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Wendy & Lisa (briefly known as Girl Bros.) is a music duo consisting of
Wendy Melvoin Wendy Ann Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) 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 ...
and Lisa Coleman. They began working with
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in the early 1980s and were part of his band the Revolution, before branching out on their own and releasing their eponymous debut studio album in 1987. In recent years they have turned their attention to writing music for film and television and have won an
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. They have released five studio albums, with their most recent album being 2008's ''
White Flags of Winter Chimneys ''White Flags of Winter Chimneys'' is a 2008 album by Wendy & Lisa. It is their fifth studio album (and to date, their last) and was released on December 9, 2008. The album was written, played, and produced all by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman. ...
''.


History


With the Revolution

In 1980, Lisa Coleman replaced Gayle Chapman in Prince's touring band on keyboards and piano. Coleman was asked to contribute vocals to several tracks over his next few albums. In 1983, guitarist
Dez Dickerson Desmond D'andrea Dickerson (born August 7, 1955) is an American guitarist and singer who was a member of Prince's band, the Revolution. Life and career Dickerson was born in 1955 as Desmond D'andrea Dickerson, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A v ...
left the band over religious conflicts. Prince invited
Wendy Melvoin Wendy Ann Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) 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's girlfriend at the time) into the band as they began to record '' Purple Rain'' (1984). The film and album turned Prince and the newly named
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into superstars. Prince's personal life also became intertwined with Melvoin's when he began dating her twin sister
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. After ''Purple Rain'' (1984), Prince and the Revolution recorded ''
Around the World in a Day ''Around the World in a Day'' is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Prince, and the third release on which his backing band the Revolution is billed. It was released on April 22, 1985, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. ...
'' (1985) and then ''
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'' (1986), the soundtrack to Prince's film ''
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'' (1986). In interviews, the two reported they felt they were not getting the recognition and credit they deserved despite their growing contributions to his work. During 1986, Melvoin and Coleman became increasingly disillusioned with Prince's decision to expand the Revolution with non-musicians, such as Wally Safford and Greg Brooks, and Prince's increasing ''
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'' that these new members brought with them. Unhappy and vocal about their feelings, they were eventually convinced to remain with the band through the end of the
Hit N Run - Parade Tour The Parade Tour (also called the Under the Cherry Moon Tour) was a concert tour by American recording artist Prince in support of Prince and The Revolution's eighth studio album ''Parade'' and his 1986 film ''Under the Cherry Moon''. The Hit n R ...
. However, Prince felt spurned and as a result he had already decided he would dissolve the Revolution once the tour was complete. Hence, by October 1986, Melvoin and Coleman (along with
Bobby Z. Robert B. Rivkin (born January 9, 1956), aka Bobby Z., is an American musician and record producer, best known as being the drummer for Prince's backing band The Revolution from 1978 to 1986. Life and career Early life Rivkin began his mus ...
) were dismissed by Prince, disrupting the '' Dream Factory'' album that was already completed and effectively dissolving The Revolution.


As Wendy & Lisa

In 1987 the duo released an album simply titled ''
Wendy and Lisa Wendy & Lisa (briefly known as Girl Bros.) is 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 releasin ...
'' on
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in the US and on
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in the UK. The singles released were "Honeymoon Express", "Waterfall" and "Sideshow" but none hit the top 40 on either side of the Atlantic. The follow-up album, ''
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'', was released in 1989. The singles released were "Are You My Baby?", "Lolly Lolly" (remixed by
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) and "Satisfaction", which gave them a top 40 single in the UK. "Waterfall '89" failed to capitalize on the success of "Satisfaction" and reached another minor placing. In 1990, the duo signed with
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in the US (which was already their label in Europe) and released '' Eroica''. However, this too met only minor chart success. In 1991, Virgin UK released the remix album ''Re-mix-In-a-Carnation'', a selection of club mixes from the first three albums as
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ed by producers like
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,
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, and
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. In the mid-1990s, Wendy & Lisa worked on several movie projects with record producer
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. They recorded an album with him as producer, but had a falling out (according to them, due to Horn and his wife Jill Sinclair's alleged
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) and the project was shelved, leaving the master tapes in Horn's hands and acrimony between the parties involved. Their next solo effort – the 1998 album ''Girl Bros.'' – was the first to be independently released, with all subsequent releases also self-released. In 2004, the duo reached a rapprochement with Prince and contributed to several tracks on his ''
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'' (2007) album. In December 2008, ''
White Flags of Winter Chimneys ''White Flags of Winter Chimneys'' is a 2008 album by Wendy & Lisa. It is their fifth studio album (and to date, their last) and was released on December 9, 2008. The album was written, played, and produced all by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman. ...
'' was released. The title is taken from a line in the
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song "Hejira". 2011 saw the release of the ''Snapshots'' EP, which came with limited edition artwork, autographs and a photo book. It is a 6-track collection of songs that were recorded over the preceding 20 years of their careers but had previously never been released.


Session and scoring work

Melvoin and Coleman have done session work and/or written songs with
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,
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Terence Trent D'Arby Sananda Francesco Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard; March 15, 1962), who started his career with the stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, '' Introducing the Hard ...
,
Lisa Germano Lisa Ruth Germano (born June 27, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Indiana. Her album '' Geek the Girl'' (1994) was named one of the best albums of the 1990s by ''Spin'' magazine. She began her career as a viol ...
,
Lisa Marie Presley Lisa Marie Presley (February 1, 1968 – January 12, 2023) was an American singer and songwriter. She was the daughter of singer and actor Elvis Presley, who is referred to as "The King of Rock and Roll" and actress Priscilla Presley, as well a ...
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Liz Phair Elizabeth Clark Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Phair was raised primarily in the Chicago area. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1990, she attempted to sta ...
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, Tricky,
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, Uh Huh Her,
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Victoria Williams Victoria Williams (born December 23, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter and musician, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, although she has resided in Southern California throughout her musical career. Diagnosed with multi ...
, Rob Thomas,
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Skye Edwards Skye Edwards (born Shirley Klaris Yonavieve Edwards; 27 May 1972), sometimes simply Skye, is a British singer. Her career began in the mid-1990s when she and the Godfrey brothers (Paul Godfrey, a DJ, and Ross Godfrey, a multi-instrumentalist) fo ...
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Nerina Pallot Nerina Natasha Georgina Pallot (born 26 April 1974) is a British singer, songwriter and producer, who has released eight albums and over a dozen EPs. She was nominated for British Female Solo Artist at the 2007 BRIT Awards and nominated for an ...
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, Nina Gordon, fDeluxe, the Family,
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Nikka Costa Domenica "Nikka" Costa (born June 4, 1972) is an American singer whose music combines elements of pop, soul, and blues. She also had a career as a child singer starting in the early 1980s. She is the daughter of music producer Don Costa. Ear ...
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André Cymone André Cymone (born Andre Simon Anderson; June 27, 1958) is an American bassist, songwriter and record producer. He was a bass guitarist for Prince (musician), Prince's touring band, pre-The Revolution (band), Revolution. In 1981, Cymone broke ...
,
Kate Earl Kate Earl (born Kate Joy Smithson) is an American singer-songwriter based out of Tennessee. Early life Earl was born in Anchorage, Alaska. She has been married three times. Musical career She began playing piano at four, sang in her church cho ...
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, and Walk the Moon. Their vocals were featured on the soundtrack for ''
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'' (1992). Their first scoring project was for ''
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'' (1995). The team has scored numerous TV shows and films, including popular TV shows like ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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''.


Awards

Wendy & Lisa technically share the honor of winners of a Grammy and Oscar for being part of the Revolution, as '' Purple Rain'' (1984) won two Grammys, and the Oscar for Best Original Score. In
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, they received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for their work on ''
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.'' They received the ASCAP award for Composers of the Year for their work on ''
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'' (1995), the theme to HBO's ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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''. They were nominated for an Emmy in
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for the main title theme for the
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show ''
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''.


