''Mr. Jordan'' is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter

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, released in 1989. It was Lennon's first album in three years, after taking a hiatus from the

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Release

It was released in March 1989 on

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. The album title is a reference to the film ''

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'' (1941). The album did poorly in the album charts, but the lead single, the

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sounding " Now You're in Heaven", reached number one on the ''Billboard''

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'' said that "Lennon explores his lower vocal range" in the single "You're the One." The album was reissued, along with ''

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

Track listing

All songs written by

and

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, except where noted. Side one # " Now You're In Heaven" – 3:39 # "You're the One" – 5:52 # "I Get Up" – 4:38 # "Mother Mary" (Lennon) – 4:56 # "Angillette" – 4:23 Side two #

"Open Your Eyes" (Lennon) – 4:22 # "Make It Up to You" (Lennon,

Patrick Leonard Patrick Ray Leonard (born March 14, 1956) is an American songwriter, keyboardist, film composer, and music producer, best known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna. His work with Madonna includes her albums '' True Blue'' (1986), '' Who ...

) – 4:46 # "Sunday Morning" (Lennon) – 3:27 # "Second Time" (

Justin Clayton Justin Clayton is an English guitarist and singer. He is the lead guitarist for his friend Julian Lennon Julian Charles John Lennon (born John Charles Julian Lennon; 8 April 1963) is an English musician, photographer, author, and philanthropi ...

, Lennon) – 5:14 # "I Want You to Know" – 5:45 German exclusive bonus track #

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" (Berry) – 1:24 #*Track 11, exclusive to German CD pressings.

Personnel

Musicians

– lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4-6, 8-10), keyboards (1-4, 6-10), acoustic piano (5) *

– keyboards (1-4, 6-10), drum programming (1), synthesizers (5),

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(7, 9), Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano (9) * Jai Winding – keyboards (1-3, 7, 9, 10) *

– guitars (1-3, 7, 9, 10), lead guitar (4) *

– guitars (1, 3-5, 9), guitar solo (2, 7, 10) *

Dann Huff Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer, studio guitarist, and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004 ...

– guitars (2, 6, 10) * David Williams – backing vocals (2), guitars (6) *

Bruce Gaitsch Bruce R. Gaitsch (; born February 7, 1953) is an American guitarist, composer, and producer. He is best known for working with notable bands and musicians such as Chicago, Peter Cetera, Madonna, and Agnetha Fältskog as a session musician and son ...

– acoustic guitar (8, 9) *

Peter Frampton Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950) is an English-American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who rose to prominence as a member of the rock bands the Herd and Humble Pie. Later in his career, Frampton found significant success as a s ...

– guitar solo (9), backing vocals (9) * Schuyler Deale – bass (1-3, 7, 9, 10) *

Jonathan Moffett Jonathan Phillip "Sugarfoot" Moffett (born November 17, 1954) is an American drummer, songwriter and record producer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Beginning in 1979, Moffett collaborated with the Jackson family, particularly Michael Jackson, ove ...

– drums (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10), backing vocals (2) *

Luis Conte Luis Conte (born 16 November 1954) is a Cuban percussionist best known for his performances in the bands of artists including James Taylor, Madonna, Pat Metheny Group, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Shakira. He began ...

– percussion (1, 4, 9, 10) *

Vinnie Colaiuta Vincent Peter Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is an American drummer known for his technical mastery who has worked as a session musician in many genres. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and the ''Classic Drumme ...

– brushes (3) *

Warren Ham Warren Ham (born October 26, 1952) is an American saxophonist, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for playing with Kansas (1982), Toto (1986–1988, and since 2017) and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band (since 2014). Career Duri ...

–

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solo (3) * Frank Elmo – saxophone (3, 7, 10) *

Chuck Findley Charles B. Findley (born December 13, 1947, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is an American trumpet player known for his diverse work as a session musician. He also plays other brass instruments such as flugelhorn and trombone. His technical ab ...

– trumpet (3, 8) * Larry Corbett – cello (4, 6) * Suzie Katayama – cello (4, 6) * Daniel Smith – cello (4, 6) * John Yoakum –

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(8) *

Fee Waybill John Waldo "Fee" Waybill (born September 17, 1950,) is the lead singer and songwriter of San Francisco band The Tubes. Waybill has also worked with other acts, including Toto, Richard Marx, and Billy Sherwood. Early life and education Waybil ...

– backing vocals (1, 6, 10) * Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (3, 7) * Carmen Carter – backing vocals (3, 7) *

Niki Haris Niki Haris (born April 17, 1962) is an American singer and dancer of pop, R&B, jazz and dance music. She was one of Madonna's backing vocalists from 1987 to 2001, and the guest lead vocalist on various Snap! singles in the early 1990s. Early ...

– backing vocals (3, 6, 7, 9, 10) * Donna De Lory – backing vocals (6) *

Fiona Flanagan Fiona Eileen Flanagan (born September 13, 1961), known professionally as Fiona, is an American rock singer and actress, best known as the love interest in the 1987 Bob Dylan vehicle ''Hearts of Fire''. Career Fiona was born on September 13, 19 ...

– backing vocals (6, 9, 10) *

Marilyn Martin Marilyn Martin (born May 4, 1954) is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 1985 hit duet with Phil Collins, " Separate Lives", which reached number one on several charts. Early life Marilyn Martin was born on May 4, 19 ...

– backing vocals (6) * Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals (9)

Production

* Patrick Leonard – producer *

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– engineer, mixing * Greg Droman – assistant engineer * Ian Eales – assistant engineer * Rick Holbrook – assistant engineer * Patrick MacDougall – assistant engineer * Michael Vail Blum – assistant engineer *

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– mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California) * John Good – drum technician * Ivy Skoff – production manager * Bob Defrin – art direction * Mark English – artwork * Julian Lennon – design concept * Timothy White – photography * Tony Smith – management * Patrick "Paddy" Spinks – management

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

References

External links

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Album information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mister Jordan 1989 albums Julian Lennon albums Albums produced by Patrick Leonard Atlantic Records albums Virgin Records albums