Wilson Phillips- Shadows And Light (1992)

It delivers by the powerful lyrics, amazing harmonies & excellent meoldies. Consistent,beautiful & chillingly gorgeous - worthy of any self-respecting record collection.
Wilson Phillips were one of the few pop groups who evidently listened to the critics who accused them of being lightweight barbie dollswith nothing of relevance to say, because on this sophomore album they addressed much deeper issues than on their enjoyably lightweight, multiplatinum debut. Unfortunately, the new sound was lost on many of their young fans, and music tastes had in any case moved away from their brand of music, and the trio found themselves struggling to even reach the top twenty, where previously they had topped the charts with ease three times in twelve months.
This is a shame, because "Shadows And Light" is in fact a far stronger album than its still impressive preddecessor.Vastly underrated lead single "You Won't See Me Cry" is the best thing they ever did, a soaring ballad with the strongest harmonic vocals of their career. Its maturity is reflected
throughout the album, which is largely concerned with the troubled upbringing the girls experienced around their famous fathers.This is best addressed in Carnie Wilsons beautiful, consumately honest "Flesh & Blood", which addresses both her anger and her sympathy towards her estranged and fragile father. Her vocals are flat out beautiful, and the lyrics are the best she or any of the group wrote. Unfortunately, the deeply personal song did not work as a commercial single, and its failure to chart ended the girls career for the time. Chynna Phillips addresses her father on "Where Are You" and "All The Way From New York", which complement each other. The former is written about Chynna's confused, painful childhood, and her inability at the time to understand her fathers behavior. The latter is a warm song of forgiveness, written shortly after she finally regained contact with him. The album is not always so serious though. "It's Only Life" is a brilliant, boisterous song which was bizarrely never a single, despite being the most obvious hit on the record. Underrated hit "Give It Up" is reminiscent of Earth, Wind and Fire with its flambouyant brass sections and infectious chorus. Carnie's chocolate vocals give "This Doesn't Have To Be Love" an earthy soulfulness which should have made it a slow dance perrenial, while her lead on "Fuelled For Houston" is perfect silly fun , and a stunning vocal. Although this album is sadly out of print for the time being, I highly reccomend purchasing a second-hand copy, or otherwise getting hold of it.It takes longer to grab you than their debut, but it is ultimately their finest achievement and a sadly overlooked glimpse at three extraordinary lives.In June 1992, Wilson Phillips released their second album, Shadows and Light. The album was deeply personal and adopted a more serious tone with tracks exploring issues such as child abuse ("Where Are You") and their estrangement from their fathers ("Flesh and Blood", "All the Way From New York"). Although the album received good reviews, it failed to generate the same success as the group's debut album.[4] The first single, "You Won't See Me Cry'", peaked at #12. Follow-up singles, "Give It Up" and "Flesh and Blood", failed to crack the top 20.The album sold over one million copies in the US and peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200.
Shortly after the release of Shadows and Light, Chynna Phillips announced plans for a solo career, and the group decided to split up.

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01. I Hear You (Prelude)
02. It's Only Life
03. You Won't See Me Cry
04. Give It Up
05. This Doesn't Have to Be Love
06. Where Are You
07. Flesh and Blood
08. Don't Take Me Down
09. All the Way from New York
10. Fueled for Houston
11. Goodbye, Carmen
12. Alone
13. I Hear You (Reprise)