box set of remastered John Lennon

John Lennon

John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...

 albums and new collections, released on CD and digital format, as part of the "Gimme Some Truth" collection. The albums released in the box set are digital remasters of the original recordings and mixes, done by John's widow Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...

 and the same team of engineers at Abbey Road Studios

Abbey Road Studios

Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...

 who worked on the 2009 remasters by The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

, In London and Avatar Studios

Avatar Studios

Avatar Studios, formerly known as The Power Station, is a recording studio at 441 West 53rd Street in Manhattan, New York City.The building was originally a Consolidated Edison power plant; but after a period of vacancy, it was used as a sound stage for the television game show Let's Make a Deal...

, New York. The set also includes home demos and non-album singles.

Album listing

• Disc 1: John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was received with high critical praise upon release. Critic Greil Marcus remarked, "John's singing in the last verse of 'God' may be the finest in all of rock." In early 1971, the album reached number eight on the UK and went to number six in the US, spending eighteen...
  
  (1970)
• Disc 2: Imagine
  Imagine (album)
  Imagine is the second album by John Lennon. Recorded and released in 1971, the album tended toward songs that were gentler, more commercial and less avant-garde than those on his critically acclaimed previous album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. The album is considered the most popular of his works...
  
  (1971)
• Disc 3 & 4: Some Time in New York City
  Some Time in New York City
  Some Time in New York City was released in 1972 and is John Lennon's third post-Beatles album, fifth with Yoko Ono, and third with producer Phil Spector...
  
  (1972)
• Disc 5: Mind Games
  Mind Games
  Mind Games is John Lennon's fourth post-Beatles album, and was recorded and released in 1973. Like his previous album, the politically topical and somewhat abrasive Some Time in New York City, Mind Games was poorly received by music critics...
  
  (1973)
• Disc 6: Walls and Bridges
  Walls and Bridges
  Walls and Bridges is the fifth album by John Lennon; it was issued on 26 September 1974 in the United States and on 4 October in the United Kingdom. Written, recorded and released during his 18-month separation from Yoko Ono , the album captures Lennon in the midst of The Lost Weekend...
  
  (1974)
• Disc 7: Rock ‘n’ Roll
  Rock 'n' Roll (John Lennon album)
  Rock 'n' Roll is a 1975 album of late 1950s and early 1960s songs covered by John Lennon. Recording the album was problematic and spanned a year. Though critically derided, it reached #6 in both the United Kingdom and the United States.-History:...
  
  (1975)
• Disc 8: Double Fantasy
  Double Fantasy
  Double Fantasy is an album released by John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, in 1980. Though initially poorly received, the album is notable for its association with Lennon's murder three weeks after its release, whereupon it become a worldwide commercial success, and went on to win the 1981 Album...
  
  (1980)
• Disc 9: Milk and Honey (1984)

Disc 10: Singles

1. "Power to the People
   Power to the People (song)
   "Power to the People" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1971 by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, catalogue Apple R5892 in the United Kingdom and Apple 1830 in the United States. It peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the British singles chart...
   
   " - 3:25
2. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
   Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
   "Happy Xmas " is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono and released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir....
   
   " - 3:34
3. "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
   Instant Karma!
   "Instant Karma!" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1970 on Apple Records, catalogue Apple 1003 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1818 in the United States. It is the third solo single issued by Lennon, and it peaked at #3 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 singles...
   
   " - 3:21
4. "Cold Turkey
   Cold Turkey
   Cold Turkey is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, catalogue Apples 1001 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1813 in the United States. It is the second solo single issued by Lennon, and it peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #14 on...
   
   " - 5:03
5. "Move Over Ms. L" - 2:58
6. "Give Peace a Chance
   Give Peace a Chance
   "Give Peace a Chance" is a song written by John Lennon, originally under the moniker Lennon–McCartney, released as a single in 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, catalogue Apple 13 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1809 in the United States. It is the first solo single issued by Lennon, and...
   
   " - 4:55

Disc 11: Home Tapes

1. "Mother
   Mother (John Lennon song)
   Mother is a song by British musician John Lennon, first released on his 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. An edited version of the song was issued as a single in the United States on Apple Records, catalogue 1827, about three weeks after the album. The single runs about fifteen seconds...
   
   " - 4:25
2. "Love
   Love (John Lennon song)
   "Love" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, originally released in 1970 on the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album.-Song:The song first came out on Lennon's 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. "Love" later appeared on the 1982 compilation The John Lennon Collection, and was released...
   
   " - 2:39
3. "God
   God (John Lennon song)
   "God" is a song from John Lennon's first post-Beatles solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. The album was released on 11 December 1970 in the United States and the United Kingdom....
   
   " - 4:35
4. "I Found Out
   I Found Out
   "I Found Out" is a song by the English musician John Lennon from his 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. The song is angry and intensely bitter, expressing Lennon's disillusionment with a world dominated by what he saw as false religion and idols....
   
   " - 4:34
5. "Nobody Told Me
   Nobody Told Me
   "Nobody Told Me" is a song by the British musician John Lennon. Recorded shortly before his death in 1980, the song was later completed by Lennon's widow Yoko Ono in 1983 and released as the first single from Lennon and Ono's album Milk and Honey in 1984. The song was later released in the UK in...
   
   " - 3:13
6. "Honey Don't
   Honey Don't
   "Honey Don't" is a song written by Carl Perkins, originally released on January 1, 1956 as the B-side of the "Blue Suede Shoes" single. Both songs became rockabilly classics...
   
   " - 1:40
7. "One of the Boys" - 2:39
8. "India, India
   India, India
   "India, India" is a song written by John Lennon and recorded in 1980 but not released until 2010's John Lennon Signature Box. The song, with "I Don't Want to Lose You", was also featured in the 2005 musical Lennon.-History:...
   
   " - 3:07
9. "Serve Yourself" - 5:21
10. "Isolation
    Isolation (John Lennon song)
    "Isolation" is a 1970 song appearing on John Lennon's first official solo album release, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.-Personnel:The musicians who performed on the original recording were as follows:*John Lennon – vocals, piano, organ...
    
    " - 3:07
11. "Remember
    Remember (John Lennon song)
    "Remember" is a 1970 song appearing on John Lennon's first official solo album release, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.The song was influenced by Lennon's primal therapy sessions with Dr Arthur Janov, and the lyrics reflect things typically remembered in therapy. The memories described are unpleasant...
    
    " - 5:29
12. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
    Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
    "Beautiful Boy " is a song written and performed by John Lennon. It was released on the 1980 album Double Fantasy, the last album by Lennon and Ono released before his death....
    
    " - 4:11
13. "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier" - 3:26

Charts

Chart	Peak position
German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	30