Mr. Jordan

Mr. Jordan
File:Mr Jordan Julian Lennon.jpg
Studio album by Julian Lennon
Released	10 March 1989 (US) 27 March 1989 (UK)
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	48:26
Label	Virgin (UK) Atlantic (US)
Producer	Patrick Leonard
Julian Lennon chronology
The Secret Value of Daydreaming (1986)The Secret Value of Daydreaming1986 Mr. Jordan (1989) Help Yourself (1991)Help Yourself1991
Singles from Mr. Jordan
"Now You're In Heaven" Released: 20 February 1989 (UK); 24 February 1989 (US) "You're the One" Released: 26 June 1989 "Mother Mary" Released: 1989 (promo only)

Mr. Jordan is the third studio album by singer-songwriter Julian Lennon. It was Lennon's first album in three years after taking a hiatus from the music industry.

Release

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It was released in March 1989 on Virgin Records. The album title is a reference to the film Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941).

The album did poorly in the album charts, but the lead single "Now You're in Heaven" reached to number 1 in the US Hot Mainstream Rock charts.

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

Track listing

All songs written by Julian Lennon and John McCurry, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Now You're in Heaven"– 3:39
2. "You're the One"– 5:52
3. "I Get Up" – 4:38
4. "Mother Mary" (Lennon) – 4:56
5. "Angillette" – 4:23

Side two

6. "Open Your Eyes" (Lennon) – 4:22
7. "Make It Up to You" (Lennon, Pat Leonard) – 4:46
8. "Sunday Morning" (Lennon) – 3:27
9. "Second Time" (Justin Clayton, Lennon) – 5:14
10. "I Want You to Know" – 5:45

German exclusive bonus track

11. "Johnny B. Goode" – 1:24
    • Track 11, exclusive to German CD pressings.

Personnel

• Julian Lennon – piano, vocals
• Peter Frampton – guitar, background vocals
• Rev. Dave Boruff – saxophone
• Justin Clayton – guitar
• Vinnie Colaiuta – percussion
• Luis Conte – percussion
• Larry Corbett – cello
• Schuyler Deale – bass
• Frank Elmo – saxophone
• Chuck Findley – trumpet
• Bruce Gaitsch – guitar
• Warren Ham – harmonica

• Dann Huff – guitar
• Suzie Katayama – cello
• Patrick Leonard – keyboards, programming
• John McCurry – guitar, bass
• Jonathan Moffett – drums, background vocals
• David Williams – guitar, background vocals
• John Yoakum – English horn
• Warren Elmo – harmonica
• Daniel Smith – cello
• Jai Winding – keyboards
• Marilyn Martin, Fee Waybill, Donna De Lory, Alexandra Brown, Carmen Carter, Fiona Flanagan, Gina Haire, Timothy B. Schmit, Niki Haire – background vocals

Music videos

• "Now You're In Heaven" - The first single and video made to promote Mr. Jordan. The song became a hit on the Album Rock chart in the US where it hit number 1.

• "You're the One" - The second single and last video to be made to promote Mr. Jordan. The single failed to chart, but the "Radio Mix" differs from the album version.

Chart positions

Chart (1989)	Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	18
Canadian RPM Albums Chart	46
U.S. Billboard 200	87

External links

• Official website
• Album information