''Help Yourself'' is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter Julian Lennon.

Release

It was released in August 1991, on

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in the US and on 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 features uncredited guitar contributions from

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(disputed). The album was reissued, along with ''

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'' and ''

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'', on 8 September 2009 by Noble Rot Records.

Track listing

;Side one # "Rebel King" (Julian Lennon, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin) – 5:51 # " Saltwater" (Lennon,

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, Leslie Spiro) – 4:07 # "Get a Life" (Lennon, Glenn Martin Tilbrook, Scott Humphrey) – 4:17 # "Would You" (Lennon, Moore) – 6:19 # "Maybe I Was Wrong" (Lennon,

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) – 4:27 # "Help Yourself" (Lennon, John McCurry) – 4:41 ;Side two #

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

Personnel

Musicians

* Julian Lennon – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, guitar,

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, bass and drum programming, percussion * Bob Ezrin – keyboards, programming, percussion, backing vocals * Scott Humphrey – keyboards, synthesizer programming, computer programming, backing vocals *

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– sound effects *

– guitar *

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– guitar * John McCurry – guitar *

– guitar ncredited, 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 *

– 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 *

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– mastering * PhD – art direction, design * Mark Hanauer – photography * Tony Smith – management * Paddy Spinks – management Studios * Recorded at The Enterprise (Burbank, California) and Amigo Studios (North Hollywood, California). * Mixed at The Enterprise * Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications

Notes

1991 albums Julian Lennon albums Albums produced by Bob Ezrin Atlantic Records albums Virgin Records albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub