Wendy & Lisa / Fruit At The Bottom
Artist Wendy & Lisa
Album Title: Fruit At The Bottom
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Pop
Format CD
Released 03/06/1989
Label Virgin Records Ltd.
Catalog No CDV 2580
Bar Code No 5 012981 258023
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Untitled (0:51)
2. Lolly Lolly (4:03)
3. Are You My Baby (5:07)
4. Satisfaction (4:54)
5. Always In My Dreams (4:17)
6. Everyday (4:04)
7. From Now On (We’re One) (4:31)
8. Tears Of Joy (4:38)
9. Someday I (3:06)
10. I Think It Was December (4:50)
11. Fruit At The Bottom (4:34)
Date Acquired 10/31/2019
Personal Rating
Acquired from bluffgod (Discogs)
Purchase Price 1.00

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Notes

Standard jewel case with 8-panel poster fold insert.
Manufactured in W. Germany (disc)
The first track is a not listed untitled intro to Lolly Lolly (which is numbered and printed as first track on artwork and disc)
Wendy & Lisa appear as "Wendy & Lisa" (on front & back tray inserts and the dic face) and as "Wendy And Lisa" on the spines and credits
Art Direction – Nick Egan
Coordinator [Album Coordinator] – Shirley Klein
Design – Inge Schaap, Nick Egan
Drums – Carla
Engineer [2nd Engineers] – Darryl D. Dobson, Saulie Rey
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals [Background], Guitar [Guitars], Bass, Drums, Programmed By – Wendy
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals [Background], Piano, Keyboards, Programmed By – Lisa
Management – Patrick Rains & Associates
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Photography By – Michele Laurita
Recorded By, Mixed By – Susan Rogers
Vocals – Cole, Susannah
Written-By, Producer – Wendy And Lisa
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Recorded At – Avatar Studios
Mixed At – Westlake Audio
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Made By – Sonopress – C-6454
Glass Mastered At – Sonopress
Barcode (Text): 5 012981 258023
Barcode (Scanned): 5012981258023
Label Code: LC 3098
Matrix / Runout: SONOPRESS C-6454/CDV2580 A

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Analyzed Folder: Wendy & Lisa - Fruit at the Bottom_dr.txt
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DR         Peak       RMS        Filename                      
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DR10     -10.17 dB   -24.25 dB  00 - Intro.flac              
DR12       -0.85 dB   -14.70 dB  01 - Lolly Lolly.flac        
DR12       -0.28 dB   -14.25 dB  02 - Are You My Baby.flac    
DR13       -0.41 dB   -15.23 dB  03 - Satisfaction.flac        
DR11       -2.22 dB   -15.40 dB  04 - Always in My Dreams.flac
DR14       -0.82 dB   -17.27 dB  05 - Everyday.flac            
DR14       -0.00 dB   -16.36 dB  06 - From Now on (We're One).flac
DR14       -1.26 dB   -18.02 dB  07 - Tears of Joy.flac        
DR14       -0.00 dB   -17.31 dB  08 - Someday I.flac          
DR12       -0.37 dB   -17.03 dB  09 - I Think It Was December.flac
DR12       -1.68 dB   -16.07 dB  10 - Fruit at the Bottom.flac
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Number of Files: 11
Official DR Value: DR13
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Reviews
AllMusic Review by Victor W. Valdivia:

Wendy & Lisa fell victim to the sophomore jinx on the follow-up to their promising self-titled debut. On this album, the duo decided to incorporate dance-club beats and synthesizers into their music. The results were mixed. Though the album sounds more lively and slick than the debut, Wendy & Lisa came up short in the songwriting department. None of the album's ten tracks are anywhere near as memorable as the debut's "Waterfalls." The beats also sometimes hamper whatever emotional depth Wendy & Lisa are attempting to convey, especially on "Someday I," which has a strangely upbeat sound for a song with rather downbeat lyrics. The title cut is similarly ill-conceived, with a dance club arrangement that is meant to be exuberant, but instead comes off as a bit shrill. Lyrically, there isn't as much depth, either; most of the tracks are simple love songs. There isn't anything truly unlistenable here-Wendy & Lisa remain gifted musicians-but there also isn't anything outstanding either. For simple musical pleasures, Fruit at the Bottom will suffice, but the debut album remains a far wiser purchase.
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