Light and Shade (Fra Lippo Lippi album)

Light and Shade
Studio album by Fra Lippo Lippi
Released	1987
Genre	New wave
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	Walter Becker
Fra Lippo Lippi chronology
Songs (1985) Light and Shade (1987) The Colour Album (1989)
Singles from Light and Shade
"Beauty and Madness" Released: 1987

Light and Shade is the fourth studio album by Norwegian new wave band Fra Lippo Lippi. It was recorded in Los Angeles, California and produced by Walter Becker (of Steely Dan fame).^[1]

Following the success of the 1985 album Songs, Virgin Records had the band work on a follow-up album with the US as its intended target market. The first single "Angel" received moderate airplay on a radio station in Los Angeles. However, during this time, the US 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 US market, the band parted ways with Virgin Records in 1988.

Track listing^[1]

1. "Angel"
2. "Freedom"
3. "Don´t Take Away That Light"
4. "Beauty and Madness"
5. "Home"
6. "Light and Shade"
7. "Some People"
8. "Crazy Wisdom"
9. "Stardust Motel"
10. "Indifference"

Personnel

• Rune Kristoffersen – Bass
• Per Øystein Sørensen – Vocals, keyboards

with

• Walter Becker – Guitar
• Tim Weston – Guitar
• Dean Parks – Guitar
• Mark Morgan – Keyboards
• Robbie Buchanon – Keyboards
• Mark Isham – Trumpet
• Tom Scott – Saxophone
• Jimmy Haslip – Bass
• James Johnson – Bass
• Abe Laborial – Bass
• Leroy Clouden – Drums
• Claude Pepper – Drums
• Jeff Porcaro – Drums
• Carlos Vega – Drums
• Paulinho da Costa – Percussion

References