Julee Cruise’s “The Voice of Love” Press Kit from Aug. 1993

As part of the “Julee in June” take over of Twin Peaks Blog, here is a closer look at the press kit for her second album, “The Voice of Love.” Warner Brothers Records sent this kit to media in August 1993 in advance of the album’s official release on October 12. The kit contained a black and white headshot and a four-page press release written by Julee’s husband Edward Grinnan.

JULEE CRUISE’S “THE VOICE OF LOVE” PRESS KIT FROM AUG. 1993

The press kit from Warner Brothers Media Information was presented in a folder with rows of Corona typewriters on the cover.

Inside the folder, a black and white image of Julee Cruise was found in the left pocket while the four-page press released was located in the right pocket.

JULEE CRUISE HEADSHOT BY E.J. CARR

Julee’s black and white headshot was taken by E.J. Carr who studied at The Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh and the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. According to his bio, his fashion and portrait photography has included clients such as Warner Brothers Records, EMI Christian, Reprise, NBC, ABC, CBS, USA Today, USA Networks, Neiman Marcus, Lane Bryant, Marzotto, Tamotsu and Levis.

According to a Facebook post made on January 16, 2025, he was commissioned to do a photo shoot for Warner Brothers Music “creating content for the CD cover for Julee Cruise and David Lynch.” Carr explained how Lynch called him in the middle of the night about the upcoming shoot.

“Being a little nervous to be asked to impress two mega stars, my sleep the night before the shoot day was a little unsettled, to be honest,” said Carr. “At four AM, my phone rang in my home in Brooklyn, shocking me out of a deep sleep. I lept out of bed, something I wouldn’t have normally done, and answered the phone, a bit groggy and still half asleep. A voice asking for E J was on the other end of the line, a man with a youthful voice and energy.

‘Hello? Hello? Is this EJ? This is David Lynch.’

“Hello David, how are you?,” I said before David responded.

“[I] just want to touch base with you before your photoshoot tomorrow with Julee. I did some photos but they don’t seem right for the project. Have fun with the shoot and make something great.'”

Carr photographs of Julee were used in the CD. He also must have taken this black and white headshot during the same shoot.

PRESS RELEASE FOR “THE VOICE OF LOVE” BY JULEE CRUISE

The four-page press release was written by Julee’s husband Edward Grinnan. The couple was married for 38 years at the time of her passing in June 2022. Today, Grinnan is Editor-in-Chief and Vice President of Guideposts Publications, which includes the magazines Guideposts, Angels on Earth, Mysterious Ways, PLUS and The Joys of Christmas.

Here is the press release along with a transcription of each page.

As a recording artist, Julee Cruise originally joined up with film director David Lynch and composer Angelo Badalamenti for her widely acclaimed debut album on Warner Bros. Records, Floating Into The Night, which hit the Billboard charts in 1990. The music was prominently integrated into Lynch’s ground breaking TV series Twin Peaks, in which Julee had a recurring role.

Eventually the Peaks soundtrack became the largest selling TV soundtrack in history and enjoyed worldwide success, as did Julee’s album and hit single “Falling,” the show’s arresting and ethereal theme song.

Julee followed up with a concert tour, including her debut at London’s legendary Palladium, and a controversial musical guest appearance on Saturday Night Live (she stepped in when Sinead O’Conner refused to appear with host Andrew Dice Clay).

Julee first collaborated with Lynch/Badalamenti for the song “Mysteries Of Love” in the notorious Lynch movie classic Blue Velvet. The three also produced an original full length performance video Industrial Symphony #1, a memorable extravaganza filmed live on the main opera stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (Julee performed the piece almost entirely airborne) as part of the Next Wave Festival. Julee appeared in the movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and on the soundtrack, and sang the movie’s theme song “Questions in a World Of Blue” under a full moon on a beach in the French Riviera for the film’s premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992. Badalamenti also featured her voice at the opening ceremonies of the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Along with U2, REM, k.d. lang and others, her singing was heard in the Wim Wenders movie Until The End Of The World, doing a cover of the old Elvis tune “Summer Kisses, Winter Tears,” which was subsequently used as the music behind a Kim Bassinger lingerie commercial that aired only in Europe and the Far East.

Julee Cruise holds a degree in French Horn from Drake University and performed with several orchestras before getting her break in acting. Among her stage credits are House Of Blue Leaves, A Little Night Music, Beehive, Little Shop Of Horrors, Cabaret, Pump Boys and Dinettes, and the award-winning sci-fi Shakespearean spoof Return To The Forbidden Planet. Her voice can be found on radio and TV commercials if you listen closely.

While starring in Planet in New York she was seen by Fred Schneider, the unmistakable lead singer for the B-52s. Along with Fellow B’s guitarist Keith Strickland, vocalist Kate Pierson and keyboardist Pat Irwin, Fred was searching for a singer to replace founding member Cindy Wilson on an upcoming tour. Julee subsequently joined the band for a 1992-93 tour through North and South America and Europe, including a featured performance at Bill Clinton’s inauguration. “I loved working with Kate, Fred, Keith and the band,” Julee says. “The B’s are real special. It’s the most fun I ever had on stage. I hope to do it again someday.”

The Voice Of Love is Julee’s much-anticipated second LP for Warner Bros., slated for an Oct 12, 1993 release. “The reason why it took some time to do the second record,” Julee explains, “is because David, Angelo and I were all so busy and we really wanted to have the right amount of time together to do the music the way we wanted it, and not rush things. I think the result speaks for itself. While it’s the same basic style as my first album, the music has evolved considerably.” Julee also points out that while Twin Peaks was a relatively short-term phenomena in the U.S., it kept hitting the top of the TV ratings around the world. “It was like a domino effect. I was doing press for years. Long after Peaks died in the U.S., I’d get these hysterical calls from journalists in Pago-Pago demanding to know who killed Laura Palmer. Or I’d get transatlantic calls at four in the morning from radio guys who’d introduce themselves as ‘the Howard Stern of Oslo.’ God, it went on and on.” And, of course, wherever the show peaked, the music went with it and so, quite often, did Julee. “I ended up

touring Japan, New Zealand and Australia. The Japanese are still obsessed with Laura Palmer.”

The Voice Of Love also marks Julee’s writing debut with her song, “In My Other World,” co-written with Louis Tucci. “While I was touring with the B’s, I wrote constantly. Unlike most touring musicians, I like tour buses, the mother ship. I like to retreat into the dark claustrophobic comfort of my bunk area. I’m not very social. It was a stimulating environment. I miss the bus. I got a lot of good material and this is just the beginning.”

Julee had to quit a three-pack-a-day cigarette habit before recording Floating Into The Night. This time around, she underwent surgery. “I had my nasal passages bevelled out to equalize the resonance. It always bothered me.”

Julee just completed filming Cultivating Charlie, a new movie by director Alex Georges scheduled for release in early ’94. “It was a ball getting back to acting and working with Alex. I got to play a really juicy, off-beat character role. Really, everything I do is a kind of character role, including my music.”

Julee lives in Manhattan with a couple of dogs and her husband, Ed.

–Edward Grinnan

Julee’s album “The Voice of Love” is an underrated classic with some of my favorite tunes. It would be the final time she worked with David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti on a album. She would take a departure for her follow up release about 10 years later, “The Art of Being a Girl.”