Valotte (song)

"Valotte" is a song by British singer Julian Lennon, the title track and second single (first single in the US) from his debut album Valotte. It was a top-ten single in January 1985 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian pop charts, peaking at No. 9.[1] On the US Adult Contemporary chart, "Valotte" peaked at No. 4.[2] On the Canadian AC chart, it spent two weeks at No. 2.[3]

"Valotte"
Single by Julian Lennon
from the album Valotte
B-side
  • "Well I Don't Know" (US 7")
  • "Let Me Be" (UK 7")
  • "Let Me Be", "Bebop " (UK 12")
ReleasedOctober 1984 (1984-10) (US)
December 1984 (1984-12) (UK)
RecordedFebruary – August 1984
GenreRock
Length4:15
LabelAtlantic (US)
Charisma (UK)
Songwriter(s)Julian Lennon, Justin Clayton, Carlton Morales
Producer(s)Phil Ramone
Julian Lennon singles chronology
"Too Late for Goodbyes"
(1984)		 "Valotte"
(1984)		 "Say You're Wrong"
(1985)

It was co-written by Lennon, Justin Clayton and Carlton Morales and recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The first line of the chorus, "Sitting on a pebble by the river playing guitar", was written by Lennon, inspired by the Tennessee River in Muscle Shoals. There are other references to the Tennessee Valley in the lyrics.

B-side "Bebop" has been described by Lennon as "almost like a Soul Jackson song".[4]

The music video for the song was directed by Sam Peckinpah,[5] and produced by Martin Lewis.[6]

Charts
Year-end chart (1985)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[7] 78

References
  1. "Billboard chart history for Valotte (single)" Billboard.com Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 144.
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1985-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  4. Burianek, CJ. "Valotte: Bebop". Heyjules.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. Burianek, CJ. "1984 - The Debut Release Valotte". Heyjules.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  6. Encyclopedia of American Cinema (illustrated ed.). Boston: MobileReference.com. 2007. ISBN 9781605011455.
  7. "1985 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 97 no. 52. December 28, 1985. p. T-21.
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