Songs is the third studio album by Norwegian

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...

. 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.

Later that year, Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

 signed the band to a worldwide contract. The album was reissued and released internationally in 1986 with some songs re-recorded or remixed and the addition of the song "Everytime I See You

Everytime I See You

"Every Time I See You" is a single by Norwegian New Wave group Fra Lippo Lippi, released in 1986. The song appears on the re-release of their album Songs, which was re-recorded and remixed for the international market, after Virgin Records signed the band to a worldwide contract...

". "Shouldn't Have to Be Like That

Shouldn't Have to Be Like That

"Shouldn't Have To Be Like That" is a single by Norwegian New Wave group Fra Lippo Lippi, released from their third album Songs in 1986.In 2005 the song was remixed and released by Molella under the title "Lost Love"....

", "Everytime I See You" and "Come Summer

Come Summer (Fra Lippo Lippi song)

"Come Summer" is a single by Norwegian New Wave group Fra Lippo Lippi, released from their third album Songs in 1986....

" were released as singles in Europe, while "Everytime I See You" and "The Distance Between Us

The Distance Between Us (song)

"The Distance Between Us" is a song by Norwegian New Wave group Fra Lippo Lippi, released as a B-side to their 1986 single Shouldn't Have to Be Like That. The song also became a huge success in the Philippines. It is from their third album Songs....

" became popular hits 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...

. This version of the album also sold 20,000 copies in Norway.

Positive response from critics and sales performance of Songs prompted Virgin Records to have the band work on a follow-up album. Unfortunately, by the time Light and Shade

Light and Shade (Fra Lippo Lippi album)

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 ....

was released in 1988, Virgin Records dropped the band.

In 2005, the album was reissued by band founder Rune Kristoffersen

Rune Kristoffersen

Rune 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...

's label Rune Arkiv

Rune Grammofon

Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its artists being featured heavily in magazines such as The...

. It features the original 1985 Easter Productions recordings (as the 1986 release is still property of Virgin Records) plus the live album Crash of Light

Crash of Light (album)

Crash of Light is a live album by Norwegian pop rock group Fra Lippo Lippi. It was originally prepared for the band's revived record label Uniton Records, but was never released in Norway due to legal problems with their distributor...

, which was previously released only in the Philippines.

Original Easter Productions Release

1. "Come Summer
   Come Summer (Fra Lippo Lippi song)
   "Come Summer" is a single by Norwegian New Wave group Fra Lippo Lippi, released from their third album Songs in 1986....
   
   "
2. "Shouldn't Have to Be Like That
   Shouldn't Have to Be Like That
   "Shouldn't Have To Be Like That" is a single by Norwegian New Wave group Fra Lippo Lippi, released from their third album Songs in 1986.In 2005 the song was remixed and released by Molella under the title "Lost Love"....
   
   "
3. "Even Tall Trees Bend"
4. "Just Like Me"
5. "Leaving"
6. "Regrets"
7. "Crash of Light"
8. "The Distance Between Us
   The Distance Between Us (song)
   "The Distance Between Us" is a song by Norwegian New Wave group Fra Lippo Lippi, released as a B-side to their 1986 single Shouldn't Have to Be Like That. The song also became a huge success in the Philippines. It is from their third album Songs....
   
   "
9. "Coming Home"

1986 Virgin Records Release

1. "Come Summer"
2. "Shouldn't Have to Be Like That"
3. "Even Tall Trees Bend"
4. "Just Like Me"
5. "Leaving"
6. "Regrets"
7. "Crash of Light"
8. "Everytime I See You
   Everytime I See You
   "Every Time I See You" is a single by Norwegian New Wave group Fra Lippo Lippi, released in 1986. The song appears on the re-release of their album Songs, which was re-recorded and remixed for the international market, after Virgin Records signed the band to a worldwide contract...
   
   "
9. "The Distance Between Us"
10. "Coming Home"

2005 Rune Arkiv Reissue

1. "Come Summer"
2. "Shouldn't Have to Be Like That"
3. "Even Tall Trees Bend"
4. "Just Like Me"
5. "Leaving"
6. "Regrets"
7. "Crash of Light"
8. "The Distance Between Us"
9. "Coming Home"
10. "Crash Of Light" (Live)
11. "The Distance Between Us" (Live)
12. "Everytime I See You" (Live)
13. "Fade Away" (Live)
14. "Shouldn't Have to Be Like That" (Live)
15. "Even Tall Trees Bend" (Live)
16. "Say Something" (Live)
17. "Regrets" (Live)

Personnel

• Rune Kristoffersen
  Rune Kristoffersen
  Rune 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, keyboards
• Per Øystein Sørensen
  Per Øystein Sørensen
  Per 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

• Morten Sjøberg - Additional keyboards
• Øyvind Kvalnes - Additional keyboards
• Henrik Janson - Guitars (Virgin Records release)
• Erik Häusler - Saxophone (Virgin Records release)
• Åke Sundquist - Percussion (Virgin Records release)