Before the recording of 'LUCY' was completed, Lucy Vodden, a childhood friend of Julian's who inspired him to draw a picture of her (that later inspired his father, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney of The Beatles to pen the song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'), passed away while fighting the disease lupus.
While Julian was in the studio, and after some lyric changes, James' song 'LUCY' took on a whole new meaning.
It was then decided that Julian would sing the song as a duet rather than simply with background vocals as Julian felt the song might be a great way for him to honor the memory of Lucy Vodden.