Help Yourself (Julian Lennon album)

1991 studio album by Julian Lennon

Help Yourself

Studio album by

Julian Lennon

Released| 20 August 1991
Studio|

* The Enterprise (Burbank, California)
* Amigo Studios (North Hollywood, California)

Genre| Pop[1]
Length| 58:22
Label|

* Virgin (UK)
* Atlantic (US)

Producer| Bob Ezrin
Julian Lennon chronology
| Mr. Jordan
(1989)  | Help Yourself
(1991)  | Photograph Smile
(1998)

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Singles from  Help Yourself

1. "Saltwater"
Released: 12 August 1991
2. "Help Yourself"
Released: 14 October 1991[2]
3. "Get a Life"
Released: 6 April 1992[3]

Help Yourself is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Julian Lennon, released in 1991 through Atlantic Records in the US and Virgin Records in the UK.

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Chicago Tribune| [4]
Rolling Stone| [5]

The album was a commercial success in Europe for Lennon, spawning a UK No. 6 hit "Saltwater" (as well as topping the charts in Australia for four weeks); however, it did not do as well in the US, where Atlantic Records were said to have under-promoted the album.[6]

The album was reissued, along with The Secret Value of Daydreaming and Mr. Jordan, on 8 September 2009 by Noble Rot Records.[7]

## Track listing

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Side one

1. "Rebel King" (Julian Lennon, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin) – 5:51
2. "Saltwater" (Lennon, Mark Spiro, Leslie Spiro) – 4:07
3. "Get a Life" (Lennon, Glenn Martin Tilbrook, Scott Humphrey) – 4:17
4. "Would You" (Lennon, Moore) – 6:19
5. "Maybe I Was Wrong" (Lennon, Justin Clayton) – 4:27
6. "Help Yourself" (Lennon, John McCurry) – 4:41

Side two

1.   2. "Listen" (Lennon) – 5:04
3. "Other Side of Town" (Lennon, Paul Buchanan, Robert Bell) – 5:34
4. "New Physics Rant" (Lennon, Moore, Ezrin, Humphrey) – 4:48
5. "Take Me Home" (Lennon, Ezrin, Clayton) – 4:26
6. "Imaginary Lines" (Lennon, Moore, Clayton, Ezrin) – 5:12
7. "Keep the People Working" (Moore) – 3:36

## Personnel

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### Musicians

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* Julian Lennon – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, guitars, mandolin, bass and drum programming, percussion
* Bob Ezrin – keyboards, programming, percussion, backing vocals
* Scott Humphrey – keyboards, synthesizer programming, computer programming, backing vocals
* John Haeny – sound effects
* Justin Clayton – guitars
* Steve Hunter – guitars
* John McCurry – guitars
* George Harrison – guitars [uncredited, disputed]
* Matt Bissonette – bass guitar
* Louis Molino – drums
* Allan Schwartzberg – additional drums
* Bobbye Hall – percussion
* Paul Buchanan – lead vocals (8)
* Maxi Anderson – backing vocals
* Kim Edwards-Brown – backing vocals
* Peter Fletcher – backing vocals
* Clydene Jackson – backing vocals
* Bobette Jamison-Harrison – backing vocals
* Carmen Twillie – backing vocals
* Clarise Wilkins – backing vocals
* Paul Winger – backing vocals
* Olivia D'Abo – additional backing vocals
* Mark Spiro – additional backing vocals
* San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Troop 592 – additional backing vocals

### Production

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* Bob Ezrin – producer
* Lenny Derose – recording
* James Guthrie – mixing
* Martin Horenburg – recording assistant, mix assistant
* Marko Olson – recording assistant
* Robert Hrycyna – production supervisor, technical supervisor
* Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
* PhD – art direction, design
* Mark Hanauer – photography
* Tony Smith – management
* Paddy Spinks – management

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1991)  | Position

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Australian ARIA Album Chart[8] | 5
UK Albums Chart[9] | 42

### Certifications

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| Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[10] | Gold  | 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ a b Thomas, Stephen. "Help Yourself – Julian Lennon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
2. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 12 October 1991. p. 33.
3. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 4 April 1992. p. 29.
4. ^ Caro, Marc (22 August 1991). "Julian Lennon Help Yourself (Atlantic)". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
5. ^ "Rolling Stone review: Julian Lennon: Help Yourself". Rolling Stone. 31 October 1991. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
6. ^ "Help Yourself Menu at Hey Jules". Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2006.
7. ^ "JULIAN LENNON'S ATLANTIC YEARS REISSUED ON NOBLE ROT THROUGH COLLECTORS' CHOICE MUSIC". Top40-charts.com. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
8. ^ "australian-charts.com Julian Lennon – Help Yourself". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (ASP) on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
9. ^ "Julian Lennon > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
10. ^ "ARIA Monthly Certifications 1990–Present". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

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Julian Lennon

Studio albums|

* Valotte
* The Secret Value of Daydreaming
* Mr. Jordan
* Help Yourself
* Photograph Smile
* Everything Changes
* Jude

Singles|

* "Too Late for Goodbyes"
* "Valotte"
* "Because"
* "Stick Around"
* "Saltwater"
* "Lucy"
* "Someday"

Related articles|

| Albums|

* Dave Clark's "Time"
* Mike Batt's The Hunting of the Snark
* Mr. Holland's Opus – Soundtrack

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Family|

* John Lennon (father)
* Cynthia Lennon (mother)
* Sean Lennon (half-brother)

People|

* Yoko Ono
* Phil Ramone
* Mark Spiro

Other|

* Discography

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* MusicBrainz release group

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