Which are John's greatest ballads?

[DrWinston]

Generally thought of as a rocker,i think John wrote some of the greatest ballads with the Beatles and Solo.
Here are my top 5.(In no particular order)

BEATLES

1. If i fell.
2. Julia.
3. I`ll be back.
4. In my life.
5. Girl.


SOLO

1. Love.
2. Jealous guy.
3. Woman.
4. Oh my love.
5. I know(I know).

[HerMajesty]

That's a very good list! I'll have to think about this for a bit before I decide..

I love Imagine & Isolation, though

[FoolontheHill]

Good list. The first ones I thought of were Julia and If I Fell. It's funny that people think of John as the rocker and Paul as the softy- when John has all those songs on your list, and Paul has stuff like I'm Down, Helter Skelter, and so many more.

[HerMajesty]

Exactly! It proves just how much they can't be put into one category, which is so cool

[McCartneyGirl909]

Beatles
1.) It's Only Love
2.) If I Fell
3.) Girl
4.) Julia
5.) In My Life
Solo
1.) Imagine
2.) Oh My Love
3.) Mother
4.) Jelous Guy
5.) Woman

[EnglishRain]

Beatles:
1) In My Life
2) Julia!!!
3) If I Fell
4) I'll Be Back
5) It's Only Love

Solo:
1) Love
2) Jealous Guy
3) Mother
4) Imagine
5) Woman

(In my highly informed and educated opinion, seeing as I've only heard the songs on "Lennon Legend" :

"Julia" and "Love" both make me melt. That's the only word in the English language I've come up with that describes it!

[michelle]

My favorites are:
In My Life
Dear Prudence
If I Fell

I love John's ballads . . .and Paul's. Okay, so I love all of them.

[jugbandblues]

You guys have already covered my favorites no fair
I love Jealous Guy, If I Fell - all of them. Just beautiful.

[EnglishRain]

Ahh, I'd forgotten all about "Dear Prudence," Michelle! What a good song... Yep, I love them all, haha.

[Vanessa ECarrington]

I truly don't know, but I do Lennon sang them all very well