Wendy and Lisa is the self-titled 1987 debut album by Wendy & Lisa

Wendy & Lisa

Wendy & Lisa 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 releasing their debut album in 1987...

, formerly of Prince

Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

's band, The Revolution

The Revolution (band)

The Revolution was an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 by Prince. Although widely associated with rock music, the band's sound incorporated heavy metal, pop, funk, R&B and hard rock elements. Before their official break-up, The Revolution had released one studio album,...

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman; except where indicated.

1. "Honeymoon Express" – 3:46 (Melvoin, Coleman, Susannah Melvoin
   Susannah Melvoin
   Susannah Melvoin is an American vocalist and songwriter, best known for her association with Prince in the mid-1980s. Coming from a musical family, Melvoin is the twin sister of musician Wendy Melvoin, sister to the late Jonathan Melvoin , and daughter of jazz pianist Michael...
   
   , Bobby Z.
   Bobby Z.
   Robert B. Rivkin , better known by the stage name Bobby Z., is an American musician and record producer, most known as being a member of Prince's band from 1978–1986, and as a member of The Revolution.-Biography:...
   
   )
2. "Sideshow" – 4:41 (Melvoin, Coleman, Bobby Z.)
3. "Waterfall" – 5:03 (Melvoin, Coleman, Bobby Z.)
4. "Stay" – 4:27
5. "White" – 5:37
6. "Blues Away" – 4:58 (Melvoin, Coleman, Bobby Z.)
7. "Song About" – 4:29
8. "Chance to Grow" – 3:31 (Melvoin, Coleman, Bobby Z.)
9. "The Life" – 4:07
10. "Everything But You" – 5:03
11. "Light" – 4:54

Song information

Some tracks were co-written by Revolution member Bobby Z., and Wendy's twin, extended Revolution member, Susannah. Most of the lyrics are based on personal experiences of Coleman and/or Melvoin.

• "Honeymoon Express" is about both reaching out to a lover who needs reassurance .
• "Waterfall" is about Wendy and Lisa's hope that their friendship with Prince would continue despite the breakup of the Revolution It was released as a single and peaked at #56 in the US and #66 in the UK. A re-mixed version was released in the UK in 1989 and peaked at #69.
• "Song About" also references the break-up of The Revolution with the line "So strange that no one stayed at the end of the parade" (Parade was the last official appearance of The Revolution on an album).
• "Chance to Grow" tells of twisted departures with The Revolution, however a sparked friendship .

Personnel

• Wendy Melvoin
  Wendy Melvoin
  Wendy Melvoin 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....
  
   - lead and background vocals, guitar, bass, drums and percussion, organ
• Lisa Coleman
  Lisa Coleman (musician)
  Lisa Coleman is an American Emmy® Award winning musician and composer. Coleman plays piano and keyboards. She was a member of Prince's backing band The Revolution from 1980-1986. She is currently one half of the musical duo Wendy & Lisa, formed with Wendy Melvoin in 1986.-Early life:Coleman's...
  
   - lead and background vocals, keyboards, piano, synth

Other performers:

• Jonathan Melvoin
  Jonathan Melvoin
  Jonathan Melvoin was an American musician active in the 1980s and 1990s.He was the brother of Susannah and Wendy Melvoin of Prince and the Revolution. He first learned to play drums, and was cited by friends and relatives as one of those people who could play anything...
  
   - drums and percussion
• Tom Scott
  Tom 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...
  
   - soprano sax, lyricon
• Cole Ynda - vocals
• Carla Azar
  Carla Azar
  Carla Azar is a musician and a member of the band Autolux. Azar is a multi-instrumentalist but is known primarily for playing the drums. She also plays glockenspiel, xylophone, mellotron, piano, and bass guitar.-Career:...
  
   - drums and percussion
• Susannah Melvoin
  Susannah Melvoin
  Susannah Melvoin is an American vocalist and songwriter, best known for her association with Prince in the mid-1980s. Coming from a musical family, Melvoin is the twin sister of musician Wendy Melvoin, sister to the late Jonathan Melvoin , and daughter of jazz pianist Michael...
  
  - vocals
• David Coleman - percussion
• Gary Coleman - congas