Eroica (album)

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Eroica
WendyAndLisa-EroicaAlbumCover.jpg
Studio album by
Wendy & Lisa
ReleasedJuly 16, 1990
Recorded1990
Genre Rock [1]
Length49:15
Label Virgin
Producer
Wendy & Lisa chronology
Fruit at the Bottom
(1989)		Eroica
(1990)		 Girl Bros.
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B [3]
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Eroica is the third album by Wendy & Lisa, released through Virgin Records on July 16, 1990. [5] It reached the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart.

Contents

Album history

Wendy Melvoin's twin sister Susannah and Cole Ynda, Lisa's sister, contributed background vocal work to the record (as well as touring extensively with their sisters at the time) with k. d. lang adding background vocals to "Mother of Pearl".

Singles released from the album included "Strung Out" (UK No. 44), "Rainbow Lake" (UK No. 70) and "Don't Try to Tell Me" (UK No. 83). [6]

Although the original UK album contained 11 tracks like the US release, Virgin Records in Europe also issued a limited edition version with a bonus 3" CD titled Piano Improvisations with four tracks performed by Lisa Coleman. The album was reissued in the UK in 2017 by Cherry Red Records containing eleven bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks written by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman except where noted.

  1. "Rainbow Lake" – 4:42
  2. "Strung Out" – 4:13
  3. "Mother of Pearl" (Coleman, Melvoin, Tony Berg, Michael Penn) – 5:11
  4. "Don't Try to Tell Me" (orchestrated by Michael Melvoin) – 4:43
  5. "Crack in the Pavement" – 3:25
  6. "Porch Swing" (music by Coleman, Melvoin, Chris Bruce, Carla Azar) – 5:25
  7. "Why Wait for Heaven" (music by Coleman, Melvoin, Susannah Melvoin, Cole Ynda, Bruce, Azar) – 4:48
  8. "Turn Me Inside Out" (Coleman, Melvoin, Susannah Melvoin) – 4:32
  9. "Skeleton Key" (music by Coleman, Melvoin, Bruce, Susannah Melvoin, Azar, Ynda) – 4:12
  10. "Valley Vista" – 3:44
  11. "Staring at the Sun" – 4:20

Piano Improvisations – special limited edition bonus disc

  1. "Minneapolis #1"
  2. "Minneapolis #2"
  3. "Eric's Ghost"
  4. "C-Ya"

Cherry Pop/Virgin special edition bonus disc (UK, 2017)

  1. "Strung Out" (G-Strung 7")
  2. "Stones and Birth"
  3. "Rainbow Lake" (12 into 7 Remix)
  4. "Balance"
  5. "Don't Try to Tell Me" (alternative version)
  6. "Strung Out" (G-Strung Mix)
  7. "Rainbow Lake" (12" mix)
  8. "Minneapolis #1"
  9. "Minneapolis #2"
  10. "Eric's Ghost"
  11. "C-Ya"

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Eroica
Chart (1990)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 68
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 21
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 33

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  2. ↑ AllMusic review
  3. ↑ "Eroica". Entertainment Weekly . September 28, 1990. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ O'Connell, Clodagh (August 1990). "Princeless Pouts And Bra Straps". Select . No. 2. p. 113.
  5. ↑ "Something in the Air" (PDF). Radio & Records (842). Los Angeles, California, US: Radio & Records Inc.: 39 June 1, 1990. ISSN   0277-4860. OCLC   815648421. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2023. ...Wendy & Lisa will issue "Strung Out." The latter's "Eroica" LP is set for July 16
  6. ↑ "Wendy and Lisa". Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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