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{{Infobox album
| name        = Help Yourself
| type        = studio
| artist      = [[Julian Lennon]]
| cover       = JulianHelpYourself.jpg
| border      = yes
| alt         =
| released    = 20 August 1991
| studio      =
| genre       = Pop<ref name=HYAMreview/>
| length      = 58:22
| label       =
* [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] (UK)
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] (US)
| producer    = [[Bob Ezrin]]
| prev_title  = [[Mr. Jordan]]
| prev_year   = 1989
| next_title  = [[Photograph Smile]]
| next_year   = 1998
| misc        = {{Singles
| name        = Help Yourself
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Saltwater (Julian Lennon song)|Saltwater]]
| single1date = 5 August 1991
| single2     = Help Yourself
| single2date = 1991
| single3     = Rebel King
| single3date = 1991 (promo only)
| single4     = Listen
| single4date = 1991 (promo only)
| single5     = Get a Life
| single5date = 6 April 1992
}}
}}
'''''Help Yourself''''' is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter [[Julian Lennon]], released in 1991 through  [[Atlantic Records]] in the US and [[Virgin Records]] in the UK.
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=HYAMreview>{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/help-yourself-mw0000269093 |title=Help Yourself – Julian Lennon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=AllMusic|accessdate=9 July 2013}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|1|4}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/08/22/julian-lennonhelp-yourself-atlantic-starjohns-number-one-sons/|last=Caro |first=Marc|work=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune|title= Julian Lennon Help Yourself (Atlantic)|date=22 August 1991|access-date=2 July 2013}}</ref>
| rev3      = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/julianlennon/albums/album/167512/review/5942237/help_yourself|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071121081812/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/julianlennon/albums/album/167512/review/5942237/help_yourself|title=Rolling Stone review: Julian Lennon: ''Help Yourself''|magazine= [[Rolling Stone]]|date=31 October 1991|archivedate= 21 November 2007|url-status= dead|accessdate=9 July 2013}}</ref>
}}
The album was a commercial success in Europe for Lennon, spawning a UK No. 6 hit "[[Saltwater (Julian Lennon song)|Saltwater]]" (as well as topping the charts in Australia for four weeks); however, it did not do as well in the US, where Atlantic Records were said to have under-promoted the album.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heyjules.com/helpyourself/index.html |title=Help Yourself Menu at Hey Jules<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=13 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201234117/http://www.heyjules.com/helpyourself/index.html |archive-date=1 February 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The album was reissued, along with ''[[The Secret Value of Daydreaming]]'' and ''[[Mr. Jordan]]'', on 8 September 2009 by Noble Rot Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=50765 |title=JULIAN LENNON'S ATLANTIC YEARS REISSUED ON NOBLE ROT THROUGH COLLECTORS' CHOICE MUSIC|publisher=Top40-charts.com |date=7 August 2009 |accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
;Side one
# "Rebel King" (Julian Lennon, [[Anthony Moore]], [[Bob Ezrin]]) – 5:51
# "[[Saltwater (Julian Lennon song)|Saltwater]]" (Lennon, [[Mark Spiro]], Leslie Spiro) – 4:07
# "Get a Life" (Lennon, [[Glenn Tilbrook|Glenn Martin Tilbrook]], [[Scott Humphrey]]) – 4:17
# "Would You" (Lennon, Moore) – 6:19
# "Maybe I Was Wrong" (Lennon, [[Justin Clayton]]) – 4:27
# "Help Yourself" (Lennon, [[John McCurry]]) – 4:41
;Side two {{anchor|side2}}
#<li value=7> "Listen" (Lennon) – 5:04
# "Other Side of Town" (Lennon, [[The Blue Nile (band)|Paul Buchanan]], [[The Blue Nile (band)|Robert Bell]]) – 5:34
# "New Physics Rant" (Lennon, Moore, Ezrin, Humphrey) – 4:48
# "Take Me Home" (Lennon, Ezrin, Clayton) – 4:26
# "Imaginary Lines" (Lennon, Moore, Clayton, Ezrin) – 5:12
# "Keep the People Working" (Moore) – 3:36
== Personnel ==
=== Musicians ===
* [[Julian Lennon]] – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, guitar, [[mandolin]], bass and drum programming, percussion
* [[Bob Ezrin]] – keyboards, programming, percussion, backing vocals
* [[Scott Humphrey]] – keyboards, synthesizer programming, computer programming, backing vocals
* [[John Haeny]] – sound effects
* [[Justin Clayton]] – guitar
* [[Steve Hunter]] – guitar
* [[John McCurry]] – guitar
* [[George Harrison]] – guitar [uncredited, disputed]
* [[Matt Bissonette (musician)|Matt Bissonette]] – bass guitar
* Louis Molino – drums
* [[Allan Schwartzberg]] – additional drums
* [[Bobbye Hall]] – percussion
* [[The Blue Nile (band)|Paul Buchanan]] – lead vocals (8)
* Maxi Anderson – backing vocals
* Kim Edwards-Brown – backing vocals
* Peter Fletcher – backing vocals
* Clydene Jackson – backing vocals
* Bobette Jamison-Harrison – backing vocals
* [[Carmen Twillie (actress)|Carmen Twillie]] – backing vocals
* Clarise Wilkins – backing vocals
* Paul Winger – backing vocals
* [[Olivia D'Abo]] – additional backing vocals
* [[Mark Spiro]] – additional backing vocals
* San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Troop 592 – additional backing vocals
=== Production ===
* Bob Ezrin – producer
* Lenny Derose – recording
* [[James Guthrie (record producer)|James Guthrie]] – mixing
* Martin Horenburg – recording assistant, mix assistant
* Marko Olson – recording assistant
* Robert Hrycyna – production supervisor, technical supervisor
* [[Doug Sax]] – mastering
* PhD – art direction, design
* Mark Hanauer – photography
* [[Tony Smith (manager)|Tony Smith]] – management
* Paddy Spinks – management
'''Studios'''
* Recorded at The Enterprise (Burbank, California) and Amigo Studios (North Hollywood, California).
* Mixed at The Enterprise
* Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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!Chart (1991)
!Position
|-
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Album Chart]]<ref name="auchart">{{cite web|title=australian-charts.com Julian Lennon – ''Help Yourself'' |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Julian+Lennon&titel=Help+Yourself&cat=a |format=ASP |accessdate=1 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106183048/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Julian+Lennon&titel=Help+Yourself&cat=a |archivedate=6 November 2012  }}</ref>
|5
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|align="left"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="UKchart">{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/Julian%20Lennon| title= Julian Lennon > Artists > Official Charts| publisher=[[UK Albums Chart]]|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref>
|42
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|}
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===Certifications===
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Help Yourself|artist=Julian Lennon|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1992|certref=<ref name="auchart2">{{cite web| title = ARIA Monthly Certifications 1990–Present| publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]]| url = http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=41980| access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref>}}
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== References ==
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{{Julian Lennon}}
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[[Category:1991 albums]]
[[Category:Julian Lennon albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Bob Ezrin]]
[[Category:Atlantic Records albums]]
[[Category:Virgin Records albums]]
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