"One of the best songwriters and record makers I've heard in a very long time."
Randy Newman

"Richard just knocks me out. Some of the coolest, smartest and original music I've heard in years."
Bonnie Raitt

"My favorite collection of songs by one of my favorite songwriters."
Norah Jones

On a hot summer morning on Manhattan’s west side, the sight of a debutante in a black dress, wearing what appeared to be a most uncomfortable pair of high heels, planted the seed for the title track on Richard Julian’s latest, Sunday Morning in Saturday’s Shoes.  Julian recalls, “There was no way she’d gotten dressed that way that morning.”

Such attentive observation is a staple of Julian’s songwriting, on full display in his fifth full-length album (and second for Manhattan.) When asked for a reference point for his style, the songwriter mentions filmmaker Alexander Payne (Sideways, Election) before mentioning other musicians. Julian’s screenplay-worthy craftsmanship is a skill that’s earned him entrance to a mutual admiration society that includes artists like Randy Newman, Norah Jones and Bonnie Raitt. In fact, it was Raitt who initially suggested producer Mitchell Froom (Los Lobos, Richard Thompson, Elvis Costello and many others), who signed on to help Julian shape Sunday Morning in Saturday’s Shoes. READ MORE | DOWNLOAD

"...a voice as distinctive as a thumbprint...if only more songwriters - and more people -
had his balance of wit and fortitude."
Jim Farber/New York Daily News

"his razor-sharp acoustic-spun vignettes about life in the big city and its varied inhabitants - coupled
with his honey-and-sand vocals - make this a charmingly understated effort...
Julian's sparkling guitar work shines throughout, as does his wit."
Philadelphia Inquirer

"Julian [displays] nimble lyricism as he sings his character-driven, keenly observational songs.
With each clever, low-key, dusky line, he shows why we should sit up and notice him.”
Harp Magazine

"This New Yorker tosses off self-addressed put-downs with the ease of the young Springsteen
during his acoustic Jersey-boy period.”
Entertainment Weekly