Love by John Lennon – ****

First released: 1970

This is the song that probably should have been released as a single from "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" as it is every bit as beautiful as the upcoming "Imagine". Eventually it was released as an import single posthumously minus the fade up intro in 1982. It’s also on "The John Lennon Collection" from 1982, which was the purpose of the single in the first place, and it’s on 1990’s "Lennon", "Lennon Legend" from 1997, "Working Class Hero" from 2005 and "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" from 2006. A remixed version is on the import only "Peace, Love & Truth" from 2005. There’s also a demo version on 1998’s "The John Lennon Anthology" that’s also on 2004’s "Acoustic".