John Lennon, Rock 'n' Roll - 39m 39s

Tracks & Durations

1. Be-Bop-A-Lula	2:37
2. Stand By Me	3:30
3. Ready Teddy	1:34
4. You Can't Catch Me	4:53
5. Ain't That A Shame	2:32
6. Do You Want To Dance?	2:53
7. Sweet Little Sixteen	3:01
8. Slippin' And Slidin'	2:17
9. Peggy Sue	2:04
10. Send Me Some Lovin'	3:42
11. Bony Moronie	3:46
12. Ya Ya	2:18
13. Just Because	4:26

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Review

Conceived at a time when John Lennon was struggling to regain his footing as a solo artist, Rock `n' Roll afforded the hardly ancient ex-Beatles (he was only 33 when work began on the LP) a chance to revisit his Liverpool roots. Feeling nostalgic, Lennon enlisted Phil Spector to guide him through rewordings of tunes from early heroes Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, and Little Richard. Sounds easy enough. Something about the `70s made thirtysomething musicians long for the `50s (around the time Lennon began work on this project, the Band released the all-oldies collection Moondog Matinee) and Lennon certainly had the vocal chops to take on any rocker. The Spector sessions, however, fell apart, producing only four songs that made it to vinyl. Lennon took over production and completed the album the following year, actually helming most of the album's highlights. "Stand by Me" proved to be a perfect dramatic vehicle for Lennon and scored as a single. The likes of "Be-Bop-A-Lula," "Slippin' and Slidin'," and "Just Because" were comfortable fits for "Dr. Winston O'Boogie." And though "Do You Wanna Dance" and "Sweet Little Sixteen" are misbegotten attempts to slow down and reimagine the originals, by any fair gauge, there're are three winners here for every misstep. The remixed and remastered reissue comes with four bonus tracks that rank with the final cuts. Conceived perhaps as something of a stopgap title, Rock `n' Roll has aged well and serves as a tribute not only to the fathers of rock & roll, but to Lennon the vocalist and producer. --Steven StolderDigitally Remastered Edition Lennon's 1975 Tribute to Some of his Rock N Roll Heroes Including Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Ben E. King, Larry Williams and Buddy Holly. Like Other Albums from the Lennon Canon, this One Has Been Remixed and Remastered for the Digital Media and Now Includes Four Bonus Tracks that Didn't Appear on the Original Edition.

Other Versions

Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.

Rock 'n' Roll

Tracks: 13, Disk length: 39m 39s

Rock 'n' Roll

Tracks: 13, Disk length: 39m 38s (-1m 59s)

Rock 'n' Roll

Tracks: 13, Disk length: 41m 14s (+1m 35s)

Rock 'n' Roll

Tracks: 17 (+4 tracks), Disk length: 54m 24s (+14m 45s)

Rock 'n' Roll

Tracks: 18 (+5 tracks), Disk length: 1h 14m (+34m 21s)

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