Photograph Smile

Photograph Smile
Studio album by
Julian Lennon
Released18 May 1998
Recorded1996–1998
Studios
  • AIR (London, UK)
  • Rockfield (Wales, UK)
  • Windmill Lane (Dublin, Ireland)
  • Forum Studios (Rome, Italy)
  • Studio Mulinetti (Genova, Italy)
GenreBaroque pop
Length64:29
73:10 (bonus tracks)
LabelsVarèse Sarabande (US)
Fuel 2000 (US)
Producers
  • Julian 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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Entertainment WeeklyA−
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStar
The New York Times(Positive)
North County TimesA
People(Positive)
Rolling StoneStarStarStar
Wall of Sound65/100

Photograph Smile is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Julian Lennon, released in 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".

The music video of "I Don't Wanna Know" features a parody band of the Beatles called the Butlers. The music video features the Butlers (Ken, a parody of John Lennon; Hector, based on Paul McCartney; Daisy, based on George Harrison; and Bingo, based on Ringo Starr) 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 and Prince, played by Julian Lennon. 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, Lisa Dalbello5:40
Total length:64:29
Bonus tracks (Japanese edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Don't Let Me Down"Lennon, Darling4:41
16."I Need You"Gerry Beckley4:00

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Photograph Smile
Chart (1998) Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 28
Austrian Albums Chart 40
German Media Control Albums Chart 90
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart 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 at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Mirkin, Steven (19 February 1999). "Music Review: Julian Lennon: Photograph Smile". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. 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. 22 February 1999. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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.