Wendy and Lisa (album)

Wendy and Lisa is the self-titled 1987 debut album by Wendy & Lisa, formerly of Prince's band, The Revolution.

Track listing

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

1. "Honeymoon Express" – 3:46 (Melvoin, Coleman, Susannah Melvoin, Bobby Z.)
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 - lead and background vocals, guitar, bass, drums and percussion, organ
• Lisa Coleman - lead and background vocals, keyboards, piano, synth

Other performers:

• Jonathan Melvoin - drums and percussion
• Tom Scott - soprano sax, lyricon
• Cole Ynda - vocals
• Carla Azar - drums and percussion
• Susannah Melvoin - vocals
• David Coleman - percussion
• Gary Coleman - congas