Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl | Recorded February – August 1984 Length 4:15 | |
B-side "Well I Don't Know" (US 7")"Let Me Be" (UK 7")"Let Me Be", "Bebop " (UK 12") Released October 1984 (1984-10) (US)December 1984 (1984-12) (UK) | ||
"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 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9.
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".
The music video for the song was directed by Sam Peckinpah, and produced by Martin Lewis.