Help Yourself (Julian Lennon album)

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.

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.

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

Track listing

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

Personnel

Musicians

• 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

• 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

Weekly charts

Certifications

References