Young Lions (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Young Lions
Type = Album
Artist = Adrian Belew


Released = May, 1990
Recorded = 1989-1990 at Royal Recorders
Genre = Rock
Length = 37:55
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = Adrian Belew
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:22o7gjqrj6iv~T1 link]
Last album = "Mr. Music Head"
(1989)
This album = "Young Lions"
(1990)
Next album = "Desire of the Rhino King"
(1991) |

"Young Lions", released in May 1990 (see 1990 in music), is the fifth solo album by Adrian Belew, and his second on Atlantic Records. Released by Atlantic while Belew was on tour with David Bowie serving as musical director as well as guitarist, the album features vocal assists from Bowie on two tracks ("Pretty Pink Rose" - written by Bowie and "Gunman" - co-written by Bowie and Belew). Two covers appear on the album, "Heartbeat" - a song Belew had written for King Crimson (shared songwriting credits notwithstanding) for "Beat" while Belew was a member, and "Not Alone Anymore", a Traveling Wilburys song from "Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1".

The other songwriting collaboration on the album, however unwittingly, is with Nashville radio evangelist, Prophet Omega. Working decades-old tapes of the Prophet Omega's broadcasts into "I Am What I Am", Belew, "... listed him as a co-author, so in case a couple of hefty guys drop by my place some day, I can say 'here's your money.' "

The album cover features a five-year old (then Steven) Belew.

Track listing

All songs written by Adrian Belew unless noted:

# "Young Lions" – 3:42
# "Pretty Pink Rose" (David Bowie) – 4:43
# "Heartbeat" (Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin) – 3:59
# "Looking For A U.F.O." – 3:36
# "I Am What I Am" (Belew, Prophet Omega) – 4:11
# "Not Alone Anymore" (Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison) – 3:13
# "Men In Helicopters" – 3:17
# "Small World" – 3:45
# "Phone Call From The Moon" – 3:38
# "Gunman" (Belew, Bowie) – 3:51

Personnel

Musicians

* Mike Barnett – String Bass on (9)
* Adrian Belew – Vocals, Multi Instruments
* David Bowie – Vocals on (2) and (10)
* Van Kampen percussion ensemble on (1)
** Ellen Gieles – Percussion
** Dree Van Beeck – Percussion
** Willem Van Kruysdijk – Percussion
** Mies Wilbrink – Percussion


* The Prophet Omega – Spoken Words on (5)

Production

* Adrian Belew – Producer
* Carol Bobolts – Design
* Bob Defrin – Art Direction
* Rich Denhart – Engineer
* Ron Fajerstein – Executive Producer
* Dan Harjung – Assistant Engineer
* Justin Hertzman – Executive Producer
* Ted Jensen – Digital Mastering, Mastering
* Sotto Vocé – Cover Art Concept
* John M. Stevens – Lettering
* Curtice Taylor – Photo Tinting
* Michael White – Engineer

olo Discography

*"Lone Rhino" (1982)
*"Twang Bar King" (1983)
*"Desire Caught By the Tail" (1986)
*"Mr. Music Head" (1989)
*"Young Lions" (1990)
*"Desire of the Rhino King" (1991)
*"Inner Revolution" (1992)
*"Acoustic Adrian Belew" (1993)
*"Here" (1994)
*"" (1995)
*"Op Zop Too Wah" (1997)
*"" (1998)
*"Coming Attractions" (1999)
*"Salad Days" (1999)
*"Side One" (2005)
*"Side Two" (2005)
*"Side Three" (2006)

External links

* [http://www.innerviews.org/inner/belew.html Adrian Belew:The mind's turntable]
* [http://www.adrianbelew.net/thestore/younglions.html Adrian Belew's website]