Photograph Smile

1998 studio album by Julian Lennon

Photograph Smile is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Julian Lennon, released in 1998, after a seven-year hiatus following his previous album, Help Yourself. A promotional sampler was released in 1999 in the US containing the tracks: "I Don't Wanna Know", "Day After Day" and "And She Cries".^[2]

The music video of "I Don't Wanna Know" features a parody band of The Beatles called The Butlers. The music video features The Butlers (Ken, a parody of John Lennon; Hector, based on Paul McCartney; Daisy, based on George Harrison; and Bingo, based on Ringo Starr) in a concert with many screaming fans. The concert takes place on a stage similar to the arrow stage from The Beatles' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. There is also a box seat with the Queen and Prince, played by Julian Lennon. The first and third segments of the video are filmed in black and white.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Julian Lennon – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, sitar, tambourine, shaker, string arrangements, arrangements
• Bob Rose – keyboards, string arrangements, scoring, conductor
• Gregory Darling – acoustic piano
• Steve Sidelnyk – programming
• Matt Backer – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric guitar solo (1)
• Robbie Blunt – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, sitar, electric guitar solo (5)
• Justin Clayton – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar solo (2), electric guitar solo (5)
• Donal Lunny – bouzouki solo (8)
• Simon Edwards – bass
• Manny Elias – drums
• Paul Clarvis – ethnic percussion, tabla
• The Irish National Symphony Orchestra – strings
• Orchestra Di Santa Cecilia – strings
• Mark Spiro – guest vocals (11)
• Gemma Hayes – guest vocals (13)

Production

• Julian Lennon – producer, mixing, cover design, liner notes
• Bob Rose – producer, engineer, mixing
• Andrew Boland – additional engineer
• Conal Markey – additional engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Marco – technician
• Angelica Letsch – graphic art, layout

Studios

• Recorded at AIR Studios (London, UK); Rockfield Studios (Wales, UK); Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland); Forum Studios (Rome, Italy); Studio Mulinetti (Genova, Italy)
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)

Charts

Release history

References

1. Condran, Ed (24 August 1999). "Julian Lennon slows pace as he pursues his own sound". The Desert Sun: 25. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
2. Burianek, CJ. "The Julian Lennon 1990's Singles Discography". Heyjules.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Photograph Smile – Julian Lennon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
4. Mirkin, Steven (19 February 1999). "Music Review: Julian Lennon: Photograph Smile". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
5. Gardner, Elysa (5 March 1999). "Record Rack: Julian Lennon: Photograph Smile". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
6. Strauss, Neil (24 December 1998). "THE POP LIFE; Seeking Models Who Can Sing". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
7. Colling, John (19 August 1999). "Music". North County Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2001. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
8. "Picks and Pans Review: Photograph Smile". people.com. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
9. Wild, David (18 March 1999). "Rolling Stone review: Julian Lennon: Photograph Smile". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
10. Remstein, Bob. "Review: Photograph Smile". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 14 April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
11. 作品データベース検索サービス [searchable copyright database]. Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 May 2013. Note: Co-writer's credits are omitted from the sleeve-notes for the album.
12. "australian-charts.com Julian Lennon – Photograph Smile" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
13. "Julian Lennon – Photograph Smile – austriancharts.at" (ASP). Retrieved 1 May 2013.
14. "Album Search: Julian Lennon – Photograph Smile" (ASP) (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 1 May 2013.^{[dead link]}
15. "フォトグラフ・スマイル／ジュリアン・レノン-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [Highest position and charting weeks of Photograph Smile by Julian Lennon]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

External links

• Album information on Photograph Smile from heyjules.com