White Flags of Winter Chimneys

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White Flags of Winter Chimneys
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 9, 2008
RecordedEarly 2008
Studio Henson, Hollywood, California
Genre Alternative, pop
Label Girl Bros.
Producer Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman
Wendy & Lisa chronology
Girl Bros
(1998)
White Flags of Winter Chimneys
(2008)
Heroes: Original Soundtrack
(2008)

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.

Contents

It was the band's first album in nearly a decade. Melvoin and Coleman were focused on creating musical scores for the television show Heroes , and wrote the album while the show was briefly on hiatus due to a writer's strike. [1]

The title is taken from a lyric in the Joni Mitchell song, "Hejira". [2]

Track listing

All songs written by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman.

  1. "Balloon" – 4:20
  2. "Invisible" – 4:57
  3. "Ever After" – 3:54
  4. "Salt & Cherries (MC5)" – 4:04
  5. "Niagara Falls" – 4:07
  6. "Red Bike" – 4:49
  7. "You and I" – 2:55
  8. "White Flags of Winter Chimneys" – 4:10
  9. "Sweet Suite (Beginning at the End)" – 8:41

Digital-only bonus tracks

  1. "Niagara Falls" (Lisa Demo 4_1_1997) – 5:17
  2. "The Dream" (1992 home demo) – 4:58
  3. "Viste" (1993 Happy Birthday Maxine home recording) – 4:30
  4. "Waiting for Coffee" (1995 home demo) – 4:03

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References

  1. Priya Elan. "Purple Reign". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  2. Allison Stewart. "Quick Spin: White Flags Of Winter Chimneys". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-04-23.[ dead link ]