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 was recorded during Lennon's time performing with
Timo Ellis alongside
Yuka Honda, who was Lennon's girlfriend at the time and also produced and performed on the album. Lennon 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.