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Album by Wilson Phillips
Shadows and Light is the second
album by American vocal group
Wilson Phillips , released in 1992 by
SBK Records .
Background
Following their best-selling debut album
Wilson Phillips , the trio enlisted the production again of
Glen Ballard , who had also produced their debut.
The album's songs have a big contrast with the ones on their debut. While the majority of the songs on their debut album are upbeat with positive, lightweight lyrics, Shadows and Light features darker songwriting from the trio that deal with personal issues, such as the estrangement with their fathers ("Flesh and Blood", "All the Way from New York"), or child abuse ("Where Are You?").
The album received mixed reviews and, although a success peaking at number four in the United States and being certified
Platinum , it was seen as a commercial failure elsewhere. Three singles were released from the album, and they had much less success than those featured on their debut. The ballad "
You Won't See Me Cry " peaked at number 20 on the US
Billboard Hot 100 , the uptempo "
Give It Up " peaked at number 30 and the final single, the ballad "Flesh and Blood" failed to reach the top 100 altogether, peaking at number 119. By the end of the year,
Chynna Phillips left the band and the group disbanded for 12 years.
Track listing
"I Hear You (Prelude)" (
Carnie Wilson ) – 0:53
"It's Only Life" (
Wilson Phillips ,
Bob Marlette ) – 5:24
"
You Won't See Me Cry " (Wilson Phillips,
Glen Ballard ) – 3:53
"
Give It Up " (Wilson Phillips, Glen Ballard) – 4:51
"This Doesn't Have to Be Love" (Wilson Phillips, Glen Ballard) – 4:40
"Where Are You?" (
Chynna Phillips , Glen Ballard) – 5:24
"Flesh and Blood" (Wilson Phillips, Glen Ballard) – 5:35
"Don't Take Me Down" (Wilson Phillips, Bob Marlette) – 4:43
"All the Way from New York" (Chynna Phillips) – 3:37
"Fueled for Houston" (Wilson Phillips, Glen Ballard) – 4:15
"Goodbye Carmen" (Wilson Phillips, Glen Ballard) – 5:17
"Alone" (
Wendy Wilson ) – 5:17
"I Hear You (Reprise)" (Carnie Wilson) – 2:06
Personnel
Wilson Phillips
Chynna Phillips – lead vocals (2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13), backing vocals
Carnie Wilson – lead vocals (3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13), backing vocals, tambourine (8), acoustic piano (13)
Wendy Wilson – lead vocals (4, 7, 8, 12, 13), backing vocals
Vocal arrangements by Glen Ballard and Wilson Phillips.
Musicians
Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers (2, 8), bass (2)
Bob Marlette – synthesizers (2, 8), bass (2)
Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (3, 10, 11), bass (3)
Randy Kerber – synthesizers (3, 5, 7, 9, 10), acoustic piano (5-7, 9),
organ (7, 8, 10)
Glen Ballard – additional synthesizers (3, 5, 7, 9, 10), synthesizers (4, 6, 11-13), bass (4), handclaps (4)
Michael Landau – guitars (2, 3, 5-9, 11, 12)
Steve Lukather – guitars (3, 9)
Basil Fung – guitars (3, 10)
James Harrah – guitars (4)
Michael Thompson – guitars (4)
Leland Sklar – bass (5, 9)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass (6-8, 10-12)
John Robinson – drums (2, 3, 5-12)
Chris Fogel – handclaps (4)
Jen Dickenson – handclaps (4)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (8, 12)
Dan Higgins – saxophones (1, 4, 10)
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophones (1, 4, 10)
Marc Russo – saxophone (3)
Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 4, 10)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 4, 10), horn arrangements (1, 4, 10), string arrangements (3, 9, 11)
Joshua Trossman –
harmonica (10)
Clayton Haslop – concertmaster (3, 9, 11)
Christine Ermacoff, Todd Hemmenway and Dennis Karmazyn – cello (3, 9, 11)
Chuck Domanico and Kenneth Wild – upright bass (3, 9, 11)
Brian Dembow, Roland Kato, Marlow Fisher and Michael Nowak – viola (3, 9, 11)
Richard Altenbach, Lily Chen, Ronald Folsom, Reg Hill, Karen Jones, Leslie Katz, Ralph Morrison, Helen Nightengale, Claudia Parducci and Mari Tsumura Botnick – violin (3, 9, 11)
Horn and string charts prepared by Orion Crawford; Additional preparation by Doug Dana and Jim Surell
Production
Executive producer –
Charles Koppelman
Produced by Glen Ballard
Recorded, engineered and mixed by Francis Buckley
Additional recording by Ted Blaisdell and Julie Last
Assistant engineers – Tom Biener, Jon Dickinson,
Peter Doell , Jon Fundings, Thomas Hardisti, Jusy Kirschner and Charlie Paakkari.
Technical direction by Chris Fogel and Steve Harrison
Mastered by Chris Bellman at
Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
Management – Howard Kaufman and Trudy Green
Additional Credits
Production coordinator – Jolie Levine
Art direction – Henry Marquez and Margo Chase Design
Cover photography –
Herb Ritts
Still life photography – Sydney Cooper
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Country
Certification
Sales
Canada
2× Platinum
200,000+
Switzerland
Gold
25,000+
United Kingdom
Silver
60,000+
United States
Platinum
1,000,000+
References
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AllMusic review
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Calgary Herald .
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Entertainment Weekly .
^ Jones, Owen (July 18, 1992). "Record Review".
The Windsor Star .
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Official Charts Company . Retrieved November 4, 2020.
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Billboard . Retrieved November 4, 2020.
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GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved November 4, 2020 .
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Wilson Phillips; Shadows & Light , CD liner notes. SBK Records, 1992.
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