Into the Sun (Sean Lennon album)

Into the Sun
Studio album by Sean Lennon
Released 19 May 1998
Studio Sear Sound, New York
Genre Alternative rock, experimental rock
Length 48:50
Label Grand Royal
Producer Yuka Honda
Sean Lennon chronology
Into the Sun
(1998)		 Half Horse, Half Musician
(1999)Half Horse, Half Musician1999

Into the Sun is the debut album by Sean Lennon, released on May 19, 1998 on the Beastie Boys' label Grand Royal (distributed by Capitol Records, a division of EMI which had been the longtime home of Sean's father John Lennon).

Background

It was released during his time performing with Cibo Matto along with girlfriend Yuka Honda, who also produced and performed on the album. The album was engineered and mixed by Tom Schick at Sear Sound. Sean has said it was "inspired by my girlfriend". Into the Sun peaked at #153 on the Billboard 200.

A voice on the final track, "Sean's Theme", which softly speaks "Goodnight, Sean", is sometimes mistakenly attributed to father John Lennon; however, it is, in fact, that of Walter Sear, an owner of Sear Sound. Sean has said it is in tribute to his father, whose tribute to Sean, "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" closes with "Goodnight, Sean. See you in the morning, bright and early."

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Los Angeles Times[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
NME1/10[4]
Spin7/10[5]
Stereo Review[6]
Vox[7]

Singles

  • "Home"
    1. "Home"
    2. "Intermission"
    3. "5/8"

Track listing

All songs written by Sean Lennon, except where noted.

  1. "Mystery Juice"
  2. "Into the Sun"
  3. "Home"
  4. "Bathtub" (Lennon, Yuka Honda)
  5. "One Night"
  6. "Spaceship" (Lennon, Timo Ellis)
  7. "Photosynthesis"
  8. "Queue" (Lennon, Honda)
  9. "Two Fine Lovers"
  10. "Part One of the Cowboy Trilogy"
  11. "Wasted"
  12. "Breeze"
  13. "Sean's Theme"
  14. "Intermission" (Japanese bonus track)
  15. "5/8" (Japanese bonus track)

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Into the Sun - Sean Lennon". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  2. ↑ Hochman, Steve (1998-05-18). "The Sweet Sounds of Mellow Confidence and Contentment". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  3. ↑ Appleford, Steve (2004). "Sean Lennon". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
  4. ↑ Ingle, Roisin (30 May 1998). "Two sides of Lennon reflected in his sons". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 July 2017. Into the Sun received one out of 10 in the music bible NME.
  5. ↑ Smith, RJ (June 1998). "Sean Lennon Into the Sun (Grand Royal/Capitol)". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 132, 134. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  6. ↑ Milano, Brett (August 1998). "Into the Sun". Stereo Review. Vol. 63 no. 8. pp. 81, 83.
  7. ↑ Egan, Sean (1998-06-01). "Albums New: Sean Lennon Into The Sun (Grand Royal)/Julian Lennon Photograph Smile (Music From Another Room)". Vox. p. 94.
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