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Released in late 1987, Wendy and Lisa was the debut by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman after they left Prince's much loved band, the Revolution. Although Sign o' the Times was justifiably heralded as a masterpiece, Melvoin and Coleman both possessed an energy and prowess that some felt was missing from that effort and those that followed. Luckily, a good part of those charms show up on this album. The deceptively simple "Honeymoon Express" has a propulsive energy mixed with effortless and recondite vocals, especially on the chorus. Given the pair's work with Prince, it's no surprise that the best songs here are conflicted and thought-provoking. Melvoin's off-centered and oddly sensual vocals never fail to impress, as does Coleman's keyboard shading and composing. The insinuating "Everything but You" is one of the more true-to-life and honest love songs you're likely to hear. The best track, "Stay," is suitably dark and oddly reassuring, and made this an instant classic. Everything's not great here. "Chance to Grow" and the instrumental "White" both meander. Produced by Coleman, Melvoin, and Revolution drummer Bobby Z, Wendy and Lisa lasted well beyond its release date and is one fulfilling effort.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
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Susannah Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist - Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Vocal - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Mixing Engineer, Bass, Vocal - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Jonathan Melvoin, Percussion - Rich Webb, Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Background Vocal - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Programmer, Mixing Engineer, Bass, Background Vocal, Vocal - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Rich Webb, Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Mixing Engineer, Vocal - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Programmer, Mixing Engineer, Bass, Background Vocal, Vocal - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Jonathan Melvoin, Cymbal - Rich Webb, Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Mixing Engineer, Vocal - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Bass, Vocal - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Producer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Jonathan Melvoin, Congas - Rich Webb, Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Piano, Mixing Engineer - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Programmer, Mixing Engineer, Bass - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Tom Scott, Soprano Saxophone - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Producer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Rich Webb, Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Vocal - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Organ, Mixing Engineer, Bass, Background Vocal, Vocal - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Cole, Vocal - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Rich Webb, Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Mixing Engineer, Vocal - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Bass, Background Vocal, Vocal - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Producer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Jonathan Melvoin, Drums - Rich Webb, Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Piano, Mixing Engineer, Synthesizer, Background Vocal, Vocal - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Bass, Background Vocal - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carla Azar, Cymbal - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Jonathan Melvoin, Congas - Rich Webb, Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Piano, Mixing Engineer - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Vocal - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Producer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Rich Webb, Engineer - Kris Bell, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Susannah Melvoin, Background Vocal - Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Percussion, Piano, Mixing Engineer, Vocal - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Mixing Engineer, Bass, Vocal - Gary Coleman, Congas - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - David, Percussion - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carla Azar, Drums - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Producer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Jonathan Melvoin, Percussion, Congas - Rich Webb, Engineer - Kris Bell, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Vocal - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Drum Programmer, Bass, Background Vocal - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Producer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Rich Webb, Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Mixing Engineer, Vocal - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Programmer, Mixing Engineer, Bass, Background Vocal, Vocal - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Jonathan Melvoin, Cymbal - Rich Webb, Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Susannah Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist - Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Vocal - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Mixing Engineer, Bass, Vocal - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Jonathan Melvoin, Percussion - Rich Webb, Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Background Vocal - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Programmer, Mixing Engineer, Bass, Background Vocal, Vocal - Steve MacMillan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross, Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, Re-Mixer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Tickle, Mixing Engineer - Bobby z, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jerry Garszva, Engineer - Rich Webb, Engineer
(P) 1988 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lisa Coleman, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Wendy Melvoin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Brian Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Wendy & Lisa, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kris Bell, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1988 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Released in late 1987, Wendy and Lisa was the debut by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman after they left Prince's much loved band, the Revolution. Although Sign o' the Times was justifiably heralded as a masterpiece, Melvoin and Coleman both possessed an energy and prowess that some felt was missing from that effort and those that followed. Luckily, a good part of those charms show up on this album. The deceptively simple "Honeymoon Express" has a propulsive energy mixed with effortless and recondite vocals, especially on the chorus. Given the pair's work with Prince, it's no surprise that the best songs here are conflicted and thought-provoking. Melvoin's off-centered and oddly sensual vocals never fail to impress, as does Coleman's keyboard shading and composing. The insinuating "Everything but You" is one of the more true-to-life and honest love songs you're likely to hear. The best track, "Stay," is suitably dark and oddly reassuring, and made this an instant classic. Everything's not great here. "Chance to Grow" and the instrumental "White" both meander. Produced by Coleman, Melvoin, and Revolution drummer Bobby Z, Wendy and Lisa lasted well beyond its release date and is one fulfilling effort.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:28
- Main artists: Wendy & Lisa
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
This compilation (P) 2006 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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