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'''''Young Lions''''' is the second album on [[Atlantic Records]] by [[Adrian Belew]], released in [[May]] [[1990]].

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{{Infobox album

| name = Young Lions

| type = [[Album]]

| artist = [[Adrian Belew]]

| cover = Adrian Belew - Young Lions.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = May 8, 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/1990/|title=Upcoming Releases|work=CMJ New Music Report|page=74|date=April 13, 1990}}</ref>

| recorded = 1989–90

| venue =

| studio = Royal Recorders, [[Lake Geneva, WI]]

| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]

| length = 38:17

| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]

| producer = Adrian Belew

| prev_title = [[Mr. Music Head]]

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = [[Desire of the Rhino King]]

| next_year = 1991

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Young Lions

| type = studio

| single1 = Pretty Pink Rose

| single1date = May 1990

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/young-lions-mw0000204700|first=Dave|last=Connolly|title=Adrian Belew ''Young Lions''|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=8 September 2018}}</ref>

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'''''Young Lions''''' is the fifth solo album by [[Adrian Belew]] released in May 1990 by [[Atlantic Records]]. The album featured [[David Bowie]] singing on two tracks, "Pretty Pink Rose" and "Gunman", the latter of which Bowie and Belew co-wrote since he was acting as musical director and lead guitarist on the [[Sound+Vision Tour]] with Bowie.<ref name="Matt P 2019">{{cite web |last1=P |first1=Matt |title=Story Of A Song: Adrian Belew/David Bowie’s ‘Pretty Pink Rose’ (1990) |url=https://movingtheriver.com/2019/11/17/story-of-a-song-adrian-belew-david-bowies-pretty-pink-rose/ |website=movingtheriver.com |access-date=16 April 2022 |ref=Matt P 2019 |date=17 November 2019}}</ref>

Two [[cover version]]s appear on the album: "[[Heartbeat (King Crimson song)|Heartbeat]]", a song Belew had co-written and performed with [[King Crimson]] while he was a member; and "[[Not Alone Any More|Not Alone Anymore]]", a [[Traveling Wilburys]] song from ''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1]]''. This was Belew's tribute to [[Roy Orbison]] who had recently died.

The other songwriting "collaboration" on the album is with Nashville radio evangelist [[Prophet Omega]]. Working decades-old tapes of 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.' " [[Al Kooper]], who collects "oddball" recordings, gave a 47-minute recording of Omega preaching and Belew made two further recordings: "I Know What I Know" on ''[[Coming Attractions (album)|Coming Attractions]]'' and "Troubles" on ''[[Side Three]]''.

Belew was pressed for time for the cover artwork and it was hurriedly completed by Atlantic's art department. It features a then five-year-old Robert S. Belew on his way to Sunday school carrying a stuffed animal.

==Track listing==

# "Young Lions"

# "Pretty Pink Rose"

# "Heartbeat"

# "Looking for a U.F.O."

# "I Am What I Am"

# "Not Alone Anymore"

# "Men in Helicopters"

# "Small World"

# "Phone Call from the Moon"

# "Gunman"

All songs written by Adrian Belew unless noted:

# "Young Lions" – 3:48

# "Pretty Pink Rose" ([[David Bowie]]) – 4:44

# "[[Heartbeat (King Crimson song)|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 Any More|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" (music: Belew; lyrics: Bowie) – 3:51

==Personnel==

===Musicians===

* Adrian Belew – [[singing|vocals]], multi-instruments

* [[David Bowie]] – vocals (tracks 2, 10)

* Mike Barnett – [[Double Bass|string bass]] (track 9)

* Van Kampen – [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] ensemble (track 1)

** Ellen Gieles – percussion

** Dree Van Beeck – percussion

** Willem Van Kruysdijk – percussion

** Mies Wilbrink – percussion

* [[Prophet Omega|The Prophet Omega]] – spoken word (track 5)

===Technical===

* Adrian Belew – [[Record producer|producer]]

* Ron Fajerstein – executive producer

* Justin Hertzman – executive producer

* Rich Denhart – [[Audio engineering|engineer]]

* Michael White – engineer

* Dan Harjung – assistant engineer

* [[Ted Jensen]] – digital [[Audio mastering|mastering]], mastering

* Carol Bobolts – design

* Bob Defrin – art direction

* Sotto Vocé – cover art concept

* John M. Stevens – lettering

* Curtice Taylor – photo tinting

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*[http://www.adrianbelew.net/thestore/younglions.html Adrian Belew's website]

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

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