Julian Lennon - Valotte (Translucent Gold vinyl)

Julian Lennon - Valotte (Translucent Gold vinyl)

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Julian Lennon – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, bass, Simmons drums

Barry Beckett – keyboards

David LeBolt – keyboards

Peter Wood – keyboards

Justin Clayton – guitar

Carlton Morales – guitar

Martin Briley – guitar (B1)

Dennis Herring – guitar (B4)

David Hood – bass

Marcus Miller – bass

Carmine Rojas – bass

Roger Hawkins – drums

Steve Holley – drums, percussion

Ralph MacDonald – percussion

Toots Thielemans – harmonica (B1)

Michael Brecker – saxophone, sax solo (B2)

Ronnie Cuber – saxophone

Lawrence Feldman – saxophone

George Young – saxophone

Jon Faddis – trumpet

Joe Shepley – trumpet

Rory Dodd – backing vocals

Eric Troyer – backing vocals

 

1 LP, gatefold jacket

Limited edition

Original analog Master tape : YES

Heavy Press : 180g

Record color : Translucent Gold

Speed : 33 RPM

Size : 12'’

Stereo

Studio

Record Press : Furnace Record Pressing

Label :  Friday Music

Original Label : Charisma

Recorded February–August 1984 at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Alabama ; BearTracks Studios, Suffern, New York ; A & R Recording Studios, Clinton Recording Studios and The Hit Factory in New York City

Engineered by Bradshaw Leigh, Pete Greene

Produced by Phil Ramone

Remastered by Joe Reagoso

Originally released in 1984

Reissued in 2021

 

Tracks:

Side A

  1. Valotte
  2. O.K. For You
  3. On The Phone
  4. Space
  5. Well I Don't Know

Side B

  1. Too Late For Goodbyes
  2. Lonely
  3. Say You're Wrong
  4. Jesse
  5. Let Me Be

 

Reviews:

“Julian Lennon released his debut, Valotte, in 1984, not even a full four years after his father John's assassination. The wounds were still fresh and there were millions of listeners ready to embrace the son of a Beatle, particularly when he sounded remarkably like his father on the stately piano-led ballad "Valotte," the first single from the album. Its elegant evocation of late-period Beatles -- deliberate but not self-conscious -- invited some carping criticisms that Julian was riding on his father's coattails when the reality is this: any pop singer/songwriter of Julian's generation was bound to be influenced by the Beatles. At his best on Valotte -- particularly the title track, but also the caramelized psychedelic chorus of "Well I Don't Know," the tightly wound "Say You're Wrong," and the spare, simple closer "Let Me Be" -- Julian demonstrated a keen ear for Beatlesque pop songwriting, drawing equally from Lennon and McCartney. At his worst, he followed synthesized '80s conventions, relying a little bit too heavily on rigidly sequenced rhythms and canned keyboards. These are the elements that date Valotte, taking down some otherwise charming songs like the bouncy "Too Late for Goodbyes," but beneath this shiny gloss, this is by any measure the debut of a gifted pop melodicist.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

 

Ratings :

AllMusic : 3,5 / 5 , Discogs : 3,68 / 5

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