Shine (Frida album)

Infobox Album | Name = Shine
Type = Album
Artist = Frida

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Released = September 11 1984
Recorded = February 1 - March 31 1984
Genre = Pop
Length = 44:05
Label = Polar Music
Universal (2005 Re-release)
Producer = Steve Lillywhite|
Reviews =
Last album = "Something's Going On"
(1982)
This album = "Shine"
(1984)
Next album = "Djupa andetag"
(1996) |

Shine is the name of Frida's second post-ABBA solo album. Strengthened by the commercial success of 1982's "Something's Going On", she was full of energy when entering the Studios de la Grand Armée, just a few steps from the Champs Elysées in the very heart of Paris. Recording began in February 1984. "Shine" reached the Top 10 on the album charts in Sweden, Norway and Belgium, and the Top 20 in the Netherlands.

The album features songwriting contributions from musicians such as the late Kirsty MacColl, Simon Climie - of Climie Fisher fame, and Pete Glenister - since the early 1990s Alison Moyet's co-writer and producer. The "Shine" project also saw Lyngstad making her debut as a composer on the album track "Don't Do It" and the single B-side "That's Tough", along with her son Hans Fredriksson. Another song, "I Don't Wanna Be Alone," was also written during the same period. Together with the backing band Rendez-Vous (two of its four members being none other than Hans Fredriksson and Benny Andersson's son Peter Grönvall), a "demo" recording was produced but remains officially unreleased. Fredriksson's own band, FX, went on to record and release their own studio version. Further demo recordings were produced under the titles "My Dearest Friend", "Light of Love" and "Love Turns To Lies". The latter, written by Chris Rea, was eventually recorded by and released on Rea's 1985 album, Shamrock Diaries.

The track "Slowly" became the last song written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus to be recorded by either of ABBA's female vocalists to date. A re-recording of the track, produced by Andersson and Ulvaeus themselves, was released by Swedish duo Gemini on their eponymous debut album in 1985.

The "Shine" album has never been officially released in the United States, but was issued in Canada by WEA. Phil Collins was to produce again, but as Genesis formed part of his other commitments, Big Country and U2 producer Steve Lillywhite took over his role.

When compared to "Something's Going On", "Shine" was a modest success, and is Lyngstad's last English language studio album to date.

In 2005, Universal Music issued a digitally remastered version of the album, including two bonus tracks. The album is also included in the "Frida Box Set".

Track listing

Side A:
#"Shine" (Kevin Jarvis, Guy Fletcher, Jeremy Bird) – 4:39
#"One Little Lie" (Simon Climie, Kirsty MacColl) – 3:44
#"The Face" (Daniel Balavoine, Kirsty MacColl) – 3:40
#"Twist In The Dark" (Andee Leek) – 3:43
#"Slowly" (Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson) – 4:34

Side B:
#"Heart Of The Country" (Stuart Adamson)– 4:38
#"Come To Me (I Am Woman)" (Eddie Howell, David Dundas) – 5:04
#"Chemistry Tonight" (Pete Glenister, Simon Climie, Kirsty MacColl) – 4:56
#"Don't Do It" (Anni-Frid Lyngstad) – 4:37
#"Comfort Me" (Pete Glenister) – 4:28

2005 remaster bonus tracks

11. "That's Tough" (Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Hans Fredriksson, Kirsty MacColl) - 5:03
12. "Shine" (Extended Mix) (Kevin Jarvis, Guy Fletcher, Jeremy Bird) - 6:31

Personnel

* Anni-Frid Lyngstad - lead vocals, backing vocals
* Tony Levin - bass guitar
* Pete Glenister - electric and acoustic guitars
* Simon Climie - keyboards, synthesizers, harpsichord, backing vocals
* Mark Brzezicki - drums
* Marc Chantreau - percussion
* Rutger Gunnarsson - bass on "Shine" and "Chemistry Tonight"
* Kirsty MacColl - backing vocals

Production

* Steve Lillywhite - producer
* Howard Gray - sound engineer
* Frédéric Delafaye - assistant engineer
* David Edwards - studio coordinator
* Thomas Johansson - album coordinator
* Görel Hanser - album coordinator
* Stikkan Andersson - executive producer
* Heinz Angermayr - cover photos
* Cay Bond - styling
* Digitally recorded and mixed at Studios De La Grande Armée, Paris France