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Wendy & Lisa (briefly known as Girl Bros.) are a music duo consisting of
Wendy Melvoin Wendy Ann Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Prince as part of his backing band The Revolution, and for her collaboration with Lisa Coleman as one half of the duo Wendy ...
and Lisa Coleman. They began working with
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in the early 1980s and were part of his band the Revolution, before branching out on their own and releasing their eponymous debut studio album in 1987. In recent years they have turned their attention to writing music for film and television and have won an
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/ref> They have released five studio albums, with their most recent album being 2008's '' White Flags of Winter Chimneys''.


History


With the Revolution

In 1980, Lisa Coleman replaced Gayle Chapman in Prince's touring band on keyboards and piano. Coleman was asked to contribute vocals to several tracks over his next few albums. In 1983, guitarist
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left the band over religious conflicts. Prince invited
Wendy Melvoin Wendy Ann Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Prince as part of his backing band The Revolution, and for her collaboration with Lisa Coleman as one half of the duo Wendy ...
(Lisa's girlfriend at the time) into the band as they began to record '' Purple Rain'' (1984). The film and album turned Prince and the newly named
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into superstars. Prince's personal life also became intertwined with Melvoin's when he began dating her twin sister
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. After ''Purple Rain'' (1984), Prince and the Revolution recorded ''
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'' (1985) and then ''
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'' (1986), the soundtrack to Prince's film ''
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'' (1986). In interviews, the two reported they felt they were not getting the recognition and credit they deserved despite their growing contributions to his work. During 1986, Melvoin and Coleman became increasingly disillusioned with Prince's decision to expand the Revolution with non-musicians, such as Wally Safford and Greg Brooks, and Prince's increasing ''
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'' that these new members brought with them. Unhappy and vocal about their feelings, they were eventually convinced to remain with the band through the end of the Hit N Run - Parade Tour. However, Prince felt spurned and as a result he had already decided he would dissolve the Revolution once the tour was complete. Hence, by October 1986, Melvoin and Coleman (along with
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) were dismissed by Prince, disrupting the '' Dream Factory'' album that was already completed and effectively dissolving The Revolution.


As Wendy & Lisa

In 1987 the duo released an album simply entitled ''
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'' with
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in the US and on
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in the UK. The singles released were Honeymoon Express, Waterfall and Sideshow but none hit the top 40 on either side of the Atlantic. The follow up album, '' Fruit at the Bottom,'' was released in 1989. The singles released were Are You My Baby?, Lolly Lolly (remixed by
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) and Satisfaction, which finally gave them a Top 40 single in the UK. Waterfall' 89 failed to capitalise on the success of Satisfaction and reached another minor placing. In 1990, the duo signed with
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in the US (which was already their label in Europe) and released '' Eroica''. However, this too met only minor chart success. In 1991, Virgin UK released the remix album ''Re-mix-In-a-Carnation'', a selection of club mixes from the first three albums as
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ed by producers like
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, and
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. In the mid-1990s, Wendy & Lisa worked on several movie projects with record producer
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. They recorded an album with him as producer, but had a falling out (according to them, due to Horn and his wife Jill Sinclair's alleged
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) and the project was shelved, leaving the master tapes in Horn's hands and acrimony between the parties involved. Their next solo effort – the 1998 album ''Girl Bros.'' – was the first to be independently released, with all subsequent releases also self-released. In 2004, the duo reached a rapprochement with Prince and contributed to several tracks on his ''
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'' (2007) album. In December 2008, '' White Flags of Winter Chimneys'' was released. The title is taken from a line in the
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song "Hejira". 2011 saw the release of the ''Snapshots'' EP, which came with limited edition artwork, autographs and a photo book. It is a 6-track collection of songs that were recorded over the preceding 20 years of their careers but had previously never been released.


Session and scoring work

Melvoin and Coleman have done session work and/or written songs with
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. Their vocals were featured on the soundtrack for ''
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'' (1992). Their first scoring project was for ''
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'' (1995). The team has scored numerous TV shows and films, including popular TV shows like ''
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Awards

Wendy & Lisa technically share the honor of winners of a Grammy and Oscar for being part of the Revolution, as '' Purple Rain'' (1984) won two Grammys, and the Oscar for Best Original Score. In
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, they received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for their work on ''
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.'' They received the ASCAP award for Composers of the Year for their work on ''
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'' (1995), the theme to HBO's ''
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'' and ''
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''. They were nominated for an Emmy in
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for the main title theme for the
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Other projects

Melvoin and Coleman have made numerous contributions to television themes. They wrote theme music and background scores for TV shows such as ''
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'', '' Bionic Woman'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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''. In 2001, they worked with
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''. They have also been featured on several
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s and soundtracks, including ''
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'' (1995), ''
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'' (1997), '' Something New'' (2006), and ''
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. Melvoin and Coleman collaborated with
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for her 2008 album ''
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Discography


Studio albums

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'' (1987), Columbia Records (UK No. 84) *'' Fruit at the Bottom'' (1989), Columbia Records (UK No. 45) *'' Eroica'' (1990), Virgin Records (UK No. 33) *''Girl Bros.'' (1998), World Domination – Re-released as Wendy & Lisa "Girl Brothers Inc." (1999) (self-released) *'' White Flags of Winter Chimneys'' (2008), W. Melvoin/L. Coleman (self-released)


Extended plays

*''Snapshots'' (2011) (self-released)


Soundtracks

*''
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'' (1992), Geffen Records *'' Heroes: Original Score'' (2009), La-La Land Records *'' Nurse Jackie: Season One Soundtrack'' (2010), Lionsgate Music *'' Dirty Girl Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2010), Lakeshore Music


Singles


Compilation albums

*''Re-Mix-in-a-Carnation'' (1991) *''Are You My Baby'' (1996) *''Always in My Dreams'' (2000)


Contributions to Prince discography

The following songs, which appear on releases by
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as partial Wendy & Lisa compositions. *"17 Days", written by Prince, Wendy, Lisa,
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", written by Prince, Wendy, Lisa,
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, Dr. Fink,
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*"A Million Miles (I Love You)", written by Prince, Lisa *"
Computer Blue "Computer Blue" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. Released on June 25, 1984, it is the fourth track on Prince's sixth album, '' Purple Rain'', which also served as the soundtrack to the film of the same name. In the film, the song represen ...
", written by Prince, Wendy, Lisa, Dr. Fink, John L. Nelson *"
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", written by Prince, Wendy, Lisa (US #23/UK #45) *" Power Fantastic", written by Prince, Wendy, Lisa *"
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Notes


References

* Hahn, Alex (2003). ''Possessed: The Rise and Fall of Prince''. New York: Billboard Books. * Nilsen, Per (1999). ''Dancemusicsexromance: Prince – The First Decade''. London: Fire Fly Publishing. * Walters, Barry (2009).
The Revolution Will Be Harmonized: Recording duo – and former Prince and the Revolution members – Wendy & Lisa come out publicly for the first time.
Out.com Features.


External links

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