Vallotte! Way better than I remembered.

Just picked up another copy of Julian Lennon's Vallotte since my original was stolen in 1994 and I'm blown away by how well it has held up! "Space" is a dreamy masterpiece as is "OK For You", All in all I am finding this album more enjoyable than MOST of his father's solo albums. So glad I picked it back up.

 

Still got it on cassette!

Still enjoy it!

 

Julian had an almost insurmountable legacy to overcome. That being said, his recording career has been more interesting and consistent in quality than some would credit.

 

As strong as Julian came out of the gate, I’m still surprised he didn’t have more mainstream staying power.

 

Some colored vinyl reissues of that coming soon...
Julian Lennon - forthcoming vinyl reissues (2021)

 

Wasn't his next album Secret Value of Daydreaming really crappy? Maybe that stalled everything. I heard his later album Photograph Smile is really good.

 

I love Photograph Smile, i think it's Julian's best record.

 

Almost?

I think he gets plenty of credit around here. Most talented Beatles kid by far.

 

I still love the debut LP!
''Valotte'' U.S. Test Pressing LP

 

Bizarrely, the video for this single, along with “Too Late for Goodbyes”, was shot by non other than renowned filmmaker Sam Peckinpah. The last work Peckinpah completed before he died.

 

Julian was a reasonably talented artist, just without his father’s once-in-a-generation level musical vision. I suspect that if he had needed to devote himself to his career, he could have developed into a singer songwriter like a Stephen Bishop or a post-Raspberries Eric Carmen. As it turned out, given the constant comparisons to his father and his not needing to actually work for a living, I don’t think the drive was there once the popularity waned, so he never really developed his gifts.

 

Wow! I did not know this.. TY for info.

 

The 1984 12 inch promo for Say You're Wrong includes a 'new mix' which repeats 'I love you more than a man can say' part after the guitar solo. On the album version it plays it out till fade.
Great song, love this album

 

No need to work, lacking drive, failure to develop gifts. That pretty well describes the solo careers of all the Beatles

Anyway, Valotte remains a great song and sounds stunningly like John.

 

The very first live concert I ever went to (age 16) was Julian Lennon, in St. Louis in about 1985, iirc (at the Muny). And Vallote was probably one of the first 10 albums I ever bought, I’m pretty sure (on cassette).

Don’t think I’ve had a physical copy since that tape gave out in the early 90’s (and my music tastes changed in college), but I’ve streamed it a few times over the last 5-10 years, and it still holds up pretty well.