''Wendy and Lisa'' is the eponymous 1987 debut album by American pop duo

Wendy & Lisa Wendy & Lisa (briefly known as Girl Bros.) are a music duo consisting of Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman. They began working with Prince in the early 1980s and were part of his band the Revolution, before branching out on their own and releasin ...

, formerly of

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's band, the Revolution.

Background

Five of the eleven tracks on the album were co-written by Bobby Z., Wendy and Lisa's former colleague from the Revolution, who also co-produced the album with the duo. Wendy's twin sister,

Susannah Melvoin Susannah Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) is an American vocalist and songwriter. Melvoin is best known for her association with Prince in the mid-1980s. Melvoin comes from a musical family and is the twin sister of musician Wendy Melvoin, sister ...

(an extended Revolution member herself) co-wrote the track "Honeymoon Express". The album, released in the United States on August 24, 1987, peaked at No. 88 in the US and at No. 84 in the UK. The UK and European release features different cover artwork to the US release. The album contains several singles, including "Honeymoon Express" and "Waterfall" (which was re-released two years later as "Waterfall '89"). In the US, the only single to hit the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was "Waterfall" which peaked at No. 56 in 1987. "Sideshow" was also released as a single in the UK and Europe. The track "The Life" was re-recorded in the 1990s when it was retitled as "This Is the Life" and produced by

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. This version was included on the number-one hit soundtrack album of the film ''

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'' (1995) and released as a single in Europe. The album was reissued in the US in 2006 by

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, featuring four bonus tracks including "To Trip Is to Fall", which was originally a 12" B-side track. The album was reissued in the UK in 2013 by

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also featuring four bonus tracks, though two of the tracks differ from the US reissue.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the ''Wendy and Lisa'' liner notes. Wendy & Lisa *

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 ...

– lead and background vocals, guitar, bass, drums and percussion, organ * Lisa Coleman – lead and background vocals, keyboards, piano, synth Additional musicians *

Jonathan Melvoin Jonathan David Melvoin (December 6, 1961 – July 12, 1996) was an American musician, active in the 1980s and 1990s. Early life He was the son of Constance (née Ives) and Mike Melvoin, keyboardist for The Wrecking Crew, and brother of ...

– drums and percussion * Tom Scott – soprano saxophone, lyricon * Cole Ynda – vocals * Carla Azar – drums and percussion *

– vocals * David Coleman – percussion * Gary Coleman – congas

Charts

References

External links

* Wendy & Lisa albums 1987 debut albums Columbia Records albums {{1980s-pop-album-stub