discomfortingly intense work." In the US, the 1989 CD re-issue of The John Lennon Collection not only included the two bonus tracks but also the two songs originally excluded from the US release, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" and "Stand by Me" (these were also thought of as 'bonus tracks' in the US), thereby making the track-listing now identical in both countries. Reception As Lennon's first posthumous release, The John Lennon Collection did extremely well, reaching number 1 in the UK and peaking at number 33 in the US where it would eventually reach triple platinum. The album sold 300,000 copies in the first week, and 1 million by its third week in the UK. In the UK, "Love" was excerpted as a single, (featuring a version of the song without the slow fade-ins) and managed to reach number 41. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" was released as the B-side to "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", which was released by Geffen, in a brand-new picture sleeve, in the US. Cover The front and back cover photographs for The John Lennon Collection were taken by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz on 8 December 1980; Lennon was murdered later that evening by Mark David Chapman at Lennon's residence The Dakota. Track listing All songs by John Lennon, except where noted. Side one "Give Peace a Chance" – 4:52 Originally credited to Lennon–McCartney, the credit was revised in the 1990s to cite only Lennon as its composer. "Instant Karma!" – 3:20 "Power to the People" – 3:16 "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" – 3:17 Features Elton John on harmony vocal and piano. "#9 Dream" – 4:46 "Mind Games" – 4:12 "Love" – 3:22 Released as a single unique to this collection. Originally released in 1970 on John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (Lennon/Yoko Ono) – 3:33 Originally excluded from the US vinyl version of this compilation, included on cassette and 1989 re-issue. Side two "Imagine" (Lennon/Ono) – 3:02 Originally credited to Lennon, the credit was revised in the 2010s to cite Ono as co-composer. "Jealous Guy" – 4:14 "Stand by Me" (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller/Ben E. King) – 3:25 Originally excluded from the US vinyl version of this compilation, included on cassette and 1989 re-issue. "(Just Like) Starting Over" – 3:55 "Woman" – 3:25 "I'm Losing You" – 3:57 "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" – 4:01 "Watching the Wheels" – 3:31 "Dear Yoko"