fullpacodd

1. Light And Shade Song
2. Fra Lippo Lippi Light And Shade 1987 Cd Player

Fra Lippo Lippi - Light and Shade - Amazon.com Music. Audio CD, Import, 1987 'Please retry' — —. Produced by Walter Becker of Steely Dan. Tracks: Angel/Freedom/Don't Take Away That Light/Beauty and Madness/Home/Light and Shade/Some People/Crazy Wisdom/Stardust Motel/Indifference. When the jazz-inflected Light and Shade was released in 1987, Fra Lippo Lippi had become superstars in the Philippines, much to the band's surprise. Largely unknown throughout most of the world, Fra Lippo Lippi performed to sold-out.

So this is The Best of Fra Lippo Lippi, right? In fact, there are two important issues, both understandable, that may still annoy fans and curious minds. First is the absence of any tracks from the group's first two LPs, In Silence (1981) and Small Mercies (1983) -- then again, they were more Gothic rock than pop, and both albums have been reissued two-fer style by Rune Arkiv as The Early Years simultaneously with this CD. Second is the fact that most songs are actually new recordings, since Virgin owns the rights to a hefty chunk of Fra Lippo Lippi's output. It is a 'best-of' in spirit, but a far cry from what you may be entitled to expect. That said, the new recordings, made by original members Rune Kristoffersen and Per Oystein Sorensen, (with guitarist Börge Petersen Överlei helping out on a few songs), are elegant and faithful to the original versions. 'Angel,' the group's biggest hit, is included in its original recording. Extra tracks from Light and Shade (1987), Songs (1985), and The Colour Album (1989) have been re-recorded. Three songs were taken from Dreams (1992); one track from the live album Crash of Light (1989); and a previously unreleased song from 1995 ('Everybody Everywhere') are left intact. The fresh recordings flat out any sign of evolution in the group's sound, but they still make up an enjoyable hour of sweet, light, intelligent pop that retains a strong-'80s feel.

Light And Shade Song

Songs is the third studio album by Norwegiannew wave band 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.

Later that year, Virgin Records 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'. 'Shouldn't Have to Be Like That', 'Everytime I See You' and 'Come Summer' were released as singles in Europe, while 'Everytime I See You' and 'The Distance Between Us' became popular hits in the Philippines. This version of the album also sold 20,000 copies in Norway.^[1]

The sleeve photography by Reinhard Wolf shows the medieval alcazar of Molina de Aragon in Spain.

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 was released in 1988, Virgin Records dropped the band.

In 2005, the album was reissued by band founder Rune Kristoffersen's label Rune Arkiv. 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, which was previously released only in the Philippines.^[2]

• 1Track listing

Track listing[edit]

Fra Lippo Lippi Light And Shade 1987 Cd Player

Original Easter Productions release[edit]

1. 'Come Summer'^[3]
2. 'Shouldn't Have to Be Like That'
3. 'Even Tall Trees Bend'
4. 'Just Like Me'
5. 'Crash of Light'
6. 'The Distance Between Us'
7. 'Regrets'
8. 'Leaving'
9. 'Coming Home'

1986 Virgin Records release[edit]

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. 'Everytime I See You'
8. 'Crash of Light'
9. 'The Distance Between Us'
10. 'Coming Home'

2005 Rune Arkiv reissue[edit]

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[edit]

• Rune Kristoffersen - Bass, keyboards
• Per Øystein Sørensen - 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)

References[edit]

1. ^Fra Lippo Lippi History
2. ^Amazon.com - Fra Lippo Lippi's Songs CD
3. ^Fra Lippo Lippi Discography