Other projects

Melvoin and Coleman have made numerous contributions to television themes. They wrote theme music and background scores for TV shows such as ''
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'', ''
Crossing Jordan ''Crossing Jordan'' is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Kring, that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001, to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed ...
'', '' Bionic Woman'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and
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's ''
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''. In 2001 they worked with
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on his second solo album, ''
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''. They have also been featured on several
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s and soundtracks, including ''
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'' (1995), '' Hav Plenty'' (1997), '' Something New'' (2006), and ''
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'' (2019). The film ''
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'' (1992) featured their song "The Closing of the Year" as its main theme, and they also produced the full-length '' Heroes: Original Score'', released in April 2009, composed entirely of their full-length compositions for each of the show's characters. They scored the TV series ''Touch'' created by ''Crossing Jordan'' and ''Heroes'' creator,
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. Melvoin and Coleman collaborated with
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for her 2008 album ''
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''.


Discography


Studio albums

*''
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'' (1987), Columbia Records (UK No. 84) *''
Fruit at the Bottom ''Fruit at the Bottom'' is the second studio album by American pop duo Wendy & Lisa, released in 1989 by Columbia Records. The album peaked at No. 119 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, No. 71 on the US R&B Albums chart and No. 45 on the UK Albums Ch ...
'' (1989), Columbia Records (UK No. 45) *'' Eroica'' (1990), Virgin Records (UK No. 33) *''Girl Bros.'' (1998), World Domination – Re-released as Wendy & Lisa "Girl Brothers Inc." (1999) (self-released) *''
White Flags of Winter Chimneys ''White Flags of Winter Chimneys'' is a 2008 album by Wendy & Lisa. It is their fifth studio album (and to date, their last) and was released on December 9, 2008. The album was written, played, and produced all by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman. ...
'' (2008), W. Melvoin/L. Coleman (self-released)


Compilation albums

*''Re-Mix-in-a-Carnation'' (1991) *''Are You My Baby'' (1996) *''Always in My Dreams'' (2000)


Extended plays

*''Snapshots'' (2011) (self-released)


Soundtracks

*''
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'' (1992), Geffen Records *'' Heroes: Original Score'' (2009), La-La Land Records *'' Nurse Jackie: Season One Soundtrack'' (2010), Lionsgate Music *'' Dirty Girl Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2010), Lakeshore Music


Singles


Contributions to Prince discography

The following songs, which appear on releases by
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or associates, are registered with
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as partial Wendy & Lisa compositions: *"17 Days", written by Prince, Wendy, Lisa, Dr. Fink *"
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", written by Prince, Wendy, Lisa,
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, Dr. Fink,
Bobby Z. Robert B. Rivkin (born January 9, 1956), aka Bobby Z., is an American musician and record producer, best known as being the drummer for Prince's backing band The Revolution from 1978 to 1986. Life and career Early life Rivkin began his mus ...
*"A Million Miles (I Love You)", written by Prince, Lisa *"
Computer Blue "Computer Blue" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. Released on June 25, 1984, it is the fourth track on Prince's sixth album, '' Purple Rain'', which also served as the soundtrack to the film of the same name. In the film, the song represen ...
", written by Prince, Wendy, Lisa, Dr. Fink, John L. Nelson *"
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", written by Prince, Wendy, Lisa (US #23/UK #45) *" Power Fantastic", written by Prince, Wendy, Lisa *" Sometimes It Snows in April", written by Prince, Wendy, Lisa


Notes


References

* Hahn, Alex (2003). ''Possessed: The Rise and Fall of Prince''. New York: Billboard Books. * Nilsen, Per (1999). ''Dancemusicsexromance: Prince – The First Decade''. London: Fire Fly Publishing. * Walters, Barry (2009).
The Revolution Will Be Harmonized: Recording duo – and former Prince and the Revolution members – Wendy & Lisa come out publicly for the first time.
Out.com Features.


External links

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