Fruit at the Bottom

Fruit at the Bottom Artist: Wendy & Lisa
Label: Caroline
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 077778769125
EAN: 0077778769125
ASIN: B00000760F


Release Date: 2000-04-04

Fruit at the Bottom


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Tracks:

  1. Lolly Lolly
  2. Are You My Baby?
  3. Satisfaction
  4. Always In My Dreams
  5. Everyday
  6. From Now On (We're One)
  7. Tears Of Joy
  8. Someday I
  9. I Think It Was December
  10. Fruit At The Bottom

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Album Description

German reissue of the former Prince protege's 1989 album, currently out-of-print in the U.S..

Album Details

Wendy & Lisa's second full length of material on their own. 'Fruit at the Bottom', released in 1989, demonstrates the duo's underrated and emerging songwriting capabilites. Features the title track, 'Lolly Lolly', 'Are You My Baby' & seven more.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars FRUITAT THE BOTTOM.......2006-03-09

FRUIT AT THE BOTTOM IS GREAT CD I LOVE ALL THE SONG ON THE CD WENDY AND LISA -KEEP IT UP GIRLS-

5 out of 5 stars Simply Stunning.......2005-06-22

This is one of those albums that you let play all the way through over and over again. What a great sophmore album. The music is really cookin on this album. It's alot more uptempo and alot more soulful-rock than the first album. Wendy and Lisa were always making music that was so ahead of it's time. Well alot of Prince related artists were always ahead of their times too. If you like ladies who can rock, groove, sing and write their own music then you must get this cd.

5 out of 5 stars The album Wendy and Lisa were "destined" to make.......2003-12-08

Released in 1989, this is what many call Wendy and Lisa's "funk" album. After working with Prince it was pretty much inevitable that Wendy and Lisa would make an album like "Fruit At the Bottom". It's funky, it's clever, and it's fun. Not to say that this is a complete ripoff of Prince or the Minneapolis Sound, while embracing both they still managed to keep their own sound, which is quite impressive. They also added Cole (sister of Lisa) and Susannah (sister of Wendy) for backing vocals and drummer Carla Azar, giving this album a "fuller" sound.The albums kicks off with "Lolly Lolly" (later remixed by Prince). With somewhat nursery rhymish, silly, fun, and girly lyrics and funky/folkish/countryish music, it's a heck of a song. The girls even attempt rap on this one. One of the most genre-blending songs done by the two. Also a great example of how much of a good idea it was to add Susannah in the vocal department, adds more "soul".Then we're onto "Are You My Baby", which contains two bass lines (kid you not) and some impressive vocals by Wendy.Next there's "Saticfation", a colaboration with The Time's guitarist Jesse Johnson. Another funky gem.Next there's "Always In My Dreams", the only song to feature a complete lead vocal by Lisa (unfortunate, I know). Dreamy and sweet, this'll have you swaying. Though Lisa does go off in pitch a few times, it's stil a beautiful song. Next there's "Everyday", which is sort of hard to explain. Just think of something that could've been recorded for their solo album but more upbeat. Would be very interesting to hear this sung by Prince......Anyways, we're at "From Now On (We're One)", very pop-rock. The first verse is sung by Lisa, the rest sung by Wendy. It features some impressive drums by Carla and impressive guitar "wails" by Wendy. The girls can rock.Now we're onto "Tears of Joy", an edit wouldn't have hurt. It's gorgeous, though, gorgeous.Next is "Someday I", which features VERY impressive harmonies. Somewhat offbeat, but perfect at the same time.Next is "I Think It Was December". Another song with great harmonies (they sure were having some good days in the vocal department back then). It features Lisa's piano playing(ALWAYS a treat) and somewhat spiritual lyrics. Gosphel meets pop.Now we're onto the closer and the titletrack, "Fruit At The Bottom". Yeah, I know you're looking at the title and going "what does that mean?" I'm not gonna say, let's just say Prince, er, " writing style" sorta rubbed off on them. The chorus is a little annoying but part of it's charm at the same time. All in all this album is more solid and enjoyable than their debut, leave it to them take the influence of the type of music they played for a large part of the 80s and still make it their own.This album shows that they were no ammatures, Prince really does hire the best.

5 out of 5 stars they jammm!!!!!!the fruit taste so good!!!!.......2003-10-29

okay!!!after their debut album,i was like okay,they are sad over the revolution being disbanded.well!!!!fruit at the bottom was like,okay ,we're over it,let's jam!!!i saw the video for "are you my baby " on BET!!!THEY WERE JUST TOO FUNKY FOR MTV BACK IN THE DAY!!!!!!!THE ALBUM WAS LIKE A CUP OF YOGURT !!!!!the cream was at the top!!!"lolly lolly"was like the princest cut-they stormed out of the box with the distorted helium vocals,then "are you...baby?",man,hold up!!!!you didn't see it comin'!!!!you knew this is what they were capable of!!!!corey glover of living colour said this was one of his favorite albums!then after the "satisfaction"blast with jesse johnson,formerly of the time and his own solo work,they slow it down for "always in my dreams"this was the jammm!!!!so melodic and works that just have you thinking about writing you own quiet storm!wendy has always seem to sing from the heart!she believes in the words and on this song,she's showing the listener that love stilland always will exists."form now on,we're one"is my favorite track and i tell you why,lisa!LISA!LISA!SHE'S SO QUIET!WHEN HER VOCALS LEAD,YOU JUST LISTEN!!!!The lyrics and the music are so uplifting,you just soar from the start to the end!this is a special album because they sound like they had fun making it!!!! you'll have fun listening to it!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars

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