Shadows and Light is the second album by Wilson Phillips, released in 1992.
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 had a big contrast with the ones on their debut. While the majority of the songs on their debut album featured upbeat songs with positive, lightweight lyrics, Shadows and Light featured darker songwriting from the trio that dealt 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 peaking at #4 in the USA and being certified Platinum, it was seen as a commercial failure. 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 #20, the uptempo “Give It Up” peaked at #30 and the final single, the ballad “Flesh and Blood” failed to reach the top 100 altogether, peaking at #115. By the end of the year, Chynna Phillips left the band and the group disbanded for 12 years.
Tracks
1 I Hear You (Prelude) (Carnie Wilson) 0:53
2 It’s Only Life (Bob Marlette; Wilson Phillips) 5:24
3 You Won’t See Me Cry (Glen Ballard; Wilson Phillips) 3:52
4 Give It Up (Glen Ballard; Wilson Phillips) 4:50
5 This Doesn’t Have to Be Love (Glen Ballard; Wilson Phillips) 4:40
6 Where Are You (Chynna Phillips; Glen Ballard) 5:23
7 Flesh and Blood (Glen Ballard; Wilson Phillips) 5:34
8 Don’t Take Me Down (Bob Marlette; Wilson Phillips) 4:42
9 All the Way from New York (Chynna Phillips) 3:37
10 Fueled for Houston (Glen Ballard; Wilson Phillips) 4:15
11 Goodbye, Carmen (Glen Ballard; Wilson Phillips) 5:17
12 Alone (Wendy Wilson) 5:16
13 I Hear You (Reprise) (Carnie Wilson) 2:06
Musicians
2 It’s Only Life
Bass (synthesizer) | Bob Marlette |
Bass (synthesizer) | Robbie Buchanan |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Sax | Dan Higgins |
Sax | Kim Hutchcroft |
Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Trumpet | Gary Grant |
3 You Won’t See Me Cry
Bass (synthesizer) | Greg Phillinganes |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Guitar | Basil Fung |
Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
Synthesizer | Glen Ballard |
Sax | Marc Russo |
4 Give It Up
Bass (synthesizer) | Glen Ballard |
Guitar | James Harrah |
Guitar | Michael Thompson |
Organ | Randy Kerber |
Synthesizer | Glen Ballard |
Sax | Dan Higgins |
Sax | Kim Hutchcroft |
Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Trumpet | Gary Grant |
5 This Doesn’t Have to Be Love
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
Synthesizer | Randy Kerber |
Synthesizer | Glen Ballard |
6 Where Are You
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Piano | Randy Kerber |
Synthesizer | Glen Ballard |
7 Flesh And Blood
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Piano | Randy Kerber |
Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
Synthesizer | Randy Kerber |
Synthesizer | Glen Ballard |
8 Don’t Take Me Down
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Organ | Randy Kerber |
Synthesizer | Bob Marlette |
Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
9 All The Way From New York
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Piano | Randy Kerber |
Synthesizer | Randy Kerber |
Synthesizer | Glen Ballard |
10 Fueled for Houston
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Basil Fung |
Organ | Randy Kerber |
Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
Synthesizer | Randy Kerber |
Synthesizer | Glen Ballard |
Harmonica | Joshua Trossman |
Sax | Dan Higgins |
Sax | Kim Hutchcroft |
Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Trumpet | Gary Grant |
11 Goodbye, Carmen
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
Synthesizer | Glen Ballard |
12 Alone
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
Synthesizer | Glen Ballard |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
13 I Hear You (Reprise)
Piano | Carnie Wilson |
Synthesizer | Glen Ballard |
Strings
Concertmaster – Clayton Haslop (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Bass (Upright) – Chuck Domanico, Ken Wild (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Cello – Christine Ermacoff, Dennis Karmazyn, Todd Hemmenway (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Viola – Brian Dembow, Marlow Fisher, Michael Nowak, Roland Kato (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Violin – Claudia Parducci, Helen Nightengale, Karen Jones, Leslie Katz, Lily Ho Chen, Mari Tsumura Botnick, Ralph Morrison, Reginald Hill, Richard Altenbach, Ronald Folsom (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Liner Notes
Producer – Glen Ballard
Producer (Executive) – Charles Koppelman
Arranged By (Strings) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Glen Ballard, Wilson Phillips
Engineer (Assistant) – Charlie Paakkari, John Fundingsland, Jon Dickinson, Judy Kirschner, Peter Doell, Thomas Hardisti, Tom Biener
Management – Howard Kaufman, Trudy Green
Mastered By – Chris Bellman
Mixed By – Francis Buckley
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – SBK Records
Copyright (c) – SBK Records
Pressed By – Capitol Jax