Light and Shade (Fra Lippo Lippi album)
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Light and Shade is the fourth studio album by Norwegian
pop rock
group Fra Lippo Lippi
. It was recorded in Los Angeles, California
and produced by Walter Becker
(of Steely Dan
fame).
Following the success of the 1985 album Songs
, Virgin Records had the band work on a follow-up album with the U.S.
as its intended target market. The first single "Angel
" received moderate airplay on a radio station in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, during this time, the U.S. arm of Virgin Records dropped several artists off their roster - Fra Lippo Lippi being one of them. Frustrated by the album's failure to capture the U.S. market, the band parted ways with Virgin Records in 1988.
However, later that year the band found unexpected success in another part of the world. The title track and "Beauty and Madness" became immensely popular in the Philippines
, prompting the band to visit the country and perform sold-out concerts there.
The album is currently out of print.
with
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
group Fra Lippo Lippi
Fra Lippo Lippi (band)
Fra Lippo Lippi is a New Wave band from Norway. They had several hits in the 1980s, such as "Shouldn't Have to Be Like That", "Everytime I See You" and "Light and Shade", and recorded a new album as late as 2002...
. It was recorded in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and produced by Walter Becker
Walter Becker
Walter Carl Becker is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist and a co-writer of Steely Dan.-Career:...
(of Steely Dan
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop...
fame).
Following the success of the 1985 album Songs
Songs (Fra Lippo Lippi album)
Songs is the third studio album by Norwegian pop rock group Fra Lippo Lippi. Originally released in 1985 by the band's own label, Easter Productions, Songs received favorable reviews and sold around 5,000 copies without any means of promotion....
, Virgin Records had the band work on a follow-up album with the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as its intended target market. The first single "Angel
Angel (Fra Lippo Lippi song)
"Angel" is a single by Norwegian New Wave group Fra Lippo Lippi, released from their fourth album Light and Shade in 1987....
" received moderate airplay on a radio station in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, during this time, the U.S. arm of Virgin Records dropped several artists off their roster - Fra Lippo Lippi being one of them. Frustrated by the album's failure to capture the U.S. market, the band parted ways with Virgin Records in 1988.
However, later that year the band found unexpected success in another part of the world. The title track and "Beauty and Madness" became immensely popular in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, prompting the band to visit the country and perform sold-out concerts there.
The album is currently out of print.
Track listing
- "AngelAngel (Fra Lippo Lippi song)"Angel" is a single by Norwegian New Wave group Fra Lippo Lippi, released from their fourth album Light and Shade in 1987....
" - "Freedom"
- "Don´t Take Away That Light"
- "Beauty and Madness"
- "Home"
- "Light and Shade"
- "Some People"
- "Crazy Wisdom"
- "Stardust Motel"
- "Indifference"
Personnel
- Rune KristoffersenRune KristoffersenRune Kristoffersen is a Norwegian best known for being the founder and bassist of the pop rock band Fra Lippo Lippi.- Background :Rune Kristoffersen spent the eighties playing bass in Norwegian pop outfit Fra Lippo Lippi, signed to Virgin Records and had an album produced by Walter Becker from...
- Bass - Per Øystein SørensenPer Øystein SørensenPer Øystein Sørensen is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist of the New Wave/synth pop band Fra Lippo Lippi.- Biography :...
- Vocals, keyboards
with
- Walter BeckerWalter BeckerWalter Carl Becker is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist and a co-writer of Steely Dan.-Career:...
- Guitar - Tim Weston - Guitar
- Dean ParksDean ParksDean Parks is an American session guitarist and record producer from Ft. Worth, TX.-Albums:Dean was member of The North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher in 1970. Dean is best-known through his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan...
- Guitar - Mark MorganMark MorganMark Morgan is an American score composer for video games, television and films. He is well-known for his work in Fallout, Fallout 2 and Planescape: Torment.-Video games:* Zork Nemesis * Dark Seed II...
- Keyboards - Robbie Buchanon - Keyboards
- Mark IshamMark IshamMark Isham is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and film composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film.-Life and career:...
- Trumpet - Tom ScottTom Scott (musician)Tom Scott is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader of the west coast jazz/jazz fusion ensemble The L.A. Express.-Biography:Scott was born in Los Angeles, California...
- Saxophone - Jimmy HaslipJimmy HaslipJimmy Haslip is an American electric bass player and record producer best known as a founding and current member of the pioneering fusion group Yellowjackets...
- Bass - James JohnsonJames Johnson-Artists, authors, and musicians:*James B. Johnson , author of science fiction novels*James Johnson , English artist*James Johnson , late 18th-century Scottish musicologist*James P...
- Bass - Abe Laborial - Bass
- Leroy Clouden - Drums
- Claude Pepper - Drums
- Jeff PorcaroJeff PorcaroJeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Porcaro was an American session drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award winning band Toto. Porcaro was one of the most recorded drummers in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions...
- Drums - Carlos Vega - Drums
- Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
- Percussion