Grateful Dead Family Discography: Give Peace A Chance

Give Peace A Chance

Composer: John Lennon

Bruce Hornsby was one of the members of the Peace Choir who recorded Give Peace A Chance with Yoko Ono in 1991. Some or all of Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Donna Jean Godchaux MacKay, Mickey Hart and Bruce Hornsby played on Give Peace A Chance at the PhilHarmonia concert in San Francisco in 1997.

The song was written by John Lennon during the Lennon / Ono "bed-in" in Montreal in May/June 1969. The song was recorded in their hotel room on June 1, 1969. The recording with a few overdubs and adjustments to the sound was released on a Plastic Ono Band single in July 1969. The single, which was Lennon's first solo single release, reached #2 in the British charts and #14 in the Billboard Hot 100.

Though written by Lennon the song was originally credited to Lennon and McCartney as was usually the case with songs written by Lennon or McCartney during the existence of the Beatles. On some later release by John Lennon and by other performers the song is often credited to just Lennon.

John Lennon / Yoko Ono

no info Single (Give Peace A Chance / Remember Love), Plastic Ono Band, 1969
no info Live Peace in Toronto 1969, Plastic Ono Band, 1969
no info Shaved Fish, Lennon / Plastic Ono Band, 1975
no info John Lennon (LP Box), John Lennon, 1981
no info The John Lennon Collection, John Lennon, 1982
no info Single (Give Peace A Chance / Cold Turkey), John Lennon, 1984
no info Then & Now (video), Yoko Ono, 1984
no info Live in New York City, John Lennon, 1986
no info Imagine: John Lennon Soundtrack, John Lennon / The Beatles, 1988
no info Single (Jealous Guy / Give Peace a Chance), Plastic Ono Band, 1988
no info Lennon, John Lennon, 1990
no info John & Yoko The Bed-In (video), John Lennon/Yoko Ono, 1990
Single (Give Peace A Chance / Give Peace A Chance), The Peace Choir, 1991
no info The World's Greatest Artists Sing Lennon: A Tribute (video), Various Artists (John Lennon), 1991
no info The John Lennon Video Collection, John Lennon, 1992
no info One To One (video), John Lennon, 1992
no info Message To Love: The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 (2 CD), Various Artists (Plastic Ono Band), 1995
no info Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon, John Lennon, 1997
no info Anthology, John Lennon, 1998
no info Cassette single (Imagine / Xmas (War Is Over) / Give Peace A Chance), John Lennon, 1999
no info CD single (Imagine / Xmas (War Is Over) / Give Peace A Chance / Imagine), John Lenon, 1999
no info John & Yoko's Year Of Peace (DVD), John Lennon/Yoko Ono, 2000
Positively 60's, Various Artists (Plastic Ono Band), 2000
no info Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon, John Lennon, 2005
no info The U.S. Vs. John Lennon: Music From The Motion Picture, Plastic Ono Band/John Lennon, 2006
no info Open Your Box, Ono, 2007
no info 101 Sixties Hits, Various Artists (Plastic Ono Band), 2007
no info Single (Give Peace A Chance (various mixes)), Yoko Ono, 2008
no info Serve3: The Hard Rock Benefit Album, Various Artists (Plastic Ono Band), 2008
no info Gimme Some Truth (Box), John Lennon, 2010
Next Stop Is Vietnam: The War on Record 1961-2008, Various Artists (Plastic Ono Band), 2010
no info Power To The People: The Hits, Various Artists (Plastic Ono Band), 2010
no info Icon, John Lennon, 2014
no info Gimme Some Truth (LP Box), John Lennon, 2020
no info Now That's What I Call 60s Pop, Various Artists (Plastic Ono Band), 2023

