Photograph Smile
| Photograph Smile | ||||
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| Released | 18 May 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1998 | |||
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| Genre | Baroque pop | |||
| Length | 64:29 73:10 (bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | Varèse Sarabande (US) Fuel 2000 (US) | |||
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| Julian Lennon chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| The New York Times | (Positive) |
| North County Times | A |
| People | (Positive) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Wall of Sound | 65/100 |
Photograph Smile is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Julian Lennon, released in 1998, after a seven-year hiatus following his previous album, Help Yourself. A promotional sampler was released in 1999 in the US containing the tracks: "I Don't Wanna Know", "Day After Day" and "And She Cries".
The music video of "I Don't Wanna Know" features a parody band of the Beatles called the Butlers. The music video features the Butlers (Ken, a parody of John Lennon; Hector, based on Paul McCartney; Daisy, based on George Harrison; and Bingo, based on Ringo Starr) in a concert with many screaming fans. The concert takes place on a stage similar to the arrow stage from the Beatles' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. There is also a box seat with the Queen and Prince, played by Julian Lennon. The first and third segments of the video are filmed in black and white.