Everything Changes (Julian Lennon album)

Everything Changes
Studio album by
Julian Lennon
Released2 October 2011
GenreRock
Length57:13
LabelNova Sales & Distribution (UK)/Conehead
ProducerJulian Lennon, Grant Ransom, Mark Spiro
Julian Lennon chronology
Behind the Music – The Julian Lennon Collection
(2001) 		Everything Changes
(2011) 		Jude
(2022)
Singles from Everything Changes
  1. "Lookin' 4 Luv"
    Released: 11 September 2011
  2. "Guess It Was Me (2012 Remix)"
    Released: 8 April 2012

Everything Changes is the sixth studio album by English singer-songwriter Julian Lennon, released on 2 October 2011.

Background

Lennon has described the material as "a bit more free-flowing than [his] previous work", calling it his "favourite album so far".[1] Revealing how Everything Changes came about, Lennon explained: "Obviously, if you sit down and play around for a bit, you’re going to come up with ideas. One thing led to another and pretty soon I had about 30 ideas, so I invited some friends to come over and flesh them out into songs".[2][non-primary source needed]

Release

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Express[4]
Herald StandardFavorable[5]
Melodic[6]
Record Collector[7]
Road Trip Radio[8]
The Telegraph[9]

Everything Changes was released on 2 October 2011 on CD by Nova Sales & Distribution (UK) and Conehead; and only saw a UK/Ireland release.[10] The album is his first since 1998's Photograph Smile. The album is set to be released on clear vinyl.[11][12][non-primary source needed]

The first single from the album was "Lookin' 4 Luv", released digitally on 11 September 2011. The second single was a remix of an album track, "Guess It Was Me", released on 8 April 2012.[13]

On 4 June 2013, the album was re-released with two additional bonus tracks: "Someday", featuring Steven Tyler and "In Between". This follows after Lennon contributed backing vocals to the Aerosmith track "LUV XXX" from the 2012 album Music from Another Dimension!. The re-release revised the track listing slightly; as opposed to placing the new tracks as the last two of the album, they were integrated into original track listing. The iTunes re-release also features an exclusive bonus 41-minute video documentary "Through The Picture Window"[14]

In September 2014 a limited edition box set was released containing 3 CD's (the studio album, as well as an instrumental version, and an acoustic version); a DVD of the documentary noted above; a vinyl version of the studio album; and a photography booklet.[15][16]

Track listing

Everything Changes original 2011 edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everything Changes"Julian Lennon, Pete Vettese4:08
2."Lookin' 4 Luv"Lennon, Vettese4:12
3."Hold On"Lennon, Gregory Darling4:53
4."Touch the Sky"Lennon, Vettese4:24
5."Invisible"Lennon, The Singhs, Buchanan4:14
6."Just for You"Lennon, Mark Spiro4:20
7."Always"Lennon, Justin Clayton6:16
8."Disconnected"Lennon, Vettese, Spiro6:55
9."Never Let You Go"Lennon, Guy Chambers3:57
10."Guess It Was Me"Lennon, Vettese, Ellis, Grant Ransom3:48
11."Don't Wake Me Up"Lennon, Darling5:10
12."Beautiful"Lennon, Darling4:54
Everything Changes 2013 edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everything Changes"Julian Lennon, Pete Vettese4:08
2."Someday" (Feat Steven Tyler)Lennon, Tyler, Spiro4:25
3."Lookin' 4 Luv"Lennon, Vettese4:12
4."Hold On"Lennon, Gregory Darling4:53
5."Touch the Sky"Lennon, Vettese4:24
6."Invisible"Lennon, The Singhs, Buchanan4:14
7."Just for You"Lennon, Mark Spiro4:20
8."Always"Lennon, Justin Clayton6:16
9."Disconnected"Lennon, Vettese, Spiro6:55
10."Never Let You Go"Lennon, Guy Chambers3:57
11."Guess It Was Me"Lennon, Vettese, Ellis, Grant Ransom3:48
12."In Between"Lennon, Spiro3:48
13."Don't Wake Me Up"Lennon, Darling5:10
14."Beautiful"Lennon, Darling4:54

Notes

  • "Beautiful" was previously released on Lennon's "Lucy" single in 2009.
  • "Someday" and "In Between" (Produced by Julian Lennon and Mark Spiro; Engineered and Mixed by Angelo Caputo; Assistant Engineer – Mike Gaydusek for NightBird Recording Studios, West Hollywood, CA) were added to the 2013 re-release of Everything Changes. "Someday" was released as a single on 8 April 2013.

Personnel

Musicians

  • Julian Lennon – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards, programming, strings, guitar, bass, drums
  • Grant Ransom – keyboards, programming, guitar, bass, drums
  • Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, programming, guitar, bass, drums, backing vocals
  • Gregory Darling – acoustic piano, keyboards
  • Matt Backer – guitar, sitar
  • Mark Evans – guitar
  • Justin Clayton – guitar, bass on "Beautiful"
  • Guy Chambers – guitar, bass on "Never Let You Go"
  • Mark Spiro – acoustic guitar on "In Between"
  • Guy Pratt – bass
  • Vanessa Fraebairn-Smith – cello
  • Tim Ellis – backing vocals

"Always"

  • Jebin Bruni – acoustic piano, keyboards
  • Paul Stanborough – programming
  • David J. Carpenter – bass
  • Bryan Head – drums
  • Vanessa Fraebairn-Smith – cello
  • Sonus Quartet – strings

"Someday"

  • Julian Lennon – lead and backing vocals
  • Steven Tyler – lead and backing vocals
  • Mark Spiro – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon MacLennan – electric guitar
  • Steve Sidelnyk – programming, drums, percussion
  • Steve Sidwell – string arrangements
  • Vanessa Fraebairn-Smith – cello
  • Rob Brophy – viola
  • Tereza Stanislave – violin
  • Alwyn Wright – violin

References

  1. ^ "'Everything Changes' for Julian Lennon in U.S. Release of his First Indie Work". West Deptford, NJ Patch. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Julian | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  3. ^ Thomas, Stephen. "Everything Changes – Julian Lennon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  4. ^ Gage, Simon (30 September 2011). "CD review – Everything Changes: Julian Lennon (Nova) | Entertainment". Daily Express. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  5. ^ Rhodes, Clint (18 November 2011). "Julian Lennon – 'Everything Changes' – heraldstandard.com: Spinit Weekend". heraldstandard.com. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  6. ^ Wippsson, Johan (6 April 2012). "Julian Lennon – Everything Changes". Melodic (magazine). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Everything Changes -Julian Lennon |". Record Collector. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Album Review: Julian Lennon – Everything Changes | Road Trip Radio". Roadtripradio.wordpress.com. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  9. ^ Perry, Andrew (29 September 2011). "Julian Lennon: Everything Changes, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Faq – Official Julian Lennon Website". julianlennon.com. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  11. ^ "Julian Lennon – the Official Website". juliannlennon.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  12. ^ "Ah Vinyl..." Julian's Official Facebook page. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  13. ^ "Guess It Was Me – Official Julian Lennon Website". julianlennon.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  14. ^ "Everything Changes". iTunes Store.
  15. ^ Trakin, Roy. "Julian Lennon Set to Release First Box Set". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Everything Changes Box Set". Retrieved 8 April 2019.