Into the Sun (Sean Lennon album)

Into the Sun is the debut studio album by musician Sean Lennon. It was released by 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) on May 8, 1998 in Japan[11] and on May 19, 1998 in the United States.[12]

Into the Sun
Studio album by
Sean Lennon
ReleasedMay 8, 1998 (1998-05-08)
Studio
  • Sear Sound (New York)
  • The Magic Shop (New York)
Genre
Length48:50
LabelGrand Royal
ProducerYuka Honda
Sean Lennon chronology
Into the Sun
(1998)		 Half Horse, Half Musician
(1999)
Singles from Into the Sun
  1. "Home"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
The Guardian[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
NME1/10[5]
Pitchfork7.5/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Spin7/10[8]
The Times7/10[9]
USA Today[10]

Background

Into the Sun was recorded during Lennon's time performing with Cibo Matto alongside his girlfriend Yuka Honda, who also produced and performed on the album. Sean has said it was "inspired by my girlfriend". Into the Sun was recorded at Sear Sound in New York, with the exception of the track "Queue", which was recorded at another New York studio, The Magic Shop.[13] The album was engineered and mixed by Tom Schick at Sear Sound and mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios.[13]

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."

Track listing

All songs written by Sean Lennon, except where noted.

  1. "Mystery Juice" – 5:26
  2. "Into the Sun" – 3:22
  3. "Home" – 3:05
  4. "Bathtub" (Lennon, Yuka Honda) – 4:00
  5. "One Night" – 2:06
  6. "Spaceship" (Lennon, Timo Ellis) – 4:17
  7. "Photosynthesis" – 6:46
  8. "Queue" (Lennon, Honda) – 3:45
  9. "Two Fine Lovers" – 3:17
  10. "Part One of the Cowboy Trilogy" – 1:48
  11. "Wasted" – 1:31
  12. "Breeze" – 3:57
  13. "Sean's Theme" – 5:52
  14. "Intermission" (Japanese bonus track) – 5:36
  15. "5/8" (Japanese bonus track) – 4:48

Personnel

Credits for Into the Sun adapted from liner notes.[13]

Charts
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] 50
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 90
US Billboard 200[16] 153
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[17] 4
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References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Into the Sun – Sean Lennon". AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  2. Browne, David (May 22, 1998). "Sean Lennon: Into the Sun / Rufus Wainwright: Rufus Wainwright". Entertainment Weekly. pp. 68–69.
  3. Sullivan, Caroline (May 22, 1998). "Rain and shine". The Guardian.
  4. Hochman, Steve (May 18, 1998). "The Sweet Sounds of Mellow Confidence and Contentment". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  5. Cigarettes, Johnny (May 16, 1998). "Sean Lennon – Into The Sun". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  6. DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Sean Lennon: Into The Sun". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 7, 2001. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  7. Hunter, James (May 28, 1998). "Sean Lennon: Into The Sun". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  8. Smith, RJ (June 1998). "Sean Lennon: Into the Sun (Grand Royal/Capitol)". Spin. Vol. 14 no. 6. pp. 132, 134. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  9. Pattenden, Mike (May 16, 1998). "Sean Lennon". The Times.
  10. Gundersen, Edna (May 27, 1998). "Sean Lennon, Into the Sun". USA Today.
  11. "イントゥ・ザ・サン | ショーン・レノン" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  12. Bessman, Jim (April 18, 1998). "'Sun' Illuminates Lennon's Influences". Billboard. Vol. 110 no. 16. pp. 11–12. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  13. Into the Sun (liner notes). Sean Lennon. Grand Royal. 1998. 7243 4 94551 2 2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  14. "イントゥ・ザ・サン ショーン・レノンのプ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  16. "Sean Lennon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  17. "Sean Lennon Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
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