John Lennon two of the tracks later appeared on "John Lennon Anthology" (1998). Following the "Bloody Sunday" incident in Northern Ireland in 1972, in which fourteen unarmed civil rights protesters were shot dead by the British Army, Lennon said that given the choice between the army and the IRA (who were not involved in the incident) he would side with the latter. Lennon and Ono wrote two songs protesting British presence and actions in Ireland for their "Some Time in New York City" album: "The Luck of the Irish" and "Sunday Bloody Sunday". In 2000, David Shayler, a former member of Britain's
Imagine: John Lennon (soundtrack) at No. 64. The project arrived at a timely juncture and was successful in thwarting the then-released "The Lives of John Lennon" by Albert Goldman, a controversial and reputation-tarnishing book which many dismissed as fiction, including Ono and Lennon's close friends, as well as the surviving Beatles. All songs by John Lennon, except where noted. Tracks 2-10 produced by George Martin. Track 11 produced by Lennon and Yoko Ono. Tracks 12-14, 17 & 21 produced by Lennon, Ono and Phil Spector. Track 15 produced by Ono. Track 16 produced by Lennon. Tracks 18-20 produced by Lennon, Ono and Jack Douglas.