Photograph Smile
1998 studio album by Julian Lennon
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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".[10]
- AIR (London, UK)
- Rockfield (Wales, UK)
- Windmill Lane (Dublin, Ireland)
- Forum Studios (Rome, Italy)
- Studio Mulinetti (Genova, Italy)
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| Released | 18 May 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1998 | |||
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| Genre | Baroque pop[1] | |||
| Length | 64:29 73:10 (bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | Varèse Sarabande (US) Fuel 2000 (US) | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| The New York Times | (Positive)[5] |
| North County Times | A[6] |
| People | (Positive)[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Wall of Sound | 65/100[9] |
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Day After Day" | Julian Lennon, Mark Spiro | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Cold" | Lennon, Spiro | 4:41 |
| 3. | "I Should Have Known" | Lennon | 4:16 |
| 4. | "How Many Times" | Lennon | 5:51 |
| 5. | "I Don't Wanna Know" | Lennon, Spiro | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Crucified" | Lennon, Gregory Darling | 5:11 |
| 7. | "Walls" | Lennon, Darling | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Believe" | Lennon | 4:52 |
| 9. | "Good to Be Lonely" | Lennon, Spiro | 4:25 |
| 10. | "Kiss Beyond the Catcher" | Lennon, Darling | 4:00 |
| 11. | "And She Cries" | Lennon, Spiro | 3:49 |
| 12. | "Photograph Smile" | Lennon, Darling | 4:35 |
| 13. | "Faithful" | Lennon | 3:41 |
| 14. | "Way to Your Heart" | Lennon, Lisa Dalbello | 5:40 |
| Total length: | 64:29 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "Don't Let Me Down" | Lennon, Darling[11] | 4:41 |
| 16. | "I Need You" | Gerry Beckley | 4:00 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Julian Lennon – lead vocals, 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 at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Marco – technician
- Angelica Letsch – graphic art, layout
Charts
| Chart (1998) | Position |
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| Australian ARIA Albums Chart[12] | 28 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[13] | 40 |
| German Media Control Albums Chart[14] | 90 |
| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[15] | 70 |
