Photograph Smile

Photograph Smile is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Julian Lennon.

Photograph Smile
Studio album by
Julian Lennon
Released18 May 1998
Recorded1996–1998
GenreBaroque pop[1]
Length64:29
73:10 (bonus tracks)
LabelVarèse Sarabande (US)
Fuel 2000 Records (US)
ProducerJulian Lennon, Bob Rose
Julian Lennon chronology
Help Yourself
(1991)		 Photograph Smile
(1998)		 Behind the Music – The Julian Lennon Collection
(2001)
Singles from Photograph Smile
  1. "Day After Day"
    Released: 11 May 1998
  2. "I Don't Wanna Know"
    Released: 24 August 1998 (UK); 11 May 1999 (US)
  3. "Photograph Smile"
    Released: 1998 (promo only)

Release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
The New York Times(Positive)[5]
North County TimesA[6]
People(Positive)[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Wall of Sound65/100[9]

It was released in May 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]

Music videos

The music video of "I Don't Wanna Know" features a parody band of The Beatles called The Butlers. The beginning of the music video has The Butlers (Ken, a parody of John Lennon; Bongo, a parody of Ringo Starr; Daisy, a parody of George Harrison; and Hector, a parody of Paul McCartney) 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 in it from the Royal Variety Performance. The first and third segments of the video are filmed in black and white.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Day After Day"Julian Lennon, Mark Spiro4:19
2."Cold"Lennon, Spiro4:41
3."I Should Have Known"Lennon4:16
4."How Many Times"Lennon5:51
5."I Don't Wanna Know"Lennon, Spiro4:04
6."Crucified"Lennon, Gregory Darling5:11
7."Walls"Lennon, Darling4:47
8."Believe"Lennon4:52
9."Good to Be Lonely"Lennon, Spiro4:25
10."Kiss Beyond the Catcher"Lennon, Darling4:00
11."And She Cries"Lennon, Spiro3:49
12."Photograph Smile"Lennon, Darling4:35
13."Faithful"Lennon3:41
14."Way to Your Heart"Lennon, Jeff Dalbello5:40
Total length:64:29
Bonus tracks (Japanese edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Don't Let Me Down"Lennon, Darling[11]4:41
16."I Need You"Gerry Beckley4:00

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

Charts
Chart performance for Photograph Smile
Chart (1998) Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[12] 28
Austrian Albums Chart[13] 40
German Media Control Albums Chart[14] 90
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[15] 70

Release history
Release history and formats for Photograph Smile
Country Date Label Format Catalog
Japan Avex Trax CD AVCZ-95109 / 4988064951093
United Kingdom 18 May 1998 Music From Another Room, Pinnacle CD MFAR44CD
United States 23 February 1999 Fuel 2000 CD FLD-1028 / 0 30206 10282 6

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. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Photograph Smile – Julian Lennon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. Mirkin, Steven (19 February 1999). "Music Review: Julian Lennon: Photograph Smile". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  4. Gardner, Elysa (5 March 1999). "Record Rack: Julian Lennon: Photograph Smile". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. Strauss, Neil (24 December 1998). "THE POP LIFE; Seeking Models Who Can Sing". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  6. Colling, John (19 August 1999). "Music". North County Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2001. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. "Picks and Pans Review: Photograph Smile". people.com. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  8. 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.
  9. Remstein, Bob. "Review: Photograph Smile". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 14 April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  10. Burianek, CJ. "The Julian Lennon 1990's Singles Discography". Heyjules.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  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.
  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.
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