Rhino's partnership with VH1 expands with CD releases based on this hugely successful series. These collections are jammed with the greatest hits by artists chronicled on VH1's most popular show. Each volume includes liner notes that, like the show, give the real story Behind The Music. This 15-song collection is Julian's first-ever complete career retrospective.
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VH1 Behind the Music: The Julian Lennon Collection
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VH1 Behind the Music: The Julian Lennon Collection
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ASIN: B00005N83A Release Date: 2001-08-21 |
Tracks:
- Valotte
- Too Late For Goodbyes
- Say You're Wrong
- Jesse
- Stick Around
- This Is My Day
- Want Your Body
- Now You're In Heaven
- Angillette
- I Get Up
- Make It Up To You
- Listen
- Saltwater
- Day After Day
- I Don't Wanna Know
- Photograph Smile
Album Description
Rhino's partnership with VH1 expands with CD releases based on this hugely successful series. These collections are jammed with the greatest hits by artists chronicled on VH1's most popular show. Each volume includes liner notes that, like the show, give the real story Behind The Music. This 15-song collection is Julian's first-ever complete career retrospective.Customer Reviews:
Excellent CD - I highly recommend it!.......2006-09-23
So then I went in search of his albums in stores and was starting to understand his frustration of constantly being in his dad's shadow...because I could find a million copies of John Lennon albums on the racks...but Julian Lennon? NO! NOT ONE! UGH! :/ So...still wanting to purchase his music, I was then on a mission, going online to do my purchasing instead, and came across this "Greatest Hits" album put together by VH1 and I absolutely LOVE IT!!!
All you John Lennon and/or Beatles fans out there are probably going to hate me for saying this...But I actually prefer Julian's style and use of a wide vocal range to his dad's way of singing. OK. I have to admit that I do like many of The Beatles songs and I do like some of John Lennon songs...but I think that Julian is a very under-appreciated singer/song writer. He is a wonderful music artist in his own right; and my personal opinion is that if he hadn't had to live under the scrutiny of everyone's expectations for him to be a clone of his dad...which of course he IS NOT...He is his own person...I think he would have been much more highly respected in the music industry. And we would have seen a lot more of him over the years. Ok. Now that I've said my peace, I will step down off of my soap box on that subject.
I understand that he is currently working on releasing another album soon (straight from the horse's mouth on his official website) WOOHOO! I am now patiently awaiting its release. :)
I am just so glad he is writing again. I read at one point, he became so frustrated with the whole music industry that he just decided to throw in the towel. How sad. But then he just couldn't get writing music out of his system and released "Photograph Smile" after 7 years. And WOW! I am listening to the song "Photograph Smile" right now on the album I purchased. What a beautiful song.
Anyway...I suspect you all have now gotten the idea that this is an album I highly recommend. If you purchase it, I assure you that you will not be disappointed.
Wish he'd Stick Around.......2006-07-02
His catchy "I Don't Wanna Know" is so obviously and deliberately Beatlesque that it's almost tongue in cheek. "I Get Up" is a rockabilly type rocker that would have made John proud.
Some Klunkers: "Saltwater" is a boring, pedestrian plea to save the environment. "Want Your Body" is so devoid of desire and so dull it serves more as a lullabye than a sexual plea. Julian is still talented -- what he needs to do is play for the fun of it and be himself. In some ways, the eldest son of Beatle Number One is an interesting story.
Talent vs. Sales.......2006-06-01
I highly recommend it for anyone over the age of 20, who likes serious music about serious topics like Saltwater (an awesome song about the earth) to dance able tunes like I Don't Wanna Know.
One last thing-contrary to another reviewer Julian has lost NONE of his sex appeal- he is hotter now more than ever!
What will I think of me the day that I die? Saltwater wells in my eyes........2006-01-01
I haven't yet really formed an opinion on the whole album, because this particular song is the only one that has really caught my attention, because of the powerful lyrics used in it!
The title I've used is one of the lines in this song, plus the one-lined chorus.
I chose this title because I wanted to use a couple of sentences which means something positive and powerful!
I bought this album for my dad this Christmas with the album 'Valotte'.
I was going to buy these albums from Amazon, but I needed them for Christmas so I had to buy from sellers instead, and I got both of these albums on Christmas Eve!
JUST IN TIME!!!!!!!!
I became obsessed with the song 'Saltwater' today, and just felt that I really needed to write a review about this album.
I know I'm only concentrating on one particular song, but this is the album I've been listening to this song on.
The chorus: 'Saltwater wells in my eyes' makes me think of my Nana who died nearly 11 years ago.
This song made me cry today, because songs like this always make me think of her!
She too was a Beatles fan, I wouldn't be surprised if she liked Julian Lennon, or Sean Lennon, or Yoko Ono!
Just like John Lennon, Julian voice does the famous soft, high notes especially in 'Saltwater', like in my above title (the first part!)
If you get the album, you'll know exactly what I mean!
This song of Julian Lennon is extremely self-reflective.
He also looks and sounds just like his dad, who I and my parents (and a lot of their friends) are also a great fan of!
It's not just Julian and John Lennon who have done music, today I found out that Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon have also done some music! Haven't heard them singing yet, so when I have I can then form opinions on them.
