''Songs'' is the third studio album by Norwegian new wave band Fra Lippo Lippi. Originally released in 1985 by the band's own label, Easter Productions, ''Songs'' received favorable reviews and sold around 5,000 copies without any means of promotion. Later that year,

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signed the band to a worldwide contract. The album was reissued and released internationally in 1986 with some songs re-recorded or remixed and the addition of the song "Everytime I See You". "

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The Distance Between Us "The Distance Between Us" is a song by Norwegian new wave group Fra Lippo Lippi, first released in 1985 on their third studio album ''Songs'', on the band's own label, Easter Productions. The song was remixed for the 1986 international reissue o ...

", "Come Summer" and "Everytime I See You" were released as singles in Europe. "Everytime I See You" and "The Distance Between Us" became popular hits in the

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. This version of the album also sold 20,000 copies in Norway. The sleeve photography by Reinhard Wolf shows the medieval alcazar of Molina de Aragon in Spain. Positive response from critics and sales performance of ''Songs'' prompted Virgin Records to have the band work on a follow-up album. Unfortunately, by the time '' Light and Shade'' was released in 1987, Virgin Records had dropped the band. In 2005, the album was reissued by band founder

Rune Kristoffersen Rune Kristoffersen (born 22 September 1957) is a Norwegian musician, best known for being the founder and bassist of the new wave band Fra Lippo Lippi. Background Rune Kristoffersen grew up in Nesodden and was founder member of Norwegian pop ...

's label Rune Arkiv. It features the original 1985 Easter Productions recordings (as the 1986 release is still the property of Virgin Records) plus the live album '' Crash of Light'', which was previously released only in the Philippines.

Track listings

1985 original Easter Productions release

# "Come Summer"Fra Lippo Lippi Discography
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" # "Even Tall Trees Bend" # "Just Like Me" # "Crash of Light" # "

" # "Regrets" # "Leaving" # "Coming Home"

1986 Virgin Records release

# "Come Summer" # "Shouldn't Have to Be Like That" # "Even Tall Trees Bend" # "Just Like Me" # "Leaving" # "Regrets" # "Everytime I See You" # "Crash of Light" # "The Distance Between Us" # "Coming Home"

2005 Rune Arkiv reissue

# "Come Summer" # "Shouldn't Have to Be Like That" # "Even Tall Trees Bend" # "Just Like Me" # "Leaving" # "Regrets" # "Crash of Light" # "The Distance Between Us" # "Coming Home" # "Crash of Light" (Live) # "The Distance Between Us" (Live) # "Everytime I See You" (Live) # "Fade Away" (Live) # "Shouldn't Have to Be Like That" (Live) # "Even Tall Trees Bend" (Live) # "Say Something" (Live) # "Regrets" (Live)

Personnel

- bass, keyboards *

Per Øystein Sørensen Per Øystein Sørensen (born December 13, 1961) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist of the New wave music, new wave band Fra Lippo Lippi (band), Fra Lippo Lippi. Biography Sørensen joined Fra Lippo Lippi in 1982 ...

- vocals, keyboards *

Morten Sjøberg Fra Lippo Lippi is a Norwegian band. They had several hits in the 1980s, such as "Shouldn't Have to Be Like That", " Everytime I See You" and " Light and Shade", and recorded a new album as late as 2002. The band name is derived from Robert Brow ...

- additional keyboards *Øyvind Kvalnes - additional keyboards with * Henrik Janson - guitar (Virgin Records release) *Erik Häusler - saxophone (Virgin Records release) *Åke Sundquist - percussion (Virgin Records release) *Tore Elgarøy - guitar, backing vocals (Rune Arkiv reissue - live tracks) *Lasse Hafreager - keyboards, backing vocals (Rune Arkiv reissue - live tracks) *Berit Lohne - piano, backing vocals (Rune Arkiv reissue - live tracks) *Bjørn Juliusson - drums & percussion (Rune Arkiv reissue - live tracks)

Charts

References

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