Help Yourself (Julian Lennon album) explained
Help Yourself is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Julian Lennon, released in 1991 through Atlantic Records in the US and Virgin Records in the UK.
The album was a commercial success in Europe for Lennon, spawning a UK No. 6 hit "Saltwater" (as well as topping the charts in Australia for four weeks); however, it did not do as well in the US, where Atlantic Records were said to have under-promoted the album.[1]
The album was reissued, along with The Secret Value of Daydreaming and Mr. Jordan, on 8 September 2009 by Noble Rot Records.[2]
Track listing
- Side one
- "Rebel King" (Julian Lennon, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin) – 5:51
- "Saltwater" (Lennon, Mark Spiro, Leslie Spiro) – 4:07
- "Get a Life" (Lennon, Glenn Martin Tilbrook, Scott Humphrey) – 4:17
- "Would You" (Lennon, Moore) – 6:19
- "Maybe I Was Wrong" (Lennon, Justin Clayton) – 4:27
- "Help Yourself" (Lennon, John McCurry) – 4:41
- Side two
- "Listen" (Lennon) – 5:04
- "Other Side of Town" (Lennon, Paul Buchanan, Robert Bell) – 5:34
- "New Physics Rant" (Lennon, Moore, Ezrin, Humphrey) – 4:48
- "Take Me Home" (Lennon, Ezrin, Clayton) – 4:26
- "Imaginary Lines" (Lennon, Moore, Clayton, Ezrin) – 5:12
- "Keep the People Working" (Moore) – 3:36
Personnel
Musicians
- Julian Lennon – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, guitar, mandolin, bass and drum programming, percussion
- Bob Ezrin – keyboards, programming, percussion, backing vocals
- Scott Humphrey – keyboards, synthesizer programming, computer programming, backing vocals
- John Haeny – sound effects
- Justin Clayton – guitar
- Steve Hunter – guitar
- John McCurry – guitar
- George Harrison – guitar [uncredited, disputed]
- Matt Bissonette – bass guitar
- Louis Molino – drums
- Allan Schwartzberg – additional drums
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- Paul Buchanan – lead vocals (8)
- Maxi Anderson – backing vocals
- Kim Edwards-Brown – backing vocals
- Peter Fletcher – backing vocals
- Clydene Jackson – backing vocals
- Bobette Jamison-Harrison – backing vocals
- Carmen Twillie – backing vocals
- Clarise Wilkins – backing vocals
- Paul Winger – backing vocals
- Olivia D'Abo – additional backing vocals
- Mark Spiro – additional backing vocals
- San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Troop 592 – additional backing vocals
Production
- Bob Ezrin – producer
- Lenny Derose – recording
- James Guthrie – mixing
- Martin Horenburg – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Marko Olson – recording assistant
- Robert Hrycyna – production supervisor, technical supervisor
- Doug Sax – mastering
- PhD – art direction, design
- Mark Hanauer – photography
- Tony Smith – management
- Paddy Spinks – management
Studios
- Recorded at The Enterprise (Burbank, California) and Amigo Studios (North Hollywood, California).
- Mixed at The Enterprise
- Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
Charts
Weekly charts
Certifications
Notes and References
- Web site: Help Yourself Menu at Hey Jules . 13 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100201234117/http://www.heyjules.com/helpyourself/index.html . 1 February 2010 . dead .
- Web site: JULIAN LENNON'S ATLANTIC YEARS REISSUED ON NOBLE ROT THROUGH COLLECTORS' CHOICE MUSIC. Top40-charts.com . 7 August 2009 . 17 March 2013.
- Web site: australian-charts.com Julian Lennon – Help Yourself . . ASP . 1 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106183048/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Julian+Lennon&titel=Help+Yourself&cat=a . 6 November 2012 .
- Web site: Julian Lennon > Artists > Official Charts. UK Albums Chart. 1 July 2013.
