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Old 10-30-2003, 04:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Julian Lennon

Hey I just downloaded a song by Julian Lennon, called Valotte, man its reallly cool! Really like an 80's song.
Can anyone tell me a discograpy of him?
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Old 10-30-2003, 06:15 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I've been meaning to check him out and see if any of the talent of the father rubbed off on him. Links would be appreciated

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Old 10-30-2003, 07:03 PM   #3 (permalink)
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allmusic.com bio/info:

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The son of John Lennon and his first wife Cynthia, Julian Lennon parlayed a remarkable vocal similarity to his father into a moderately successful singing career during the 1980s. John Charles Julian Lennon was born on April 8, 1963 in Liverpool, and as a child inspired several Beatles compositions: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" reportedly arose out of a drawing Julian made of a classmate, and following his parents' divorce, he became the subject of Paul McCartney's sympathetic "Hey Jude." Julian began playing guitar and drums at age ten, adding piano as a teenager; he appeared as a drummer on the track "Ya Ya" on the John Lennon album Walls and Bridges. Following his father's assassination, Lennon decided to pursue a singing career, although he worried that his vocal and stylistic similarity to his father would prove detrimental. He initially signed a contract to record an unreleased song stolen from John Lennon's vaults, but after thinking better of it, he enlisted Yoko Ono's help in buying out the contract.

Lennon signed with Atlantic and recorded his debut album, Valotte, at a French château of the same name. The album produced four chart singles, including the Top Tens "Valotte" and "Too Late for Goodbyes"; Lennon was nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist. Success was accompanied by hedonistic indulgence, and the follow-up, 1986's underwritten The Secret Value of Daydreaming, perhaps suffered because of it. Lennon returned in 1989 with Mr. Jordan, an album that found him trying to break away from his John Lennon influences with a darker style reminiscent of David Bowie. However, the single "Now You're in Heaven" proved only a minor hit. Following 1991's Help Yourself, Lennon temporarily retired from the music industry and spent nearly seven years in seclusion. In the spring of 1998, he returned with Photograph Smile, an indie album initially issued only in Europe and Japan but given American release the following year.
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and another bio from vh1.com

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b. John Charles Julian Lennon, 8 April 1963, Liverpool, England. To embark on a musical career in the same sphere as his late father was a bold and courageous move for Julian Lennon. The universal fame of


John Lennon brought the inevitable comparisons, which quickly became more a source of irritation than pride. This awful paradox must have hampered the now low-profile career of a young star who began by releasing a commendable debut album in 1984. The album was produced by Phil Ramone and utilised a healthy mix of different musical styles. At times, Julian's voice uncannily and uncomfortably mirrored that of John's, but he was soon scaling the US and UK pop charts with excellent compositions such as "Valotte" and the reggae-influenced "Too Late For Goodbyes". Lennon was nominated for a Grammy in 1985 as the Best New Act, but success may have come too soon, and he indulged in the usual excesses and was hounded by the press, merely to find out what club he frequented and whom he was dating.

The Secret Value Of Daydreaming was a poor album of overdone rock themes and was critically ignored. Lennon licked his wounds and returned in 1989 with Mr. Jordan and a change of style. The soul/disco "Now You're In Heaven" was a lively comeback single, and the album showed promise. 1991 saw Lennon return to the conventional activities of recording and promotion with the release of a single embracing "green" issues, "Salt Water" supported by an imaginative video and a heavy promotion schedule. On this album, Julian Lennon seemed to be making a career on his own terms, rather than those dictated by the memories of his father. By 1995, Virgin had released Lennon from his contract, and he joined a touring production of the play Mr Holland's Opus for which he sang the title song. After many years of legal wrangles, Lennon received a financial settlement from his father's estate and the executor Yoko Ono. The sum of £20 million is alleged to have been agreed. Lennon was quoted as saying he needed the money to relaunch his rock career. He subsequently broke a seven-year silence with Photograph Smile. The album was released on his label and was issued on the same day as his half-brother Sean's debut. The first single "Day After Day' was a fabulous song but was virtually ignored by the media as they fawned over young Sean. The album was varied and much more like his father's mid-period Beatles" work. Sadly, due to his past over-indulgence, Julian needs to court the media favourably before his recent work is properly listened to. Photograph Smile is an outstanding record of great maturity that was virtually ignored.
Discographys availible at his site (that link up above), and at allmusic.com
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Old 10-31-2003, 07:27 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Valotte was a great album. I haven't listened to it in years.

His discography:

1984 - Valotte
1986 - The Secret Value of Daydreaming
1989 - Mr. Jordan
1991 - Help Yourself
1998 - Photograph Smile

I have Valotte and Photograph Smile and I love them both. A lot of critics panned him when he first started as sounding too much like John. My question is, who do you expect him to sound like, Jim Morrison?

Sounding like John is not necessarily a bad thing. I think by his last album, he accepted that and you can certainly hear the influence. I recomend it.
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