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
- Valotte
- O.K. For You
- On The Phone
- Space
- Well I Don't Know
Side B
- Too Late For Goodbyes
- Lonely
- Say You're Wrong
- Jesse
- 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