I didn't know until today, that Julian Lennon inspired some of The Beatles songs!
Like Paul McCartney wrote the song 'Hey Jude' for Julian when he parents were breaking up.
Also, John Lennon wrote the song 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' for Julian inspired by one of his childhood drawings.
It's a real shame that Julian never really had a chance to get to know his dad.
When John Lennon died, my dad said to me this Christmas that he really wished that Julian had joined up with Paul McCartney and done some songs together! This would've been great, especially since he sounds exactly like his dad!
If I didn't know about Julian Lennon and I heard one of his songs, I would've been convinced I was hearing John Lennon's voice!
Also, Julian's full name is actually John Charles Julian Lennon, it's obvious he chose one of his middle names as to not have his name confused with his dad's!
Well, I've now said all I can for now.
I really hope people will read my review and decide to buy this album. And also other music by Julian Lennon, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon and of course THE BEATLES!!!!!!!!
I hope this review is helpful to you all.
HAPPY READINGS AND HAPPY SPENDINGS!!!!!!!!
And HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!
This Proves Poor Album Sales Don't Mean Poor Quality Songs.......2005-06-17
When Julian Lennon came on the music scene with his 1984 debut album, "Valotte" - the music world was ready to embrace him. While it had been almost 4 years since his father John Lennon's untimely death, Lennon and The Beatles were still very much in the minds of the music landscape. Earlier in 1984, John Lennon's "Milk and Honey" - a collection of leftover songs from Lennon's "Double Fantasy" sessions was released. It spawned a song that has become a popular John Lennon tune called "Nobody Told Me". In some ways, people probably realized this would be the last "new" material they would get from John Lennon. However, in 1984 along comes his son Julian Lennon - out of nowhere. He looks - and even sounds like his world famous father. The story of Julian is interesting because he had a somewhat "distant" relationship with John. It makes for a great story - and garners Julian some attention. On top of it - Julian makes a very good album - "Valotte" and the world is good.
After Julian hits it big, things change.- Julian is rushed into the studio to make his follow-up album, "The Secret Value of Daydreaming". This results in the follow-up not being as polished as the debut album - and further results in lack of airplay and poor album sales. As a result, Julian is not able to get his career back on track. He makes two more albums ("Mr. Jordan" and "Help Yourself") before taking a 7 year hiatus that allows him to refocus. In 1998, he returns with a critically well-received fifth album called "Photograph Smile".
It seems after the "Valotte" album that Julian's music has faded into obscurity. "The Julian Lennon Collection" takes 16 tracks - and balances them among the five albums. What one discovers is that Julian truly changes as an artist on each of the five albums. One will also discover that he has some good music from these albums - despite the poor album sales. The 16 tracks on "The Julian Lennon Collection" are arranged in chronological order. This is the perfect setup for this album because you truly will see and hear how Julian Lennon adapts and changes over the years.
Here are the songs grouped by album:
"Valotte" ("Valotte", "Too Late For Goodbyes", "Say You're Wrong", "Jesse"): This was the blockbuster debut album. "Valotte" was the song that started it all. While "Valotte" and "Too Late For Goodbyes" get all of the attention, I've always liked "Say You're Wrong" and "Jesse". No doubt, Julian is riding the wave - sounding like his world famous father.
"The Secret Value of Daydreaming" ("Stick Around", "This is My Day", "Want Your Body"): "Stick Around" was a minor hit and the other songs gained little attention. These songs, while not as polished as the "Valotte" songs are still good. Despite Julian being "rushed", you can also hear him try to move away from the John Lennon sound. We are treated to some synth-pop on "This is My Day" and a ballad on "Want Your Body".
"Mr. Jordan" ("Now You're In Heaven", "Angillette", "I Get Up", "Make it Up to You"): I think the contributions from this album are underrated. Julian clearly moves away from John Lennon's sound on this collection. I've heard his vocals on "Now You're in Heaven" compared to David Bowie (and it does sound like him). "I Get Up" might be Julian's best song. It has a retro-Elvis sound showing another side to Julian. Julian also starts using co-writers for the songs on this album.
"Help Yourself" ("Listen", "Saltwater"): These songs show how Julian has matured as a songwriter. These are also two good songs. "Listen" almost has a feel for an Inxs song. "Saltwater" is a song in which Julian sings about environmental issues. "Saltwater" shows how Julian has come full circle - it sounds like very much like a Beatles song.
"Photograph Smile"("Day After Day", "I Don't Wanna Know", "Photograph Smile"): These are three songs from the 1998 "comeback" album. "Day After Day" also has a Beatles-feel to it while "I Don't Wanna Know" has an alternative rock feel to it. Both of these songs are also outstanding.
The liner notes contain a write-up that sounds very much like a abstract for the VH1 "Behind the Music" special on Julian Lennon. The liner notes don't mention anything on any supporting musicians. At this time, it is worth noting that this is the only Julian Lennon Greatest Hits collection that is currently on the market. In addition, many of his albums are now hard to get - and out of print. Overall - this collection gets the job done. It has some terrific music and will definitely give a snapshot of Julian's career. This is one collection I would highly recommend.
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