Other recordings

no info Non Stop Dancing 9, James Last, 1969
no info Single (Give Peace A Chance / She), The Rudees, 1969
no info Single (Give Peace A Chance / Reggae Groove), The Family Circle, 1969
no info The Bunnies Again, Playboy Club Bunnies, 1969
no info 12 Top Hits, The Clive Allan Orchestra And Singers, 1969
no info Give Peace A Chance, The Jazz Crusaders, 1970
The Everly Brothers Show, Everly Brothers, 1970
no info Come Together, Mike Curb Congregation, 1970
no info Monkey Man, The Maytals, 1970
no info Movements, Johnny Harris, 1970
no info Cecelia, Ken Lazarus, 1970
no info Beach Party, James Last, 1970
no info El Condor Pasa, James Last, 1970
no info Single (Give Peace A Chance / In Cold Blood), Freedom Singers / Sound Dimention, 1970
no info Louis Armstrong and Friends, Louis Armstrong and Friends, 1970
no info Single (Give Peace A Chance / The Creator Has a Master Plan), Louis Armstrong and Friends, 1970
no info Peace Sing Along, Mitch Miller & the Gang, 1970
no info The Strawberry Statement Soundtrack, Various Artists (The Cast), 1970
no info From The Roots, The Maytals, 1973
no info Original Music From The Film The Trial Of Billy Jack, Elmer Bernstein / Orchestra, 1974
no info Superstars Tribute To The Beatles, Various Artists (Louis Armstrong), 1976
no info Single (Imagine/Give Peace A Chance / Kumbaya), Pestalozzi International Childrens Village Choir, 1981
no info Songs Of Joy, Pestalozzi International Childrens Village Choir, 1981
no info Single (Give Peace A Chance / Imagine), Randy Crawford, 1982
no info Alien Sleestacks From Brazil, Tater Totz, 1988
no info What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong, 1988
no info Single (Club at the End of the Street / Give Peace A Chance), Elton John, 1990
no info To Be Continued..., Elton John, 1990
no info Single (All My Trials / C Moon / Strawberry Fields Forever/Help/Give Peace A Chance), Paul McCartney, 1990
no info Hyper Beatles, Aki Takahashi, 1990
no info Echoes Of Lennon, Morgan Fisher, 1990
no info Yesterday: 16 Fab Beatle Reggae Classics, Various Artists (The Maytals), 1991
no info Golden Throats 2: More Celebrity Rock Oddities!, Various Artists (Mitch Miller & the Gang), 1991
no info Soft, Safe & Sanitized, Various Artists (Mitch Miller & the Gang), 1994
no info Soccer Rockers, Supporters United, 1995
no info A Reggae Tribute To The Beatles, Various Artists (The Maytals), 1995
no info Monkey Man / From The Roots, The Maytals, 1999
no info Football Crazy: 21 Anthems From TV And Terrace, Supporters United, 2000
no info Tribute To The Beatles Reggae Style, Various Artists (The Maytals), 2001
no info Instant Karma 2002: A Tribute To John Lennon, Various Artists (The Maytals), 2002
no info Come Together: A Night For John Lennon's Words And Music, Various Artists (Ensemble Cast), 2002
no info Cover Me, Andy Pratt And Mark Doyle, 2003
no info Monkey Man (expanded), The Maytals, 2003
no info Trojan Beatles Tribute Box Set, Various Artists (The Maytals), 2004
no info Here Comes That Feeling: Hit Songs Jamaican Style, Various Artists (The Maytals), 2004
no info The Pacific Jazz Quintet Studio Sessions, The Jazz Crusaders, 2005
no info Roots Reggae: The Classic Jamaican Albums, Toots & The Maytals, 2005
Daytrippers: Songs of the Beatles, Various Artists (Johnny Harris), 2005
Chained to a Memory 1966-1972, The Everly Brothers, 2006
no info String Quartet Interpretations of John Lennon, Sound Souvenirs, 2007
no info Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur, Various Artists (Aerosmith featuring Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars), 2007
no info Live At The Greek Theatre 2008 (DVD), Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band, 2008
no info Good Evening New York City, Paul McCartney, 2009
no info John Lennon: In My Own Write, Colin Towns / The NDR Bigband, 2010
no info 1969 Key To Change, Various Artists (Speech Debelle), 2010
no info All We Are Saying..., Bill Frisell, 2011
no info Ringo At The Ryman (DVD), Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band, 2013
no info Single (Give Peace A Chance / Give Peace A Chance), Boy George & Roland Faber featuring Tom Bem, 2015
no info On My Way To You, Geoffrey Keezer Trio, 2018
no info Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert, Various Artists (John Fogerty), 2019
no info Viva! Songs Of Freedom, Various Artists (The Hague Reggae All Stars), 2021
no info You Might Need Somebody: The Warner Bros. Recordings 1976-1993, Randy Crawford, 2023
no info Essential Artist Collection, The Maytals, 2023
no info Single (Give Peace A Chance), The Static Dive, 2023